The idea for the contest originally came from two local non-profit parks, Freedom and Red Planet, to organize a competition as a fundraiser to keep both parks free or low-cost. Both Freedom and Red Planet are committed to ensuring that safe, quality facilities are available to all riders, regardless of ability to pay. In typical BMX style, this event has grown from being a dream to an absolute reality through the grassroots efforts of many of our fellow like-minded companies, all of whom support action sports and giving riders a place of their own to enjoy their sport of choice.
Friday, July 24th will consist of a day of demos and Saturday we will continue the demos with the contest beginning at 4pm. The contest will be an invite-only with 35 riders. There will be jam style heats with heat winners progressing to the finals. Harborshred '09 has a $5,000 contest purse and a separate prize for "best trick".
We look forward to seeing you at Harborshred '09 and thank you in advance for your help and support to keep parks free and available to all riders.
Here are the riders we have confirmed so far:
Aaron Ross
Aaron Elam
Adam Guilliams
Andre Postell
Andrew Fowler
Anthony Watkinson
Blake Marden
Brandon Christie
Brian Hunt
Brian Kachinsky
Charlie Bowers
Chris Clanton
Chris Doyle
Chris Childs
Clint Reynolds
Coty Brown
Darryl Nau
Drew Bezanson
Eric Hough
Garrett Guilliams
Gary Russell
Harry Main
Jake Seeley
Jeremiah Smith
Jesse Bower
Jim Cielencki
Joel Barnett
John Goodman
John Rodgers
Josh Perry
Kenny Horton
Kevin Porter
Lee Dennis
Mark Potoczny
Mickey Marshall
Nick Steben
Rob Darden
Ryan Souva
Sean Burns
Sebastian Keep
Steven DeBusk
Tony Hamlin
Ty Morrow
Zak Earley
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