Portland Pro Tour - Final Results

Dave Barousse · Faceplant Joined: 10 Sep 2003 Posts: 5

Philip Basino put it all on the line for the final stop of the 2005 Seadoo Watercraft Pro Wakeskate Series, but wasn't able to catch the current leader for the overall title.

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SleuCrew · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 1:59 am Post subject:

Chase had a great run, i was quite impressed. I will say to many peoples defense that rode the Portland stop that the guy driving the ski was a complete jackass! I saw quite a few riders doing like 25 mph over the box and then doing like 5 mph over the barrels, I dont know what the deal was but it was like this for quite a few peoples runs that i saw. I have a little video i shot that i guess i could post, although the 5 beers i had before things even got underway kinda killed my steady hand. And im going to just batch it off of my camera so there will be no editing... so dont try to get impressed. Rolling Eyes

SleuCrew · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 2:26 am Post subject:

I uploaded what i had on my camera... nothing special but its something to watch i guess.

http://www.wakeskating.com/media/showphoto.php?photo=1744&cat=503

PIRATE · Guest

i didn't see jeff in there ????? what round/day was that ? (sat?/sun?)

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 8:01 am Post subject:

that was some pretty sick riding, the best part was when that guy did a toeside shuv, then was wobbling then hit the barrel and fell haha

PIRATE · Guest

-=AlexXx=-, yeah that or the front flip off the ramp. Laughing

or whoever that was that ate s#it across the box. that was funny to.

greg van wagnen · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 10:13 am Post subject:

did ne1 land a kickflip in there runs?

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

wow... thanks chris for posting that video

the pro tour is way different than I thought it would be... im alittle more confident about going down now Smile

SleuCrew · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 12:00 pm Post subject:

PIRATE, i did not see your buddy jeff, and that was Silas Thurman off the ramp... Idk who that was that ate shizzle across the box but that was my hi light of the day, and this was all shot saturday.

-=AlexXx=-, That was Nick Valerie.

greg van wagnen, Not that i saw...

EvanPark, The pro tour is always pretty boring... it usually consists of alot of falling. It just comes down to consistency of your riding. You really dont need a assload if tricks, just be super solid and consistent.

PIRATE · Guest

SleuCrew, HOW DID you not see him he got 3rd ???? Confused

EvanPark, it looks really easy when your sitting behind your computer trust me people throw down. And remember that you have to ride 2 times as good as the top dudes to get noticed, because you dont have a name. well you do its evan park, but the judges dont know that. Also if your going to go next year, rail rail rails, That is where its at.

andy ross · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 3:04 pm Post subject:

the guy who fell on the box looked like collin wright

SleuCrew · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 3:12 pm Post subject:

PIRATE, I dont know Jeff for one... and if i did see him i didint know it was him lol... i didint even stay for all the skating on sat. i was kinda over it and wanted to go ride myself.

andy ross, That wasn't Collin, Collin rode before him... The facial slide from that kid was pretty much the hi light of his run. He might of been someone local. Either he was just having a really bad day or he should look into some AM contests.

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

SleuCrew, ya thats what I figured the key to doing well on the tour is... thanks again

PIRATE, I never said it looks easy.. I just said I feel more confident about doing it now because some of those guys are falling on stuff I could just as easly fall on in a comp... what do you mean by I dont have a name? are you trying to say that people with big names do better in contests because they are thought of as "big names" in the industry? cuz obviously thats not true if your boy Jeff took 4th

gorath112 · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 5:28 pm Post subject:

EvanPark, i hate to say it man but it is true think hard enough parky

TYLER** · Posted: Aug 10, 2005 9:21 pm Post subject:

yeah its very true

-b-rau- · Pop Shuvit Joined: 27 Feb 2004 Posts: 224

very very true. i can name someone with lots of experience of it. but it also does come down to skill.

PIRATE · Guest

EvanPark, FIRST OFF it was 3rd, second: take into consideration that Jeff got 4th in his heats in florida on a run that is very similar to what he through down in portland and kelowana. o.k. Now what you dont know is that jeff tours with Brian Francis who just so happens to drive the X-star from sttop to stop (yeah thats right kiddies i get to ride behind the boat they use on the tour and at the x-games Laughing

) Im not taking anything away from him im just saying the judging was done more fair cause they now recognize him. Just thought you should know.

also dont get all pissy with me im the one that told you to go and ride the pro tour.

parky · Kickflip Joined: 04 Oct 2004 Posts: 3193

Im not getting pissy at you brandon I just didn't totally understand what you were trying to say...

PIRATE · Guest

EvanPark, o.k sometimes its hard to tell with you. Use more smiley faces parky !!!! Laughing

-=AlexXx=- · Posted: Aug 12, 2005 9:12 am Post subject:

im feeling some hostility Smile

how about a round of appletinis Wink