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First Annual Under360 Grind ResultsLake Austin, Texas - October 15, 2005
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Who said you had to go to Florida for a good ride and rail session in October? It happened this past weekend in Austin, Texas. Riders enjoyed temperatures in the high 80s for the first "Under360 Grind - Pool Gap contest". The Grind contest was held during 360 Wakeboard Club's Waketoberfest and rounded out the weekend nicely.
 With an estimated 500 people on-hand, The Grind started in the late afternoon with thirty riders from Texas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Montana, California, and Florida competing in 2 divisions (wakeboard and wakeskate)  for over $2500 in cash and prizes, provided by Boardstop / Boardflix, CWB Board Co., Red Bull, No Fear, The Ski Dock of Austin, Texas Ski Ranch, Wake Culture Clothing, We Ain’t Pros Productions, John Langford Photography, and Swami Studios.
 The entire event was judged by the riders. During the wakeboard prelims each rider voted on the best 2 riders in the opposing heats. The finals saw local pro Gabe Lucas finish off Earl Ball and Tom Fooshee to run away with the victory, and the $500 "Boardstop First Place Prize for Wakeboard" with his gap to backlip and gap to backside 360 off the a-frame.
 Bret Little showed us why he deserved to take home the $500 "Boardflix First Place Prize for Skate" with a frontside 360 on the flatbar. To claim his victory Bret had to get by Tom Fooshee with his frontside to backside boardslide on the flatbar, and Gabe Lucas, who was the only skater to successfully slide the entire a-frame.
 Bret Little and Josh Wright each took home a wakeboard from CWB Board Co. for best fall. Bret and Josh had very similar falls. Josh had a nasty looking fall during the finals. Bret's fall actual came during the testing of the sliders, where he broke through a 2x4 and 4x4 using his body. Luckily neither was injured.
 "We could not be happier with the way the event turned out. This was the first event of its kind in Austin and we look forward to setting up more events like this in the future", said Jeff Alford of Under360. "We really appreciate the sponsors for stepping up and all the people that helped with the event."
The official sponsors of The Under360 Grind are: Boardstop/Boardflix, CWB Board Company, Red Bull, The Ski Dock of Austin, Texas Ski Ranch, No Fear, We Ain't Pros Productions, John Langford Photography, Wake Culture Clothing, and Swami Studios.
More pictures will be posted at a later date:
 Wakeboard Winners
1. Gabe Lucas
2. Earl Ball
3. Tom Fooshee
 Wakeskate Winners
1. Bret Little
2. Tom Fooshee
3. Gabe Lucas
Wakeboard Prelims:
Heat #1
1. Earl Ball
2. Kyle Reed
3. Josh Wright
4. Josh Rice
Heat #2
1. Rob Mapp
2. Kurtis Rauhut
3. Tom Fooshee
4. Gabe Lucas
Heat #3
1. Jeremy Rimer
2. Ross Shrudland
3. Ryan Anderson
4. Witt Finley
Wakeboard Finals:
Quarterfinals – Head-to-Head
1. Josh Wright
2. Witt Finley
3. Tom Fooshee
4. Ryan Anderson
Semi-Finals – Head-to-Head
1. Earl Ball (Bye in Round 1)
2. Witt Finley
3. Gabe Lucas (Bye in Round 1)
4. Tom Fooshee
Finals:
1. Gabe Lucas
2. Earl Ball
Wakeskate Prelims:
1. Dave Rowe
2. Bret Little
3. Gabe Lucas
4. Jesse Landry
5. Sammy Woodson
6. Tom Fooshee
7. Chris Collinge
Wakeskate Finals:
Semi-Finals – Head-to-Head
1. Bret Little
2. Dave Rowe
3. Gabe Lucas
4. Tom Fooshee
Finals:
1. Bret Little
2. Tom Fooshee
UNDER360
Dave Rowe, Jeff Alford and Valerie Fuller founded Austin-based Under360 L.L.C. in July of 2003. Under360 is an Austin company dedicated to promoting the riders, the community, and the sport of wakeboarding.
BoardStop/Boardflix
Boardstop and Boardflix are run by Austin local Ed "The Flixmaster" Harmon. He also runs a retail location on Stillhouse Lake near Killeen, Texas. Check out Boardstop for all your wakeboard needs and Boardflix for all your favorite board sport videos. For more info:
www.boardstop.com
www.boardflix.com
CWB Board Company
CWB Board Company is based in Lynnwood, Washington and manufactures top-of-the-line wakeboards. Check with your local dealer to demo a CWB today. For more information check out:
www.cwbwakeboards.com
The Ski Dock
The Ski Dock, located in Austin, Texas, offers Tige boats and a fine line of equipment in their Pro Shop. For more information check out:
www.skidock.com
No Fear
No Fear, based in Los Angeles, California, is becoming a big supporter in the wake sports arena. For more information check out:
www.nofear.com
Red Bull
Red Bull has become very involved the wakeboard community. For more information check out:
www.redbull.com
Texas Ski Ranch
Located in New Braunfels, Texas, TSR offers a full line of extreme sports events all in the same complex. Their facilities include a skate park, Motox track, a rock climbing wall, a private boat lake and a cable lake (one of three in the United States). For more information visit:
www.texasskiranch.com
John Langford Photography
Austin, TX photographer John Langford shoots people on location and in the studio for advertising, commercial, corporate and editorial clients. For more information check out:
www.johnlangford.com
Wake Culture
Wake Culture Clothing is a new company based in Austin, Texas. They were founded by Brent Fannin, along with Justin Perez and Shannon Fannin. For more information on Wake Culture check out:
www.wakeculture.com
Swami Studios
Steve Martin began Swami Studios in 2005. His eye for capturing wakeboard tricks at the right time has quickly made him a favorite in the Austin wakeboard scene. For more information on Swami Studios check out:
www.swamistudios.com
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