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Grubb Earns Title At The Rockstar Wake Jam Finals Press Release
Date: 06-07-2009
Rockstar Wake Jam Finals
Toe Jam Stop #3
Orlando, Fla. — A top-notch venue was unveiled today, as the world’s best wakeskaters competed for the first time at Nautique Headquarters in Orlando, Florida for the Rockstar Wake Jam.
Of course the towboat of choice was the Byerly Icon Edition 210 Nautique, which shaped the perfect wake and delivered solid pulls all day with the help of Zero-Off GPS speed control. The highest level of today’s wake riding was on display, with the judges looking for big wake moves over flats and lip tricks.
Notable hammers were Reed Hansen’s 360 shove, Ross Gardner’s toeside late front big, Brian Grubb’s wrapped toeside nose grab backside 180, Dieter Humpsch’s indy poked backside 180’s and Brandon Thomas’ big spin mute.
The final showdown came down to a head-to-head battle between Brian Grubb and Reed Hansen, arguably the two best wake riders in the sport. Hansen landed three different 360’s plus a late shove and then came super close on a 540 attempt.
Grubb pulled through in the clutch with a nose grab 360, late shove (toeside and heelside) and his signature wrapped toeside nose grab backside 180, combined with other stylish airs to beat Hansen by a very narrow margin.
Being the sport’s most dominant wake rider isn’t as easy as Grubb makes it seem. “There were some really tough heats today, so I’m really glad to have made it out on top,” Grubb said. “I’d like to thank Chris Kallas and Brandon Thomas. I’ve been riding with them a lot and we’ve all been pushing each other real hard. I’d also like to thank my sponsors, my family and Amber for coming to all the events. And of course Sean Dishman and Scott Byerly for putting on the best events in wakeskating.”
The fourth and final stop on the Toe Jam Tour will be the Rockstar Cable Jam at the Orlando Watersports Complex on July 3-4. For more info, including registration and results, go to www.ByerlyToeJam.com.
For more info on the Nautique Headquarters and the Byerly Icon Edition, go to www.Nautiques.com.
Scott Byerly would like to thank Rockstar Energy Drink and O’Neill for their undying support of the Toe Jam as well as Nautiques, Nike 6.0, Hyperlite and Arnette. “Without these guys, there would be no Toe Jam as we know it and a lot of them have been behind it since day one.”
Semis Results– Top 2 Advance to Finals Bracket
Heat 1
1.) Brandon Thomas
2.) George Daniels
3.) Andrew Fortenberry
Heat 2
1.) Reed Hansen
2.) Ross Gardner
3.) Matt Manzari
Heat 3
1.) Stu Shinn
2.) Dieter Humpsch
3.) Nick Taylor
Heat 4
1.) Brian Grubb
2.) Grant Roberts
3.) Christopher Kallas
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