Central Region Riders Find Success in Colorado at Malibu WWA Rider Experience
Freeride Friday was stacked with some of the top Malibu team riders who spent their day hanging out with different riders. Dallas Friday, Chad Sharpe, Brian Grubb, Jeff Langley, and Massi Piffaretti traveled to the central region to give riders the full experience for the weekend. The pros encouraged the riders to throw down their contest runs and gave helpful hints on how to improve in specific areas behind Malibu’s 22VLX. Tommy’s supplied the WWA Malibu Rider Experience Central with the top models Malibu has to offer.
For the 3rd stop of the WWA Malibu Rider Experience, we made our way to the Central Region. Open to riders from Arkansas, Colorado, Iowa, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas, Wyoming. The weather was perfect, making for a great day of wakeboarding.
The Jr. Pro Men division had the best water conditions of the whole year this weekend and for the second time this year at the Regional Championships, Nic Rapa was crowned champion. Mizuki Takahashi of Japan made it on the podium in the Jr. Pro division for the first time this year, giving him the 3rd place trophy. Cobe France of Australia took a podium finish once again, showing everyone why he is one of the top riders in his division. The win gives Rapa control of the standings, but nipping at his heels is France who is only five points back with one event remaining.
Malibu Boats has one of the best wakesurf wakes out there. SurfGate Sunday wrapped up the weekend. Ronix and CWB provided all styles of wakesurfers for demo from skim style to surf style boards and everything in between. The central region brought out a nice crowd to enjoy the final day of the WWA Malibu Rider Experience Central in the beautiful state of Colorado. Seeing families and friends relaxing and hanging out on the lake together is always a perfect ending to a wakeboarding filled weekend.
Thanks to our sponsors, Malibu, Rockstar, Billabong, CWB, Ronix, and Tommy’s the weekend event was a success. The WWA Malibu Malibu Rider Experience heads to Minneapolis, Minnesota to give the riders of the East region their shot at earning an invite to the WWA National Championships in their respective region.
About Malibu
Malibu Boats is the world’s largest manufacturer of watersports towboats, with a worldwide market share of more than 50 percent. Malibu sells the Wakesetter and Response models—as well as the Axis Wake Research brand—through a global dealer network. With some 450 employees and three manufacturing facilities, in California, Tennessee, and Australia, Malibu builds boats to help you live a #lifewithoutlimits on the water.
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About the WWA
The World Wakeboard Association is the global leader in wake sports sanctioning. The WWA owns and operates the WWA Wakeboard World Series, WWA Wake Park World Series, WWA Wakeboard National Championships, WWA Wake Park National Championships, WWA Wakeboard World Championships, WWA Wake Park World Championships, WWA Wake Park Triple Crown, WWA Pro Card and WWA Rider Experience. With 27 affiliate countries worldwide, the WWA is a rider-formed organization dedicated to promoting and growing wake sports worldwide. It is the primary source for riders, event organizers and competitive standards. For more information on the WWA and its events, check out www.thewwa.com