ROCKSTAR BYERLY TOE JAM Presented by O’Neill – Day 1 Results – attached images by Rodrigo Donoso
9th ANNUAL ROCKSTAR BYERLY TOE JAM
Presented by O’Neill
Wake & Winch Competition Begins
Glassy waters and clear skies set the stage at The Projects today, for the Wake and Gap competition at the 9th Annual Rockstar Byerly Toe Jam presented by O’Neill. Serving as the first stop of The Wakeskate Tour, the Toe Jam battle kicked off appropriately on 4/20, Scott Byerly’s birthday.
The best wake riders in the world threw down behind the Nautique Byerly Icon Edition and pushed the sport once again. After Quarters and Semifinals, four riders remained including Reed Hansen, Brian Grubb, Brandon Thomas and Grant Roberts. Much love to Matt Manzari, who suffered a bad crash in the first round, and best wishes for a speedy recovery.
This level of wake-to-wake riding has never been seen before. Danny Hampson, who just missed the semis cut, landed a heelside frontside 3-shove. Reed Hansen blew it up with his mute big spin, late shove and mix of hammers. Brian Grubb is on his game, landing a big spin and a pair of late shoves. BT is looking better than ever, stomping a 3-shove and switch big spin flawlessly. And NorCal’s Grant Roberts bounced back huge after Wake Games, landing a big spin, late shove and several stylish airs.
The Gap contest took off today with the Girls division final, followed by qualifying sessions for the Men. Over 50 riders navigated the 175-foot course, with two dockslides and a four-foot drop lined with two options of down-rails. Notable tricks for the Arnette Best Trick award were a three flip by Reed Hansen, big spin front board by Andrew Pastura, switch back lip by Brett Little and back tail by Ben Horan. Results of the top 24 riders who will be riding and the heats they will be riding in on Saturday are below.
Remaining Schedule:
Saturday, April 21
Wake Riding Finals (Nautique Byerly Icon Edition Boat): 9 a.m. – 11 a.m.
Gap Contest Semis 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Gap Contest Super Finals: 8 p.m. – 10 p.m.
For more information go to TheWakeskateTour.com
http://www.facebook.com/Toe.Jam.Wake.Event
ROCKSTAR BYERLY TOE JAM – Wake Qualifying
Nautique Byerly Icon Edition
(top two advance)
Heat 1
1.) Brandon Thomas
2.) Stu Shinn
3.) Andrew Fortenberry
4.) Matt Manzari
Heat 2
1.) Brian Grubb
2.) Danny Hampson
3.) James Balzer
4.) Jeren Nilsen
Heat 3
1.) Grant Roberts
2.) Dieter Humpsch
3.) Scott Byerly
Heat 4
1.) Reed Hansen
2.) George Daniels
3.) Steven Campbell
4.) Daniel Grant
ROCKSTAR BYERLY TOE JAM – Wake Semis
Nautique Byerly Icon Edition
(top two advance)
Heat 1
1.) Brian Grubb
2.) Grant Roberts
3.) George Daniels
4.) Stu Shinn
Heat 2
1.) Reed Hansen
2.) Brandon Thomas
3.) Danny Hampson
4.) Dieter Humpsch
Girls Gap Division Finals
1.) Jen GilanFarr
2.) Renee Jacquess
3.) Cassandra Scott
3t) Krista Burn
Gap Division Semi Heats and Top 24
Heat 1
Andrew Pastura
Brian Grubb
Dieter Humpsch
Nick Robinson
Heat 2
Daniel Robbinson
Brett Little
Danny Hampson
Clint Tompkins
Heat 3
Andrew Fortenberry
Travis Doran
Travis Belsito
Nick Taylor
Heat 4
Dave Hanson
Josh Zentmeyer
Austin Pastura
Matt Edwards
Heat 5
Tanner Champion
Reed Hansen
George Daniels
Grant Roberts
Heat 6
Ben Horan
Yan Lecomte
Brandon Thomas
Daniel Grant
Scott Byerly would like to thank Rockstar Energy Drink and O’Neill for their undying support of the Toe Jam as well as Arnette, Nautiques, the Wake Park Project and The Projects.