Dallas Friday has found success that few wakeboarders will experience. ESPN Espy award? Check. X-games Gold? Check. World Champion? Check. Masters Champion? Check. Pro Tour, Malibu Open, U.S. Open, Nationals, Vans Triple Crown? Check. So it should come as no surprise that Dallas has translated that success into some pretty nice digs. Thanks to a video that mimics MTV’s Cribs, we can an inside look into what it’s like to live in Dallas Friday’s world.

Check out the video after the break to see what an Espy award can do for you.

After years of watching the men go at it for the top spot on the Kind of Wake Series, in 2008 we’ll finally see a woman take the throne. Consisting of nine events, the Queen of Wake Series will pit the top women wakeboarders against each other to crown a champion.

With $10,000 on the line for the series champion, you can be sure we will see the best that female wakeboarding has to offer. It’s been a long time since the women have had a series to call their own, and the reception among the industry’s top riders has been incredibly positive.

The full details have yet to be released, so stay tuned for more information as the details are released. You can read the full press release after the jump.

Slingshot has put out a great segment of video featuring team rider Jeff House tearing it up. Compared to some of the recent manufacturer distributed videos that we’ve seen recently, this clip actually has some solid riding backed up with legitimate editing. The overall effect is that it looks like a professional video, as opposed to something high schoolers make during an elective class.

Jeff House has really proven himself of late as a versatile rider, and has added a lot of legitimacy to Slingshot’s product line. If you’ve considered riding a board with flex, check out this video for yourself, and you’ll surely be stoked on the riding dynamics of Slingshot’s wakeboards. From wake to rails, Jeff makes it all look easy, and his board performs well in every situation.

Check out the video after the jump.

CWB recognizes that female wakeboarders are a huge part of our sport, and the number of women taking wakeboarding seriously is growing all of the time.

That’s why they came up with their new Diamonds Are Forever contest specifically for female riders. In addition to a whole slew of CWB Diamond gear, one lucky hard charging female rider will win a day on the water with the Raequel and Shawna Hoffman. In addition to riding with the Hoffman girls, along with travel arrangements, accomodations and a brand new CWB Diamond Series wakeboard and binding setup.

Best of all, entry couldn’t be easier, just fill out the form on CWB’s website and you’re good to go. So pass it on to your special lady or favorite female ripper and give them a chance to win the trip of a summer.

“Drive” started off in Seattle, with the likes of Benny Greenwood, Jeff McKee, and Randall Harris setting off on Lake Washington. Then the teaser did just that…teased us fans of wake just enough. That was followed up by some coverage in the magazines. DRIVE continues to wet the palate with glimpses of the video popping up all over.

See the latest … after the jump

[Courtesy of WakeboardNorthwest.com]

System AVD Inc., a Seattle-based design company, has announced the release of the Rusty Malinoski Pro-Model design boat wrap. In addition, Rusty becomes the first athlete System AVD will sponsor. The custom designed boat wrap, which matches the design of Malinoski’s personal MasterCraft X-Star, will be available in 2008 at MasterCraft dealers world-wide, including installation services in the United States and Canada.

Check out the full press release after the jump.

When Shaun Murray first vocalized his Pay It Forward idea, the response from wakeboarders hoping to get a chance to ride his new board was overwhelming. After some initial confusion about the particulars of the program, how the boards would be tracked, and when they would go to the first riders, it looks like the time is coming soon.

Shaun recently posted the pictures in the attached gallery on WakeWorld of him getting the boards ready to go out to their first riders. Hyperlite even saw fit to include Sub 6 boxes with each of the boards to ensure they will survive multiple trips through your local mail carriers grubby hands.

If you’re not already on the list, head over to WakeWorld and get signed up for your chance to rider Murray’s latest and greatest Hyeprlite creations.

[Courtesy of WakeWorld]

Gallery: Hyperlite Pay It Forward Promo

Every Wednesday we partner with WakePics.com, the premier wakeboarding media site, to bring you new and unique wakeboard media. Enjoy it, and head over to WakePics.com to view more user contributed wakeboard images and videos.

This weeks WakePics Wednesday comes courtesy of gravelboardin, and features Chase Andrews showing off his double jointed limbs with a nuclear batwing. He’s even wearing shorts with a pink stripe!

Head over to WakePics.com and check out more media from other wakeboarders.

We all know how important it is to have custom wheels on your truck now-a-days. I mean seriously, you’re nobody if you’re still rocking stock wheels. Of course I’m sure Shawn Watson would rather have stock wheels than no wheels at all.

Photo Courtesy of The Standerd

This pictures of Shawn’s newly customized truck originally appeared in Book 1.2 of The Standerd, Meddock and Letchworth recently posted it on their site along with some commentary from Shawn himself:

And this is the second time it’s happened. I’m now on my third set of wheels, haha…

The first time it happened my truck was actually stolen and recovered down the street on blocks like you see here. The “before” photo was taken a while ago just after I got my second set of wheels, and after the first incident I always keep my truck in the garage overnight. Well as you can see in the “after” pic, my boat is still attached to my truck. I flew in late one night, picked up my boat from the Nautique factory and drove home. I didn’t get home until about 1am and was planning on getting up at 7 am to drop my boat in and do a photo shoot that next morning.

So I wake up and walk out my front door to this. All I could really do was laugh because what are the odds of that happening to me again. So now I have really learned my lesson and no matter what circumstance it is my truck is in the garage at all times, haha!

At least he’s able to laugh about, because honestly, what else can you do when the damage has already been done?

[Courtesy of The Standerd]

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Few wakeboarders are as deserving of a feature documentary as Rusty Malinoski. From an undiscovered Canadian rider, to an up-and-comer struggling to get a ride with a major manufacturer, Rusty has remained focused and dedicated to his cause.

Of course we all know the result of his determination; the run he’s been on for the last 18 months has been nothing short of incredible. From his careful training regimine to his committed work ethic that has resulted in a string of 1080s and a new pro-model from Hyperlite, Rusty is a great reminder of what is possible with dedication.

TheLiquidCircuis.com has what appears to be the first clip of a new documentary that seeks to showcase the hard work Rusty puts into every day as a professional wakeboarder. From the small sample of video, we can also see that the filmmakers have also chosen to include Rusty’s group of close friends and fellow wakeboarders, including Danny Harf, in the movie. I think it’s safe to say that Danny and Rusty are really pushing eachother right now, as evidenced by shared success when spinning three times. Hopefully the documentary will provide some insight into how they each benefit from a competitive friendship like theirs.

Unfortunately no release information is given, so we’ll just have to sit tight until the full film is done.

Check out the preview of Rusty Malinoski’s wakeboard documentary after the jump.