Round 2 of the first Toe Jam stop of the season fell on host Scott Byerly’s birthday, and featured more impressive wakeskating from the best riders in the world. The 16 riders that advanced from yesterday’s preliminary qualifying round tore it up behind a 220 Nautique, throwing down multiple flip tricks and spins out into the flats. The surprise upset of the day was Nick Taylor knocking out Aaron Reed in round 5 of the qualifying. Even with a couple of big names failing to advance to tomorrow’s final, the stage is set for some great wakeskating.
Rockstar Rail Jam Day #2 – Wake Riding
Crazy Head-To-Head Showdowns All DayDate: 4/21/07
Author: Byerly Toe Jam Press ReleaseAs today’s host Scott Byerly celebrated his birthday, 16 wakeskaters challenged each other in head-to-head battles in the wake competition of stop number one on the Byerly Toe Jam Tour, The Rockstar Energy Drink Rail Jam.
The Air Nautique 220 served up a perfect wake and the riders went off, with memorable moves like Aaron Reed’s frontside 360 into the flats, Danny Hampson’s wake-to-wake frontside big spin, Drew Danielo’s floaty toeside shove-indy, Nick Taylor’s toeside backside 180, Brandon Thomas’ kickflips and Brian Grubb’s backside and frontside spins, as well as backside 180′s and shove-indy’s.
The head-to-head final included rising star Nick Taylor against veteran wake rider Brian Grubb, with Grubb taking the victory for the wake category. Overall, the riders and media were buzzing with excitement over today’s incredible wake riding. The same 16 riders will be competing together in the rail park final tomorrow, which is guaranteed to bring out the highest level of wakeskating in the world.
In addition to Rockstar and Air Nautiques, Byerly would like to thank Sea Doo, Gator Boards, O’Neill, Reef, Arnette and Performance Ski & Surf.
Qualifying Round 1
1 Kaiser, Ben USA 56.67
2 Gregory, Chase USA 46.67Qualifying Round 2
1 Thomas, Brandon USA 78.33
2 Manzari, Matt USA 60Qualifying Round 3
1 Cambell, Steven USA 63.33
2 Ruark, John USA 40Qualifying Round 4
1 Grubb, Brian USA 66.67
2 Hansen, Reed USA 53.33Qualifying Round 5
1 Taylor, Nick USA 85
2 Reed, Aaron 78.33Qualifying Round 6
1 Daniels, George USA 45
2 Becqueriaux, Luis SPA 31.67Qualifying Round 7
1 Basino, Phillip USA 33.33
2 Hanson, David USA 33.33Qualifying Round 8
1 Danielo, Drew USA 80
2 Hampson, Danny 75Quarter Finals 1
1 Taylor, Nick USA 66.67
2 Kaiser, Ben USA 40Quarter Finals 2
1 Thomas, Brandon USA 63.33
2 Cambell, Steven USA 51.67Quarter Finals 3
1 Daniels, George USA 60
2 Basino, Phillip USA 38.33Quarter Finals 4
1 Grubb, Brian USA 76.67
2 Danielo, Drew USA 66.67Semi Finals 1
1 Grubb, Brian USA 78.33
2 Daniels, George USA 60Semi Finals 2
1 Taylor, Nick USA 88.33
2 Thomas, Brandon USA 68.33Finals 1
1 Grubb, Brian USA 58.33
2 Taylor, Nick USA 35
We’ll post the results of the final round tomorrow after it’s conclusion, so stay tuned.
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