Oct. 28th
The first leg of the B3 Series presented by Bodyboarding Barbados got off to a fantastic start this Sunday pass at Coles Road, St.Philip, Barbados.
After a two hour delay to allow conditions to improve the first heat entered the water at 11:55am. The competitors were treated to 2- 3 ft. waves with fantastic wedges and deep barreling pits, this equated too some gutsy barrel riding by the likes of Russel Gittens and 2nd. place finalist Kwame Griffith.
Other standout performances from the day's competition came from Paul Wilson who made a valiant effort after suffering from an ankle injury from an earlier heat to winning his repercharge heats and advancing as far to Semi Finals 1.
The main crowd pleaser came early from one Silas Adams, who in his 1st round heat demolished his competition by executing one of the biggest ARS's (Air Reverse Spin) in the day's competition. Silas is definitely one to watch for in future events.
As the day progressed and the sun started to settle it was the general consensus by spectators and competitors that the event would be remembered as one of the best. The blow horn to signal the start of the final heat saw finalist Kwame Griffith, Shane Watson, Paul Larrier and Ian Jarvis fight it out to see who would claim the right to be called the first ever winner of the Coles Road Classic.
In the end it was Paul Larrier who prevailed as the winner after executing a repertoire of manoeuvers which proved to be more than his other competitors could handle.
Final results
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1st. Paul Larrier
2nd. Kwame Griffith
3rd. Ian Jarvis
4th. Shane Watson
First and second place both won a photo shoot with professional photographer Isa Went and finalist were all issued with apparel by Uneasy Riders Clothing Line and Irie One Skate shop.
Special thanks must be giving to Revo Home Services who provided the use of tents and coolers. The guys from Caribbean Surf Network Nick Donowa and Chris Clarke. Head ISA (International Surfing Association) Judge Elvis Carter and Nick Nielands. Adrian Howard from Extreme Sports Magazine and photographer Tarik Browne.
Sponsors of the B3 series and providers of prizes for the Coles Road Classic 2009 are, Isa Went Photography, Irie One Skate Shop and Uneasy Riders Clothing Line.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Reynolds & Slater shine in Rnd 3 Quiksilver Pro France
| Reynolds & Slater shine in Rnd 3 Quiksilver Pro France | |||
 Dane Reynolds © ASP/ CI/ Cestari via Getty Images
ASP World Tour Mens event #7 Reynolds and Slater Shine in Round 3, Parkinson Out | francais & entertainment en dessous Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro France ran in unexpectedly clean conditions today, and proved to be one of the most exciting days of competition so far this season, with massive scores and big upsets seemingly on call throughout the round. Patrick Beven (FRA), 31, who earned his seed into the event through the Moskova Trials, caused the upset of the Quiksilver Pro France thus far, eliminating current ASP World No. 1 Joel Parkinson (AUS), 28, in Round 3 of competition. The Round 3 chess match saw the lead flip back-and-forth until the dying moments when Beven exploded on a set lefthander to secure a 6.87 out of a possible 10 and the win. “It’s the kind of lefthanders I like surfing and it was a good heat,” Beven said. “I am stoked right now. I am fighting for France and the Euroforce. I haven’t qualified for the ASP World Tour yet, but I am showing I can surf and do well in this event. I am over the moon right now." A local to the South of France, Beven enjoyed the support of the hundreds of spectators at the water’s edge today, as they supported the hometown hero in his thwarting of the current ASP World No. 1. "It’s great to get that kind of heat wins in front such a huge supporting crowd, and to beat the world No. 1 is even better,” Beven said. “Seeing everyone get together behind us French and European surfers and that’s what the Euroforce is all about. A big thanks to all people putting the event up, it’s a great time every year for all of us."
Beven will face Dean Morrison (AUS), 28, in Round 4 of the Quiksilver Pro France. Kelly Slater (USA), 37, reigning nine-time ASP World Champion and current ASP World No. 6, surfed immediately following Parkinson’s elimination, with many assuming the Floridian would immediately capitalize on the opportunity to gain some ground on the ASP World Tour ratings. However, it was his opponent, wildcard and current ASP World Qualifying Series (WQS) No. 7, Joan Duru (FRA), 20, that opened up the heat with an incredible 9.17 out of a possible 10. Despite being on the ropes from the outset, Slater patiently built momentum throughout the heat, and in the face of Duru failing to secure a solid backup wave, netted an impressive 8.90 out of a possible 10 in the last minutes to take the win and advance through to Round 4. “I opened up with a pretty good wave but turned around to see Joan (Duru) bang out his 9.17,” Slater said. “As I was paddling out, I knew I was working the math out in my head as to what I’d have to do to come back. My board seemed to work out perfectly for those conditions – I’d never ridden it before, but it’s a similar template to one I’d been riding, a light, little epoxy. Joan didn’t ever really find a backup score and I was able to grab a good one right at the end there. Pretty happy to come back there.” With the elimination of ASP ratings’ frontrunner, the opportunity to gain ground exists for a number of ASP Top seeds, Slater amongst them. Despite the Parkinson’s stumble, the Floridian remains cautious when calculating his 2009 ASP World Title chances. “I don’t really smell blood yet,” Slater said. “I think I’m still in the forest trying to find him (Parkinson).” Slater will take on lethal 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie Michel Bourez (PYF), 23, when Quiksilver Pro France competition resumes. In addition to the ASP World Title drama that went down on Day 3 of the Quiksilver Pro France, some of the best surfing of the event was d by some of the sport’s most progressive characters. Dane Reynolds (USA), 23, current ASP World No. 11, proved the form surfer of the day, blending explosive aerials with searing carves to net the highest heat total of the event, an 18.27 out of a possible 20. Bucking the traditional thruster model, Reynolds opted for a shorter, wider board with big side fins and a small trailer fin. The result was revelatory. "The waves were pretty bad and I couldn’t take it too serious on a shortboard,” Dane said. “The waves were still really fun though. It’s not flat and there were still some good sections to get speed on and get some airs. I had fun out there. I am riding an MTF (Merrick Twin Fin). It’s just a copy of one of Rob Machado’s old ones. It felt good today in these waves, with two big side-fins and one smaller one in the middle. I was scared to ride this board because it was catching rail yesterday, but it was going pretty good today. I just figured that I’d have a lot more fun on this thing." Riding high following an equal 3rd place finish in South Africa and a runner-up finish last week in Southern California, Reynolds is proving to be one of the most dangerous surfers on tour. “I like it here in France,” Reynolds said. “The waves can be really similar to home and punchy and fun. We haven’t had too many waves though so hopefully it picks up.” Reynolds will face Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, in the opening heat of Round 4 when competition recommences. Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow morning at 8am for a possible 8:15am start.
For more information, log onto aspworldtour.com Check the Live Coverage QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 3 RESULTS: QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 4 MATCH-UPS:
AM Report Round 3 of Quiksilver Pro France ON at Les Bourdaines Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 26 September, 2009 : - - Seignosse -- The Quiksilver Pro France presented by Orange is back ON with Round 3 heading out into the glassy two-to-three foot (1 metre) surf on offer at Les Bourdaines at 11am. Event No. 7 of 10 on the 2009 ASP World Tour, the Quiksilver Pro France assessed conditions this morning before determining the activate the world’s best surfers for Round 3 of competition. “We didn’t expect these conditions today,” Rod Brooks, Quiksilver Pro France Contest Director said. “It’s very clean and very contestable and seeing as how the fore for next week isn’t looking very promising, we’ll be starting Round 3 at 11am this morning. We’ll be closely monitoring the conditions throughout the day and making adjustments accordingly. Up first this morning will be Bede Durbidge (AUS), 26, up against 2009 ASP Dream Tour rookie Nic Muscroft (AUS), 27, in Heat 1 of Round 3. The event be web LIVE in French, English and Portuguese at quiksilverlive.com. The Quiksilver Pro France will host the world’s best surfers from September 23 to October 4, 2009. For more information, log onto aspworldtour.com Check the Live Coverage QUIKSILVER PRO FRANCE ROUND 3 MATCHUPS |
Wednesday, September 23, 2009
Mud Dog supremacy
The battle for Mud Dog supremacy continues to be fiercly contested as evidenced in the results of the recently held Regional Fire & Security September Safari which saw the team of Chris Armstrong and Wayne Clarke take the top spot in their Toyota Hilux.
Although June Safari winners Darrin White and Robert Warren in the Flyin’ Fish/ Lucky Locks Nissan Frontier finished second, they have taken the overall lead of the championship ahead of the crew of Dominic Brooker and Stephen Dear who up until this event, were leading in their SDRR Hydraulics & Industrial Spares/ Next Generation Electrical/ Joe Brookers Building Ltd. Toyota Hilux.
Armstrong and Clarke, 585 points ahead of White and Warren with 634 points said the straight line to map method of navigating, which many competitors are not fond of, may have given them the advantage.
Straight line to map, a method not used much in recent years, combines two of what many call the most challenging methods of navigating, a method which many of the newer teams used for the first time on Sunday.
“I think we won the rally because of the straight line” said Armstrong, who was in the driver seat, adding: “We got the hang of it early enough. When others faltered we got it.”
While navigator Wayne Clarke agreed that this may have helped, he said he preferred this method as it was easier to correct any mistakes and to get back on track if lost.
Sunday’s results show just how the straight line affected the overall standings, as the gap between competitors was wider than in previous events with many amassing most of their penalties in route two- where straight-line was the order of the day.
All this notwithstanding, second place finishers White was pleased with the outcome, saying Sunday’s outcome makes for an interesting November event- the final of the four safaris which comprises the championships- making a win a hard-fought battle.
Brooker and Dear who were previously leading the championships, having won the March Safari and finishing second in June, placed eighth in this event, after experiencing mechanic al problems for most of the Sunday. Unfortunately, the pair may not have a chance to make a comeback, as their presence in the November safari is doubtful.
The father daughter team of Paul and Tiffany Marshall in a Mitsubishi L200 placed third, 100 points behind White and Warren, while Collin Goodman and Robin Hinds in a Suzuki Samurai, finished fourth 185 points behind Marshall and Marshall, while fifth place finishers Biddy Barber and Chris O’Neal were 28 points behind them.
Overall there was a 359 point difference between the top spot and fifth place.
Other significant entries included highest placed novice competitors Ben Norris and Rhett Watson in the notable Land Rover Tom Cat, finishing ninth with 1053 points and Tiffany Marshall who was the highest-placed female finisher.
Despite the difficulties many faced with the not-much-used method of navigation, the 23 teams enjoyed the event, with many looking forward to mastering the technique in future events.
Route setter Kirk Watkins said feedback was mixed.
“Most of the more experienced guys seemed to understand where they’d been tricked, and I’m sure the only reason they were tricked at all is because it’s a new (or renewed) type of navigation. Some of the more inexperienced competitors still don’t know where they went wrong but hopefully they’ll try to find out. “
With that in mind he added: “All in all it seems to have gone down pretty well so hopefully it will be used again in the near future.”
Going into the finals, White and Warren lead with 174 points, Brooker and Dear are second with 164, Armstrong and Clarke are third with 160, Marshall and Marshall are fourth with 156 and Sunday’s route setters Sean Dowding and Watkins round out the top five with 144 points.
Previous third place holders Barry Gale and Neil Barnard did not compete, pushing them out of a top five season finish.
With such a close gap between the crews, November’s event will make for an exciting culmination to the season.
Regional Fire & Security September Safari - September 13
Mud Dogs BRC Safari Championship, round 3
Results
1st Chris Armstrong/Wayne Clarke (Toyota Hilux), 585 penalties
2nd Darrin White/Robert Warren (Flyin' Fish/Lucky Locks Nissan
Frontier), 634pens
3rd Paul Marshall/Tiffany Marshall (Mitsubishi L200), 731pens
4th Colin Goodman/Robin Hinds (Suzuki Samurai), 916pens
5th Biddy Barber/Chris O'Neal (Aqua Pur/Castrol/Visitor's Information
Daihatsu Feroza), 944pens
6th Kirk King/Tricia King (K & N Equipment Suzuki Samurai), 996pens
7th Mike Ward/Willie Hinds (Niccolls & Edghill Construction/EZ Sign
Stop Suzuki Samurai), 1013pens
8th Dominic Brooker/Stephen Dear (SDRR Hydraulics/Next Generation
Electrical/Joe Brooker's Building Toyota Hilux), 1053pens
9th Ben Norris/Rhett Watson (Pitbull Energy Drink/ACE Engineering
Land Rover Tomcat), 1114pens
10th Audley Croney/Jeremy Croney (JCB Excavators Suzuki Samurai),
1119pens
Novice Class
1st Norris/Watson
2nd Bryan Collymore/Adrian Jackman (Owlies Trucking/Williams Tools &
Equipment Suzuki Samurai), 1461pens - 13th o/a
3rd Kyle Proverbs/Daniel Christie (Jason Jones & Co/Hankook Tyres/
Ellco/Fingerprint Designs/SDRR Hydraulics/Flick Services/Ready Mix/
Ready Block Suzuki Samurai), 1462pens - 14th o/a
2009 BRC Mud Dogs Safari Championship
Positions after round three - Navigators:
1st Robert Warren, 174 points
2nd Stephen Dear, 164pts
3rd Wayne Clarke, 160pts
4th Kirk Watkins, 144pts
5th equal Willie Hinds & Tricia King, 134pts
7th Derek Edwards, 130pts
8th Neil Barnard & Warrick Eastmond, 110pts
10th Tiffany Marshall, 106pts
Drivers:
1st Darrin White, 174 points
2nd Dominic Brooker, 164pts
3rd Chris Armstrong, 160pts
4th Paul Marshall, 156pts
5th Sean Dowding, 144pts
6th equal Michael Ward & Kirk King, 134pts
8th Damian Brooker, 130pts
9th Audley Croney, 112pts
10th equal Barry Gale & Nicolas Lorde, 110pts
Although June Safari winners Darrin White and Robert Warren in the Flyin’ Fish/ Lucky Locks Nissan Frontier finished second, they have taken the overall lead of the championship ahead of the crew of Dominic Brooker and Stephen Dear who up until this event, were leading in their SDRR Hydraulics & Industrial Spares/ Next Generation Electrical/ Joe Brookers Building Ltd. Toyota Hilux.
Armstrong and Clarke, 585 points ahead of White and Warren with 634 points said the straight line to map method of navigating, which many competitors are not fond of, may have given them the advantage.
Straight line to map, a method not used much in recent years, combines two of what many call the most challenging methods of navigating, a method which many of the newer teams used for the first time on Sunday.
“I think we won the rally because of the straight line” said Armstrong, who was in the driver seat, adding: “We got the hang of it early enough. When others faltered we got it.”
While navigator Wayne Clarke agreed that this may have helped, he said he preferred this method as it was easier to correct any mistakes and to get back on track if lost.
Sunday’s results show just how the straight line affected the overall standings, as the gap between competitors was wider than in previous events with many amassing most of their penalties in route two- where straight-line was the order of the day.
All this notwithstanding, second place finishers White was pleased with the outcome, saying Sunday’s outcome makes for an interesting November event- the final of the four safaris which comprises the championships- making a win a hard-fought battle.
Brooker and Dear who were previously leading the championships, having won the March Safari and finishing second in June, placed eighth in this event, after experiencing mechanic al problems for most of the Sunday. Unfortunately, the pair may not have a chance to make a comeback, as their presence in the November safari is doubtful.
The father daughter team of Paul and Tiffany Marshall in a Mitsubishi L200 placed third, 100 points behind White and Warren, while Collin Goodman and Robin Hinds in a Suzuki Samurai, finished fourth 185 points behind Marshall and Marshall, while fifth place finishers Biddy Barber and Chris O’Neal were 28 points behind them.
Overall there was a 359 point difference between the top spot and fifth place.
Other significant entries included highest placed novice competitors Ben Norris and Rhett Watson in the notable Land Rover Tom Cat, finishing ninth with 1053 points and Tiffany Marshall who was the highest-placed female finisher.
Despite the difficulties many faced with the not-much-used method of navigation, the 23 teams enjoyed the event, with many looking forward to mastering the technique in future events.
Route setter Kirk Watkins said feedback was mixed.
“Most of the more experienced guys seemed to understand where they’d been tricked, and I’m sure the only reason they were tricked at all is because it’s a new (or renewed) type of navigation. Some of the more inexperienced competitors still don’t know where they went wrong but hopefully they’ll try to find out. “
With that in mind he added: “All in all it seems to have gone down pretty well so hopefully it will be used again in the near future.”
Going into the finals, White and Warren lead with 174 points, Brooker and Dear are second with 164, Armstrong and Clarke are third with 160, Marshall and Marshall are fourth with 156 and Sunday’s route setters Sean Dowding and Watkins round out the top five with 144 points.
Previous third place holders Barry Gale and Neil Barnard did not compete, pushing them out of a top five season finish.
With such a close gap between the crews, November’s event will make for an exciting culmination to the season.
Regional Fire & Security September Safari - September 13
Mud Dogs BRC Safari Championship, round 3
Results
1st Chris Armstrong/Wayne Clarke (Toyota Hilux), 585 penalties
2nd Darrin White/Robert Warren (Flyin' Fish/Lucky Locks Nissan
Frontier), 634pens
3rd Paul Marshall/Tiffany Marshall (Mitsubishi L200), 731pens
4th Colin Goodman/Robin Hinds (Suzuki Samurai), 916pens
5th Biddy Barber/Chris O'Neal (Aqua Pur/Castrol/Visitor's Information
Daihatsu Feroza), 944pens
6th Kirk King/Tricia King (K & N Equipment Suzuki Samurai), 996pens
7th Mike Ward/Willie Hinds (Niccolls & Edghill Construction/EZ Sign
Stop Suzuki Samurai), 1013pens
8th Dominic Brooker/Stephen Dear (SDRR Hydraulics/Next Generation
Electrical/Joe Brooker's Building Toyota Hilux), 1053pens
9th Ben Norris/Rhett Watson (Pitbull Energy Drink/ACE Engineering
Land Rover Tomcat), 1114pens
10th Audley Croney/Jeremy Croney (JCB Excavators Suzuki Samurai),
1119pens
Novice Class
1st Norris/Watson
2nd Bryan Collymore/Adrian Jackman (Owlies Trucking/Williams Tools &
Equipment Suzuki Samurai), 1461pens - 13th o/a
3rd Kyle Proverbs/Daniel Christie (Jason Jones & Co/Hankook Tyres/
Ellco/Fingerprint Designs/SDRR Hydraulics/Flick Services/Ready Mix/
Ready Block Suzuki Samurai), 1462pens - 14th o/a
2009 BRC Mud Dogs Safari Championship
Positions after round three - Navigators:
1st Robert Warren, 174 points
2nd Stephen Dear, 164pts
3rd Wayne Clarke, 160pts
4th Kirk Watkins, 144pts
5th equal Willie Hinds & Tricia King, 134pts
7th Derek Edwards, 130pts
8th Neil Barnard & Warrick Eastmond, 110pts
10th Tiffany Marshall, 106pts
Drivers:
1st Darrin White, 174 points
2nd Dominic Brooker, 164pts
3rd Chris Armstrong, 160pts
4th Paul Marshall, 156pts
5th Sean Dowding, 144pts
6th equal Michael Ward & Kirk King, 134pts
8th Damian Brooker, 130pts
9th Audley Croney, 112pts
10th equal Barry Gale & Nicolas Lorde, 110pts
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