Lennart is a great kiteboarder – he is always fun to hang out with and he always impresses with his latest tricks. This year has been tough due to him breaking his hand. It has made unhooked moves pretty much impossible and he has had to focus on his hooked in moves. Eitherway he managed to win the dutch open which is great. Jelmer – another dutch MBS rider managed a very respectable third position.
Last weekend Surf the Turf in Cumbria hosted the final of the Cream Teas and Jam series. A load of riders made it up for the event and it was a total success! MBS Europe pro rider Joe Dickson took 1st at Surf the Turf – he also won all the other rounds making him the champion overall. Ryan Roberts walked away with 2nd place. 3rd place went to Junior rider Amon Shaw, whose performance saw him claim the MBS Europe Junior Jammer Sponsorship prize! This means Amon is our new team rider – more on that soon. Jacob Cox won the Junior category and killed it beasting it on the big drop off.
Rhys has written a full report over at Yum Yum BFC featuring photos from Paul Crilley.
Joe Dickson’s footage has been edited by David Vimto to give us a look at some of the action in the final.
ps. Notice all Joe’s snazzy follow cam and rails and everything else. Also how he manages to film and win at the same time. If you want to be like Joe you will need an MBS Pro 95.
This summer we had the pleasure of Justin ‘Beebz’ Dersham of One5 media fame (made Shralpdown and Hot Action) and Dylan ‘radface’ Warren joining us from the US and Oz. The MBS Europe Pro team of course made them feel welcome and made sure their trip was the best thing ever by taking them out to as many spots as possible. The itinerary was mad and in this video you can see they did everything from party, to play ping pong, to work out, to hitting Court Farm, Ledbury Woods and Cleeve Hill. A whole lotta mountainboarding.
We have just received some updated posters for the Battle of Bugs and the International Mountainboard Film Festival. This is all going to be rolled into one massive weekend on October 1st – 3rd. The main competition element will be held on Saturday the 2nd, and then the film festival will follow that night. Sunday will see the ATBA AGM take place. All of this will be happening at Bugsboarding Mountainboard Centre in Gloucester.
The film festival was awesome last year and we know this event is going to be just as good if not better this year!
Find out more at the official Battle of Bugs page!
Lewis Wilby has been competing in the water this year but he still loves to landboard. He has been focusing on his wakestyle moves for a while now and is making things look pretty smooth on land. Here he is having a bit of a lightwind freeride session. Thanks to Paul from CKB for putting this quick edit together.
For those who have been to White Air in the past, then they will recognise the big blue ramp which has been around for a while now. It has been set up at numerous events and is much loved by the riders. This time the team headed down to Camp Bestival which is the family part of Bestival. The ramp was set up on a bit of a gradient making it real fast but the quarter fairly unusable. You landed flat on top of it every time pretty much. Highlights included a front flip off the worlds smallest kicker, fancy dress mountainboarding, and Lee ‘Scratch” Perry.
This Saturday the most fun mountainboard series in the world is heading to Surf the Turf in the Lake District for the final round of the 2010 series! Entry is FREE and there are loads prizes. Any level of rider is welcome, it’s all about the fun! Doors open at 12.30 on Saturday the 18th, If you’re planning on heading up on the Friday then get in touch with Markus on 07740861019.
The MBS Junior Jammer Prize will be going to the junior rider who has put in the best performance throughout the Cream Teas and Jam series 2010, it’ll be based on the results from the series and who the judges think has been having loads of fun and giving it beans throughout the year. The prize will be a brand new 2010 Pro 95 deck and free clothing and discounts on hardware.
Team SOBA (Southern Offroad Boarding Association) and friends ride regularly at Haredown Mountainboard Centre as well other local spots. Here is a quick video of their 2009 video showing loads of the local riders having a great time and progressing loads. If you are from that area and want to learn more about SOBA they have a website.
The MBS Pro team have tried to visit most mountainboard centres this summer to film and see what they have to offer. Out to Grass is one of the original mountainboard centres in the UK and has a loyal following of local riders including our very own Tom Read and Nicki Forecast. Enjoy the video.
Matt has been trying really hard to dominate the UK series for a while now and after winning the boardercross and the overall (Joe Dickson took the freestyle) for the year in 2009 he knew he wanted all three in 2010. This has been his lucky year despite getting an injury at the final round at Hales Superbole. Stu Lugger managed to come third overall too. Pete Hills and Kynan Goggin managed good rankings in the freestyle discipline.
Photos by Les White and Hales Superbole.
