X-Games Night 1.....

Can you say Gold Plated Dave Mirra Complete Bike vales at over $6000.00. That right that is what Dave was riding. Unfortunately for Dave he wsn't riding it for long. Half through a great run full off huge airs and mucho style, Dave Opposite Style Airs over the channel to death. Dave got way ahead of his bars and that was all she wrote. Nose wheelie slam to shoulder and head, full gumby style. Needless to say Dave was wrecked and would with drawl from the competition.

Other Random happenings: The Beast in full Effect. 540 whip first run with no air time. Second run was fully covered and I am not sure what happened to Jay. I know it looked like he wanted to get something big going but it just didn't happen. My favorite part was when Jay left the ramp it looked like he was going to clock an X official with his helmet. Freaking sweet. John Parker killed in his first run with some of the coolest single and double whips I have ever seen. Unfortunately he would go down really bad in his second run and be taken off in a stretcher. I don;t know what he paid the price on, but it was expensive. My favorite standout was a guy nemed Tim for Australia. This guy refinanced his house down under to make it to the Asian X Games and he won that shit. He go the invite to this games and he rode well. You could tell he was a bit nervous, but the dude over roated a bit on a 900. I hear he does these like a madman.

The finishings were like so: BRONZE- None other than Kevin Robinson. This guy goes fast and big now a days. i saw him a few months ago at the Boom Boom Huck Jam and that was a great preview. Kevin did his usual suspect stuff, huge flairs, cork screw tuck no hands. The coolest new thing he did was Opposite Cork Screw.

SILVER- Chad Kagy. What can I say about Chad now? The guy is riding vert like no other. Bar Spin late Tailwhips, the biggest Double Whips I have ever seen striat into flairs. This guy was going so big. Pretty rad to see the finish.

GOLD- Who do you think got the gold? Yeah it was Jamie Bestwick. What can I say about Jamie. I saw him ride the Beaverton Vert Ramp at the B3 years ago and this guy goes so f-ing huge. Now give him a 13.5 foot ver ramp and he will go even bigger. Jamie had the contest won after his first run, so his second run was just for fun. Man if a 15 foot totally upside down invert is just taking it easy than sign me up for the good life. Jamie finished his second run with every one of his hardest tricks 1 after another from wall to wall. Good times. I haven't gone, what the ...., in a long time when it came to riding. I love Cable!

Next is the Moto Best Trick, bit I'll leave tht for another site. I did see Pastrana trying bike flips into his foam pit. Yeah I don't know either. Well keep coming back and maybe I'll keep this thing updated. Have a great one.-ben

posted by pdxbmx @ 7:14 PM