The
Jam went
down in Mobber Fashion, with good representation by the locals as well
as some serious shredding was the Ashland crew. Conditions were
near ideal after torrential rains the two days prior.
Surprisingly the downhill eight pack drained like a sieve allowing
visiting riders to pre ride saturday as soon as showers had
subsided. By Sunday the sun was out and aside from a slighty
slick final run out the jumps could not have been better prepared for
the onslaught to come. Riders were already ripping the pack by
noon as spectators and participants began to arrive.
Unfortunately the birthday boy (J-Rad) suffered a bought with food
poisining the night before and was to run down to do more then direct
the traffic early in the day. Soon a push up perimeter was marked
off, lawn chairs were spread, BBQ were fired up, beers cracked, and the
show began. Riders wasted no time in working through their
repitoirs, everything from one footers to 360 attempts. Yet not
until the official half hour jam began at three thirty did participants
pull out there big guns. Local Pirate Jed Olson got a top spot
with various no footed cans, no footed tobogans, sick x's, big no
footers, and gnarly gank whips. Ashland was represented well by
Jared (last name here?) who threw down some no handers, nothings, and
first ever attempt at a bar spin which he landed clean his first
try. Also of Ashland was top finisher Harley Henigson who pulled
out some no foot cans, no handers, a cat walk attempt, and
overall sick style. The top award and cash went to local
shredder John Bonham. John was simply killing it all
day, going higher and sicker then the rest. His standouts
runs were an old school shout out with Venom, Tai Kwon
Do, Whipage, to nac nac (calling each
trick out as he went). Perfection was attained when
he finished a sick run with a huge three on
the final jump, perfectly executed he was
stoked, and so were the fans. Pirate DH was
able to present top awards to photo finalists
Jed Olson and Zane Longden of Grants
Pass, throw some cash at the shredders,
and stoke out every one in
attendance. Twas a good day.
Look for video coverage in the up
coming Gravity Pirates film.
