Jamie Bestwick Wins BMX Vert in Baltimore
June 20, 2008 – 3:33 pm PT by GregTags: AST, Chad Kagy, Jamie Bestwick, Panasonic Open, Simon Tabron —
Jamie Bestwick - 2007 Panasonic Open | cr. Mike Buscher | © 2007 Lat34.com
Jamie Bestwick continued to add on to his totals as the AST Dew Tour’s winningest athlete by taking the BMX Vert finals in Baltimore’s Panasonic Open on Friday. The win gives Bestwick 12 total AST Dew Tour wins which have resulted in three consecutive Dew Cup victories.
Simon Tabron and Chad Kagy battled for the right to take second place in a final that featured eight riders scoring 89.00 or above. Kagy edged Tabron 93.17 to 92.00 for his seventh all-time second-place finish on the tour (six of which he was second to Bestwick). Austin Coleman continued his impressive performance by placing fifth while last year’s season-ending No. 3-ranked rider, Steve McCann, placed sixth.
Action now shifts to the dirt course where Ryan Nyquist seeks to repeat last year’s opening win (and overall Dew Cup win).
BMX Vert Finals - 2008 Panasonic Open
June 20, 2008 / Baltimore, MD
1st — Bestwick, Jamie — 96.00
2nd — Kagy, Chad — 93.17
3rd — Tabron, Simon — 92.00
4th — Robinson, Kevin — 91.17
5th — Coleman, Austin — 90.17
6th — McCann, Steven — 89.83
7th — McCoy, Dennis — 89.17
8th — Parker, John — 89.00
9th — Walker, Jimmy — 87.50
10th — Eggleston, Jay — n/a