Jamie Bestwick Edges Chad Kagy For BMX Vert Title at Right Guard Open
July 19, 2008 – 8:02 pm PT by GregTags: AST, Chad Kagy, Jamie Bestwick, Right Guard Open, Steve McCann —
Jamie Bestwick found himself in a familiar position Saturday night as he took the top spot in the BMX Vert finals at the Right Guard Open. But it wasn’t an easy victory — Bestwick was tied with Chad Kagy going into his final run with a 94.50 and the best man would win.
Kagy fell while attempting a double whip flair and Bestwick came through with a clean run that included a downside tailwhip X up. That was enough. The score didn’t best his earlier one but it was enough of a tiebreaker for Bestwick to win his second AST Dew Tour contest in a row. At last year’s season-ending PlayStation Pro the situation was reversed when Kagy ended up with the tiebreaker and the win and Bestwick took second. But in both cases one thing stayed the same: Steve McCann finished in third.
“I was just keeping the height and didn’t stop tricking,” Bestwick said. “I tried to capitalize on their mistakes. That was right to the end tonight. It was a really awesome final.”
“I wished Chad had landed that double whip flair. There are three stops left and I know everyone’s gunning for me.”
Check out the full results below and more at AST.com.
BMX Vert Finals — 2008 Right Guard Open
July 19, 2008 — Cleveland, OH
1st - Bestwick, Jamie - 94.50
2nd - Kagy, Chad - 94.50
3rd - McCann, Steven - 93.33
4th - Tabron, Simon - 91.83
5th - McCoy, Dennis - 91.33
6th - Robinson, Kevin - 91.17
7th - Warden, Zack - 90.17
8th - Walker, Jimmy - 90.00
9th - Eggleston, Jay - 86.17
10th - Parker, John - DNS