ProTown, USA Gets Its Due On The Free Flow Tour
May 11, 2009 – 9:42 pm PT by MeTags: Free Flow Tour, Gatorade —
Protown USA is finally getting recognized for its contributions to BMX. Many riders call the town of Greenville in North Carolina home, where they reside and train year-round (Dave Mirra, anyone?). For the first time, the amateur Gatorade Free Flow Tour is stopping at the city’s Jaycee Extreme Park to hold a stop on the BMX park competition. It’s about time and well deserved… That’s like never having the Grammys in Motown. Come to think of it…
The 2009 BMX schedule also includes the addition of top parks in Milwaukee, Muncie, Ind. and Mt. Hood, Ore, along with some of the returning favorites like the Autumn Ramp Park in Joplin, Mo. and The Compound in Perris, Calif.
There are going to be 33 skateboard comps across the country as well (five of those are Vert, the rest Park).
Keep reading for some of the official press release then check out the full tour schedule at gatoradefreeflowtour.com.
GATORADE FREE FLOW TOUR ANNOUNCES PACKED 2009 SCHEDULE
Stellar Park Lineup Highlights Amateur BMX and Skateboard Series, Registration Now Open at GatoradeFreeFlowTour.com
Burr Ridge, Ill. – April 20, 2009 – Seeking to find the best amateur skaters and BMX riders across the country this summer, the Gatorade Free Flow Tour announced today the complete schedule for the 2009 season. The Tour officially kicks off May 16 in Burlington, Vt. at Talent Skatepark, and registration for all events is now open at gatoradefreeflowtour.com.
The 2009 Gatorade Free Flow Tour will include a total of 33 skateboarding competitions (five skate vert and 28 skate park) and 20 BMX contests (four BMX vert and 16 BMX park) at 33 parks across the United States. The winners in each of the 53 skate and BMX competitions will be flown to the Gatorade Free Flow Tour Finals, taking place at the Dew Tour’s Toyota Challenge, September 17-20. Encompassing the “Flow to Pro” theme that is the cornerstone of the Gatorade Free Flow Tour, the two overall skate and BMX park champions and the two overall skate and BMX vert champions earn a spot to compete against the pros at the final stop of the Dew Tour, the PlayStation® Pro in Orlando, Fla., October 15-18.
Highlighting the 2009 schedule are the additions of top skateparks M.I.A. in Miami, Fla., Warp in Chicago, Ill. and Epic in Rocklin, Calif. For the fifth consecutive year, the Gatorade Free Flow Tour will return to Ecke YMCA in Encinitas, Calif. and to Petaluma, Calif.’s Ramp Ratz. The Tour is also holding contests at other standout parks including the Autumn Ramp Park (Joplin, Mo., third consecutive year), Incline Club (Lakewood, N.J., second year in a row), Mission Valley YMCA (Claremont, Calif., second year), and the Skatelab (Simi Valley, Calif., second year).
