Action Sports World Tour Kicks Off in Phoenix
Sep 03 2007 / Phoenix, AZ
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In Skate Vert, Pierre-Luc Gagnon followed up his strong showings at the Portland AST Dew Tour event and the X Games with a first-place showing, scoring a 93.75. Bucky Lasek returned to form with an impressive second-place finish, scoring a 90.75 to barely edge fellow 34-year-old Danny Mayer, who has certainly made a comeback this year.
The ten-man final included 16-year-old phenom Alex Perelson, who had an off day to finish in ninth. Also impressing was 17-year-old Adam Taylor, who recently turned pro and finished in eighth after qualifying Saturday in the tenth and final spot.
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Simon Tabron continued his domination at the Action Sports World Tour taking first handily while Steve McCann had a strong second-place finish, with Kevin Robinson following up his third-place finish at X Games and at the AST Dew Tour in Portland with another in Phoenix. The exciting Zack Warden and veteran John Parker tied for fourth with an 86.50, with Warden getting the honor thanks to a stronger second run.
The BMX Box Jump event can be described as BMX Dirt meets with Park -- without either, specifically. Two quasi-dirt jumps (made of wood) lead into a quarterpipe. The competition was strong, with 16-year-old Dennis Enarson continuing his hot streak with another win -- scoring not only a 92.25 on his first tun, but a 93.50 on his second -- both scores easily outpacing Steve McCann, who placed second in his second event in Phoenix. Ryan Guettler was third, taking a tie-breaker against Diogo Canina.
The event was noatable in that none of the ten athletes was older than 24-years-old -- six of the 12-man field in the BMX Vert finals were older than that, including four 30+ vets, including Tabron, 33, and Robinson, 35. Proving only that BMX Park/Dirt and the new Box Jump are a young man's game...
Taking place earlier in the event, on Saturday, there was an Amateur Skate Vert competition, with X Games winner Ben Hatchell taking first, followed by Zach Miller (Chris Miller's son) in second and Brazil’s Marcello Bastos in third.
The Action Sports World Tour continues in two weeks in San Diego, from September 14 to 15.
Full Results - BMX Vert Finals (Sept. 2, 2007)
1. Simon Tabron - 91.75
2. Steven McCann - 90.25
3. Kevin Robinson- 89.00
4. Zack Warden - 86.50
5. John Parker - 86.50
6. Jay Eggleston - 84.75
7. Koji Kraft - 83.25
8. Austin Coleman - 82.00
9. Danny Williams- 81.25
10. Ben Snowden - 79.25
11. Brian Cunningham - 78.50
12. Sean Logan - 70.00
Full Results - BMX Box Jump Finals (Sept. 2, 2007)
1. Dennis Enarson - 93.50
2. Steven McCann - 89.25
3. Ryan Guettler - 88.50
4. Diogo Canina - 88.50
5. Dave Dillewaard - 86.00
6. Sean Sexton - 86.00
7. Austin Coleman - 85.75
8. Anthony Napolitan - 85.50
9. Zack Warden - 85.00
10. Koji Kraft - 82.25
Full Results - Skate Vert Finals (Sept. 2, 2007)
1. Pierre-Luc Gagnon - 93.75
2. Bucky Lasek - 90.75
3. Danny Mayer - 90.50
4. Mathias Ringstrom - 89.50
5. Anthony Furlong - 84.25
6. Neal Hendrix - 84.25
7. Jean Postec - 84.00
8. Adam Taylor - 80.75
9. Alex Perelson - 75.75
10. Buster Halterman - 73.00
