BMX Jam 2004
Howdy!
The 2004 Kzoo BMX Jam went down this weekend in
Kalamazoo, Michigan and it was a blast! Saturday night was a hot and
heavy session from 6-midnight with dudes (and even a couple girls!) flying
all over the park, both inside and out. It was seriously nuts outside for
awhile with the Van Orman brothers (Beeler and Ted), Jeff Degryse, Project
Pat and everyone else getting it done. There was even an appearance by a
dude simply known as "The Legend", who tore up the park in a curiously
wild style.
Sunday morning dawned early and perfect with
clear skies and cool temps. There were kids at the park at 8:30am hot to
get at it and it was non-stop all day long. There were three classes,
beginner, intermediate and expert. The pro class was vetoed in exchange
for a half-hour, non-format pro jam after all the classes had run. Top
three in all the classes got seriously hooked up with prizes from DK,
Primo, FBM, Etnies and Deliverance Clothing. Andy Dowdy and myself
organized the whole deal, but we couldn't have pulled it off without the
help of Brian Rensberry from Kzoo, as well as help from my wife, Gail, the
Trevino family, who cooked up veggie dogs and meat dogs (for free!), the
judges (Mike O'bryan, Bob and Ryan), who held it down for all three
classes and Jeremy Ball, who helped me out with the microphone duties, as
well as ripping it up in the Pro Jam. And of course, the whole thing
couldn't have happened without the venue itself and the cooperation of
Bill Fergusson, who handed over his beloved Skate Zoo to us for the
weekend. The Kzoo Skate Zoo is one of, if not the longest
running privately owned skateparks in the country and much thanks goes out
to Bill for his support and for running a great park. Big props to
everyone who showed up and to the sponsors for kicking down so much
product. No one got hurt, nothing got wrecked and some serious BMX antics
went down--I love BMX!
scott towne
Results:
Beginner
1. Patrick Ellis
2. Skylar Murray
3. Chris Bevins
Intermediate
1. Brian Prescott
2. TJ Lowe
3. Brian Sheridan (I think)
Expert
1. Dave Moon
2. Luke McGary
3. Joe Weist
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