Sometimes a bad situation can make for a great challenge - like the CFB Dirt contest. To start, the clay used to build the jumps stayed too wet to actually ride so they had to lay plywood over the jumps. Then, the second landing had to be changed twice and, during the contest, it was raining on and off. But despite all the inconveniences, I got to witness some really kick ass riding.
The stuntman class was packed with 41 dirty Dirt jumpers. This was such a tough class to judge, just making the finals was a feat in itself. Guys who didn't make the cut were still doing ridiculous stuff. Troy McMurray was 360ing every jump with variations. Allan Cooke barely missed the cut with nothings and x-up flips.
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| Cory Nastazio |
The top 10 dirt jumpers went a little something like this: Number 10 was Ronnie Chalk doing some of the most extended superman seat grabs ever. Joey Garcia did a half barspin on the first jump and a tailwhip with the bars backward on the second. He ended up in the number 9 spot. It was great seeing Fit's Brian Foster back on his bike and tweaking 360 turndowns for eighth.
Todd Walkowiak may be small in size but his bag of tricks is larger than most peoples. He was busting out 360 tailwhips, truckdrivers to crankflips and 720s which landed him in 7th. The number six spot was S&M's Rob Darden. He did a one-handed x-up to x-up and tricked every jump. Steve Murray has been plagued with injuries but showed everybody what he can do when he's healthy. He's had no-handed backflips, 360's both ways and turndown flips dialed-in for a fine 5th place. Fourth went to the guy who can spin anything flat on his finger, Chris Doyle. He 360'ed the first jump everytime with variations and over the second set he did stuff like tailwhips and no-footed can-can 360s.
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| Chris Doyle |
Straight from the outback of Australia, Colin McKay truckdrove to x-up and turndown to x-up and whatever he wanted to x-up for 3rd place. It was close between the next two, but TJ had to settle for 2nd this time even though he was busting turndown flips, double truckdrivers and 360 tailwhips. What could beat that? Well x-up flips, huge tailwhips and barspin flips by Cory Nastazio, that's what.
For all the challenges the riders faced with this event, they prevailed with some of the best dirt jumping that I've seen in a long time. I just can't wait to see them on good circumstances. I'll probably pee my pants.
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