Expert flat was stacked with talent from all over the country. Plywood Hood Brett Downs showed up on a We the People Pony, with Rooftop shoes, to nab 11th place in qualifying. Yes, most people know Brett for his backflips, but he also still rides Flat, complete with a coaster brake and lots of stylish footwork.
Massachusetts local Matt St. Gelais grabbed 9th place with a headband, and the backwards hitchhiker to barspin out. Grabbing 4th place was IFL organizer Chris Day, who pulled out tricks like hangliders and fire hydrants to bar endo. Third place went to NJ local James Kennedy, who rides brakeless and has some original lines.
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| Jorge Gomez |
And 1st place went to CFB year-end expert Flat champ Scott Weaver. Scott rode smoother than anyone, pulling gliding switch foot stick bitches and plenty of other smooth links. Watch for these guys in the pro class very soon.
The Pro Class…
10th place: Yasushi Tanabe, one of the few representatives who made it over from Japan, battled jet lag with lots of crazy front wheel action.
9th place went to London Bikes rider Aaron Frost, who pulled lots of front wheel rolling links, changing direction from forward to backward and staying off the brakes.
8th place went to Brian Tunney. His computer is helping to write this story and his cats need to be fed soon. Inbetween getting kicked out and back into the lodge, he had fun.
7th place went to another London Bikes rider, Jeff Desroche. Jeff goes for crazy jump style links on the front wheel that worked out to his advantage in the finals.
6th place went to We the People rider Aaron Behnke. Aaron rode the trails, the Morton bowl, and the Playground wedge bowl combi wallride with style after he put his Pony down.
5th place went to GT wonder boy Matt Wilhelm. Matt’s spinning style didn’t work too well on the slippery surface, but he still pulled some good stuff for 5th. And he always looks like he’s having fun, which is good.
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| Scott Powell |
4th place went to Powell Bikes’ one and only rider Scott Powell. Scott showed up late, rode without a helmet and rubbed himself down with Toast brand sports rub after the finals. He also pulled his upside down decade to end his runs.
3rd place went to Spain’s newest flatland prodigy, Jorge Gomez. Once again, I’m caught writing a story about Flatland with Jorge in it and I can’t begin to describe his tricks. Go buy Props Passport to see some of Jorge’s newest stuff, or just wait for the CFB show later this month.
2nd place went to Dig-It’s Nathan Penonzek. Nathan flowed like he usually does, in between camp sessions with Jorge.
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| Nathan Penonzek |
1st place went to Stephen Cerra, riding for Dig-It, as well. This was Stephen’s first pro win. Congrats dude. He pulled all of his good stuff like bar split no foot tomahawks and knee stand megaspins. And now he’s a little bit wealthier for it.
Oh, and if you need to know who won the year-end, it was Nathan yet again. Like you even needed to ask ….
Stuntboy flat
1. scott weaver
2. joe schiavi
3. james kennedy
4. chris day
5. dave petrin
6. tj perry
7. darin wright
8. eric jeters
9. matt st. gelais
10. joel bergey
Stuntman flat
1. stephen cerra
2. nathan penonzek
3. jorge gomez
4. scott powell
5. matt wilhelm
6. aaron behnke
7. jeff desroche
8. brian tunney
9. aaron frost
10. yasushi tanabe
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