Wake & Winch Competition Begins

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Glassy waters and clear skies set the stage at The Projects today, for the Wake and Gap competition at the 9th Annual Rockstar Byerly Toe Jam presented by O’Neill. Serving as the first stop of The Wakeskate Tour, the Toe Jam battle kicked off appropriately on 4/20, Scott Byerly’s birthday.
 
The best wake riders in the world threw down behind the Nautique Byerly Icon Edition and pushed the sport once again. After Quarters and Semifinals, four riders remained including Reed Hansen, Brian Grubb, Brandon Thomas and Grant Roberts. Much love to Matt Manzari, who suffered a bad crash in the first round, and best wishes for a speedy recovery.
 
This level of wake-to-wake riding has never been seen before. Danny Hampson, who just missed the semis cut, landed a heelside frontside 3-shove. Reed Hansen blew it up with his mute big spin, late shove and mix of hammers. Brian Grubb is on his game, landing a big spin and a pair of late shoves. BT is looking better than ever, stomping a 3-shove and switch big spin flawlessly. And NorCal’s Grant Roberts bounced back huge after Wake Games, landing a big spin, late shove and several stylish airs.
 
The Gap contest took off today with the Girls division final, followed by qualifying sessions for the Men. Over 50 riders navigated the 175-foot course, with two dockslides and a four-foot drop lined with two options of down-rails. Notable tricks for the Arnette Best Trick award were a three flip by Reed Hansen, big spin front board by Andrew Pastura, switch back lip by Brett Little and back tail by Ben Horan. Results of the top 24 riders who will be riding and the heats they will be riding in on Saturday are below.
 
Remaining Schedule
 
Saturday, April 21

• Wake Riding Finals (Nautique Byerly Icon Edition Boat): 9 a.m. - 11 a.m.
• Gap Contest Semis 12 p.m. – 8 p.m.
• Gap Contest Super Finals: 8 p.m. - 10 p.m.

For more information, including schedules updates, rules, and registration, go to TheWakeskateTour.com or
Facebook.
 
Wake Qualifying (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Brandon Thomas
2. Stu Shinn
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3. Andrew Fortenberry
4. Matt Manzari
 
Heat #2
1. Brian Grubb
2. Danny Hampson
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3. James Balzer
4. Jeren Nilsen
 
Heat #3
1. Grant Roberts
2. Dieter Humpsch
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3. Scott Byerly
 
Heat #4
1. Reed Hansen
2. George Daniels
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3. Steven Campbell
4. Daniel Grant
 
Wake Semifinals (top two in each heat advance)
 
Heat #1
1. Brian Grubb
2. Grant Roberts
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3. George Daniels
4. Stu Shinn
 
Heat #2
1. Reed Hansen
2. Brandon Thomas
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3. Danny Hampson
4. Dieter Humpsch
 
Girls Gap Division Finals
1. Jen GilanFarr
2. Renee Jacquess
3t. Cassandra Scott
3t. Krista Burn
 
Gap Division Semifinals Heats (to be run Saturday)
 
Heat #1
Andrew Pastura
Brian Grubb
Dieter Humpsch
Nick Robinson
 
Heat #2
Daniel Robbinson
Brett Little
Danny Hampson
Clint Tompkins
 
Heat #3
Andrew Fortenberry
Travis Doran
Travis Belsito
Nick Taylor
 
Heat #4
Dave Hanson
Josh Zentmeyer
Austin Pastura
Matt Edwards
 
Heat #5
Tanner Champion
Reed Hansen
George Daniels
Grant Roberts
 
Heat #6
Ben Horan
Yan Lecomte
Brandon Thomas
Daniel Grant
 
Scott Byerly would like to thank Rockstar Energy Drink and O’Neill for their undying support of the Toe Jam as well as Arnette, Nautiques, the Wake Park Project and The Projects.

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