LF's Fooshee Tops Monster Energy Triple Crown at KWC!
Tom Fooshee continued his reign on the cable at the second stop of the WWA Monster Energy Triple Crown, presented by Alliance Wakeboard Magazine. On the final day of July 2010, the action was at Kansas City Watersports, where some of the best cable wakeboarders in the world turned out to vie for the title. Despite the best efforts of a global field of riders, Fooshee dominated in not only the pro finals, but the Ten-80 Obstacles only field as well.
Always modest, Tom was elated to defend his title and take home the prize. “I was way tougher to adjust to the park, and since [KCW] is not my home park, it was really anyone’s game,” he said. “My tech tricks on the rail left me feeling pretty confident though and definitely benefited me in the end.” Nestled just outside Olathe, Kansas, KCW was stocked and ready for the event, with multiple kickers, a roof top rail, a-frame, the 100-foot Alliance flat bar and more for riders to throw their best tricks on. Once the pro men’s field was whittled down to 8, riders went head to head, until there was only one left. The final two came down to Tom Fooshee, and Lior Sofer of Israel. In the wakeboard finals, riders got one pass, one pick up, plus a chance to throw one more Monster Energy trick to impress the judges. Lior rode well, sticking a BS 7, Crow mobe, 540, as well as some rail combos, but his fall on a mobe 5 opened the door for Fooshee. Tom was on fire, basically falling one time the entire day and landing a HS FS9, crow mobe 5, Pete Rose and an impressive boardslide to 450 on the a-frame in his final run to secure top honors. “It was my first time in Kansas and it’s one of the best parks I’ve been too,” Lior said. “It was my first time in the top two and I was really nervous and excited. I am happy for Tom and myself for all of the tricks I threw.” In addition to the cable heavyweights, some serious shredders mostly known for their skills behind the boat, such as Aaron Rathy, Kevin Henshaw, Jimmy Lariche and Bob Soven turned out. Only the occasional icing created more buzz than Rathy’s impressive performance including an absolutely massive HS900 off the kicker. There was more than just pro men’s wakeboarding at the event too: wakeskaters and amateur men also got a chance to ride. Kyle Hyams rode strong all day and was able to fend off the local boy Colin Haas to take home the wakeskate win. In addition to wakeskating, Colin also competed in open obstacles on a wakeboard, taking third in that round. It was a day full of non-stop action, so much in fact, that two days worth of riding was jammed into one day. That means tomorrow, the cable at KCW will turn for a freeride session, which will give everyone a chance to get out and ride with the pros! Be sure to check out alliancewake.com for more photos and video from the event. Results Pro Men 1. Tom Fooshee 2. Lior Sofer 3. Marc Shuster 4. Kyle Cameron 5. Cody Johnson 5. Jimmy Lariche 5. Aaron Rathy 5. Bob Soven Open Men 1. Chad Forrest 2. Ryan Smith 3. Paul Hernaez
Ten-80 Obstacles only Open 1. Ryan Smith 2. Chase Mastell 3. Collin Haas Pro Wakeskate 1. Kyle Hyams 2. Collin Haas 3. Justin Dahan 4. Brad Arnold Ten-80 Pro Obstacles only 1. Tom Fooshee 2. Kevin Henshaw 3. Aaron Rathy
On 17th July 2010 history was made at Loch Earn as Loch Stock officially became the first Scottish wakeboard festival! After a busy but chilled day of riding on Saturday under the expert supervision of Ultra Sport rider David O'Caoimh the Loch Stock tent came to life as Blitz hit the stage to warm up the crowd. Headliners The Raw Kings kept things going as darkness fell and the tent filled, and by the end of their set the party was in full swing. Battlemode DJ’s hit the stage to round off the evening and by the end of the night it was standing room only, with the structural integrity of the tent being put to the test!
Amazingly after the carnage of the night before, almost every rider made it to the 10am briefing ready to kick off an intense day of competition. As usual the standard of riding was pushed all day long with all the usual big hitters going huge for the judges- as testament to David’s coaching skills, Craig Davies stomped (and I mean stomped) his first ever scarecrow in his comp run after some invaluable advice the day before. In the ladies division the boundaries were being pushed just as hard as Sammi Filsell stole the top stop from Becky Hall with a convincing run. Suzy Lennox also took her 2nd Podium in as many stops, leaving her with a bronze medal to defend at Loch Lomond- let battle commence ladies!
As always Loch Stock would not have been possible without the amazing people that make it happen, not least the tour sponsors. Mastercraft Boats and Ardlui Retreat kept the wake pumping all weekend for the queue of Relentless fuelled competitors. Meanwhile Fox Clothing, Loch Lomond Wakeboard, Xtreme Gene and Oak Tree in all made sure no one left the podium empty handed by stumping up some sick prizes for the for the top riders. Amazing Days Events and Bonnington Lane Studios teamed up to put together one hell of a party, and of course without this stunning venue the event would not have been the same; Neil and his team at the newly managed Lochearnhead Watersports Centre definitely deserve a big thanks.
Loch Stock stepped it up a notch at the weekend and if the Loch Earn event is anything to go by then Loch Lomond won’t know what’s hit it! For all the info hit up www.loch-stock.com and get involved!
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