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Hey Texas! Are you ready for a “Box of Fun” premier? I thought so Friday May 29th we are throwing the best party of the year. Dallaswakeboarding.com & TXMC are having their first official event of 2009. This will be kicking off the Pro Wakeboard Tour season with a bang.
Come to Texas Master Craft’s private lake and cable park. Te party starts around 6pm.
“Box of Fun” will be showing on the side of a semi-truck so everyone will see.
What’s going to go down?

• A live DJ will be kickin’ out tunes all night.
• The Liquid Force team and others from the video will be there.
• Texas Mastercraft is going to light up their cable park giving FREE rides to everyone who shows up.
• FREE adult beverages. Yes FREE!!!!!! 21 and up for this one. Bring your ID’s
• And to really cap off a great night. Bikini Contest.

So lets recap the night: Party, Box of Fun premier, Live DJ, Free cable rides, Free adult beverages, Bikini Contest
It sounds like a damn good time to me. See you there
-Collin Harrington

Fort Worth, Tex. – The top pro wakeboarders on the planet are set to battle it out on the waters of Lake Moser at Texas MasterCraft this weekend, May 29-31, for the second event in the 2009 King of Wake series, the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Fort Worth, Tex.

Defending Pro Tour champ, Phillip Soven, enters Fort Worth as the man to beat, after going undefeated last year to win his second consecutive Pro Tour title. As the top-seeded athlete in the Pro Men’s division, Soven will begin to defend his Tour title in Fort Worth against top athletes, including current King of Wake series points-leader Rusty Malinoski.

Fort Worth will also serve as the second stop in the Queen of Wake series, where current points-leader Dallas Friday will take on the top female rippers in the world to increase her lead in the series. But reigning Queen of Wake, Nicola Butler, will look to leave Friday in her wake, as the UK standout enters Fort Worth as the top-seeded rider in the Pro Women’s division.

With nearly 120 athletes set to compete in Fort Worth this weekend, the action on the water is sure to heat up for the second stop of the series, the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Fort Worth, Tex.

The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour is a three-day-long carnival of water-sports action. But not all of the action takes place on the water. On land, fans will experience tons of great food and music; athlete autograph signings; chances to win freebies; and shopping at the most cutting-edge stores for water-sports equipment including boats, wakeboards, wakeskates, sunglasses and the latest in wakeboarding and surfing fashions.

The event will runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, May 29; 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 30; 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, May 31.

Tickets can be purchased at the gate on event dates for $10 (general admission), $5 (ages 6-12) or free (ages 5 and under). To purchase tickets in advance, visit www.allisports.com.

For daily event schedules, photos, videos, athlete bios, scores, standings and more, visit www.allisports.com.

The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour is organized by World Sports & Marketing of Orlando, Fla. The Pro Tour has the support of the following sponsors: MasterCraft, Rockstar Energy Drink, Mona Vie, the U.S. Air Force, Indmar, Billabong, Hyperlite, CWB, Ronix, Liquid Force, Gator Boards, Oakley, Ride the Wake, FUEL TV and Allisports.com.

Red Bull College Wake End
Red Bull hosted the first annual college wakeboarding weekend this year in Georgia. Basically, Red Bull sends out their athletes to hang out with and teach college students how to wakeboard. For the past two years the event was hosted at OWC in Orlando, but since the event was so well received and number of students kept increasing, they decided to host two for 2009. This year was unique because we went to a town called Dawsonville, GA to a private lake where we were teaching college students to slide rails. Unless college students live near a cable park, there aren’t too many opportunities to learn how to ride rails so this was a truly unique experience for them.
To join in on this wakeboarding extravaganza, 14 schools came from as far as South Carolina to as close as Georgia Tech. Excitement buzzed in the air as the students realized that the legendary Parks Bonifay and up and comer Adam Errington would be driving them on the jet ski. Other riders included Dallas Friday, Corey Bradley, Jack Blodgett, and Shelby Kantar. Each school had a certain time where their team would receive a free ride instruction session. While waiting for their ride, there were many other things to keep the students occupied. Red Bull brought out about six mini bikes to ride on a dirt race track. There were also off-roading jeeps to drive through the forest terrain surrounding the lake.
For some of these students, this weekend was the first time ever riding on a rail. Surprisingly, there were only a few minor bumps and bruises as everybody rode pretty well. The lake had four rails; one flat bar, one a-frame, one c-rail and one wall ride. This lake was amazing because it was completely surround by hills and trees. Even if the wind picked up, the water was perfect the entire weekend. You can’t really ask for more than butter water and PB as your boat driver.
Overall, I think the students enjoyed their time riding with the pros. Red Bull continues to cover all their bases; pushing not only professional wakeboarding but pushing the collegiate scene as well. Thank you Red Bull for an amazing weekend down in Hotlanta. I hope to someday return to this awesome lake.

Orlando, FLA – The 17th Junior Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament began today at beautiful Callaway Gardens in Pine Mountain, Georgia. Two records marked today’s prestigious competition; Nautique skier K.C. Wilson of the U.S. tied the course record in the Junior Men’s Slalom semifinals round with a score of 2@39-off and Iris Cambray of France set two new course records in the Junior Women’s Tricks semifinals round with a score of 7550 and the Junior Women’s Tricks finals round with a score of 7670.

In the Junior Wakeboard and Tricks finals rounds, Steel Lafferty and Adam Pickos finished strong with first place wins. Steel Lafferty placed first in the Junior Wakeboard finals with a score of 53.67 and Adam Pickos took first place in the Junior Men’s Tricks Finals with a score of 9580.

Additionally, in other disciplines, Caroline Hensley, Lauren Morgan and Michael Stevenson took leading positions to the finals in their respective divisions. Caroline Hensley finished the Junior Women’s slalom semifinals round with a score of 1@38-off, Lauren Morgan wrapped the Junior Women’s Jump semifinals with a score of 138 ft and Michael Stevenson concluded the Junior Men’s Jump semifinals round with a score of 164 ft.

For complete up-to-date scores of the 17th Junior Masters, please visit masterswaterski.com.

An invitation to compete in the Masters is universally considered an acknowledgement of achievement for reaching the pinnacle in a given watersports discipline – only the world’s most elite athletes compete at the Masters. This tournament is IWSF/USA Water Ski and WWA sanctioned. The prize purse, trophies, rings and special event awards are the largest in the watersports industry and total nearly $110,000. To watch all of 50th Masters action live, visit masterswaterski.com.

Celebrating 84 years of excellence in the marine industry, Correct Craft, Inc. is the producer of the Nautique line of boats. The manufacturer of Nautique is known for delivering superior quality product, cutting-edge technology and exceptional service experiences. To see the complete line of Nautique boats, visit nautiques.com.
Results

Wakeboard Finals
1. Lafferty, Steel (USA) – 53.67
2. Langfield, Mitch (AUS) – 40.67
3. Askew, Jarrod (AUS) – 32.67

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LF’s Steel Lafferty and Mitch Langfield are both in the Master’s Juniors Finals!

You can watch them live via webcast today at 2pm EST at www.masterswaterski.com

Just back from our annual Relentless Weekend trip to Kansas City Watersports. We couldn’t have had a better time with Mike Olson, Fritz, and the boys; they treated us like kings. The weekend was filled with go cart racing, machine gun shooting, GWAR concert going, Out of the Pond movie premiering, and of course all of the riding we could handle at KCW! Watson, Balzer, and Tom Fooshee all had a blast and send a big thanks to KCW, Monster Energy, Scion, Billabong, Alliance, and Chipotle. Here are some exclusive pics of the new LF Rail at the park…