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Don’t miss your chance at over $1,000 in Cash and Prizes up for grabs on Fantasy Action Sports League for Pro Wake Tour Stop # 2 in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin. FASL is offering $500 for first place along with another $500 in cash and additional prizes for the top 15 placing Teams.

In PWT Stop # 1, rookie Harley Clifford stormed from the bottom of the rankings to a 1st place finish. FASL Team “Wakeks” capitalized on Harley’s and the rest of the team’s good fortune to walk away with $500 Cold Hard Cash. Who’s going to step up to win FASL Fantasy Wake League Event 2 and take home $500?

Don’t forget, FASL is also giving way $2,000 for the Season Winner, including $1,000 for 1st place.

PWT Stop 2 in Pleasant Prairie starts this Friday, June 19. FASL Wake League will be locked once the Pro Riders hit the water, so sign up now before it’s too late.

For more information, visit: www.fantaysactionsportsleague.com

Spy Elite Athletes & Industry Partners Team Up for 7th Annual “Spy Boot Camp”

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Carlsbad, CA, June 8th, 2009 – Spy Optic, Inc., a leading action sports eyewear brand, announces the 7th Annual “Spy Boot Camp Contest” offering contestants the opportunity to share the experience of a lifetime with Spy world-renowned action sports athletes in their environments.

“Boot Camp gives our Spy action sports enthusiasts’ unprecedented access to meet, befriend and participate in their favorite sports with Spy’s roster of world-class professional athletes. They will leave with the most memorable experiences from Spy Boot Camp,” said Fran Richards, Spy Optic Vice President of Marketing.

Spy Boot Camp 6 winner, Griffin Blackburn of Tyler, Texas from last year’s event said, “My overall impression of the experience was a life changing one. This was the trip of a life time. I left with confidence that my time spent in school to be a part of the industry that a company like Spy represents will not end in vain. The trip was the absolute time of my life. I never want to forget the people I met on that trip or the things I was allowed to be a part of.”

Seven Grand Prize winners will win a six-day, five-night all-expense paid trip to San Diego, California. Winners will surf and wakeboard with Spy’s elite professional athletes and will ride motocross with Spy’s seven-time Supercross champion Jeremy McGrath. In addition to experiencing each sport with Spy’s top athletes, winners will attend X Games 15 in Los Angeles and receive red carpet treatment by attending the hottest after party with action sports athletes and celebrities. Fuel TV will be covering the event and the winners will have the chance to be on television. Each winner will receive generous gift packs from Spy and industry partners.

Retail contestant entries will be received until June 21st, 2009. Consumer entries will be accepted until June 30th, 2009 through participating retailers and online at www.spyoptic.com/contests by submissions in 50 words or less of why they should be chosen to attend the “Spy Boot Camp 7 Contest.” One Grand Prize consumer winner will be chosen based on the most original creative submission. In addition, 25 consumer runner-up winners will receive prize packs from Spy and industry partners.

Winners will be posted online on July 15th, 2009.

The 7th Annual Spy Boot Camp Contest partners include Fuel TV, Monster Energy, Liquid Force, Plan B, KTM, Ogio, Omatic, Vestal, Skullcandy, Sanuk, Silver, Surf Diva and No Fear MX.

For more information, including complete rules and regulations, about the 7th Annual “Spy Boot Camp Contest” please visit www.spyoptic.com/contests.

Just returned from a beautiful weekend in Cincinnati with Henshaw, Melissa, Fooshee, and Aaron Reed. We were all in town for the Grand Opening of Wake Nation, the newest cable park to open in the US. Owners Pete and Nick went all out when building this park, as everything from the pro shop to demo room to rails/sliders were top notch! We spent three full days riding the rails and hanging with Cincy’s wake contigent. Radio Interviews and media day were a highlight, as the Grand Opening literally took the city by storm. Avoiding tornado’s and thunderstorms, we managed to premier Billabong’s new Out of the Pond to a delighted crowd and raffle off ton’s of LF prizes to the fans. The weekend was a blast and we can’t wait to head back! Big thanks to Pete and Nick for treating the entire LF squad like kings, you guys are the best!

Patio Area

Fooshee getting stylee

Fooshee – Reed – LaRiche (Cincy Chile 3-Way)

If you build it they will come

Henny on the LF Dragon Rail

Pro Shop

LF Board Wall

http://videos.wakeboardingmag.com/viewVideo.php?video_id=1652&title=Harley_Clifford_s_Winning_Run_at_Pro_Tour_Stop_1

May 29, 2009

Mt. Morris, WI – Nordic Mountain, a ski resort in Central Wisconsin, has recently announced its plans to install a wakeboard cable system scheduled to open in June of 2009. The cable system, a Sesitec System 2.0, will be the first of its kind set up in the Midwest, and only the seventh installed nationwide.
Cable parks have been popular in southern states such as Florida and Texas for years. Instead of being pulled by a boat, cable systems pull the rider using a system of overhead cables, which are connected to a tow handle that comes down to the water. Unlike a traditional cable system that goes in a circle around a lake, the System 2.0 is an innovative straight line cable with two towers. When the rider gets to either end of the System 2.0, he or she edges out as far as possible. As the rider’s momentum slows, the cable switches direction as the rider makes a half circle to seamlessly pull him or her back the opposite direction.
Nordic Mountain’s System 2.0 will be installed on their private, 1.5 acre snowmaking lake. The towers will be positioned roughly 400 feet apart. Powered by a 7.5 horsepower electric motor, the system is both quiet and environmentally friendly.
Nordic Mountain’s Wake Park will include floating features similar to those found in a snow terrain park. Normally not available to wakeboarders in the Midwest, these features will provide a unique challenge for intermediate and advanced riders. System 2.0 also allows riders to do aerial tricks by tensioning the cable system, also known as “loading the line.”
Not limited to advanced riders, the System 2.0 has proven itself as a great way to learn the sport. The upward pull of the cable makes learning a breeze and minimizes impact from falling. For those that don’t have their own equipment, helmet, vest, and board rentals will be available in various sizes to fit most anyone’s needs.
The System 2.0 made its U.S. debut at Surf Expo 2008 at the Red Bull Wake Lab in Orlando, Florida. Since that time it has created a buzz throughout the wakeboarding community, and professional riders have praised the System 2.0 for its smooth, consistent pull. Industry experts expect the innovation to change the sport, mostly by making it more accessible to people.
One thing is certain: this exciting new System 2.0 will make wakeboarding more accessible and more thrilling for riders in the Midwest this summer. More information on the Nordic Mountain Wake Park can be found on their website at www.nordicmountain.com.

Fort Worth, Tex. – Fans packed the shores of Texas MasterCraft today for the final rounds of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour stop in Fort Worth, Tex. Riders in the Pro Men, Women and Jr. Pro Men divisions, threwdown their best runs of the contest to try to win the first Tour stop of the 2009 season.

The one reoccurring theme throughout this weekend’s contest in the Pro Men’s division was upsets created by rookie riders, and today was no different. Harley Clifford of Thornlands, Australia, shocked everyone in Fort Worth today, when the 15-year-old rookie was called to the top of the Pro Men’s podium. Clifford, posting a 94.75 in his final run, beat out Olivier Derome, Aaron Rathy and two-time wakeboard world champion, Andrew Adkison for the top spot.

“I’m just stoked… there are no other words,” said Clifford. “Making it to the Finals was huge for me, but winning my first U.S. Pro Tour stop is just unreal.”

As unreal as it may seem to Clifford, the rookie rider now sits at the top of the MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour standings list, making him the top-seeded rider in the next contest.

Incidentally, another rookie rider, England’s Nick Davies, claimed the ROCKSTAR Best Trick Award with his massive Toe-9 off of the U.S. Air Force kicker. The Award is a $1,000 cash prize.

Continuing her success from 2008, England’s Nicola Butler took first-place today in the Pro Women’s division Finals. Butler, 17, who captured the win in Fort Worth last year, faced off in a stacked six-woman Final. Former wakeboard world champ Amber Wing and four-time X Games gold medalist Dallas Friday rounded out the women’s podium, respectively.

The top amateur riders in the Jr. Pro Men’s division hit the water today for their four-man Final. The heat was tight between most of the riders, but Bob Soven (Longwood, Fla.) stood out from the competition to take the first Tour stop win of the season with nearly a 15-point differential from his next closest competitor. Phillip Alsinger, Mitch Langfield and Steel Lafferty rounded the Final, respectively.

The MasterCraft Pro Wakeboard Tour will make its next stop of the season in Pleasant Prairie, Wis., on June 19-21.

For results, standings, photos, videos, athlete bios 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.

Media Partners

To catch all the high-flying, rail-sliding, water-sports action of the King of Wake series, tune in to FUEL TV – the official television partner of the King of Wake. WakeBoarding, published by Bonnier Corp., is the official magazine of the King of Wake series. Read about all things wakeboarding, with expert coverage of professional instruction, gear, boats and news.

King of Wake

Viewed as the world’s elite pro wakeboarding circuit, the King of Wake series has attracted the sport’s top athletes from throughout the globe. With more than $300,000 in prize money over the eight-event season, athletes compete during the course of the year to be named the “King of Wake” – an award based on points accumulated at each stop of the series. Events include the Wake Games, the WWA Wakeboard National Championships, the WWA Wakeboard World Championships and all five stops on the Pro Wakeboard Tour. The King of Wake is organized by World Sports & Marketing – the leading wake events producer since 1988.

Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports

Alli, the Alliance of Action Sports, is a global business that encompasses national and international action sports tours and events, multimedia production, and a consumer facing lifestyle brand. The Alliance includes: the Dew Tour, Winter Dew Tour, China Invitational, Maloof Money Cup, AMA Motocross Championship, King of Wake series, and the Free Flow Tour; Alli Productions, which creates original content, produces and presents content with partners, and distributes Alli content through a variety of channels. Alli is owned by NBC Sports and MTV Networks and represents a network of athletes, fans, brands and properties. Its mission is to facilitate the momentous growth of action sports, through competition and lifestyle, for a new generation of fans and athletes. The Alli properties are home to more than 550,000 spectators each year and broadcasts more than 150 hours of original content in 100 countries and 280 million homes worldwide. More information can be found at www.allisports.com.

SUNDAY, MAY 31 – PWT FINAL RESULTS:

Pro Men: Finals – Heat 1

1. Harley Clifford AUS 94.75

2. Aaron Rathy CDN 89.50

3. Andrew Adkison USA 79.25

4. Olivier Derome CDN 76.50

Pro Women: Finals – Heat 1

1. Nicola Butler UK 98.50

2. Amber Wing AUS 84.75

3. Dallas Friday USA 79.00

4. Raimi Merritt USA 72.25

5. Meagan Ethell USA 60.50

6. Raequel Hoffman USA 55.00

Jr. Pro Men: Finals – Heat 1

1. Bob Soven USA 96.50

2. Phillip Aslinger USA 81.75

3. Mitch Langfield AUS 81.50

4. Steel Lafferty USA 80.25