Toe Jam Wakeskate Series Ends With A Bang

Orlando, Fla.  – Wakeskating’s premier contest series concluded today at the OWC in Orlando, Florida, as 25 of the world’s best riders battled it out for the Rockstar Cable Jam and the coveted Toe Jam overall season title.

Toe Jam fans packed the shoreline while celebrating the Fourth of July watching the historic events as they unfolded. All the riders were pumped riding under sunny skies on glassy water and the Toe Jam vibe was in full swing.

Top moves of the day were a switch mute 180 glide off the kicker by Dieter Humpsch, Bret Little’s 270 shove onto the box, shove off, John Ruark’s varial flip on / shove off the box and a 360 flip from Reed Hansen and Matt Manzari during their head-to-head battle.

The final two riders battling in the final were Stu Shinn and Bret Little. Shinn laid down a solid run with a boardslide big spin, backside big spin, 360 shove, kickflip, backside flip and backside 360 off the kicker.

Little, the Texas native who rides for Byerly Boards and Rockstar Energy Drink, is a local at the TSR cable and looked as comfortable as ever during his finals run. Highlights were his 270 shove to back lip shove, kickflip, back lip / boardslide shove, slob 360 and switch backside 360 off the kicker. The difficulty of his run, combined with the variety of moves utilizing the whole course earned him the Rockstar Cable Jam title.

The road to victory wasn’t easy, “It was pretty wild and really intense,” Little said.  “Everybody came out firing and it’s awesome to see everyone riding so well on the cable. The Toe Jam is the best series in the sport right now, and we need it really bad. Next year’s gonna be amazing.”

Tension was in the air as the coveted season title was on the line as well. Reed Hansen advanced further than Brian Grubb today, earning him the overall title, with Brandon Thomas taking third. Hansen definitely earned it, while stomping a quarterfinals run including four flip tricks and solid rail hits. “It’s an awesome feeing to ride consitent all year” said Hansen. “I can’t wait  to get out and hit some spots with my new Grinch winch I won for the overall.”

Scott Byerly would like to thank Rockstar Energy Drink and O’Neill for their undying support of the Toe Jam as well as Nike 6.0, Hyperlite, Arnette Air Nautiques and Sea Doo. “Without these guys, there would be no Toe Jam as we know it and a lot of them have been behind it since day one.”

See attached press release for today’s results.

Toe Jam Season Title Points Race

Reed Hansen 260
Brian Grubb 250
Brandon Thomas 245
George Daniels 235
Matt Manzari 225
Nick Taylor 175
Bret Little 175
Stu Shinn 175
Clint Tompkins 165
Ross Gardner 155
Steve Cambell 150
Aaron Reed 85
Ben Horan 85
James Balzer 80
Andrew Pastura 80
Grant Roberts 80
Dieter Humpsch 80
Andrew Fortenberry 80
Christopher Kallas 80
Kyle Hyams 75
Yan Lecomte 75
Nick Harlos 75
Travis Doran 75
Aaron Perkins 75
Cody Rivett 75

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Final Stop Of 2009 Toe Jam Wakeskate Series 

Orlando, Fla. — Don’t miss the final stop of the 2009 Toe Jam wakeskate series as the top rider is crowned with the season title at the Orlando Watersports Complex for the Rockstar Cable Jam on July 3-4.

Toe Jam CEO and All-American Godfather, Scott Byerly, rescheduled this event from July 24-25 to the holiday weekend so that friends and family can come out and enjoy the Fourth of July at Florida’s premiere wake park. Spectators can catch some rays, ride the OWC’s large cableway, grab lunch and check out the latest wake products at Performance Ski and Surf’s on-site retail shop. Byerly is looking forward to another historic Toe Jam throw-down, “It’s been another amazing season and the riding just keeps getting better. The OWC is the perfect spot to cap off this season and crown a season title winner.” 

The highlight of the day is sure to be the head-to-head final, where last year Reed Hansen laid down a five-flip-trick finals run capped off by a double kickflip, the first ever in competition.

Riders will be scored on their use of the park as a whole, with consideration given for both surface tricks and moves pulled off the rails and kickers.

Semi-finalists will be challenging for six open spots into the 12-man final. Six other spots are already reserved for past Toe Jam Champions.

Past Champions (already qualified)
Brian Grubb
Brandon Thomas
Aaron Reed
Clint Tompkins
Reed Hansen
Ben Horan

Daily Schedule:

Friday, July 3
Practice: 4-8 p.m.
 
Saturday, July 4
Qualifying: 9-1 p.m.
Semis / Finals 2-6 p.m.

Riders must register on line  by Thursday, JULY 1 or pay a late fee on site and register during Friday’s Practice session.

 Scott Byerly would like to thank Rockstar Energy Drink and O’Neill for their undying support of the Toe Jam as well as Nike 6.0, Hyperlite, Arnette Nautiques and Sea Doo. “Without these guys, there would be no Toe Jam as we know it and a lot of them have been behind it since day one.”

2009 Toe Jam Stop #3 

Orlando, Fla. — The world’s best wakeskaters are gearing up for stop number three on the Toe Jam wakeskate series which is going down on June 5-6 at a new location on the tour, Correct Craft’s Corporate headquarters just outside of Orlando, Florida.

Historically, the wake event has produced some of the most exciting showdowns ever seen. Look for top guns Brian Grubb, Nick Taylor, Reed Hansen and Stu Shinn to bring their A-game as well as many other up-and-coming rippers.

Scoring will be based on the rider’s performance off the wake of the Byerly Edition Nautique 210, including re-entry moves and lip tricks. Flats moves will not be rewarded as high for this event. The riders who find themselves on the podium will be the ones who go big, ride smooth and land the sports most progressive tricks. 

Semi-finalists will be challenging for twelve open spots into the 16-man finals. Four other spots are already reserved for past Toe Jam Champions.

Past Champions (already qualified)
Brian Grubb
Brandon Thomas
Reed Hansen
Ben Horan

Daily Schedule:

Friday, June 5^th @ Performance Ski & Surf
Mandatory Registration & Check In: 6-8 p.m.
 
Saturday, June 6^th @ Correct Craft Headquarters

528 to  Exit 20 (International Corp Park Blvd) go South to dead end and make left on Aerospace Blvd. go ½ mile to entrance of Correct Craft’s Corporate Headquarters on right. Check in at guard gate and let them know you are attending Toe Jam.

Qualifying: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Semis / Finals 2 - 6 p.m.

Riders must register  by Thursday, June 4^th  or pay a late fee at mandatory check in at Performance on Friday June 5^th from 6-8 p.m.
 
Scott Byerly would like to thank Rockstar Energy Drink and O’Neill for their undying support of the Toe Jam as well as Nautiques, Nike 6.0, Hyperlite and Arnette. “Without these guys, there would be no Toe Jam as we know it and a lot of them have been behind it since day one.”

Check out the Rockstar Winch Jam Page events page for more photos.

Rockstar Rail Jam Rider Information

Toe Jam Stop #2 

Orlando, Fla. —Stop number two on the Toe Jam wakeskate series is set for May 8-9 at the Projects in Orlando, Florida. The world’s best riders will be battling it out behind a PWC in the sport’s most progressive rail course.

Toe Jam director Scott Byerly is looking forward to another throw down at the historic Projects site. “This is where it all started.” Byerly said. “There’s no better place to have a rail contest. And this site, with all its history, really makes the riders want to ride good and show the world that they’re pushing it.”

Just like every rail event, Byerly stated that the course is a “rail park” which means riders will be judged rail-heavy, but that surface and lip tricks will be counted as well. Will we see another flawless run by last year’s champion Nick Taylor? Perhaps another Ben Horan flicked kickflip off a flat rail? Does Reed Hansen still have his 360 flips on lock? All these questions and more will be answered soon enough.

Semi-finalists will be challenging for six open spots into the 12-man finals. Six other spots are already reserved for past Toe Jam Champions.

Past Champions (already qualified)
Brian Grubb
Brandon Thomas
Aaron Reed
Clint Tompkins
Reed Hansen
Ben Horan

Daily Schedule:

Friday, May 8
Practice: 4-8 p.m.
 
Saturday, May 9
Qualifying: 9 a.m. - 1 p.m.
Semis / Finals 2 - 6 p.m.

Riders must register on line at http://www.byerlytoejam.com/2009/?page_id=7 by Wednesday, May 7 or pay a late fee on site and register during Thursday’s Practice session.
 
Next Event:
Rockstar Wake Jam
Nautique Headquarters Friday & Saturday - June 5 & 6

Scott Byerly would like to thank Rockstar Energy Drink and O’Neill for their undying support of the Toe Jam as well as Nike 6.0, Hyperlite, Arnette and Sea Doo. “Without these guys, there would be no Toe Jam as we know it and a lot of them have been behind it since day one.”

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