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Barrow on Furness BKSA round 2

02/09/2010

BKSA Barrow 2010 

Barrow the second round of four wasn’t on last year’s roster so I didn’t know what conditions to expect, arriving late Friday night to no beach and little wind I didn’t expect much of the place. With an early night and a full stomach I nervously slept wondering what to expect for Saturdays competition.

I woke to a stiff breeze of about 15-18 mph perfect for my 11m C4, bursting with energy I went for breakfast and registration, with a few quiet words from rich the time of 1 o’clock was set for the competition. With only 4 riders in this round it wasn’t to be as busy as Redcar but with up and coming riders like Dan smith the heats promised to throw a spanner in the mix.

Having been drawn against Dan in my first round I knew it was going to be tough so I went in with a cool head, clear plan and lots of concentration to pull me through. With some fantastic moved from both of us including 360 varial’s, Arial kick flips and kite loops it was a close call but I edged ahead with my smooth tricks and super consistency putting me strait in the final.

With Steve Smith winning his round going into the final it was up to Dan and Carl to battle it out for another place in the top 3. With Dan just getting it against Carl the final was set promising to be full of action and massive moves.

Again I went into this round with a clear head and one goal which was to do my ultimate best, Steve and Dan had both been riding in top form that day so I knew I had a lot of work ahead to be able to do well. My aim throughout the comp had been consistency smoothness and big air so I continued doing what worked best in the conditions boosting some massive tricks including powered raileys, varial 360’s and kite loops. Steve also riding well had been landing similar tricks on his 14m Vegas with Dan smith boosting some mega 720’s showing us all how its done. After what had felt like the longest 7 minutes of my life just like that the round was over leaving it to the judges to decide who won the crown.

After a long hard think from a close round the judges concluded that I was first, with Steve in second and Dan in third due to my super consistent technical and smooth style. I myself would like to thank all the riders in the competition without them it could not have happened and also to the race team who helped make it a fantastic event. The podium stands...

1^st Ash Garwood- Ozone, Trampa

2^nd Steve Smith- Ozone, Trampa

3^rd Dan Smith- Peter-lynn power kites 

Again thanks to the BKSA and my sponsors without them I would not be here.

All the best and ride safe.

Ash Garwood