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15/12/2010

BKSA Round 4 Blackpool (Finals)

Back to Blackpool for the 2^nd year in a row – this time on the Northern Beaches at Bispham.

It was the final event of the season and it was everything to play for as I needed to gain at least a 2^nd to take the title of British champion 2010.

THURSDAY

The event started a day early due to the end of year prize giving on the Saturday night so I and ash headed to Nottingham, Trampaboards HQ to pick Floyd up. After a well needed breakfast and board tune up we started the very long and cramped journey to Blackpool. We arrived late Thursday night to a very wet and cold Blackpool.

FRIDAY

We awoke Friday morning for yet again a rainy and cold day most people where off put by the weather and wasn’t looking forward to competing but being Trampa/ozone we never give up and where well up for it. The day consisted of a prompt 8:00AM sign in 10Am riders briefing then 11AM comp start, due to the lack of hard sand the beach was unrideable so all the land competitors and judges set off in a convoy to find a competing area, we managed to find a beach a little up the road from where it was meant to be. Once decided the comp would be held here as the wind where onshore and picking up nicely to about 25mph we went and got kitted up. Floyd was first up with his 9m frenzy and he looked totally lit so me and ash set our 11m sport and C4 up.

Once we all had warmed up a bit the heats where drawn up, up first was me and Dan Smith who is now an official trampa rider. After a perfect heat I went through to my 2^nd heat against Floyd and Steve and its fair to say I was bricking it as their both awesome riders, I managed to win the heat and move through to the final, me and Dan again. Floyd, Steve and Ash where in the semi finals battling it out for 3^rd place, Floyd gave us all a scare and came down really hard putting him out of the heat leaving Ash and Steve to fight for 3^rd.

SATURDAY

We were all shattered after a hard days riding in comp from the day before but still had to put on an expression session for the public, at least the sun was shining which gave us some motivation. The wind was very light but we all made the best of it and managed to practice our light wind riding.

Once back at the B&B we all spruced up for the prize giving and end of year prize giving party as it was a black tie event, Floyd even straightened his hair for this event which is a very rare sceptical. We all waited anxiously for the results of Blackpool, Steve Smith 3^rd, Dan Smith 2^nd and Jack Elston 1^st. Then they moved on to the Final results of the whole year, Ash Garwood 3^rd, Steve Smith 2^nd and Jack Elston 1^st making me the British Kitelandboarding Champion 2010 and with it being a trampaboards and ozone dominated podium we were all stoked. We all headed down to Walk about (a local chain bar) where we all celebrated a fantastic end to what had been a well run and successful Kiteival10 thanks to the BKSA.

Round 4 resuts:

1^st Jack Elston

2^nd Dan Smith

3^rd Steve Smith

End of 2010 Result:

1^st Jack Elston

2^nd Steve Smith

3^rd Ash Garwood

Me Floyd and Ash would like to thank Ozone kites and Trampa Boards for their continued support in us as we couldn’t have done it without you guys!

See you soon

Jack Elston

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