Malibu Riders Dallas Friday, Brian Grubb & Matt Manzari took home huge
Wake Award honors from Wakeboarding Magazine last week during Surf Expo in Orlando, FL. Dallas earned Best Rider and Grubby too Best Video Performance and Team
Malibu Boats' Matt Manzari captured Wakeskate Move of the Year with a boardslide backside flip. Way to go Team!
Best Women's RiderThis female ripper kills it in all aspects including contests, exposure, photos, video sections and progressive riding. ’06 Winner:
Dallas Friday / ’07 Winner: Amber Wing / ’08 Winner: Nicola Butler
5. Raimi Merritt
4. Melissa Marquardt
3. Nicola Butler
2. Amber Wing
And The Winner Is:
Dallas FridayBest Video Performance – WakeskateThis is awarded to both the rider and producer, with consideration given to both the level of riding and filming/editing. This is a new category for 2007. ’07 Winner: Aaron Reed / DVS – N.A.R.L.A. / ’08 Winner: Danny Hampson Volume Wakeskate Videos
5. Ben Horan / Scene One / Fun Boots
4. Nick Taylor / Scene One / Fun Boots
3. Brandon Thomas / A.V.E. / Rewritten
2. Andrew Pastura / Scene One / Fun Boots
And The Winner Is: Brian Grubb (
@BriankGrubb) / Billabong / Out of the Pond
Oakley’s Move Of The Year: WakeskatingThis award is for the single most impressive, sickest, innovative and progressive move pulled all year, with categories for wakeskating. The winner was chosen by the WAKEBOARDING Magazine. Wakeskate MOY Runners Up:
James Balzer - Toeside Wake-to-wake Kickflip
Russell Brightwell - 360 shove on Spillway Wall Ride
Russell Brightwell - Varial Flip
Travis Doran - Front Big
Justin Forest - Hard Flip
Brian Grubb - Bomb Drop Billabong Bus
Brian Grubb - Wake-to-wake Indy Back Big
Danny Hampson - Backside Big Spin
Reed Hansen - Wake-to-wake Heelside Frontside 540
Reed Hansen - Wake-to-wake Backside 540
Ben Horan - Backside Tail Slide to Backside Big Spin
Dieter Humpsch - Wake-to-Wake Frontside Flip
Kyle Hyams - Backside Big Spin Down Spillway
Chris Kallas - Wake-to-wake Backside Big Spin 360
Matt Manzari - Board Slide Varial Flip
Andrew Pastura - Backside 360 Kickflip
Andrew Pastura - Switch Grapeflip
Andrew Pastura - Switch Front Big Heel Flip
Grant Roberts - 360 Shove
Stu Shinn - Wake-to-wake Shove Catch Shove
Nick Taylor - Backside Big Spin
Nick Taylor - Switch Flats Backside Flip
And The Winner Is — Wakeskating:
Matt Manzari, Boardslide backside flip
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Wakeboarding Magazine Wake Awards.
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Malibu Boats (@MalibuBoats) dealer Singleton Marine Group would like you to join them for Rail Jam 2011, May 14th. This will an all day and into the night party. Watch Team SMG and Pro riders launch and grind across some of the biggest sliders this area has ever seen. The course will be over 1200ft. in length. Join the fun from noon until 10pm in front of Singleton Marine Group Yacht Center located at Holiday Marina. Food and drink will be available at Castaways, the marina’s brand new bar and grill. Enjoy the Music and tons of great deals from SMG WAKE shop! If you think you have the stuff to master the rail, email Johnny Tobaben at johnny@singletonmarinegroup.com we might give you a shot!
