Ultimate X is fast growing into the best action sports event in South Africa. 2010 was a watershed event and the guys from Old School Productions built on that success for 2011. This year saw the return of BMX, skate and FMX, and the addition of Wakeboard and the massively popular BagJump. A couple of thousand Capetonians rocked up and boy were they not dissapointed!
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| The FMX boys blew the crowd away! (Photo: Pierre Marqua) |
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I started the day with a backwards jump off the 7m platform of the BagJump and that kept me awake and going for the entire day. The BagJump is a huge inflated bag used for stunts and training for snowboard, skiing and BMX. ABSA, the primary sponsor for this years event, was asking everyone there to fill in some forms and you got to jump for free all day. It was an amazing addition to the event as a whole.
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| BagJump is FUN! (Photo: Pierre Marqua) |
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| Moses going big on his way to the Podium. (Photo: Pierre Marque) |
Next up was the skating with a great street course built by Jamie and the crew from Dope Industries. A lot has been said over the last few weeks about the level of skating in SA, but I have to say I was suitably impressed by what I saw and filmed. Skating has always been one of the trickier sports to film, as you have to shoot a lot to get the gold. However, when you get the shot with the high level of difficulty involved in skating, it all becomes worthwhile!
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| Wake in the city! (Photo: Pierre Marqua) |
Using the canal at the event location for the Wake contest was pure genius. People were able to watch from both sides of the water and the big kicker and monster rail put the riders to the test. I love when outdoor action sports are brought into the urban environment and I am pretty sure we will see an even bigger setup for 2012.
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| Cape Town's Hotties came out form the event! (Photo: Pierre Marqua) |
Anyone who doubts that BMX is alive and well needs their eyes checked! We must have some of the best guys in the world right now and once again they blew minds at Ultimate X! Hardly any wipes, lots of huge combos and super high quality riding across the board! I look forward to filming with these guys again!
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| The BMX crew went large! (Photo: Pierre Marqua) |
Last, but certainly not least, were the FMX crew from Jozi. Cape Town hardly ever gets to see FMX and these guys had the crowd frothing for more. The level of riding has exploded since last years event and many insane jumps were seen, with "Sick" Nick de Wit pulling off numerous back flips. We are definately going to need to get these guys down to the Cape more often!
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| Can you say - HUGE? (Photo: Pierre Marqua) |
The event was finished off with much ice cold Black Label draught, YUM! (Yes, I am a beer slut) and great performances from Reburth, Taxi Violence and PHFat. I cannot wait for next year already! Look out for the full web video soon, our next episode of theGoodLife on Supersport in April, which will have this event on it and here is the Teaser video to wet your pipes!
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