Olivia Wilde Bikini Shoot

Its Monday and that means cheering the boys up on the first day of the work week. I watched "Tron-Legacy" last night and that brought the incredible, Olivia Wilde, to my attention once again. So here she is in all her glory...

B.A.S.E Jumping in Iceland with Matthias Giraud

Matthias Giraud shows us the beauty - and danger - of B.A.S.E. jumping in the unspoiled wilds of Iceland. From dramatic waterfalls to flying a Wingsuit over an active Volcano, Iceland provides a dramatic backdrop to this crazy Frenchman.

All shot on a GOPro

XGames 2012 - Day 2, Massive Rally Cross Crash

Toomas Heikkinen crashes big during a RallyCross practice session. Talk about needing some extra speed to clear the jump.

 

Red Bull Supernatural - The full TV Special

It's been a few months now since the Red Bull Supernatural event and I have been patiently waiting for this moment - the full Tv show from the States is now online for you to watch! The most unique and ground breaking Snowboarding event of all time, Supernatural was the brain child of backcountry and Big Air king, Travis Rice. Sit down, grab some Popcorn and prepare to have your mind blown...

Zambezi Sharks invade Golf Course - Xtreme Golf?

I never thought Golf would make it onto my blog, but this is pretty amazing. No one is trying to recover the lost balls in that water feature!

Wilko Shows how to rip Macaronis

Wilko lofting airs on demand. (Photo: ASP)

Matt Wilko gives us all a lesson on how to murder perfect warm water lefts. If you want more from Matt, you should check out his new blog - Out 2 Brunch

The Ultimate Dirt BMX Course - Red Bull Dream Line

Red Bull Dream Line (Photo: Red Bull)

Perfect lines, dirt aplenty, some of the world's best BMX riders and time aplenty. This is the Dream Line. Sick event, sick edit!



The qualifers pitted all 16 of the riders against each other. But only eight of them made it to the finals.

Red Bull Dream Line invited 16 of the world's best BMX dirt riders to Anthony Napolitan's private training facility in Wabasha, Minnesota. A first of its kind, Red Bull Dreamline features an unrestricted trails-style course that the riders couldn't get enough of.

"Fighting Fear" - The Bra Boys are back...

Mark Mathews surfing "Ours" at night! Pretty scary really...

To say the Bra Boys are not my favorite is simply true. The movie of the same name did not make me feel for these guys at all. In fact I thought some of them deserved exactly what they got. This movie however has a somewhat different feel. Instead of playing the sympathy card, it simply shows the life and bond of 2 truly good mates through their trials and tribulations and missions surfing giant nasty waves. I am amped to see it.



Mark is a Big Wave Surfer. He dreams of being the best.
Richie, Mark's best mate shares his love of Big Wave Surfing but has his own ambitions. A carpet layer by day, Richie dreams of becoming a MMA Cage-Fighting Champion. Both are fearless, living life on the edge, daring each other to surf bigger waves, party harder, take greater risks. But when their adrenalin-seeking antics & hardened partying turns sour, it sets in motion a dramatic and life-changing series of events that threatens to derail everything they have worked so hard for.

In an instant, Mark's Big Wave surfing career is in tatters & Richie is facing a jail term. But for these two friends, giving up is not an option. It's not the mistakes you make but how you overcome them. Their unwavering friendship gives them the courage to battle their demons, rise up from their troubled past & conquer their fears. One good friend can Change your life.



This feature-length docu-drama, told through the eyes of the two friends, Pro-surfer Mark Mathews and MMA fighter Richie Vaculik & filmed over three years, provides a unique & candid insight into the tumultuous life of two world-class athletes facing against-all-odds personal challenges.

This is the second feature film by exciting new Australian talent, Macario De Souza, co-director of BRA BOYS, the highest grossing Australian documentary (non-imax) of all time. Aged just 28, Macario not only wrote, directed, edited, shot & produced FIGHTING FEAR but as Kid Mac wrote & performed 5 songs on the soundtrack.

With a rip-roaring soundtrack and featuring entertaining & insightful interviews from some of the world's most influential action sports athletes, including ten-time World Surfing Champion Kelly Slater, two- time World Surfing Champion Mick Fanning, Big Wave Surfer Bruce Irons, three-time Women's World Surfing Champion Steph Gilmore & two-time UFC World Champion BJ Penn, FIGHTING FEAR is a jaw-dropping action-packed documentary that is surprisingly emotional, powerfully uplifting & utterly compelling.

FIGHTING FEAR is inspirational, heart-stopping entertainment.

Slater is the Boss - Hurley Pro Wrap Up

Kelly dominated Trestles and is well on track for another Title. (Photo: ASP)

King Slater, that should be his official name change! After he missed Jbay a lot of people were writing him off and claiming his time was done - I might have thought it. He came back to win Teahupoo, nearly took the NY Pro from Owen and absolutely killed Trestles this week to win the Hurley Pro. Firmly back at number 1, World Title 11 on track. Lets not forget Owen Wright though. The kid has made 3 finals in a row with Kelly and won one of them. Owen was ripping all week at trestles, but just did not have the legs to pip Kelly at his favorite contest wave in the world. So now the tour moves across the Atlantic to Europe for the Quik Pro France - a contest Kelly has been know to win! Lets hope Jordy is back from injury and able to climb back into the title race. Right now Owen is Kelly's only competition.



ASP Press Release:

LOWER TRESTLES, California/USA (Wednesday, September 21, 2011) – Kelly Slater (USA), 39, has won his fifth Hurley Pro at Trestles title, defeating Owen Wright (AUS), 21, in a hard-fought Final that saw the iconic Floridian overtake the young Australian in a last-minute exchange with a final score of 17.50 to 16.74.

Slater and Wright’s third consecutive Final bout marks a first in ASP history, as no two competitors have faced off in three successive ASP Dream Tour Finals – a noteworthy statistic in sparking this new rivalry in the battle for the ASP World Title.

Slater roared to life on the Final day, unloading the highest heat-total of competition, 18.40 out of 20 in the Semifinals, and maintained his lethal form throughout the day’s entirety with a consistent display of new-school airs and patented carves to clinch his unprecedented 48th elite ASP World Tour victory and third of the season.

“Owen (Wright) is tough and he’s been surfing great,” Slater said. “There really are no weak points to his surfing and he’s going to be a standout in every spot. A lot of the guys tried to get him this week and I got lucky in that last exchange. I was taking the first wave of the set under his priority and once I got priority I wanted to wait. It almost looked like there wasn’t a wave after Owen’s. It’s been fun surfing against Owen and surfing Lowers. It’s been a great week and thanks everyone for the crazy support, it’s been wonderful.”

Wright, current No. 2 on the ASP World Title rankings, has continued to build momentum throughout his sophomore year amongst the ASP Top 34 and dispatched of a rampaging Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, and rookie prodigy Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, en route to his rematch against Slater, but was unable to solidify the victory over the veteran in the Final.

“I’ve been enjoying the rivalry,” Wright said. “We’ve had some great heats and the last three finals have been great. I’m glad the sets came through at the end. It was a bit of a dud final but I’m glad that last exchange came though at the end. It made it exciting.”

Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, was a standout throughout the Hurley Pro at Trestles, earning the highest single-wave score of 9.80 as well as the second-highest heat-total of 18.23 in his Quarterfinals win over Joel Parkinson (AUS), 30, and consistently unloaded some of the most progressive maneuvers of the contest.

“I had a bit of fire after yesterday, not against Joel (Parkinson), but just to show that I could beat him,” Wilson said after his Quarterfinal win. “I’ve dreamed about surfing against Joel and Mick (Fanning) my whole life and yesterday gave me a lot of confidence to go against him today.”

The young Australian got off to a slow start in his Semifinals matchup versus Owen Wright after an interference and was unable to rebound, finishing equal 3rd overall. Wilson now sits at No. 11 on the ASP World Title Rankings.

Heitor Alves (BRA), 29, who finished equal 5th in New York, continued his giant killing spree at the Hurley Pro Trestles, defeating ASP World Title campaigners Taj Burrow (AUS), 33, and Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, before falling to Slater in the Semifinals to earn his career best result of an equal 3rd place finish.

“Thanks God for everything in my life,” Alves said. “This is a good result for me. Adriano is a good surfer, he rips this wave and surfs very well. This is a great event for me and I enjoy this wave.”

Alves’ performance moves him from No. 20 to 14 on the ASP World Title Rankings.

The next stop on the 2011 ASP World Title season will be the Quiksilver Pro France from October 4 – 13, 2011.

Highlights from the Hurley Pro at Trestles are available via http://www.hurley.com/hurleypro

For additional ASP information log on to www.aspworldtour.com

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES FINAL RESULT:
1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 17.50
2 – Owen Wright (AUS) 16.74

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES SEMIFINALS RESULTS:
SF 1: Kelly Slater (USA) 18.40 def. Heitor Alves (BRA) 16.57
SF 2: Owen Wright (AUS) 14.74 def. Julian Wilson (AUS) 10.04

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES QUARTERFINALS RESULTS:
QF 1: Heitor Alves (BRA) 12.77 def. Adriano de Souza (BRA) 12.50
QF 2: Kelly Slater (USA) 17.60 def. Josh Kerr (AUS) 11.07
QF 3: Owen Wright (AUS) 15.67 def. Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.67
QF 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 18.23 def. Joel Parkinson (AUS) 14.93

HURLEY PRO AT TRESTLES ROUND 5 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Heitor Alves (BRA) 12.74 def. Taj Burrow (AUS) 9.80
Heat 2: Josh Kerr (AUS) 15.27 def. Jeremy Flores (FRA) 12.97
Heat 3: Mick Fanning (AUS) 18.23 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 10.27
Heat 4: Julian Wilson (AUS) 15.67 def. Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.37

CURRENT ASP WORLD TITLE TOP 10 (After Hurley Pro at Trestles)
1 – Kelly Slater (USA) 44,950 pts.
2 – Owen Wright (AUS) 39,900
3 – Joel Parkinson (AUS) 35,400
4 – Adriano de Souza (BRA)31950
5 – Josh Kerr (AUS)30,800
6 – Taj Burrow (AUS) 29,250
7 – Mick Fanning (AUS)28,200
8 – Jordy Smith (ZAF)27,500
9 – Jeremy Flores (FRA)23,700
10 – Michel Bourez (PYF) 22,250

Wok gets the interview everyone wanted - Bobby btw a Wok and a Hard Place

Ok, so we all know about the Bobby drama last week in NY at the Quik Pro. The surf media have been aflutter with attempts at getting the man to do an interview to explain himself and why he told the ASP World Tour to go F**ck themselves. Little surprise then that our guy, Wok, was the only journo, hardcore enough, to face the wrath of the Tennis hating Mexican. I am pretty sure this interview will win a Pulitzer!



For more check out - I am Wok

Drama, Arials and Upsets at the Quik Pro NY - Day 2

Adriano letting his surfing do the talking! (Photo:ASP)

 Outside of the Bobby Fiasco, there were actually some pretty amazing waves and surfing on display in New York for day 2 of the Quik Pro. While the waves can certainly not be considered the ideal for a "Dream Tour", they were super fun and the world's best had no compunction in ripping them apart. I would love to see the stats on aerials landed in this comp, would be interesting reading. The big news was obviously Bobby's tirade and consequent disqualification from the competition. In some ways though the bigger news is actually who benefited from this... None other than Mr Kelly Slater, who gets a free pass through to Round 4 thanks to Mr Martinez. That should keep the conspiracy theorists going for a while. In sad news, Travis Logie was knocked out in Round 2 and he now will have to go cane the last WQS contest to have any chance of making the cut. He is however really well positioned for the rest of the year and has a great chance of qualifying for 2012. The ASP Press release below.



LONG BEACH, Long Island/New York (Wednesday, September 7, 2011) – The Quiksilver Pro New York continued for the second consecutive day at Long Beach in Long Island, New York and saw the completion of Round 2 as well as the first four heats of Round 3. Stop No. 6 of 11 on the ASP World Title Series, the Quiksilver New York marks the final event before the mid-year rotation while also offers up the richest prize purse in surfing history of US$1,000,000. Hurricane Katia continued to deliver increasing three-to-four foot (1 metre) surf throughout the day, and there was no shortage of fireworks that went off in Long Beach. Adriano de Souza (BRA), 24, current No. 4 on the ASP World Title Series, vigorously attacked the Long Beach lefthanders on his backhand and belted the day’s highest single-wave score of 9.20 while netting the top heat-total of 17.93 (out of 20), in Round 2 before taking his Round 3 heat.
“I’m really happy with my performance today,” De Souza said. “My first heat was better for sure, I got the 9 and the 8, but I tried to get in rhythm in Round 3 and I hope I can keep going and get a good result in here. My house is really similar to these waves in New York and I feel at home out in these conditions.” De Souza, who defeated Travis Logie (ZAF), 33, in Round 2 before topping Patrick Gudauskas (USA), 25, in Round 3, kept his ASP World Title campaign alive with today’s effort and is hunting a strong result in New York to regain the No. 1 position on the ASP World Title Rankings. “I’m stoked to make my heats today,” De Souza said. “We had tough conditions and I knew for me that if I fell in that heat I would be out of the World Title Race. I’m happy to make it and hope I can keep my rhythm for the rest of the event. I’m looking forward to the no-loser’s Round 4 and hopefully I can keep going in this event.”
Taj Burrow (AUS), 32, put on an amazing aerial performance on his forehand in Round 3 compliments of the side-shore winds blowing into the Long Beach right-handers and lofted a 17.10 heat-total while eliminating Adam Melling (AUS), 26, from competition.
“It’s pretty good out there,” Burrow said “Us natural footers that like to do airs rub our hands together when wind’s like that. I did that big alley-oop on that first wave and I stacked it, but when I was through air I felt the board sticking to my feet. I knew that heat was going to be fun. I wasn’t aware of his (Adam Melling’s) position on the rankings, but I’m thinking about the money. I’m trying not to, but it’s there in the back of my head.” Melling, current No. 35 on the ASP World Ranking, will not make the mid-year rotation for Trestles, but could possibly appear as an alternate in the remainder of the ASP World Title events.
Mick Fanning (AUS), 30, two-time ASP World Champion, rebounded after a Round 1 loss yesterday, making a change in his equipment to dispatch of dangerous local wildcard Balaram Stack (USA), 20, with a dominant performance. “It’s always hard when you lose that first round, you’ve got to go back and pick up the pieces and go again,” Fanning said. “Wildcards are difficult because they’re usually locals and they know spot. I tried to get moving early and keep moving. The tide was dropping out and I just tried to get them in early. My board yesterday wasn’t working to well, so I went back to my normal shortboard that I’ve been riding all year.”
Brett Simpson (USA), 26, got the best of a series of exchanges over ASP Dream Tour veteran Taylor Knox (USA), 40, in their Round 2 match-up. Knox, current No. 30 on the ASP World Ranking, will wait on the results of the surfers ranked behind him who are still alive in the Quiksilver Pro New York to see if he maintains his position among the ASP Top 34 entering Trestles. “We all knew coming into this event that Taylor (Knox) needed to do something and I am coming off momentum from Teahupo’o,” Simpson said. “He’s been a mentor and friend since I started on tour last year. He’s inspired all of us. It’s just the way it goes. I was anxious. I knew there was a lot on the line for him and I want to climb the rankings too.” Simpson will face off against ASP Dream Tour rookie Julian Wilson (AUS), 22, in Round 3.
Jeremy Flores (FRA), 23, who was a standout at Teahupo’o, maintained his form in the beachbreak conditions on offer at the Quiksilver Pro New York, eliminating fellow European and close friend Tiago Pires (PRT), 31, in a hard-fought Round 3 battle. “I didn’t like surfing against Tiago, I want him on tour,” Flores said. “He’s my friend, but I want to do well here, I want to make heats, but I wanted to see him do well here because I knew he needed a result. I couldn’t find any really good waves. The guys in the heats before had fun waves with great walls and mine were fat or wide. I guess my wave choice was bad, but I made it.”
Bobby Martinez (USA), 29, has been disqualified from ASP competition in New York. An explanation is available on the ASP website. When competition resumes, up first will be Josh Kerr, 27, (AUS) against Raoni Monteiro (BRA), 29, in Heat 5 of Round 3. Event organizers will reconvene tomorrow at 6:30am to assess conditions for a possible 7:30am start.

Highlights from the Quiksilver Pro New York will be available via http://www.quiksilverpro.com
Surfline, official forecasters for the Quiksilver Pro New York, are calling for Solid SE swell from Hurricane Katia expected during the second half of the week before fading headed into the weekend. For more information, log onto www.aspworldtour.com

QUIKSILVER PRO NEW YORK ROUND 2 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Mick Fanning (AUS) 15.20 def. Balaram Stack (USA) 7.06
Heat 2: Owen Wright (AUS) 14.07 def. Asher Nolan (USA) 11.33
Heat 3: Adrian Buchan (AUS) 12.10 def. Keanu Asing (HAW) 9.00
Heat 4: Bobby Martinez (USA) 14.06 def. Bede Durbidge (AUS) 13.73
Heat 5: Fredrick Patacchia (HAW) 13.10 def. Michel Bourez (PYF) 11.27
Heat 6: Damien Hobgood (USA) 13.13 def. Gabe Kling (USA) 10.00
Heat 7: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 17.93 def. Travis Logie (ZAF) 14.40
Heat 8: Kieren Perrow (AUS) 13.17 def. Cory Lopez (USA) 12.50
Heat 9: Adam Melling (AUS) 15.70 def. Matt Wilkinson (AUS) 13.97
Heat 10: Kai Otton (AUS) 13.50 def. Chris Davidson (AUS) 12.43
Heat 11: Brett Simpson (USA) 12.93 def. Taylor Knox (USA) 11.20
Heat 12: Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 14.93 def. Daniel Ross (AUS) 8.83

QUIKSILVER PRO NEW YORK ROUND 3 RESULTS:
Heat 1: Taj Burrow (AUS) 17.10 def. Adam Melling (AUS) 12.87
Heat 2: Adriano de Souza (BRA) 15.60 def. Patrick Gudauskas (USA) 12.67
Heat 3: Jeremy Flores (FRA) 13.60 def. Tiago Pires (PRT) 12.73
Heat 4: Jadson Andre (BRA) 13.17 def. Damien Hobgood (USA) 7.93
QUIKSILVER PRO NEW YORK REMAINING ROUND 3 MATCH-UPS:
Heat 5: Josh Kerr (AUS) vs. Raoni Monteiro (BRA)
Heat 6: Kelly Slater (USA) vs. Bobby Martinez *Will not be surfed. Martinez disqualified from competition.
Heat 7: Mick Fanning (AUS) vs. Fredrick Patacchia (HAW)
Heat 8: Kieren Perrow (AUS) vs. Alejo Muniz (BRA)
Heat 9: Adrian Buchan (AUS) vs. Heitor Alves (BRA)
Heat 10: Joel Parkinson (AUS) vs. Kai Otton (AUS)
Heat 11: Julian Wilson (AUS) vs. Brett Simpson (USA) Heat
12: Owen Wright (AUS) vs. C.J. Hobgood (USA)

Wakeboarding a Glacier Lake in Austria

Dominic at a "Secret Spot" (Photo: Red Bull Media)

Wow, this a very cool little piece. these guys must have froze their balls off on the Glacier! Really nicely shot and put together to.


Dominic Gührs and Frederic von Osten - two wakeboard pros and best buds go on a search for new wake spots. On their first spot, they shred the Weißsee glacier lake near Uttendorf, Austria.

Nine Knights - Mountain Bikers go Medieval in Austria

Medieval Big Air - Nine Knights (Photo: Red Bull)

I love events that go out there to be different and innovative. The Nine Knights mountain bike concept is exactly that!

Suzuki Nine Knights MTB 2011 - Highlight Video. Thanks Peoplegrapher for this stunning Highlight Clip of six days Nine Knight sessions on a big air line and
freeride trail at Urlaubs-Arena Wildkogel / SalzburgerLand / Austria. All infos on www.nineknights.com and watch Kurt Sorge, Geoff Gulevich, Martin Söderström, John Alm Högmann, Yannick Granieri, Pierre Eduard Ferry, Andi Wittmann, Amir Kabbani, Linus Sjoholm, Bienvenido Alba, Niki Leitner, Andi Brewi and other riders shredding.

Music:
Brummer - Red Hands
www.facebook.com/BrummerOFFICIAL

The Meanest day at Chopes ever with Bruce Irons

Make no mistake, this was the heaviest day in modern surfing history. People will be talking about this for a long, long time, so we sat down with Bruce Irons to have him run us through it all.

Industrial Revolutions - Danny Macaskill's Latest, Trial, Short Movie

This guy just gets better and better. Every time I see one of Danny Macaskill's short videos I think to myself, surely he cannot improve on this one? But inevitably he does and here is the very latest offering...



Industrial Revolutions is the amazing new film from street trials riding star Danny Macaskill. Filmed and edited for Channel 4 's documentary Concrete Circus.
Industrial Revolutions sees Danny take his incredible bike skills into an industrial train yard and some derelict buildings.' Filmed in the beautiful Scottish countryside Danny Macaskill's latest film was directed by Stu Thomson (Cut Media/MTBcut) for Channel 4's documentary Concrete Circus.

www.CutMedia.com
www.DannyMacaskill.com

Music is 'The Wolves' by Ben Howard courtesy of Universal Island Records

Captain Kai's World hits the Airwaves on www.2OV.fm

That's right you lucky bastards, your favorite Action Sports blogger is going onto the airwaves. Thanks to the insanely clever and incredibly handsome guys at 2 Oceans Vibe Radio, I will be starting my new radio show on Monday Evenings from 8-10pm (South African Time.) The show promises to be a good laugh as I have guests from the worlds of Action Sports and Social Media, liberally garnished with raw rock and banging beats. The first show is on Monday 15th August 2011.

Show 1 Line Up:

Photo: ASP

Action Guest: Jordy Smith, Current World Number 2 Surfer.
Blog: Jordy Smith.com Twitter: @JordySmith88

Blogger Guest: Warwick "Wok" Wright, SA Surfing Awards winner for best use of Social Media.
Blog: I am Wok Twitter: @Wok84

Music Guest: DJ Narch, producer, DJ and part of the mayhem that is PHFat
Sound Cloud: Narch Beats Twitter: @NarchBeats

Interact with us on Twitter and WIN a R500 Voucher from the fine Folk at RVCA - just tweet us during the show and be sure to insert @RVCASA and @KapteinKai - I will choose the best message by the end of the show for the winner!

To tune in on the Interweb, via PC. Mac or Smart Phone, just click on the 2 Oceans Vibe link below:

www.2OV.fm

Billabong Pico Alto Big Wave event is Green Light for Today

Today, Thursday August 11th 2011, the best big wave riders in the world will compete at the Billabong Pico Alto 2011, presented by Sony, the second event of the 2011 Big Wave World Tour (BWWT) held at the famous surf spot in Pico Alto, Punta Hermosa beach, about 43 km south of Lima.

Billabong Peru BWWT Tour Director Gary Linden, Sean Collins, and Surfline.com, official forecaster of the BWWT, monitored the weather and made the final call. The conditions look optimal and the swell is expected to produce solid 30 foot face waves with some larger sets possible.

Legendary shaper and Big Wave World Tour Director Gary Linden said:
“With a long period swell on the way with great direction and light winds, Pico Alto will provide some excellent waves for this year’s event. While not quite as big as last year, the quality looks to be better and we can expect a very high level of big wave performance surfing.”



The best big wave surfers on the planet will be arriving this week in Peru. Last year’s winner and current Big Wave World Champ Jamie Sterling will defend his title against personalities like Greg Long (USA), former World Champ Carlos Burle (Brazil), XXL award winners Danilo Couto (Brazil) and Grant “Twiggy” Baker (South Africa), as well as locals legends like Alvaro Malpartida, Rafael Velarde, Gabriel Villarán, Sebastian de Romaña and more.

Gabriel Villarán, the highest ranked Peruvian, currently 3rd in the world, has the opportunity to surpass current BWWT leader Marcos Monteiro (Brazil).
The Billabong Pico Alto is one of the most intense waves of the Big Wave World Tour, giving athletes the opportunity to compete for $12,000 USD prize purse and leading into the third event, the Nelscott Reef Big Wave Classic 2011 to be held this Fall/Winter in Oregon, USA.

The event will be webcast by Terra Peru and Billabong www.billabong.com/sa
For more info, please visit
www.billabong.com/sa/picoalto11 www.bigwaveworldtour.com

BWWT Ranking after Punta de Lobos (Chile)
1) Marcos Monteiro (Brazil) 2) Ramón Navarro (Chile) 3) Gabriel Villarán (Peru)

Invitees

2011/2012 BWWT Top 12-
1) Jamie Sterling (Hawaii) 2) Kohl Christensen (Hawaii) 3) Anthony Tashnick (USA) 4) Carlos Burle (Brazil) 5) Marcos Monteiro (Brazil) 6) Peter Mel (USA) 7) Chris Bertish (South Africa) 8) Cristian Merello (Chile) 9) Greg Long (USA) 10) GabrielVillarán(Peru) 11) MarkHealey(Hawaii) 12) KealiiMamala(Hawaii)

Locals Invitees–
1) Gonzalo “Chendo” Velasco (Peru) 2) Rafael Velarde (Peru) 3) Sebastian de Romaña (Peru) 4) Javier Swayne (Peru)
5) Rafael Otero (Peru) 6) Jaime Venegas (Peru

Event Invitees–
1) Alvaro Malpartida (Peru) 2) Grant “Twiggy” Baker (South Africa) 3) Ian Walsh (Hawaii) 4) Danilo Couto (Brazil) 5) Ramón Navarro (Chile) 6) Frank Solomon (USA)

Ken Blocks Gymkhana World Tour Stop - Vienna

The world cannot get enough of Mr Block and his rally car antics on tar. I have to agree with the world though, it's pretty epic to watch, must be even more fun to drive though! Take a look at the video and check out how good a time these guys have - especially look out for our own Austrian export, Chris Cab, on the mic.

It's hard being on top!

"Ever since we filmed the first Gymkhana video, I have wanted to be able to bring this type of action to a place where people can watch it live, and Gymkhana World Tour does exactly that," said Block. "I'm super stoked on the staggering turnout we had in Austria. It was just amazing to have such an enormous crowd be able to witness the hooning so close, and to see everyone enjoy it so much."



In addition to Block's smoke-filled, dangerously close, gymkhana antics, the Hoonigan was joined by the Masters of Dirt freestyle motocross crew, including Blake "Bilko" Williams and Adam Jones. The FMX riders not only put on a show of their own, but joined in with Block for a little synchronized insanity.

"It was awesome being able to work with Bilko, Adam and the Masters of Dirt team at the event," said Block. "Those guys were going huge during their sets and the crowd was bugging when we were running the course at the same time. The crowd also went wild for the surprise Segway donuts, which we did completely unrehearsed at the end of the show."

While the main event took place Sunday night, the actual event spread over the entire weekend, offering media and VIPs rides with Block in his Gymkhana Ford Fiesta.

"I am always happy to be able to give people the experience of actually getting in the car with me, since, while it may be fun to watch, nothing beats actually getting in the car," said Block. "The only bummer is that we can't give everyone a ride."

The Vienna stop of the Gymkhana World tour was presented by Monster Energy, Masters of Dirt ,Ford, DC, Raiffeisen and SPY Optic. The next stop will be in Los Angeles, California, on Saturday, July 23rd, followed by the final stop in Melbourne, Australia, on Saturday, September 3rd.

Celebrating all the Girls on National Woman's Day

Today is National Woman's Day here is South Africa and to celebrate I thought it would be nice to check out ladies riding in multiple disciplines world wide.

First up we have some really cool girls from Spain carving on Tar:



Next up it's the ladies of the snow, both Ski and Board:

We all know the girls have been upping their game seriously in the surf:

Ladies are even charging the tuff world of FMX.

Check it out, Girls are even flying on FMX bikes:



I hope that was a little bit of inspiration for the Ladies out there! I wish all my female readers a well deserved and happy, National Woman's Day! The Captain loves you all..
Hey Ladies, check out Shred Bettys for everything to do with ladies and riding in South Africa!

theGoodLife Show 2 - Best Action Sports Show in SA

Make sure you catch our second show of theGoodLife on Supersport 7 (South Africa) tonight at 8pm. This episode covers the Ultimate X event in Cape Town this past February. Action sports on display were Skating, Wakeboard, BMX and FMX. Also on the show, Rolling Retro with RVCA at Llandudno beach, the most popular surf CON test of the year.

Big thanks to ABSA our presenting sponsor and Old School productions our event partner for everything in Action Sports.