Blowsion’s SurfSlam has already started and the huge waves where the actual cause of the first injuries. Steve Webster of Kommander Induastries and ex-Ski racer Wayne Hoffer keep us informed with daily reports and pictures.
Words: Vasilis Moraitis
Photos: Warren Lindsay
Blowsion Surf Slam 2009 update On Friday 11nth of Sep it was practice and qualifying for Pro Am. All Pro Am Freeride will compete on Saturday. Pro and Pro Am racing will do two motos on Sunday. Pro Free ride will compete Sunday also. As soon as we have fresh news and photos we will upload them. Dustin Motzouris and his brother Tyron will compete in close course and Freeride too and both are sponsored by Monster Energy. Steve Webster of Kommander Industries sent us the pictures from Friday’s early morning preparations.
Saturday 12
 The surf is big, rider’s attendance surprisingly good and lots of personal watercraft enthusiasts and ex-racers attended the Surfslam 2009 that was held on Tierra Del Mar Beach located just north of Pacific City Oregoncombines the second round of the IFWA Freeride World Championship Tour with the IJSBA Freeride World Cup and Motosurf Western Championship. Kommander Industries and Steve Webster made lots of work in terms of promoting the event as well bringing top riders at this surf race. beach, organized by Blowsion and
Ex-Ski racer and sponsor of Vasilis (www.jetskiworld.gr) Wayne Hoffer from Seattle reports on Saterday’s activity: “They didn’t race today because the surf was too big, they did Freeride qualifying only. The freeriders were struggling  big time because of the big surf. Dustin “The Motz” Motzouris hurt his right foot in Freeride and has been icing it all day. It is very swollen on top. I don’t know the extent of the injury and if he can race tomorrow, hopefully no broken bones. Mark “The Shark” Sickerling two times IJSBA Pro Freestyle World Champion had a bad day and sunk his ski, and he was riding with a broken finger.”
Sunday – Race day
Kommander Industries pilots ruled Pro Ski class with Dustin Motzouris winning Pro Ski in a class of his own and his brother Tyron closing the podium in third place. Dustin although being in pain he appeared on his ex-Factory Kawasaki Slippery white/green wet suit that remind to everyone that he was a Factory Kawasaki rider in the early 2000. Wayne Hofer reports for Motz brother: “I asked Motz about his foot and he said it hurt and was bothering him out there. He thought he may have a broken bone. Tyron sank his ski in the first  heat but Kommander Ind.’s crew got it running again for moto 2.” Steve Webster owner of Kommander Industries proved ones again that his heart belongs to racing and we expect to see the Motz brothers playing protagonistic role at the World Finals in Pro Ski. On the other hand, the big news of the event was Jordan Fielder’s come back in USA’s racing scene. After 2004 the young british rider did not have an adequate support to appear at the World Finals again. It was nice to see him in action and good shape and wearing his special 2004 white/red custom made Slippery wetsuit –since he finished second overall on his new RSR race craft- and we hope that we will see him in Havasu in October. Blowsion had painted his race craft ones again which featured the 2004 graphics with the huge #37 on each side. Jeff Troegner was another rider who appeared to be very fast on the surf. If he keeps that speed in Havasu the competition in Pro Ski will be intense.
Ross Champion won the 2009 Blowsion Freeride competition. After a great battle of huge tricks, Ross in a class of his own defeated Mike Serlin in final event. Frenchman Pierre Maixent took third place overall. Mark Gomez took the win in Amateur Class.
Classification
Freeride
1 Ross Champion (Usa)
2 Mike Serlin (Usa)
3 Pierre Maixent (France)
4 Graham Reid (UK)
5 Eddie Bettencourt (Usa)
5 Peter Mc Loughlin (Australia)
5 Jeremy Fleming (Australia)
5 Marc Sckerling (Germany)
9 Federico Bufacchi (Italia)
9 Jerry Jones (Usa)
9 Darin Anderson (Usa)
9 Jerry Brandon (Usa)
9 Eric Forney (France)
9 Josh Lustic (Usa)
9 Tiago Geitens (Brasil)
9 Cuong Son (Usa
17 Tanvir Hussain (UK)
17 Thomas Suchodolski (Usa)
17 Dustin Motzouris (South Africa)
17 Arkadius Schramek (Germany)
Pro Ski
1 Dustin Motzouris
2 Jordan Fielder
3 Tyron Motzouris
4 Jeff Troegner
PRO/AM Ski
1 Tiago Geitens
2 Carl Mead
3 Mike Hackler
4 Ian Benson
5 Shawn Blanchard
6 Robby Myer
Amateur Freeride
1 Mark Gomez
2 Chris Rosner
3 Stanton High
4 Zack Bright
4 Adam Bingaman
4 Todd Rijken
7 Ramon Ferre
7 Tanner Thomas
9 Stephen Foot
9 Kyle Moore
9 Erik Loomis |
