2008 AST Dew Tour's Playstation Pro: Vert Results - Orlando – Dennis Enarson won the BMX dirt event and Pierre-Luc Gagnon won the skateboard vert event Saturday in the PlayStation Pro.
2008 AST Dew Tour's Playstation Pro: Vert Results
Orlando – Dennis Enarson won the BMX dirt event and Pierre-Luc Gagnon won the skateboard vert event Saturday in the PlayStation Pro.
Gagnon’s winning run included two 720’s for the first time in AST competition, four 540’s and numerous flip tricks and technical grabs. The 28-year-old from Canada finished at 96.00 points.
Andy Macdonald of Boston was second at 87.00 and Danny Mayer of Omaha, Neb. was third at 86.00.
“It feels amazing,” Gagnon said. “After my second run I knew I was in first and I had nothing to lose. I just went for it. I’ve been trying to pull this run all year. Finally I pulled it on my first run, tried it on my second, and had my dream run on the last one. That’s never happened.”
The four-day competition is the final event of five stops of the AST Dew Tour that features skateboarding, BMX and freestyle motocross. Sunday's action features the Freestyle Motocross and Skateboard Park finals.
AST Dew Tour PlayStation Pro Skateboard Vert Results:
1. Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canada, 96.00.
2. Andy Macdonald, Boston, 87.00.
3. Danny Mayer, Omaha, Neb., 86.00.
4. Sandro Dias, Brazil, 85.25.
5. Adam Taylor, Cocoa Beach, Fla., 81.00.
6. Bob Burnquist, Brazil, 80.75.
7. Anthony Furlong, Tampa, Fla., 79.50.
8. Buster Halterman, Wellsville, Calif., 75.25.
9. Jean Postec, France, 71.75.
10. Bucky Lasek, Baltimore, 45.75.
AST Dew Tour Final Standings
Skateboard Vert Points
1. Pierre-Luc Gagnon, 408.
2. Andy Macdonald, 395.
3. Bob Burnquist, 381.
4. Bucky Lasek, 370.
5. Adam Taylor, 322.
6. Sandro Dias, 286.
7. Buster Halterman, 239.
8. Renton Millar, 233.
9. Danny Mayer, 211.
10. Neal Hendrix, 198.
About AST
The Action Sports Tour (AST) is the recently created umbrella brand and organization of the world’s most prestigious action sports events. Currently the AST consists of two national tours, one international event and an amateur series: AST Dew Tour (debuted in 2005), AST Winter Dew Tour (debuting in 2008), AST China (debuting in 2008), and Free Flow Tour (debuted in 2005). The AST properties are home to over 280,000 spectators each year and broadcast in 100 countries and 280 million homes worldwide. The AST Dew Tour consists of five major, multi-sport events spanning across the country, with a cumulative points system, a $2.5 million competitive purse – the largest in action sports – and an additional $1 million bonus pool. Each event features skateboarding (park and vert), BMX (park, vert, and dirt) and freestyle motocross. At season’s end, the overall point’s leaders in the six disciplines are crowned year-end champions and awarded the prestigious Dew Cup. Key lifestyle elements at each Tour event include the Festival village, specialty competitions, and live cutting edge music. The AST Dew Tour partners include Mountain Dew (tour title sponsor); and Panasonic, Right Guard Xtreme, Wendy's, Toyota and PlayStation® (event title sponsors). Associate partners include Ball Park, Mongoose®, Nike 6.0, NowWhat.com and Verizon Wireless. More information can be found at ast.com.
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