2007-2008 Volcom PBRJ: Keystone Results
The 17th and final regional stop on the 2007/08 North American Peanut Butter and Rail Jam tour went down Sat April 12 at Keystone Resort, Colorado!
Keystone has been making some serious moves in the art of terrain park construction over the past few years so we were more then a little intrigued as to what the park crew would assemble for the PBRJ. Needless to say, we weren’t disappointed! The contest site consisted of a down-flat-down box, a flat-down culverts/barrels and an imposing down-rail. After hitting the features, competitors had the option of unstrapping right away or getting tricky on a quarterpipe. As if this wasn’t enough, Jason George and his crew also created three huge mounts of snow that would be used as drop-ins for the features! Well-played boys!
The 15 and Under Division kicked the PBRJ proceedings off at high noon with an formidable onslaught of jibbery that won’t soon be forgotten! The three features were defenseless and systematically slaughtered out in the open! Competitors and spectators alike looked on in horror as rippers like Dustin Eldridge and Hunter Velds put on a show that our future kids will hear about some day. After the 15 & Under finals wrapped up, it was Dustin Eldridge taking 1st, Michael Wickenheiser 2nd and Hunter Velds a close 3rd!
Just as we caught our breath, the 16 & Over Division pounced off the drop-in mounds and took aim at the PBRJ site. The bombardment was unmerciful and relentless! After taking an early beating on the flat-down culverts, Sam King got back in the saddle and mounted a bold offensive! Despite Sam’s consistency, Derek Summerling and Jackson Edison were hot on his heels and making things interesting for all in attendance. As the finals came to a close, Sam King grabbed 1st, Derek Summerling 2nd and Mr Jackson Edison 3rd.
The girls were up next and people were kidding themselves if they thought there would be a dull moment! It seems each season the girls narrow the gap between themselves and their male counterparts. Sticking with this trend, the femme shred assassins put on a solid show and had the judges shaking their heads! A variety of hammers were thrown down in short order as the girls displayed a “take no prisoners” attitude. The winners atop the heap ended up being Emily Blewitt (1st), Hannah Fuller (2nd) and Iris Lazz (3rd)!
The Open division rounded out the day’s PBRJ anarchy with a helluva show! With familiar faces like Mikey Lucido and Jake Larue in attendance, it was no surprise that this battle would go down to the last second! With 270s flying every which-way, it didn’t take long to realize that the scores were going to be super tight. When the day wrapped up, it was Jake Larue in 1st, Pauly Weston in 2nd and Mikey Lucido taking home 3rd!
We want to extend a huge thanks to Laura Harris, Jason George, Flip Chavez and everyone else at Keystone that put in all the hard work and long hours to make the PBRJ a success! Thanks also to Joe, Zack and Jon for judging and Volcom’s own Jon Strieby for backing us up all day long. Last but not least, thanks to Electic, Celtek and Vestal for kicking in some prizes for the winners.
Don’t forget that the $40,000.00 PBRJ Championships is coming up at Mammoth Mtn Sat April 26th. If you can’t make it out to the finale, be sure to log on to volcom.com to watch the live webcast!
Results:
15 & Under
1st: Dustin Eldridge
2nd: Michael Wickenheiser
3rd: Hunter Velds
4th: Garrett Knockenm
5th: Jake Christensen
16 & Over
1st: Sam King
2nd: Derek Summerling
3rd: Jackson Edison
4th: Dave Salterfield
5th: Luke Haberkern
Girls Division
1st: Emily Blewitt
2nd: Hannah Fuller
3rd: Iris Lazz
4th: Jordan Parks
5th: Lejawn Allen
Open Division
1st: Jake Larue
2nd: Pauly Weston
3rd: Mikey Lucido
4th: Blake Hunter
5th: Billy Mackey
Click HERE to see all the pics!
Monday, April 14th 2008 @ 03:13 PM.
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