The third day of the Chicago stop of the Dew Tour was nothing short of fun. The Park finals kicked off for the first part of the day. There were a lot of surprises to how everything played out. Daniel Dhers had a few crashes that threw off his whole day. Mike Spinner got flats in both of his runs taking him out of the contest. Dave Mirra came out to win. He still has his brakes off and was riding faster than anyone else on the course, throwing some of his biggest tricks coming through with a very clean second run to take the first place podium. Garrett Reynolds killed it with his Barspin and Tuck No Hander variations off everything for second place. Marcus Tooker put together some solid runs that landed him in third place for the day.
Dave Mirra went all out with the “Air Traffic Controller” also known as the 360 backflip tuck no hander.
The guys know how to have plenty of fun. Morgan Wade doing the worm after a crash during his run.
Brandon Dosch had a solid weekend of riding. Here he is with a super dipped 720.
Marcus Tooker with a Bike Flip.
Daniel Dhers had a few crashes that kept him from the podium, but it didn’t keep him from this 720 Tire Grab.
The podium with Dave Mirra in first, Garrett Reynolds in second, and Marcus Tooker in third.
1 Mirra Dave
2 Reynolds Garrett
3 Tooker Marcus
4 McCann Steven
5 Dosch Brandon
6 Webb Mark
7 Mast Craig
8 Nyquist Ryan
9 Dhers Daniel
10 Enarson Dennis
11 Wade Morgan
12 Spinner Mike
13 Smith Jeremiah
14 Darden Rob
15 Guettler Ryan
16 Buckworth Andrew
17 Main Harry
18 Cooke Allan
19 Barbero Alessandro
20 Banasiewicz Brett
21 Dillewaard Dave
22 Perry Joshua
23 Toohey Jaie
24 Thompson William
25 Coleman Austin
26 Harrington Josh
27 Napolitan Anthony
28 Hunt Brian
29 Kiraly Kevin
30 Laughlin Patrick
31 Cranmer Scotty
32 Bezanson Drew
33 Klinger Seth
34 Salyers Glenn
35 Whitton Alistair
The Vert prelims and finals took place later in the day. The riding got wild in the finals when Simon Tabron tried a 900 One-Foot One-Hander and looped out. Chad Kagy wasn’t messing around when he dropped in looking for the Double Flair. He over rotated and slammed to the ground, knocking himself out and requiring the medical staff to take him off the ramp on a stretcher for precaution. Chad was okay and appeared just before Jamie Bestwick dropped in for his final run. Jamie had crashed early in his first heat, leaving his last run to be the make or break for winning the event. With his insanely high airs and endless book of tricks he pulled it all together for a real smooth run that landed him in first place.
After the Park finals there was Vert prelims and finals.
Koji Kraft has a lot of fun doing what he does. He literally always has a smile on his face. He probably had one for this One-Hander One-Footer too.
It is always a treat to watch Dennis McCoy ride. 42 years old and clicking Turndowns.
Chad Kagy with a Superman Seat Grab Indian Air moments before crashing on a Double Flair.
Jamie went down early in his first run. Instead of jumping up to try and pull together a run with his time, he did a little demo on proper One-Handed Push Ups.
Kevin Robinson with a Tuck No-Hander Flair. After Chad had went down, Kevin pulled 9 consecutive Flairs in respect of Chad and to get the guys back in the game.
Right after Jamie killed his winning run, he came to check up on Chad who was watching from the side.
The podium with Jamie Bestwick in first, Simon Tabron in second, and Steven McCann in third.
Photos and Words by Kurt Hohberger
1 Bestwick Jamie
2 Tabron Simon
3 McCann Steven
4 Robinson Kevin
5 Walker Jimmy
6 McCoy Dennis
7 Eggleston Jay
8 Zurita Francisco
9 Kagy Chad
10 Kraft Koji
11 Byron Vince
12 Wood Tim
13 Coleman Austin
14 Jovel Jorge
15 Valenta Jan
16 Mancuso Mike
17 Williams Danny
18 Nolli Rob
19 Branham Jason
20 Warden Zackery
