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Sort of quiet up here in the Northern Hemisphere when it comes to FMX, but our friends down under are rocking it: This week Freerider MX crowned Joe Sheppard 2009 Rider of the Year, based on overall performance during the Australian freestyle competition season. Shepard sealed the deal with a fourth place finish last weekend at the Narrogin Rev...
Airing Sunday, November 22, at 8:00pm Eastern Time (5:00pm Pacific Time), and re-airing several more times during the next month, pro wakeskater Brian Grubb stars in FUEL TV’s signature 30-minute series “Firsthand.” FUEL TV catches up with the winningest wakeskater in the world, Brian Grubb, as he spends his summer traveling, and playing...
After working on if for a couple years, the good folks over at Skate One have released a special edition DVD of their first DVD, the Bones Brigade Video Show. “This is the first of the famous Bones Brigade Videos. It was filmed at the beginning of the 1980s skateboard boom and was intended to show new skaters what had been going on ...
What a day for Kauai's Alana Blanchard, who defeated two world champs on her way to the 2009 Vans Hawaiian Pro title. She was able to find a good wave on the very end of the Final heat and didn't waste time smashing the lip and posting the highest score of the day (7.83).It was a great Final with all 4 surfers exchanging waves and putting...
DC’s first ever interactive community website exclusively for snowboarders is now live at http://www.dcshoes.com/community and DC wants to know, “Are you in yet?” This user content driven social community was created to give snowboarders and fans of DC a chance to connect with each other and the DC snow team and features exclusive content t...
The inaugural Oakley Riot double up wakeboarding event will take place on December 2nd in Dubai during the Sea Dubai Festival. FUEL TV has learned that the event will take place at the Dubai International Marina Club in Dubai and is truly a star studded event. Heavyweights only here - we're taking King of Wake winners and competitors and in...
Our friends at TransWorld Motocross dropped their Kickstart DVD this week, starring Chad Reed, James Stewart, Ryan Dungey, Justin Barcia, Josh Grant, Tarah Gieger, Brian Deegan, Nate Adams, and Jason Lawrence. Peep the trailer, then click through to pick one up: That's a hell of a Christmas present for somebody on your list.
Head on over to Sun Diego in Escondido on November 21 to high-five the Lakai team. Mike Mo Capaldi, Marc Johnson, Brandon Biebel, Rick Howard, Mike CArroll, Rob Welsh, Jeff Lenoce, and Vincent Alvarez will all be there signing autographs. There's also a free Lakai tee when you buy a pair of Lakai shoes. Win some more gear in the raffle, too! ...
2009 Reef Hawaiian Pro. All photos by Paulo Dias After five days of flat conditions in Haleiwa, the swell finally arrived, allowing Rounds 2 and 3 of the Reef Hawaiian Pro to hit the water today. Even though the waves were small, organizers wasted no time, running a full action packed day of competition at the North Shore of Oahu.The biggest st...
The Liquid Force Lyman is a super-charged board that will take just about anything a rider gives it. This is one of their most aggressive wake to wake boards, as it's built for speed, pop and power. Straight up, straight back down. This FUEL TV editor rides with that same overall approach - so we approve!The Details Double to Quad concave h...
Surf Addict will once again host "It's About Sea Life Benenfit & Paddle-Out 2", an event which benefits several sea life protection and environmental non-profit organizations such as SurfAid International, Save The Waves Coalition, Surfrider Foundation and The Marine Mammal Center.The event will take place at the Aquarium of the Bay, in th...
FUEL TV has been aware that the 9th Annual Alliance Superlative Awards were about to be announced in the latest issue of Alliance Wakeboard Magazine.There were some details however, that are new even to seasoned FUEL TV editors! Up for grabs are some of the industries most prestigious awards including Rookie of the Year, Rider of the Year &...
Surf is Culture!Make sure to check out the second annual California Surf Festival, presented by FUEL TV, this upcoming week (November 19-22) at Oceanside, California. The funds raised during the event will help support the California Surf Museum and its quest to document, promote and preserve the surf culture.Some of the main attractions i...
Kolohe "brother" Andino claimed the Rip Curl GromSearch National Finals last weekend at Salt Creek, California and will represent the US in the International Finals, held at Bells Beach during the Rip Curl Pro 2010. The supergrom impressed the crowds and threw down some of the best maneuvers of the event.Nage Melamed, from Hawaii, won the girls ...
Vindicated. Happy. That's how wakeskaters worldwide should feel today after Nautique announced that wakeskating will be added as a new discipline at the 51st Masters Water Ski & Wakeboard Tournament. The wakeskate division will be included as a finals round on Sunday, May 30, 2010 of the esteemed Masters tournament, held at Callaway Gard...
Chris WardWith all eyes on the 2010 Dream Tour, top US surfers are getting ready for the final showdown at the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing, in Hawaii. Chris Ward and Timmy Reyes are betting on their CT campaigns to hold onto their spots for next year. They will have to put on an impressive performance at the Pipeline Masters in order to stay b...
Jetpilot is releasing one of the most inventive boardshorts FUEL TV has seen in quite some time. To go along with it, they're not even called "boardshorts" anymore. Now it's "Rideshorts". The product that Jetpilot is announcing is called “The GameChanger”. The GameChanger is a rideshort with an ultra-lite sublimated 360º stretch ny...
Last Spring Shaun Murray announced his Pay it Forward program for 2009, in cooperation with WakeBoarder.com. Murray and Hyperlite upted the ante by including a prize drawing for those who participated. The Grand Prize winner would be treated to having Shaun fly in for a day of riding behind their boat on their home lake. Never to break a p...
All photos by Paulo Dias Vans Triple Crown of Surfing is officially on!The Reef Hawaiian Pro, first jewel of the Triple Crown series, was called on this morning after the contest director assessed the conditions at the beautiful Ali'i Beach Park. The waves started of on the fun side but throughout the day, with the change in the winds and incon...
FUEL TV stumbled upon a redesigned and redeployed Liquid Force Web site today, and things look good from our vantage point.The new site features all of Liquid Force's 2010 wakeboarding gear, including wakeboards, wakeboard bindings, wakeskates, wakesurf boards, life jackets and ropes and handles. Liquid Force's 2010 clothing line, brand-new...
