Sunset Jams 2008 Reports

(photo credits from rumplestiltskin.zenfolio.com)

The Final Sunset Jams had its last event after 4 years running and the event went out with a blast. Malaysia crew, Ismail came down for the 2nd time to support our event. The Malaysian riders were Botaxxx,Emi,Hadric,and an aussie guy who was staying with them Neil.Local SST riders were Bam, Sallehin, Curly B,wobble,Home and even Balal.We also saw all time favourite Mr CK who was always going big burly tricks.From the bedok Boys, Duowheels crew we saw Farhaan, Jamal,Markus(stingRay),Fahil (penyu).All the way from the north,woodlands Farhaan(Taufikbatisah) coming with Fy from fourtyonethirty.And not forgetting the 3rd place best trick contesst winner Ismail(pasiris) with a X-factor to nohander.What a trick. MTB box jump guys were Hong Chun Fairoz,Jian Quan,Monkey,Konrad.

Mtb Box jump cat, history has written, Tan Hong Chun pulled of the 1st ever backflip in contest on a MTB with a HUGE air not forgetting his extended Superman seatgrab!! His overall run was slick and smooth. BMX box jump was total madness. Qualifiers was smooth and riders was playing it safe with constant small trick.Jamal had the cleanest runs with double seat grab and superman-grab.In Finals of Box jump pressure were building up from the riders.Farhaan(duowheels) attempted 720 but failed underrotated,but manage to recover with 360 table and 360. Marcus turndown was slick. Jamals superseatgrab was at his best.CK for the 1st time again attempted a 360 backflip.He got too much speed and eventually landed overshoot the receiver of the box jump.Due to that we did not participate in the DJ finals.SST crew Bam had bad injury in the practise run the day before and had made his run simple and clean,with superman seatgrab,turndown,backflip,cancan.Farhaan(taufiq) came with an injury he suffered weeks back and did manage to impress the judges with tobbagon,cancan,nofooter,x-up.Malaysia guys were not taking and chances.Emi combo was a killer,360x-uptoxdown,turndowns.Botak had all his tricks dialed,360whip,superman whip,tuckynohander,turndown.

DJ finals,Curly B(SST) runs were slick with combos,nohanderto xups,tiregrab to xup,x-upafooter.Sallehin made his run simple with flow tricks,1handerto xups,tabletops,1handernofooter.Bam was playing it safe but throwing a superman grab for the 1st jump,followed by 1 footer and cancan.Neil runs was filled with style and flow,Barspins,360s,xups. Emi combo again was in the works for his DJ runs,360 xup to x ups,xuptoxdown,1footerxup,360.Botak was killing it, 360 whips,tucky nohander,turndown,xups,360.


Best trick goes to botak with clean 360 whip big air.2nd goes to Neil(aussie) with a perfect 360 barspin,last but not least 3rd place went to Ismail(pasriris) with Xfactor to nohander.