It was solo traveling for me to the Hydroturf APBA National Tour stop located in Orange Beach Alabama, but met up with my good racer friend Claude Clayton and company for a memorable weekend. The Perdido Beach Resort was more than hospitable to the tour by providing its hotel and services for our host of hospitality. Nevertheless it was a busy weekend of hardcore racing and freestyle action as the approaching weather was turning huge swells in this usually calm gulf environment. Announcing the play-by-play action from our 3-story tower of power was exhilarating. Exciting riders to have watched all weekend were racing legends Dustin Farthing, Chris MacClugage, and Hurricane Bill Haig.
Freestyle was equally exciting as thousands of spectators lined the beach to see myself and riders such as Josh "The Bomber" Lustic, and 2nd time rider Jared Adis take to the air with explosive and exciting arial manuevers. Unfortunaltly due to some mechanical issues with my ski, I placed 3rd both days but gave the people of Orange Beach someone to remember! Special thanks to Claude Clayton, Mike Young, Surf & Turf Promotions and all others for such a great event!