2006/03/18 - Ratty Fest
Name: 4 Seasons Skate Park - Milwaukee, WI
Date(s): 03/18/2006 - 03/19/2006
Location(s): 4 Seasons Skate Park - Milwaukee, WI
People: American Dave, Bink, Brandon Morcomb, Brian Oestreich, Darrin Treanor, Deljon Willis, Dustin Griess, Elliot Stumpf, Eric Holley, Jonah Lidberg, Jordan Tuttle, Kyle Stark, Mike Gelle, Nick Anderson, Phil Book, Ray Theiler, Reed Stark
Coverage: Everyone left on friday. Some arrived early enough to ride, and others did not. 4 Seasons was so packed on Friday night, making it super hard to practice for the comp. It was even worse once Saturday came... Many people stayed at Grant's house about an hour from Milwaukee, others stayed in Walter Peringer's home made motorhome. It was probably the coolest part of the whole weekend. Check out the photos. Saturday was just rediculous. So many people. Riders and spectators. Catfish was throwing lots of prizes out for can-can landers and other sick tricks. The Pro team comp was on Saturday and MN had a about 10 riders enter. Kyle Stark, Jonah Lidberg, Darrin Treanor, and Dirty Dan were one team. Brian Oestreich, Elliot Stumpf, Dustin Griess, and Bink were another team. And Eric Holley was riding with the Milwaukee locals team including Dom and Jeff K. After the comp were a few 20 minute jams in the rythm section, street section, and bowl/mini area. Some rediculous stuff went down. Am and Expert took place on Sunday. Reed Stark and Phil Book entered in the Expert class. Most people headed back to the cities after the comp. Be sure to check out the next issue of Props... There is sure to be footage from MN riders.
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"Eric Holley, Eric Holley Eric Holley. If you forgot his name...now you remember it. His chain broke so he did a feeble to rollback up a wedge to tailwhip out. He trucked into the box lip, rail rode the round rail to 180 out, 180 barspin to fakie up a wedge to 180 out. Man...that kid is bonkers." -Catfish
"Dustin Griess rules. He is the man from the Aspire video that rocks his babyface on the mailbox. He rode stellar. Huge flairs and big moves made me smile." -Catfish
Riding Highlights: Bink and his odd brakeless freecoasting stunts. Jordan Tuttle was jumping every ramp in the house. Brian Oestreich bank to wall whip. Kyle Stark icepick to over both directions on sub rail. Also trying huge icepick on 10' quarter to 270 out... Reed Stark being one of the youngest riders was jumping just as high as the pros. Eric Holley 180 barspin to rollback up bank to fakie whip, feeble to 180 barspin on the tall flat rail. Dustin Griess cancan whip/3 whip over sub rail, flairs, 3 tap sub rail to barspin. Darrin Treanor opposite whip rythm section. Elliot Stumpf fufanu/icepick sub rail to manual 180. Jonah Lidberg bank to wall over toothpick & back over. Phil Book & Ray Theiler blasting airs. And Jordan Tuttle... He was flowing through every ramp in the house.
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