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Harley Clifford. Parks Bonifay. Ben Greenwood. Steel Lafferty. Reed Hansen. Corey Bradley. The list of riders joining the

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On a less than chilly night in south Florida, 18 of the industry's top wakeboarders and wakeskaters came together to compete at the legendary Ft. Lauderdale Aquatic Complex for Red Bull Wake of Fame. A place that is known for setting world records and hosting gold medal swimmers, shutdown its three pools and connected them with a variety of features and a cable system that strung across the 82-year-old complex. The athletes were able to ride from pool to pool, showcasing their best skills and tricks on a series of obstacles including rails, quarter pipe, stall wall, corrugated pipe, kicker, and a giant elevated gong that's noise energized the crowd when the athletes tagged it. Broken into two disciplines, it was German native, Nico von Lerchenfeld who took gold for wakeboarding and Florida boy, Reed Hansen, who brought it home in wakeskating.

"This is one of the sickest events I've been to so far," says seventeen-year-old, Nico. "The system is making events like this possible. My dad actually invented this system so I really have to thank him for that. Those set ups in the pool with the rails and the different lines you can hit were super fun." He was able to take the title of Best Trick and beat out Kevin Henshaw who took the silver and Red Bull athlete, JD Webb who earned the bronze, with a front-lip-back-side-270-out on the oversized step-up ledge. It was Reed's front varial flip that gained Best Trick in the wakeskate category and helped him take the lead over Nick Taylor who placed second and Andy Pastura in third. Red Bull Wake of Fame's innovative format brought these dynamic water sports to such a unique setting thanks to the pioneering Sesitech Cable System 2.0 - a straight-line cable system that provides a continuous ride. This pioneering system eliminates the boat so outside-of-the-lake locations can be utilized for competitions.

"It's really fun to bring this to the masses," says JD Webb. "It was challenging because the pools are really small and you're kind of rushing to go back and forth so you can get everything lined up and the right line to hit the rails well. It was really a lot of fun." The athletes were judge on three criteria for Red Bull Wake of Fame - execution, intensity, and composition. Two contestants went head-to-head during each round in a bracket style format leading to the finals. Since the number of wakeboarders exceeded the number of wake skaters, a semi-final round was held. Industry leaders Shawn Perry, Scott Byerly, Collin Harrington, and Erik Ruck judged the competition.

The night's 12 wakeboarders and six wakeskaters were hand selected to compete in this innovative new format competition. The line up included the likes of Red Bull wakeboarders Parks Bonifay, JD Webb, Adam Errington and wakeskater Brian Grubb. Alongside them were Nico von Lerchenfeld, Kevin Henshaw, Reed Hansen, Nick Taylor, Andy Pastura, Steel Laferty, Ollie Derome, Keith Lidberg, Shane Bonifay, Ben Horan, and Brandon Thomas.

Pro wakeskating climbed to another level on Saturday, September 11, as the world's top pro wakeskaters competed for the sport's most coveted title at the 7th Annual Rockstar Energy Drink Byerly Toe Jam.

The prestige of the event was even higher this year, with a huge crowd and Livestream webcast on O'Neill's Facebook page. Riders were also competing for the highest purse in the history of wakeskating at over $20,000. Contour Cameras stepped up this year, awarding each winner with a hands-free HD video camera and waterproof housing.

The field was narrowed down a week previous to the event, and the Toe Jam always showcases every aspect of wakeskating. Eight riders qualified for the boat portion, eight for cable, twelve for PWC and twenty for the winch pool jam on Saturday night. This year, the Toe Jam provided a more festival-type atmosphere with an all-day schedule, Rockstar Energy Drink Athlte & VIP Lounge, Chipolte Burrito & Nacho bar and a banging live performance by Swamburger and DiViNCi that you can check out at solilla.com.

"It took a lot of work to get everything together," Scott Byerly said. "But it all came together and everybody ripped. It's always cool to see how far the sport gets pushed each year."

The biggest honor in wakeskating is to win the overall title, for the most points accumulated in all divisions. Reed Hansen and Grant Roberts were the only two that had qualified in all three categories. It was a constant battle as they moved all around the different sections of OWC throughout the day. Emad also offered up an electric skateboard for the overall winner in adition to the $5000 at stake.

The day at OWC started out behind the Byerly's Signature edition Nautique, with a surprising start. Reed Hansen was knocked out during the first round by Stu Shinn. Stu has been able to put it together behind the boat all year, and this time it was good enough to take the previous year's winner out of the game. As the riders dwindled down it wound up with two roommates in the final. Brandon Thomas and Brian Grubb rode against each other for the boat title in a really close heat, but Grubb came out victorious and was the first winner of the day. Grant Roberts made it through the first round in the boat event, and had a lead over Reed Hansen going into the Cable event.


The cable event had a few upsets as well. French rider Leo Labadens, and Bret Little got knocked out in the early rounds leaving the final between Rockstar team rider Nick Taylor against Reed Hansen. Hansen rode super well, but Nick threw down some super tech moves in the flats including regular and switch kickflips, and a switch frontside flip. Reed would finish in 2nd place, and Grant Roberts tied for 3rd. This left Grant in the overall title lead by just one placement going into the final event on the rails.

The Sea Doo pulled the event on the rails with 12 riders total. The first two rounds were head-to-head, then it went to a 3 man final. After the first round had gone down the two top riders in the overall title race met up in a head to head heat. Grant Roberts and Reed Hansen both went out and rode super well, but Reed edged out Grant by a pretty good margin. This left the overall race completely up to Reed Hansen. He went into the three man final having to get second or better to edge out Roberts for the overall Byerly Toe Jam win. Last off the dock, Reed was able to watch Yan Lecomte and Andrew Pastura and know exactly what he had to do to win. Reed had the eye of the tiger and went out and won the rail portion of the event. taking the overall Byerly Toe Jam title.

For the Nike 6.o winch jam under the lights pulled by the crew at Ridiculous Winches, Yan Lecombe back lipped the hubba ledge on his last pull to seal up the first place spot. Dieter Humpsch came in 2nd place with a front lip, and Andrew Pastura in 3rd with a frontside 180 over the rail.

Scott Byerly would like to thank Rockstar Energy Drink and O'Neill for their undying support of the Toe Jam as well as Nike 6.0, Arnette, Nautiques, Contour, Sea Doo, Emad, Ridiculous Winches and Chipotle. "Without these guys, there would be no Toe Jam as we know it and a lot of them have been behind it since day one."

For more information check out ByerlyToeJam.com

Check Out Award

Amateur or pro, this up-and-coming rider had the most impact in the last year and has poised himself to become a major player in the future of wakeboarding. Past Winners: '06 Adam Errington | '07 Jimmy LaRiche | '08 Harley Clifford | '09 Bob Soven And The Winner Is:Steel Lafferty

Best Women's Rider

This female ripper kills it in all aspects, including contests, exposure, photos, video sections and progressive riding. Past Winners: '06 Dallas Friday | '07 Amber Wing | '08 Nicola Butler And The Winner Is: Amber Wing

Best Wake Park Rider

The Best Wake Park Rider is a rider who dominated in the last 365 days at full-size cable parks as well as System 2.0 parks, considering contests, videos, magazine coverage, etc. This rider kills it on air tricks as well as rails, transfers, kickers, etc. He is also a great ambassador for this growing segment of our industry. And The Winner Is: Tom Fooshee

Rail Master

The Rail Master is a rider who stands out most on all kinds of rails. This rider shows a good mix of technical and stylish riding, including contests, winch, PWC, cable, System 2.0 and web videos. Past Winners: '06 Shane Bonifay | '07 Keith Lidberg | '08 J.D. Webb | '09 J.D. Webb And The Winner Is: Raphael Derome

Photographer of the Year

Photographer of the Year is someone who captured innovative, creative and inspiring images on a consistent basis all year, including cover shots, editorial exposure, advertisements and catalogs. Past Winners: '06 Josh Letchworth | '07 Joey Meddock | '08 Winner Josh Letchworth | '09 Bryan Soderlind And The Winner Is: Joey Meddock

Best Video Performance -- Wakeboard

This is awarded to both the rider and producer, with consideration given to both the level of riding and filming/editing. Past Winners: '06 Danny Harf, Counterfeit This | '07 Randall Harris, Transgression | '08 Danny Harf, Drive | Danny Harf, Out Of The PondAnd The Winner Is: Harley Clifford, Slick City

Best Video Performance -- Wakeskate

This is awarded to both the rider and producer, with consideration given to both the level of riding and filming/editing. Past Winners: '07 Aaron Reed, N.A.R.L.A. | '08 Danny Hampson, Volume Wakeskate Videos | '09 Brian Grubb, Out of the PondAnd The Winner Is: Danny Hampson, Washed Up Before We Were Has Beens

Best Web Video

This is a new award for 2010. The Best Web video is the voters' favorite video that has come out on the Internet, considering the quality of filming/editing, riding and entertainment value. And The Winner Is: ATL Pro Tour Voiceover/Silas Thurman, Parks Bonifay and Kevin Henshaw

Best Video

This award is based on the quality of video, editing, creativity and the level of riding it showcases. Past Winners: '06 Danny Harf, Counterfeit This | '07 Randall Harris, Transgression | '08 Danny Harf, Drive | '09 Danny Harf, Out of the PondAnd The Winner Is:Parks Bonifay Documentary/AVE

Best Wakeskater

The Best Wakeskater is someone who is most dominant, considering all aspects including lip tricks, wake moves, rails, contests, video sections and special events, with proficiency in PWC, boat, winch and cable riding. Past winners: '06 Aaron Reed | '07 Brian Grubb | '08 Nick Tayor | '09 Reed Hansen And The Winner Is: Reed Hansen

The Legend

This rider has always pushed the wake industry and consistently contributed in multiple aspects to the betterment of wake and its lifestyle. This person has become synonymous with the sport. Past Winners: '04 Scott Byerly | '05 Shaun Murray l '06 Darin Shapiro | '07 Parks Bonifay | '08 Zane Schwenk | '09 Erik "Gator" Lutgert And The Winner Is: Greg Nelson

Best Wakeboarder

The Best Wakeboarder is someone who rides better than everyone else and excels in every aspect of wakeboarding, from wake moves to rails to double-ups. Consideration should also be made for magazine exposure, cover shots, contest results, video sections and overall commitment to the sport on a daily basis.Past Winners: '06 Danny Harf | '07 Rusty Malinoski | '08 Rusty Malinoski | '09 Aaron Rathy And The Winner Is: Harley Clifford

Oakley Move Of The Year Awards

This award is for the single most impressive, sickest, innovative and progressive move pulled all year, with categories for wakeboarding, wakeskating and women.

Womens

And The Winner Is: Amber Wing, toeside 900

Wakeskate

And The Winner Is: Andrew Pastura, Backside 360 Kickflip down gap

Mens

And The Winner Is: Steel Lafferty, toeside backside 900

Recently I had the chance to catch up with Reed Hansen and ask him questions about this years Byerly Toe Jam. Reed Hansen has been on top of the sport of wakeskating for quite some time now and it does not look like he is going anywhere soon. Reed is always one of the top contenders at any contest. Reed not only could possibly win Boat, but he could easily win winch,ski and cable. Reed is one of the best all around riders in this industry.This year Reed is qualified for all disciplines at Toe Jam so he was able to sit back at qualifying and watch.

PW:Your qualified for every discipline for this years 2010 Byerly Toe Jam. Does that take a lot of the pressure off of you not having to worry about qualifying?

RH:Yeah it definitely does. I just sit around and watch everybody try and earn their spots. It's pretty fun.

PW:Your known as a master behind the boat but being a past champion of other disciplines how do you stay so consistent behind the ski, boat, cable, and winch?

RH:People can try and classify me as a boat rider if they want to, but the honest truth is that I love to wakeskate. Wether it is behind the boat, cable, winch, ski, four wheeler mud truck, or sub marine.

PW:Your heel flip variations are looking so good these days. Will we be seeing any heelflips this year from you at Toe Jam?

RH:I like to do heelflips a lot, so you might see me try one if I get put in the right situation.

PW:Grant Roberts is looking more and more comfortable throwing the 540 in his contest pass. Do you think you might have a 540 in your contest pass in the near future?

RH:I did last year.

PW:What are you thinking about when your out on the water in a contest?

RH:Don't fall. Try really hard things. Don't fall.

PW:Not down playing Worlds or any other contest this year but would winning Toe Jam be your greatest professional accomplishment of the year?

RH:Yeah, well toe jam is the contest that is built by the riders and for that reason everyone shows up. So, it is a lot bigger of a contest than any other.

PW:Your an old wakeskater but a young person, youve been wakeskating for what seems like forever. Whats it like wakeskating these days compared to 04 or 05 for you?

RH:Not much is changed. I still have a great time riding my skate. Well actually now I can drive... And do burnouts on my way into toe jam.