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Nationals Graz

 After last years break I go the title back, its now the 5th time.
9. august 2008

The new s-funbox was pretty hard and closly impossible to ride. A bit of an pitty because the obstacle was not cheap, but with the new rich owner it looks like it doesnt matter.

 

The succsessfull business man and owner from the Cafe de Parie chain and dives other etablissement has still a lot to come. He want to invest a lot of money and make an big extrem sport and entertainment center with discos, beachclubs and more sport facilites.

 

The contest took place on an beautifull summerday. We arrived in the morning to join theĀ  practise, but there was such a long queue because all the locals had to practise too, like the didnt know the obstacles and cable. Guys bedder safe you energie.

 

For me the training didnt work out so good, I couldn`t get into the inside kicker and this wired funbox. But luckily after the first qualification there was a photoshooting and I got to train a bit more. And guess what, I havent done it since a year but I got a inside whirly dialed and I find out that its bedder to use the s-funbox as an kicker.

 

Btw: The photoshooting was special, I was hunting a wake boat and could use the wake of the boat and pull of the cable.

 

So for me everything worked out good, and also Stefan Lebwohl did the second run of his live and squezed in between me and Rene Rappl.

 

Its good to see that womens level is increasing, already three ladies are doing flat inverts. Linda was unlucky and didnt even made it to the finals because she fall two times at here scarecrow. Astrid showed Raley, Krypt, switch backroll and a wildcard frontflip which was not so bad. So she definitly diserved the first place.

 

Privegiving and party took place in the new beachlub, before we got to see and night-jetski-stuntshow including an fireworkt.

 

The new old austrian champ
Fetzy

 

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