JUNE 25.2011: The 9th annual SETx Mid-Summer Classic presented by:
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JUNE 25, 2011: SETx Mid-Summer Classic (RESULTS)
OUTLAW:
1. Eric Deegan
(1st pass)
- hs stalefish glide
- backboard on the SETx 70ft flat-bar
- ts seat-belt grab batwing
- sw ts nose grab 720 *Nice!
- sw hs roll-2-blind
- slim chance
- sw hs off-axis 540
(2nd pass)
- melon grab moby dick
- ts nuclear grab back-roll
- melon skeezer 540 (fall)
- melon skeezer
(Double-up)
- sw ts 900 (fall)
2. Justin Harrelson
(1st pass)
- sw hs off-axis 540 into the flats
- frontside lipslide on the SETx flat-bar
- hs stalefish backside 180
- ts fs melon 540
- tantrum-2-blind
- ts bs indy 180
- whirly
- air-roll
(2nd pass)
- s-bend
- tootsie roll
- skeezer (fall)
- skeezer
- ts 720 (fall)
(Double-up)
- wrapped hs fs off-axis 360 to rewind bs 180 (fall) *cool points!*
3. Kyle Deubner
(1st pass)
- raley
- ts stalefish batwing (fall)
- scarecrow *big
- hs tail grab back-roll
- ts nuclear back-roll
- hs fs off-axis nose 540
(2nd pass)
- half-cab mute glide
- whirlybird
- melon crowmobe (fall)
- ts fs indy 360
- hs roll-2-revert
- scarecrow *repeat
- hs fs oa 360
(Double-up)
- hs fs 540 (fall)
Wakeskate
1. Ty Morlang
2. Erik Nikstad
3. Justin O'neill
Expert
1. Mitchell Fields
2. Cole Clements
3. Austin Shaffer
Advanced
1. Caden Welch
2. Storm Selsor
3. Layton Olando
Novice
1. Zandon Feemster
2. Kole Kindschuh
3. Chelsea Hammonds
*Stay tuned, more pictures and video coming soon! Make sure to visit us on Facebook to see additional photos & videos including links to local media coverage.
*proud supporter of 2011 SETx MSC.
Local Channel 6 covers the 2010 SETx Mid-Summer Classic
SETx Wakeboarding proves once again that the Mid-Summer Classic is a top-tier grassroots event. From the Friday night Pre-Party in Downtown Beaumont to the exceptional weather conditions on Saturday, each of our 66 competitors and over 500 spectators thoroughly enjoyed our private lake for the weekend.
Darryl Moore's Marine provided the Malibu Boats which kicked up quality wakes for each division. Wetsounds hooked up the Mid-Summer Classic with some heavy acoustics and an overall killer vibe. It was crazy to see it all come together and we definitely wouldn't have been able to do it without these guys. Much props to our 2010 partners. We appreciate it!
Among the swimmin', grillin', sun-tannin' & chillin' the RIDIN' at the Mid-Summer Classic was the best we've ever seen. From the lil rippers in the Novice division, all the way to the semi-pro Outlaws, we definitely saw an increase in the skill level at this years event. On more than one occasion, our SETx judges found themselves in a pickle trying to place the top 3 riders in their respective divisions. Although outcomes could have possibly went a few different directions, these are the results:
Outlaw Winning runs:
1st Place/ Erik Nikstad
Pass 1
- nuclear glide
- batwing (nose grab)
- moby dick (melon grab)
- wrapped ts bs oa 360
- hs fs 540
- half-cab crail glide
- skeezer (FALL)
Pass 2
- sw ts fs 720 (FALL)
- hs fs 720
- crow mobe 540 (melon grab)
- melon glide to fakie
Double-up: hs fs 720 (FALL)
2nd Place/ JB O'neil
Pass 1
- raley to indy
- ts fs oa 540
- tantrum (seat belt grab)
- tootsie
- hs bs 360
- elephant
- hs fs melon 180 (poked)
- big worm
- hs bs 180
Pass 2
- indy shifty fs 180
- crow mobe (FALL)
- moby dick
- ts bs 180
- hs bs 180 (nose grab)
- ts fs 180 (indy grab/ poked)
Double-up: Tantrum-2-Blind
3rd Place/ Justin Harrelson
Pass 1
- indy half-cab
- tantrum (indy grab)
- tootsie
- skeezer
- crow mobe
- tantrum-2-blind
- air roll-2-revert
Pass 2
- s-bend
- ts bs 180 (indy grab)
- hs bs 540 (FALL)
Double-up: hs fs oa 360
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(6.4.2010): SETx Wakeboarding makes VIP magazine!
You guys & gals checkout the screenshots below from theVIPmag.com. They did a great job covering SETx Wakeboarding in this month's edition so y'all go and check it out! With the Mid-Summer Classic coming up on June 26, I expect we'll see a lot of new faces from the SETx region show up to see what wakeboarding is all about. Everyone is welcome at the event so go ahead and make your plans to be there!
Click here to find out where you can pick up your copy of the June 2010 edition of The VIP Magazine, Southeast Texas. Special thanks to Cathleen Cole for writing a stellar article and to Lee Stinson for snappin' some great shots at SETx. We appreciate everyone at The VIP Mag for helping make this happen.
Sincerely,
-The SETx Crew
(2.28.2011) A FEBRUARY to RememberGo ahead, get out there and touch some water. It read 67 degrees yesterday on my Malibu VLX water temp gauge. A few of us brave souls went out to the Neches River and caught a couple butter runs before sunset. In all of my 13 seasons of wakeboarding I can't ever remember the second month of the year boasting such warm water temperatures. <ya'll get out there and enjoy some sunshine> Seems like a sneak-peak for spring that's coming up quick! I'm loving it and I know all you riders out there are too.
SETx is gearing up (as usual) for a busy warm season. Wakeboarding is progressing faster than ever and we're stoked to see what will unfold during the 2011 calendar year. Cable parks, new riders, BIG wakes... you name it! It's happening here in Southeast Texas.
Check back soon to see what's happenin' in "our neck of the wakeboarding-woods."
Much respect,
-E$
SETxWake.com
This was just announced tonight (9/10/10) and the video was uploaded to YouTube not too long after The Award was given. Steel Laferty takes it home with a ts bs 900 but there were so many incredible tricks from riders like Harley Clifford, Erik Ruck, Aaron Rathy, Nick Jones, Tom Fooshee, Randall Harris, Bob Soven and really too many riders to list. Some legit tricks went down this past year so check this out!
Finding this video on WakeWorld, I felt it needed to be shown so sorry if we jumped the gun on this one. These hammers shouldn't be kept behind closed doors. Enjoy!
(8.28.2010) Texas Wake Series stop #3 @ SETx
SETx Riders get crunk at the third stop of the TWS hosted in Beaumont. Locals like Mike Newby, Jeremy Hebert & Lance Stevens all took a podium spot after it was all said & done. Congrats to those guys and to everyone who enjoyed this Empire Wake event. Here's a few photos:
*Big-UPS to Casey Hobson from Houston, TX for takin' home the top prize in the pro division! Hobson nearly capped off a stand-up run with a toeside off-axis 720. Just missing the handle, the 7 was the only trick that gave him trouble, but not before linking together a whirlybird, ts oa 540 & a KGB in order to secure the win. More photos & information will be posted as it becomes available... Special thanks to E.Jay Miranda over at Red Bull North America for providing several stellar images!
E$
A little over 2 months ago, in early September, Lamar Wake decided something needed to be done about a collegiate get-together at the SETx Wakeboard Lake. The idea was to mark the end of the 2010 riding season and to help build momentum for the emerging wake-related student organization at Lamar University. What resulted now seems somewhat of a blur that was cheekily dubbed SESH-101.
We had representations from a total of 9 different schools and we documented nearly 60 separate passes up & down SETx Lake. A fantastic turnout by any measure, we appreciate the support shown by each team and we’d like to thank each rider for coming and representing their school. A prominent question asked throughout the event was, “What exactly is SESH-101?” We know at least a few people figured it out this past November 2010 weekend.
A brisk Texas cold snap set the stage for two days providing excellent camping weather & a social vibe different from that seen at most mid-summer wake events. There’s something about nippy water & wetsuits that brings a crew together. The occasional skin-it-to-win-it SESH was well welcomed but few & far between (however we did see a couple of bikinis @SESH-101…we’re just sayin’). We have it good in Southeast Texas considering we’re riding through the 11 month on the calendar, so we don’t need to hear about how cold the 65-degree water was…you big collegiate babies!
=)
Seriously, all y’all are champs for making it out to SETx this past weekend and we look forward to doing it again. Here are the results:
Lamar Wake’s SESH-101
@ SETx:
- Oklahoma State University
- University of Louisiana - Monroe
- University of Texas
- Lamar University
- Baylor University
- SFA State University
- Kingwood Community College
- Sam Houston State University
- Texas A&M University
A few standout tricks included: OSU’s Rachel Wardrip’s pop-shuvit. OSU’s Matt McCaleb’s batwing & straight ts raley. ULM’s Vic Sanchez linked a crow-mobe into a wrapped hs fs oa indy 360. TAMU’s Amy Whitman nailed a huge hs fs melon 180 and Lamar Wake’s Justin O’neill stuck a 360 pop-shuvit. Other tricks we saw during the weekend were ts indy backrolls, steezy stalefish grabs, sw ts fs 720, melon moby dick, hs fs 540s, hs bs 360s, indy glides & whirlybirds. The collegiate riding level is definitely stepping up. It was cool to see it all unfold. Until next time…
Did we mention how fun the ERC Cable at Bethy Creek Resort was? Or what about how large the Darryl Moore Marine Malibu wakes were? The Beaumont CVB is always looking out for SETx Wakeboarding as well so visit their website for everything you need to know about Big Money Texas.
