| On June 24, MB Boats of Arizona and The
Board Shack sponsored the fourth stop of the Arizona
Wakeboard Association’s Rider’s Series at Two Cow Cove,
Lake Pleasant.
The first day of summer was June 21 and
this was a great way to celebrate and beat the heat —
chilling out at an AWA Event. The Board Shack revived
the Belly Flop Contest to give riders and spectators a
fun way to keep cool and to have a chance to win a new
pair of shades.
As if sponsoring the event and the Belly Flop Contest
wasn’t enough, The Board Shack also held a huge sale in
conjunction with their event.
MB Boats provided two incredible boats to launch AWA
riders skyward. The event was pulled by an MB B52 V and
a MB B52 V23 Team. (The B52 V is 22 feet in length,
sports 1,600 pounds of stock ballast and is powered by
an Excaliber 5.7 330 HP engine. The B52 V23 is 23 feet
long with a whooping 2,500 pounds of stock ballast and
is powered by a ZR6 375 HP engine.)
This was an opportunity to check out one of the best
wakes in the industry.
June 3 Was Hot In Temp And Action
It was 112 degrees Fahrenheit in Phoenix, hot even by
Arizona standards, on June 3. That didn’t
keep 54 faithful Arizona Wakeboard Association riders
from heading to the oasis in the desert.
Two Cow Cove was, once again, the coolest place to be
and to see the hottest wakeboarding action in the state.
Now that Mother Nature has opened the proverbial oven
door, the competition on the water is heating up too. As
of this event, there were three events down and three
events to go — the battle for the State Title starting
to get good.
After June 3, fewer than 20 points separated the
first- and second-place riders in the standings for the
intermediate, outlaw, wakeskate, and women’s divisions.
With the State Titles up for grabs, the last events are
sure to be incredible. Congratulations to the top three
finishers
Advanced
1st Glen Coy
2nd Matt Bolley
3rd Patrick Mollumby
Grom
1st Matt Marquette
2nd Kenny Harmon
3rd Newton Sander
Intermediate
1st Chad Martin
2nd Matt Coldren
3rd Chris Gavry |
Masters
1st Tom Marquette
2nd Glen Coy
Novice
1st Hunter Queior
2nd Bill Lee
3rd Kevin Cutaia
Outlaw
1st Steven Williams
2nd Chris Jones
3rd Trever Marquette |
Wakeskate
1st C.K. Rogers
2nd Jeff Martin
3rd C.J. Wintz
Women's
1st Christine Cameron
2nd Rachel Sander
3rd Brittany Schroeder |
Century Marine and Hyperlite teamed up to provide AWA
rippers with another great event. Century Marine
provided a sacked-out Air Nautique 210 to launch riders
as well as $80 gift certificates to first-place
finishers.
Greg Dick, newly appointed VP of Marketing for
Hyperlite, made the journey with his custom-painted
Nautique to Arizona to help out at this spectacular
event. Not only did Greg provide Hyperlite boardbags,
backpacks, towels, or CD holders to the second- and
third-place finishers, but he also supplemented the
Outlaw division prize money.
What more could you ask for in a sponsorship team?
More information on past, present, and future events
can be found at
www.theawa.com or by e-mailing
theawa@gmail.com.
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July
2006