Am flat has just gone down here in New Orleans, there is an incredible vibe, the contest was held in the city park, new people exposed to flatland, and riders giving support to everyone that rode in a contest. The standard of riding in the am class was inspiring, the flatland scene is alive and well in America, main standouts were Jesse Cantore who won the final four man battle as we couldn’t decide between Tyler Gilliard and Issiah Jordan for third place.
Jesse had smooth links, xft hitch to xft steam thru to xft steam opposite side to xft halfpacker to hitchhiker, xft halfhiker to halfpacker jump to hitch, clean style, fully deserved first place. David Wethersby from Texas, busted out with clean spinning no handed pumping crackpackers for second. Issiah Jordan busted out with smooth brakeless style, nosewheelie boomerang to x hand steam were among the highlights, fourth in the battle but arguably doing the hardest tricks, Tyler has an incredible future if he sticks at it, his halfpacker boomerang to crackpacker ruled, this is just a quick run down for everyone sitting down home wondering whats going at Voodoo, I'm off to ride. Looking forward to the pro class tomorrow. - Effraim Catlow