Newcircle Down Underground round 1 writeup on Global!

For those of you who missed it, Shane Badman wrote a review for Global-Flat earlier this week.

Check it out now by clicking here.

Newcircle DownUnderground Round 1 - Final Results!!

The finals have just gone down for the first round of the Newcircle DownUnderground in Perth. Awesome turnout, awesome crowd & great level of riding went down!

Middies Class
1) Jason Parker
2) Mike Brandt
3) Shaun Jarvis
4) Andi Fontini

Advanced Class
1) Shane Badman
2) Brett Dighton
3) Ben Moran
4) Andrew McDermott

Detailed report including photos & video will be coming soon!!!

Thanks to all the riders that came to ride & hang out, to Shaun Jarvis & Freestyle Now for setting it up, Newcircle, Colony, Rebelyell & Airwalk for supporting & everyone that was there!

So much going on over in West Oz!

The crew over in West Oz have always got a tonne of stuff happening. The Freestyle Now! posse have been busy doing demos all over the place with Shaun Jarvis, Andrew McDermott & Ben Moran handling flatland duties.

Photos courtesy of Freestyle Now

For more info on what's been going down over there check out Freestyle Now.

Also don't forget this Friday the first contest of the Newcircle DownUnderground series is going down in Perth - be there!!

Newcircle Down Underground round 1 - November 6!

Round one of the Down Underground series is only a few weeks away, this time brought to you by the crew over at newcircle with support from Colony & a host of others.

Check the flyer below for all the details.

DownUnderground round 1 date announced!!

Shaun Jarvis, one of the lead guys behind the DownUnderground series, has announced the first round for Western Australia. Details as follow:

Friday night - November 6: Perth, Western Australia

Warm up from 1pm

Contest from 5.30pm

Contest finish 8.30pm

Location: Canning Showgrounds

$500 Advanced Prize Money

A flyer, full list of sponsors & all the finer details will be available shortly...

Colony Down Underground finals vid by Mike B: part 2 - Middies

Mike B has sent through the 2nd vid he has made from the Colony Down Underground finals for the Middies class - check it!

Colony Down Underground finals: Mike B vid!

Mike Brandt outta Perth made the epic trip across the continent for the finals of the 2009 Colony Down Underground Series in Brisbane. He put together this little edit from the contest featuring the Advanced Class...

Colony Down Underground: Final tally & points score

The series has come to a close & the points have been tallied. It's great to see such a depth in Australian flatland & an interest from international riders to visit.

All the feedback so far has been hugely positive & if there is something you would like to contribute take a look at this thread on the forum & have your say!

COLONY DOWN UNDERGROUND - ROUND 4 THE FINALS

sponsored by

COLONY - FREESTYLE NOW - DIVERSIONTV - REBELYELL - CROSSLEY CYCLES

ADVANCED

1st - SIMON O'BRIEN

2nd - SHINTARO MISAWA

3rd - ERIC EFFINGER

4th - TOMASZC

5th - BEN MORAN

6th - RONI RAMPTON

7th - ANDREW MCDERMITT

8th - CLINT MILLER

9th - BRETT DIGHTON

MIDDIES

1st - LEIGH WADDINGHAM

2nd -SHAUN JARVIS

3rd - MATT WOOTTON

4th - ANDREW LIGHTBODY

5th - MIKE BRANDT

6th - JOHN WALSH

7th - BLAKE PEACOCK

8TH -LEE JAEMIN

OFFICIAL YEAR END POINTS TALLY

ADVANCED

1ST - PAUL CHAMBERLIN - 10000 points

2ND - MICHEAL HUSSER - 7500 points

3RD - ERIC EFFINGER - 6250 points

4TH - SIMON O'BRIEN - 5000 points

5TH - VINNIE PUGH - 4600 points

6TH - BRETT DIGHTON - 4300 points

7TH - RHYS MASON - 3950 points

8TH - SHINTARO MISAWA - 3750 points

9TH - BEN MORAN - 3350 points

10TH - TOMASZC - 2900 points

11TH - KOICHI - 2500 points

12TH - RONI RAMPTON - 1750 points

13TH - BRETT "stumpy" MASON - 850 points

14TH - GRANT CRUSE - 500 points

14TH - ANDREW MCDERMITT - 500 points

16TH - CLINT MILLER - 400 points

17TH - TONY NEWTON - 100 points

MIDDIES

1ST - ANDREW MCDERMITT - 13750 points

2ND - SHAUN JARVIS - 7900 points

3RD - JASON PARKER - 7500 points

4TH - LEIGH WADDINGHAM - 6250 points

5TH - AARON BANDY - 5000 points

6TH - ANDERW LIGHTBODY - 3750 points

7TH - CHRIS "lenny" LETCHFORD - 3350 points

8TH - MATT WOOTTON - 2700 points

9TH - MIKE BRANDT - 1550 points

10TH - AUNDRA - 1250 points

11TH - CHRIS POLLACK - 850 points

11TH - MITCH BROWN - 850 points

13TH - BLAKE PEACOCK - 700 points

14TH - MIKE BIELECKI - 600 points

14TH - JOHN WALSH - 600 points

14TH - KIT McKENNA - 600 points

17TH - JOEL KENNEDY - 500 points

17TH - MIK DWYER - 500 points

17TH - TODD HALFORD - 500 points

20TH - CAMPBELL LEE - 400 points

20TH - MATT HOLMES - 400 points

20TH - LEE JAEMIN - 400 points

23RD - MATT BIELECKI - 300 points

23RD - JAMES "jimmy" COUWENBERG - 300 points

25TH - JR - 100 points

25TH - KARL HUGHES - 100 points

25TH - JASON CHO - 100 points

25TH - TROY - 100 points

Congrats to the guys that finished at the top & massive props to everyone that attended one or all of the contests along the way!

See you all at the next series....!

Colony Down Underground finals: writeup & photos!

Ross D Lav just put together this short writeup over the recently ended first series of the Colony Down Underground. A great day was had by all as most have no doubt seen from the video - read on for the low-down!

On Saturday 4th July, 2009, riders from Australia, Japan and Canada emerged to the site of the famous Milton Bowls bowling alley/tennis centre for the final round of the Colony Down Underground contest series in Brisbane, Australia.

Japan's Shintaro Misawa and I prepared early, ate a decent breakfast at my girlfriends place a block away from the contestand headed down for early registration and warm up.

Arriving I was stoked to see Andrew McDermott, Mike Brandt, Leigh Waddingham, Matt Wootton and a few others setting up the venue & getting the riding surface up to top-notch quality. The vibe was relaxed but everyone was pumped and excited to get things rolling and there was a definite energy about the place.

Things got under way around 11am with the Middies class. Riders worth noting include Mike Brandt, Blake Peacock and a few new fresh faces to the scene that is always great to see. Andrew Lightbody made the trip up from Sydney with his trusty S&M Sabbath and with some smooth and con

sistent runs landed himself 4th place. 3rd went to Matt Wootton from Tasmania - this guy was fluid and a definite rider worth watching out for in the future. Shaun Jarvis, one of the creators & organisers behind the Colony Down Underground series nailed some tight combos to land 2nd place but it was Leigh Waddingham from Tasmania took out 1st for scoring high on all three judging criteria – Creativity, Difficulty and Consistency. I have to say that one of the highlights for the day was watching Leigh and Matt ride - Tasmania has proved it is a force to be reckoned with! Hopefully we'll be seeing Damon Fox back at the events soon?

After a short break it was the Advanced class up next. Event sponsor and Colony BMX owner, Clint Millar has recently returned to flatland after a lengthy absence to pull out some of his oldies but goodies – pedal dumps, no handed hitchhikers etc... it was great to see him back on it. Ben Moran from Victoria was his usual diverse and creative self earning much respect from his peers. For the Advanced finals we saw the top four battle for 1st place. Tomasz Hantke from Sydney landed 4th while the ever smiling Canadian traveller Eric Effinger worked hard with a bunch of clean and consistent combos to land 3rd - nice work mate! Shintaro qualified first with almost flawless runs and some original Shintaro switches which led to the show down between him and Simon O'Brien. This was a difficult one to judge with Simon winning by only one point! Check out Simon and Shintaros contest run for the low-down!

After the contest, everyone went back to Ronnie Rampton's place for beers and pizza around a backyard bonfire. People got happy, drunk and had a great time talking and laughing into the wee hours of the night - good vibes.

As always, there's a big thank you list involved for organising an event & series like this: Shaun Jarvis who spent many hours organising and getting everyone motivated - he's done a brilliant job and it's possible none of this would have come together if it wasn't for him. Brett Dighton and Ron Rampton for being great hosts and looking after everyone during their stay in B-town and finding the contest site. The sponsors – Clint at Colony BMX for donating such generous prizes & support, Freestyle Now, Miklav and Richard Crossley and Crossley Cycles and Bobby Carter at DiversionTV. Also a massive thanks & shout out to all the riders that travelled from across Australia & the world to attend - much repect & we look forward to having you all again for the next series!

A special thanks also has to go new Australian resident, Paul Chamberlain. Even though you were out smoking Cubans somewhere in the America's, your drive to push Flatland in Australia the last couple of years has not gone unnoticed - we wish you could have been here!!

Stay tuned for more announcements on the next Colony Down Underground series coming soon....

Photos credits: Mike Brandt & Tweekend

Simon O'brien vs. Shintaro Misawa - Colony Down Underground final

The Colony Down Underground finals happened this past weekend in Brisbane, Australia. The final was a well fought out dual between Colony team mates Simon O'brien & Shintaro Misawa from Japan.

The final placings saw Simon win by 1 point!

Down Underground Finals - Brisbane. from Colony BMX on Vimeo.

Thanks Shintaro - see you soon!

It's great to see that Shintaro had an awesome time while he was in Australia for the Colony Down Underground finals the past weekend. Check out his blog here to see what he has to say!

Ross D Lav & Shintaro Misawa

Colony Down Underground: video & photos online!

The first video of the finals of the Colony Down Underground series has emerged along with a bunch of photos that you can see by clicking here.

Thanks to Anthony Shorten for putting this together.

Colony BMX from Anthony Shorten on Vimeo.

Colony Down Underground finals: results!

The Colony Down Underground finals happened today in Brisbane. A solid turnout with riders from all over Australia with internationals from Japan & Canada.

As one of the best contests in the series, Shintaro went into the final in the number 1 spot, but Simon worked hard, pulled the hard stuff when it counted & came out on top.

Big thanks to Colony for all the support, the riders that make it happen & everyone that works hard in the background. Big things to come for the new series - stay tuned!!

Here are the results:

Advanced:
1. Simon O'Brien (Australia)
2. Shintaro Misawa (Japan)
3. Eric Effinger (Canada)

Middies:
1. Leigh Waddingham
2. Shaun Jarvis
3. Matt Wootton

Massive thanks goes out to everyone that made the day happen... roll on the next series of Down Underground!

Full results, writeup & video from the day coming soon!!

Shintaro Misawa in Brisbane!

Shintaro Misawa from Japan is over for the Down Underground finals that are happening this weekend in Brisbane. While in town he's been doing some sight-seeing & also dropped by Colony headquarters to check out the range. Courtesy of the Colony site - Clint grabbed a few photos...



And the results of the Colony Down Underground finals will be available shortly - so stay tuned....

More brakeless decades from Andrew McDermott this weekend? Photo: Shaun Jarvis

Colony Down Underground Finals - next weekend!!

If you haven't made your travel arrangements already, the last stop of Colony Down Underground series is happening in Brisbane next weekend. Check for more details here or the flyer below.



Canadian ripper Eric Effinger dropped me an email during the week & it's great to hear that he's going to be attending - doing the road trip up from Sydney & all!

Shintaro Misawa who is going to be at the finals next weekend also just dropped this SICK new video - killing it as usual on his Cube...

West Oz... where the action is

Shaun Jarvis & the Freestyle Now crew over in West Oz have been keeping very active of late. They had a demo go down at Duncraig High School with other Perth ripper Andrew McDermott keeping the flatstyles alive.

It was not a normal Freestyle Now demo as only Andrew was riding along with some of the students from the school ripping it up on the ramps. My freecoaster hub on my new bike is not working so and I'm now waiting on some replacement parts. Hope to have them before the weekend to get some good riding in... - Shaun Jarvis

And in other news from Shaun...
I've been doing a bit of my old job this past week as well: painting a friends house and have enlisted the help of Russ to help out. Russ aint got a job at the moment so if I can help him out with some cash I will. If any one wants to give Russ a job he can not only paint a house but can build web site, awesome artwork and graphic design work.

And with the Colony Underground finals in Brisbane on July 4 - Shaun will be busy getting the trophies done.... check below for the previous version - sick!

Colony Downunderground finals next month!

Don't forget the finals for the Colony Downunderground series are happening next month on July 4 in Brisbane. Check out this thread for more info on what to expect & if you're planning to go & looking for some accommodation check out this thread.


So far riders will be coming from Western Australia, Victoria, New South Wales, Queensland & also from abroad including Shintaro Misawa from Japan!

Shaun Jarvis leading the W.A to the East Coast - Photo: Mike Brandt

Colony Down Underground info - Updated!

Brett Dighton just sent me over the finalised flyer for the Colony Down Underground Series final in Brisbane on July 4. All sponsors & details are finalised.

Shaun Jarvis & crew have finalised the judging criteria that will be used for the contest.

And don't forget on how to get there...



Judging categories & format for the Down Underground round 4: The Finals

Three (3) Judges

Judging categories
Difficulty
Consistency
Creativity

Each category is judged out of 10 points - best score given by one judge would be 30 points

Middies class
2 runs up to 1 1/2 minutes in length
all scores from the three judges added up to find total score for rider
highest number of points wins

Advanced class
2 runs up to 2 minutes in length
all scores from three judges added up to find total score for rider.
top 4 riders go into a battle format final

Advanced class battle format final
top four (4) into the battle format final

The judges will decide the winner by vote

4th battles 3rd, the winner moves up & the non winner gets 4th place.
The winner from previous battle, battles 2nd place qualifier.
The winner moves up, the non winner gets 3rd place
The winner from previous battles 1st place qualifier.
The non winner gets 2nd place & the winner of this battle receives 1st place

The countdown has begun!

Shintaro Misawa confirmed for Colony DownUnderground!

You heard it here first! Shintaro Misawa is confirmed to be at the Colony DownUnderground Finals on July 4 in Brisbane. Awesome to see him on a Colony Cube as well...

And check one of his parts from the Sequence online vids...

Sounds like most of the Western Australia crew have sorted their travel too. Shaun Jarvis sent me a couple random pics including Andrew Lightbody spinning on the decks at Round 3 in Sydney & Andrew "Buff" McDermott chillin' with a friend...

Colony DownUnderground finals - location

Brett Dighton in Queensland sent me over the map for the Colony DownUnderground Finals in July.


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