Get in to the Free Flow Tour action
Are you an action sports star in the making? I know I’m not, but if you’ve got the talent, now you’ve got the chance to compete against the best. The following is a press release from the Free Flow Tour …
Press Release
The AST, the umbrella brand and organization of the world’s most prestigious action sports events, today announced the complete 2008 Free Flow Tour schedule. The Free Flow Tour is the official amateur series of the AST Dew Tour and provides amateur athletes with the opportunity to qualify into the final event of the AST Dew Tour, the PlayStation Pro®, as well as the prospect for professional sponsorship. The Free Flow Tour kicks off May 17 in Rye, N.H.
The Free Flow Tour will include a total of 29 skate competitions (five skate vert and 24 skate park) and 20 BMX competitions (four BMX vert and 16 BMX park) at 28 parks across the U.S. The top skate and BMX finishers at each of the 49 competitions will be flown to the AST Dew Tour’s Toyota Challenge, in Salt Lake City, Utah for the Free Flow Tour Finals, where one champion will be crowned in each discipline. Encompassing the ‘Flow to Pro’ theme, the two overall skate and BMX park champions and the two overall skate and BMX vert champions win a wild card spot to compete against the pros at that final stop of the AST Dew Tour, the PlayStation Pro®, in Orlando, Fla.
“Free Flow Tour gives young amateurs the opportunity to be propelled to the next level of competition,” said Wade Martin, AST president. “The Free Flow Tour will be crisscrossing the country this summer discovering the new pool of talent that is the future of skateboarding and BMX.”
The AST has also teamed with BNQT, a leading digital action sports company, to launch www.FreeFlowTour.com. FreeFlowTour.com will be the exclusive home to all competition video, photos, contest information, on-line registration, as well as host a social community for participants and fans.
The 2008 Free Flow Tour schedule includes the following dates and locations:
August 2 at Kona Park in Jacksonville (Skate Park)
August 30 at Mesh Park in Longwood (Skate Park)
August 31 at Mesh Park in Longwood (BMX Park)
Just as a reminder, the Playstation Pro event in Orlando will take place in October.
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