Mmmh Monday, Monday ! The round 1 of the Shark Island Challenge is now complete. Check the IBA Tour Event’s Wesbite for more info, pictures, videos etc.
Seriously i dont remember any event with such a cool website, webcast, pictures galleries for all heats, press releases and all. It’s awesome and great for the sport in general. Congrats to all the people working for this event. This is what we need to make it happen, along with good mags like Movement, Riptide, Vert etc.
Other than that we got more Spongercity™ truckers caps in stock this week, there’re back by popular demand ! Check the Spongercity Store to get yourself one: Store is here. We ship almost everywhere worlwide for FREE.
We got some news from Manta team rider and Gold Coaster Tom Smith the other day and i forgot to post them here, so here you go now.
Click below to read Tom’s story.
Tom has spent the last week hanging out at Manta HQ working with Manta shaper/team manager Reon Fisher on some new rides. Tommy is gearing up for his upcoming trip to Japan, where he will be competing in the Manta Emotion Cup held 26th and 27th July, Fukushima, Japan. http://jp.youtube.com/watch?v=LQomXqIlAfM and also the Morey Flipper Cup held in Chiba, Japan.
Reon commented. “The purpose of Tom’s trip to Japan is not only for the promotion of Manta but to encourage more Japanese males to take up the sport of Bodyboarding. Japan is one of the only countries in the world where Bodyboarding is heavily female orientated. I think Tommy will be able to show case to the Japanese the more hardcore technical aspect of the sport that will hopefully encourage more males to the sport. Originally we had planned for John Showell to go over for the events, but we didn’t want to disrupt his Shark Island training. Tom became available for the trip and we thought the Japanese girls will love his blond wig, ha ha. It should be fun times for Tom as he is the face of the contest.”
Tom commented. “My original plan for my trip to Cronulla was qualify for the Island contest. After a 3rd round bomb out I was devastated. When Reon told me about the Japan trip I was amped on the idea. I now plan on focusing all my energy that I had planned for the Island into taking out the Japan events. I got on some new boards so I am chomping at the bit to get them in the water and get ready for Japan.”
