The third stop of the triple crown series this year was quite a weekend of riding and fun! With an impending late Fall snowstorm bearing down on Colorado event organizers had to be ready to adjust schedules at a moments notice. Thankfully, although the temperature got down pretty low (30 degrees not including the wind chill factor), things worked out and we got 2 days of awesome riding and revelry. Riders from around the country descended upon Colorado Springs ready to ride the super fast High Drive Ultimate Downhill on Saturday, party down on Saturday night at Karoke and Dirt Rap Battles, and then finish off the weekend with Slopestlye and Rail Jam competitions and the NEW MBS "BACKYARD" Freestyle Park. A big thanks goes out to all the sponsors who providied some great proizes including DirtStar Army, Altitude Sickness, Hillbilly Protection, Ozone Kites,Salty Peaks and BC Surf and Skate. And a BIG BIG thanks to all the riders who braved the conditions and and made the trip. An was an epic time and we hope to see everyone else at next years stop. Read on below to see how it all played out!

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Photos by Shawn Gallant, Jason Lee, Van DeWitt, Julianne Lewis, Emmy Smith-Zurawski Jan Hansen and anyone else who sent in pics.

HIGH DRIVE ULTIMATE DOWNHILL

SATURDAY


Pikes Peak, 14,110 feet above sea leavel hovers over High Drive at a mere 9,015 feet.



True Grizz and Devin Garland chilling before trying to run each other off the course



Amber taking charge or registration. Amber had an incredible time at the after party later that night.



Rufus, Joseph, Josh and Evan. Apparently they called each other the night before and said to wear black for race day.



PMC breaking out the "Baby Dragon" for the race. It's only 8 feet long. Usually he rides the REAL "Dragon" for High Drive. It's 12 feet long.



Mountainboarding's newest "Power" couple. Erin Beckham and Dave Sansone



Getting ready for the Pro Division Downhill. Leon, with the fastest qualifying time, chooses pole position.



Sport division takes off with Brandon Johannes apparently trying a new sit-down stance. It's a long race but c'mon Brandon, try standing up once.



Derek Howe charging into one of the first turns.



PAtrick McConnell and the Baby Dragon picking up speed.



Kody Stewart heading into the first turn in a cloud of dust.



Tyler Mork leading Benton Jackson into the first turn.



The 2007 High Drive CREW

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RESULTS



Fastest Time Winner - Leon Robbins - 4:20

2ND PATRICK Mc CONNELL 4:25 (Pro)

3RD  BENTON JACKSON 4:32 (Pro)

4TH  KODY STEWART 4:49 (Pro)

5TH  JD Mc GREW 4:50 (Sport)

6TH  DAVE SANSONE 5:00 (Pro)

7TH  TYLER MORK 5:01 (Pro)

8TH  COLE SHIP 5:02 (Pro)

9TH  PAUL JOHNS 5:27 (Sport)

10TH  DAVE STIEFVATER 5:30 (Pro)

11th  TIE – CHRIS “TRUE GRIZZ” ADAMS  5:34 (Sport)

11th  TIE – VAN DeWITT  5:34 (Pro)

13th  BRANDON JOHANNES 5:42 (Sport)
14th  TIE – JOSH COLE 5:53 (Youth)

14th  TIE – JASON KEENA 5:53 (Sport)

15th  EVAN CARLSON 5:58 (Pro)

16th  DEVIN GARLAND 6:18 (Pro)

17th  JOSEPH PONCE DE LEON 6:30 (Masters)

18th  REESE HOLDEN 6:36 (Youth)

19th  GUY SANDHUSEN 7:04 (Sport)

20th  MASON MOORE 7:40 (Sport)

21st  KATIE COOK 7:57 (Womens)

22nd  PHIL SHEADER 8:18 (Masters)

23rd  RUFUS HAYNES 8:53 (Pro) – *DISPUTED TIME* 

24th  LUKE HANSEN 9:10 (Youth)
25th  AMANDA RYAN 9:28 (Womens)

26th JULIANNE LEWIS 9:39 (Womens)

27th  DOMINIC WHITE 9:44 (Youth)

28th DAVID KENNEDY 10:54 (Masters)

29th  DEREK HOWE 11:06 (Youth)

30th  EMILY SMITH-ZURAWSKI 11:19 (Womens)

31st  ERIN BECKHAM 11:27 (Womens)

32nd  BRANDON FRY 12:05 (Masters)

33rd  MELISSA BECKER 12:14 (Womens)

PRO DIVISION DOWNHILL (HEAD TO HEAD)

1ST  LEON ROBBINS

2ND  KODY STEWART

3RD  BENTON JACKSON

4TH  PATRICK McCONNELL 

5TH  DAVE SANSONE

6TH  VAN DeWITT

7TH  COLE SHIPP

8TH  TYLER MORK

SPORT DIVISION DOWNHILL (HEAD TO HEAD)

1ST  J.D. McGREW

2ND  BRANDON JOHANNES

3RD  CHRIS “TRUE GRIZZ” ADAMS

4TH  JASON KEENA

5TH  PAUL JOHNS

6TH  GUY SANDHUSEN

7TH  MASON MOORE

MASTERS DIVISION DOWNHILL (HEAD TO HEAD)

1ST  JOSEPH PONCE DeLEON

2ND  PHIL SHEADER

3RD  ZAK HEBERLY

4TH  DAVID KENNEDY

5TH  BRANDON FRY

WOMENS DIVISION DOWNHILL (HEAD TO HEAD)

1ST  KATIE COOK

2ND  AMANDA RYAN

3RD  ERIN BECKHAM

4TH  MELISSA BECKER

5TH  JULIANNE LEWIS

6TH  EMMY SMITH-ZURAWSKY

YOUTH DIVISION DOWNHILL (HEAD TO HEAD)

1ST  JOSH COLE

2ND  DOMINIC WHITE

3RD  DEREK HOWE

GROM DIVISION DOWNHILL (HEAD TO HEAD)

1ST  REESE HOLDEN

2ND  LUKE HANSEN

MASS START (ULTIMATE) DOWNHILL – (EVERYONE AT ONCE)
1ST  LEON ROBBINS

2ND  PATRICK McCONNELL

3RD  KODY STEWART

4TH  BENTON JACKSON

5TH  JD McGREW

6TH  TYLER MORK

7TH  CHRIS “TRUE GRIZZ” ADAMS

8TH  COLE SHIPP

9th  DEVIN GARLAND

10th  JASON KEENA

11TH   JOSEPH PONCE DE LEON

12TH JOSH COLE

13TH  GUY SANDHUSEN

14TH  EVAN CARLSON

15TH  BRANDON JOHANNES

16TH  RUFUS HAYNES

17TH  KATIE COOK

18TH  PAUL JOHNS

19TH  PHIL SHEADER

20TH  REECE

21ST  DEREK HOWE

22ND  JULIANNE LEWIS

23RD  AMANDA RYAN

24TH  LUKE HANSEN

25TH  MASON MOORE

26TH  SHAUN

27TH  DOMINIC WHITE

28TH  DAVE KENNEDY

29TH  BRANDON FRY

BEST COSTUME

AMANDA RYAN AS A PREGNANT AKONI KAMA



"DIRT" RAP BATTLE WINNER

DEVIN GARLAND

 

FRESTYLE CONTEST

SUNDAY

Sunday was sketchy as it could have snowed, sleeted, hurricaned, blizzarded or been real nice. It turned out to be just pretty cold and overcast. But the riders rocked it out no matter what. Big thanks to Matt Kenoyer and Dave Stifvater for holping with judging and True Grizz on the Mic.



Leon over the "Sponsor" pit



Cole Shipp

Devin Garland



Josh Cole

Van DeWitt



Dave Sansone - F----n' board!



Dave Sansone - (Sick)



Kody Stewart (Kody now rides for Matt Kenoyer)


Van DeWitt



Devin Garland - Looks frozen.



Van DeWitt - Nice Patriotic Pic.

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RESULTS

PRO FREESTYLE

1ST   LEON ROBBINS - 78pts

2ND  DEVIN GARLAND – 73pts

3RD  KODY STEWART – 72pts

4TH EVAN CARLSON – 70.5pts

5TH  COLE SHIPP – 64pts

6TH  VAN DeWITT – 63.5pts

7TH  TYLER MORK – 60.5pts
8TH  DAVE SANSONE – 59.5pts

SPORT FREESTYLE

1ST  MASON MOORE – 49.5pts

2ND  BRANDON JOHANNES – 44.75pts

3RD  JASON KEENA – 44pts

4TH PAUL JOHNS – 40.5pts

5TH  SHAUN  – 36pts

6TH  TRUE GRIZZ – 33.5pts

7TH  JD McGREW – 33pts

MASTERS FREESTYLE

1ST  JOSEPH PONCE De LEON – 38.25pts

2ND  PHIL SHEADER – 34.5pts

3RD  ZAK HEBERLY – 33.5pts

4TH BRANDON FRY – 26.5pts

WOMENS FREESTYLE

1ST  MELISSA BECKER – 34.5pts

2ND  ERIN BECKHAM – 31.5pts

3RD  KATIE COOK – 30.5pts

4TH   ARI COATES - 30pts

5TH  AMANDA RYAN – 29pts

6TH  JULIANNE LEWIS – 23.5pts

YOUTH FREESTYLE

1ST  JOSH COLE – 40.5pts

2ND  DOMINIC WHITE – 31pts

3RD  DEREK HOWE – 28.5pts

GROM FREESTYLE
1ST  LUKE HANSEN – 45.5pts




RAIL SLIDE WINNER

KODY STEWART

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