We’ve kept quiet up until now with details for this years Alliance wakeskate jam, in fact we haven’t said anything at all. Over winter we’ve been working on some big projects, the most exciting of which is a collaboration with a cable and boat club near London to build the UK’s first true rail park, and to launch the new facility we are bringing ThinkTank to London!
In just over a month’s time from May 27-30, Princes Club in Ashford, Middlesex will be opening the gates to their amazing new jet ski rail park on the previously unused back lake to host ThinkTank. This new facility is ideal for the event with up to 8 new aluminium rails including the obligatory flat bar & incline, a rooftop, double sided kicker, manual pad, banked ledges and more, the jet ski portion of ThinkTank is going to be hands down the best it’s ever been. And for the main feature, we are already in the process of digging a custom pool with a System 2.0 overhead, and two perfect hubba ledges either side of a steel handrail and some concrete stairs. Skateboarding is still very much the inspiration for our event.
We’re all really excited for this year’s jam, and with only 5-weeks until it all kicks off, we are inviting you to get your entry form in for the qualifying contest ahead of the main 3-day event from Friday 28th through Sunday 30th. If you impress us with your skills in the rail park then you could be one of the lucky four to join our invited riders for three days of stress-free riding on the best rails in the country, with the sole aim of progressing wakeskating.
Invited riders for ThinkTank 2010 are:
- Terry Hannam - Liam Smith
- Matt Crowhurst - Louis Floyd
- Tarik Ghonheim - Jan Kissman
- Taylor Dell - Oli Woods
- Simon Powell - Zander Jones
- Will Bradley - Ollie Moore
Thursday May 27th is the qualifying day, where each rider will have 15-minutes to impress in the jet ski rail park, demonstrating your skate & rail skills and proving yourself up to the challenge of the Stair Set. To get your chance at taking part, all you have to do is fill out the downloadable entry form and post or email it to sim@alliancewake.co.uk by Wednesday May 26th. In order to run the day smoothly we can only accept entries in advance, so there will be no registration on the day. There is a £10 entry fee which is payable on the day or in advance by debit/credit card. Due to time constraints there are only 20 places for qualifying and it’s on a first-come-first-serve basis so be quick about it.
We will be releasing some more information soon about the event, but for now get down to the lake and start practicing, because if last years event is anything to go by, the standard of riding is going to be very, very high.
ThinkTank 2010 – May 27-30
Princes Club
Clockhouse Lane
Bedfont
MiddlesexTW14 8QA
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