August 8th to 14th 2011 - Alli Dew Tour- Portland Invitational - Bowl install to Legend & Pro practice sessions to finals

 

 

SKATE BOWL SEASON COMES TO A CLOSE AT THE DEW TOUR PORTLAND INVITATIONAL WITH BUCKY LASEK WIN

Lasek Tops Pedro Barros for First Place; Portland Native Willis Kimbel Competes in Super-Final

Portland, Ore. – August 14, 2011 – Bucky Lasek took the top spot in today’s Skate Bowl Final at the Portland Invitational in front of packed stands and a high energy crowd.  His run in the Super-Final Jam included a frontside 540 in the corner, a frontside bluntslide and a backside smith grind over the hip.  The combo of a backside lipslide off the deep end hip to a backside tailslide into the deep end propelled him over Pantech Open winner Pedro Barros.  Andy Macdonald finished third, with Ben Hatchell and Portland native Willis Kimbel rounding out the competition in the Super-Final. 

“It feels awesome to win in Portland because this is the home of concrete parks and what better place to win on the portable bowl at Dew Tour,” said Bucky.  “It’s pretty exciting making the run that I made and making it three times is a great accomplishment for me. I think lately I’ve had the heart of a tiger, just attacking it, going for it, living life and skateboarding. That’s what it’s all about.”

The Portland Invitational marks the second and final stop of the first-ever full-concrete portable bowl, designed by Spohn Ranch. The Dew Tour’s skate bowl contest debuted in Ocean City last month to wide acclaim.  In Portland, the venue was home to an exciting party atmosphere throughout the weekend. This contest marks Lasek’s first Dew Tour bowl win, adding to his 10 first-place finishes in Skate Vert.

The Dew Tour will continue on to Salt Lake City, Utah for the third event of the season for the Toyota Challenge in September, and culminates this October at the Dew Tour Championships in Las Vegas, Nev.

You can catch video of the finals here.

For more information on the Dew Tour, visit www.AlliSports.com.

Skate Bowl Super Final

 1. Bucky Lasek – Baltimore, MD – 87.26

 2. Pedro Barros – Florianopolis, BRA – 85.26

 3. Andy Macdonald – Boston, MA – 83.13

 4. Ben Hatchell – Manassas, VA – 81.51

 5. Willis Kimbel – Portland, OR – 76.38