DuFFS Mini Ramp Jam @ Broadstairs.

Another great event down at Revolution skate park in Broadstairs, with the kids down there killing themselves to get some of the prizes up for grabs! Check the shot of local lunatic Keiron spinning a fs 5 on the mini!

The competition was split up into 3 groups; under 11's, 11 to 15's and 16+, all of which attracted entrants from all around the country. We were lucky enough to get the support of Mark Munson from Duffs who not only donated great prizes but also judged the event as well.
The event started off with the under 11's who had the choice of which ramp they wanted to perform on, most of which opted for the mini-spine. Prizes were won by Mercia for best effort (and for being the only girl to enter). The winner of the under 11's was Kiyah Turner who did the best all round runs on both mini-ramps.
The 11 to 15's was pretty much dominated by Harry Lintell who could have quite easily, placed in the top 3 of the 16+ group had he been old enough. Harry did some extremely technical tricks like Frontside Flips and Tre-flips to fakie. Bob Bennett won the Best Trick section with an extremely smooth Fakie Shuv-it to axle stall.
The 16+ group attracted some of the best Mini-Ramp skaters we've had in the park. Locals, Phil LeMaistre and Kieran Swain pushed themselves to the limit to impress the judges and the crowd. Kieran tried countless times to pull a Frontside 540 transfer from the high to low section on the ramp. Phil, not to be outdone attempted a 50-50 transfer and twisted his ankle in the process and after some ice, he continued to skate. Chris Marsh from Ashford did several good moves such as Backside Big-spins but failed to link his tricks together which eventually cost him the win.

Results

Under 11's
1st Kiyah Turner
2nd Joe Taylor
3rd Joseph Dyke

11 to 15's
1st Harry Lintell
2nd Ryan Hurley
3rd John Woodham

16+
1st Kieran Swain
2nd Phil LeMaistre
3rd Chris Marsh

Best Effort
Mercia Bennett

Best Trick
Bob Bennett

Thanks to everyone that took part and especially to the companies that sponsored the event who are:
Duffs Skate Shoes
Stateside Skates
J&R Sports
Power Distribution
I-Five
Shiner Distribution
Saltrock

go to http://www.revolutionskatepark.co.uk/ to check out a video of the day!