New Zealand Festival Of Freeride

Discussion in 'NZ Festival of Freeride' started by DalusionFWX, December 20, 2012.

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  1. DalusionFWX

    DalusionFWX Administrator Staff Member

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    Hi Everyone,

    It's happening. After many requests and ideas floated, NZ's first freeride event is finally getting off the ground. The Auckland Jet Sport Association (AJSA) is proud to announce the inaugural New Zealand Festival of Freeride. We appreciate the opportunity to first announce this on the home of the freeride scene in NZ - DalusionFWX.

    This "Rip'n Ride" style event will be held in late April next year at Sunset Beach, Port Waikato. Specifically, Friday April 19th and Saturday April 20th (with Sunday April 21st as backup day), and is aimed at bringing the freeride community together from around New Zealand for an action packed, and enjoyable, couple of days. Whilst still in the early stages, and the council applications are pending approval (something we don't envisage any issue with), we invite you all to get this into your dairies early so you don't miss a fantastic opportunity.

    The format of the event is very simple. All riders entered are split into groups, or "sessions", of smaller numbers. Throughout the day each group of riders is allocated a session time in the schedule for the day. The first group is sent out for their allocated time slot and, when signalled to finish, the following group goes out and so on and so forth. The schedule will repeat throughout the day giving each competitor sufficient riding time to express themselves in the freeride sense. Its a festival atmosphere with everyone enjoying each others riding.
    Friday is aimed at being more of a warm up will feature continuos freeride sessions. During Saturdays schedule there will be specific breaks in the freeride sessions to hold the feature sections of the event. These feature classes are an elective option for competitors to enter and have specific requirements. Examples include “Biggest Air” - somewhat self-explanatory, “Sickest Trick” - best and most complicated trick, and the “Cherry-Popper” - first attempt at a back flip.

    There is plenty more information to come on this and over the next few months we will release it as soon as it becomes available. Entry, when open, will be available to anyone and everyone. We encourage anyone participating, or interested, in freeride to come along and enjoy riding with others of all experience levels.

    We hope this is something that you all will be interested in and keen to get behind. We can't wait.

    The AJSA
    DalusionFWX, December 20, 2012
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  2. knoxie

    knoxie Active Member

    Awesome! , well overdue for something like this in NZ! can't wait!!
    knoxie, December 20, 2012
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  3. steve K-B

    steve K-B Member

    Sick!! This looks awesome! Well done to the organisers who ever they maybe!?

    Ill be there for sure
    steve K-B, December 20, 2012
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  4. tofa

    tofa Well-Known Member

    Good work Dick Webb...This is awesome news and hope everyone gets behind it and supports it.
    If you are needing any help let me know.
    tofa, December 20, 2012
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  5. blueii

    blueii Member

    Go DW! about time NZ has the talent for it. Would be good to see people from round the country come to.
    blueii, December 20, 2012
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  6. Flan

    Flan Well-Known Member

    Ye ha Hot digity dog. Cant wait. If ya need a place to stay at the port just let me know :p Good on ya Dick.
    Flan, December 20, 2012
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  7. high flyer

    high flyer Member

    camping at Flans yuss, even with the new accomodation suite/bonfire
    Good work to those who have gotten this organised and underway...
    high flyer, December 20, 2012
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  8. Aquanob

    Aquanob Active Member

    All those who think you are not at a high enough level to ride in this could not be more wrong, this is a freeride event not a competition, when you ride in your allocated group you are not beoing judged at all, you are just riding with other people for a certain amount of time, there is no expectation on you to do anything other than be involved and have a ride. The more people we get from around the country the more likely it will be that this will happen every year, its all about the freeride community getting together.
    Aquanob, December 20, 2012
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  9. Keasty701

    Keasty701 Member

    SHIT YEAH BOI!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    Keasty701, December 20, 2012
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  10. Flan

    Flan Well-Known Member

    WILL THERE BE PROMO GIRLS????
    Flan, December 20, 2012
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  11. Aquanob

    Aquanob Active Member

    Yes, Fusion are supplying them aye Dick
    Aquanob, December 20, 2012
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  12. Keasty701

    Keasty701 Member

    How many? What hair colour? And whats there measurements?
    Keasty701, December 20, 2012
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  13. SirMrManGuy

    SirMrManGuy Member

    Great, I suck compared to the stuff I've seen in vids of you guys. It's going on the outlook calender as soon as I get to work in the morning.
    SirMrManGuy, December 20, 2012
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  14. Sickboi

    Sickboi Member

    X2
    Sickboi, December 20, 2012
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  15. T Bear

    T Bear Active Member

    hah awsome
    NORMANS post for a change is the best written for a long time. In oz we have seen the skill level from beginners that have trouble gettin out to the guys that bust out flexflips and wombat flips one after the other. everybody is out (and on the beach) to have a good time and enjoy them selves
    this has been a long time comming and is the biggest opurtunity to get us altogether in one place
    so would be great to see as many as we can from around the country attend
    If anyone needs help with anything we are all willing to lend a hand to get you there.
    Good work Richard as I know how time consuming even getting to this point is
    By the guy a beer next time you see him
    bring on april
    T Bear, December 20, 2012
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  16. Aquanob

    Aquanob Active Member

    He drinks wine
    Aquanob, December 20, 2012
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  17. DanW

    DanW Member

    Good on ya DW I know the Matakana crew will be there numbers are down these days tho :D
    DanW, December 20, 2012
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  18. bombsquad

    bombsquad Member

    Im in!! might even suck up my nuts and get the fx1 upside down in the cherry popper comp lol
    bombsquad, December 20, 2012
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  19. freesoul

    freesoul Member

    Nice one Norm...That sounds fantastic.... Hope to make it.... Scotty Rocker, you in??
    freesoul, December 20, 2012
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  20. Aquanob

    Aquanob Active Member

    One of the most important things for me is to get all of the south islanders up for this
    Aquanob, December 20, 2012
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