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25th February 2003, 10:42 PM
Mike Jones (USA) takes gold in Freestyle Contest at the
NIGHT of the JUMPs 3!
Sebastian Wolter (GER) hits the 5,70 meter mark in the
Eastpak highest AIR contest!
13 of the best Freestyle-MX riders from round the globe battle it out in Riesa, Germany!
The game was on last Saturday in eastern Germany at this years freestyle motocross season kick-off with the NIGHT of the JUMPs 3! Thirteen of the world's best riders converged on the German mecca of FMX to battle it out over the purse of 20.000,- Euro set for the evening. Included in this spectacular line-up were riders such as the Australian combo-master Dayne Kinnaird, Red Bull's own "Mad" Mike Jones from America and England's top performer Gary Taylor. All three were set to take the top position. Mike Jones had won the previous two years and was back to defend his honor.
The Qualifications:
The 6.000 strong crowd welcomed the riders with roaring ovations. The pyro show blew the roof off the stadium as the riders lined-up for the qualification round. The first to hit the dirt was the local hero Ringo Rehn who recently took the jump into the professional level after ending his 2002 season as best newcomer and IFMXF PRO/AM Amateur of the year. Ringo clearly had the lead with his local fan crowd and put on a clean run but didn't make it into the finals. Two of the three "evil3" crew, Kris Brock and Sean Vukovic from England, pounded the dirt pulling hard tricks and a clean run. Kris secured a deserved slot for the finals while his riding buddy Sean had to take the curtain and call it a night. Both Norwegian riders Oystein Kjorstad and Ailo Gaup (3rd at the IFMXF World Cup) put down a solid round. Fabian Bauersachs Germany's current best Freestyle rider rocked the venue with hard core tricks and secured a well deserved position for the final line-up later in the!
evening. Last to enter the qualifications were the 36 year old super star "Mad" Mike Jones (winner of the NIGHT of the JUMPs 1 & 2) and Dayne Kinnaird from Australia (2nd at the NIGHT of the JUMPs 2 and Winner of the IFMXF World Cup). Both riders were set to pull in the gold medal for the evening after the 1 point lead which landed Mike on the throne at last years event. Dayne had trouble on his first jump and landed to far in the flat. After a short break the judges gave Dayne another chance to kick it again. Dayne started the event with an injured tendon and wasn't in top form. After a few high scaled tricks mixed with an injured struggle, Dayne had to take the bow not making it into the finals later in the evening. Mike Jones shot onto the track and pounded out some killer no-hand landings and his famous hard core style securing 6th place and making it into the 6 strong final field of riders. Gary Taylor from England (3rd at the NIGHT of the JUMPS 2) was by far the best !
rider in the qualifications pulling the best variety and cleanest run pulling him to pole position.
Results Qualification round:
1st. Gary Taylor (England) - 242 points
2nd Fabian Bauersachs (Germany) - 241 points
3rd Ailo Gaup (Norway) - 238 points
4th Kris Brock (England) - 234 points
5th Jimmy Verburgh (Belgium) - 231 points
6th Mike Jones (America) -228 points
7th Sebastian Wolter (Germany) - 222 points
8th Oystein Kjorstad (Norway) - 204 points
9th Sean Vukovic (England) - 179 points
10th Dayne Kinnaird (Australia) - 173 points
11th Benoit Milot (Canada) - 159 points
12th Sebastian Radel (Germany) - 121 points
13th Ringo Rehn (Germany) - 103 points
Best Whip Contest:
Next in the show was the EASTPAK Best Whip contest. Included in the line-up: Kris Brock, Dayne Kinnaird, Mike Jones, Gary Taylor, and Sebastian Wolter (Team UPFORCE). All 5 riders took to the AIR whipping it as flat as their bike would go. After a few rounds the first two riders were dismissed leaving Sebastian, Dayne, and Gary to battle it out. Sebastian already famous for his pancake whips impressed the crowd so much that the roar of approval landed him on first place.
1st Sebastian Wolter (Germany)
2nd Dayne Kinnaird (Australia)
3rd Gary Taylor (England)
Eastpak Highest AIR:
The bar was set, the lights dimmed, and the 6 riders were on their bikes ready to jump as high as they could go. The goal of the evening was to break the record of 8,30 meters set at the World Cup last November in Oberhausen, Germany by both Benoit Milot (CAN) and Jimmy Verburgh (BEL). The first height of 5 meters was cleared by all except Kris Brock and Gary Taylor with no problem. The bar then reached the height of 5,10 meters where Benoit Milot had to call it a night. With 3 riders (Jimmy, Fabian, Sebastian) still in for the win. At the end both Fabian Bauersachs and Sebastian Wolter battled it out over 5,40 meters. Fabian couldn't go any higher and it was Wolters turn. He pulled the hardest AIR making 5,40m, 5,50m, 5,60m, and the final height of 5,70m for the evening taking his well deserved first place.
Results Highest AIR
1st Sebastian Wolter (Germany) - 5,70 meters
2nd Fabian Bauersachs (Germany) - 6,40 meters
3rd Jimmy Verburgh (Belgium) - 5,20 meters
4th Benoit Milot (Canada) - 5,10 meters
5th Kris Brock (England) - /
5th Gary Taylor (England) - /
NIGHT of the JUMPS 3 Finals
The 6 finalists truly represented the best of what current Freestyle Motocross has to offer. The crowd was revving with anticipation and the riders were peaking their adrenalin for the last 2 minute run of the night. The first to enter was "Mad" Mike Jones from the states who pulled the most hard-core run of the evening with his signature "Kiss of Death" and "No-Hand - Landings" The crowd went crazy as Mike took the throne and waited for the next rider to take the stage. Next up was Jimmy Verburgh out of Belgium who pulled off a great double superman seatgrab, a cordova, and his fantastic signature trick the "sterilizer", but his run wasn't enough to put Mike off the throne. Next to hit the dirt was Kris Brock from England who clearly won a few points in the eyes of the crowd with his famous "Shoe Box" trick among other hard core high-flying Supermans and Hart Attacks, but it still couldn't pull Mike of the throne. Now it was time for the flying Viking from Norway to pull ou!
t on the track with the cleanest double superman seatgrabs of the evening, but Mike was still standing in the end. Two riders were left to battle it out. In came Germany's Fabian "FAB" Bauersachs (From team UPFORCE) and went straight to his first trick "Lazy Boy" followed by a great one hand superman seatgrab Indian air among a McMetz to no-hand landing! The crowd went wild, but Mike was still firmly planted on first position. The final rider for the night, Gary Taylor, was fixed on taking the lead and gave his best with an intense Kiss of Death, a few rock solids and kick-ass whip. The lights dimmed one last time then turning bright straight onto the winning man "Mad" Mike Jones out of the USA! Three really is a charm with his third win at the Night of the JUMPs in Riesa, Germany!
Results Finals "NIGHT of the JUMPs 3":
1st. Mike Jones (America) - 341 points
2nd Fabian Bauersachs (Germany) - 321 points
2nd Gary Taylor (England) - 321 points
4th Ailo Gaup (Norway) - 300 points
5th Kris Brock (England) - 292 points
6th Jimmy Verburgh (Belgium) - 290 points
NIGHT of the JUMPs 3!
Sebastian Wolter (GER) hits the 5,70 meter mark in the
Eastpak highest AIR contest!
13 of the best Freestyle-MX riders from round the globe battle it out in Riesa, Germany!
The game was on last Saturday in eastern Germany at this years freestyle motocross season kick-off with the NIGHT of the JUMPs 3! Thirteen of the world's best riders converged on the German mecca of FMX to battle it out over the purse of 20.000,- Euro set for the evening. Included in this spectacular line-up were riders such as the Australian combo-master Dayne Kinnaird, Red Bull's own "Mad" Mike Jones from America and England's top performer Gary Taylor. All three were set to take the top position. Mike Jones had won the previous two years and was back to defend his honor.
The Qualifications:
The 6.000 strong crowd welcomed the riders with roaring ovations. The pyro show blew the roof off the stadium as the riders lined-up for the qualification round. The first to hit the dirt was the local hero Ringo Rehn who recently took the jump into the professional level after ending his 2002 season as best newcomer and IFMXF PRO/AM Amateur of the year. Ringo clearly had the lead with his local fan crowd and put on a clean run but didn't make it into the finals. Two of the three "evil3" crew, Kris Brock and Sean Vukovic from England, pounded the dirt pulling hard tricks and a clean run. Kris secured a deserved slot for the finals while his riding buddy Sean had to take the curtain and call it a night. Both Norwegian riders Oystein Kjorstad and Ailo Gaup (3rd at the IFMXF World Cup) put down a solid round. Fabian Bauersachs Germany's current best Freestyle rider rocked the venue with hard core tricks and secured a well deserved position for the final line-up later in the!
evening. Last to enter the qualifications were the 36 year old super star "Mad" Mike Jones (winner of the NIGHT of the JUMPs 1 & 2) and Dayne Kinnaird from Australia (2nd at the NIGHT of the JUMPs 2 and Winner of the IFMXF World Cup). Both riders were set to pull in the gold medal for the evening after the 1 point lead which landed Mike on the throne at last years event. Dayne had trouble on his first jump and landed to far in the flat. After a short break the judges gave Dayne another chance to kick it again. Dayne started the event with an injured tendon and wasn't in top form. After a few high scaled tricks mixed with an injured struggle, Dayne had to take the bow not making it into the finals later in the evening. Mike Jones shot onto the track and pounded out some killer no-hand landings and his famous hard core style securing 6th place and making it into the 6 strong final field of riders. Gary Taylor from England (3rd at the NIGHT of the JUMPS 2) was by far the best !
rider in the qualifications pulling the best variety and cleanest run pulling him to pole position.
Results Qualification round:
1st. Gary Taylor (England) - 242 points
2nd Fabian Bauersachs (Germany) - 241 points
3rd Ailo Gaup (Norway) - 238 points
4th Kris Brock (England) - 234 points
5th Jimmy Verburgh (Belgium) - 231 points
6th Mike Jones (America) -228 points
7th Sebastian Wolter (Germany) - 222 points
8th Oystein Kjorstad (Norway) - 204 points
9th Sean Vukovic (England) - 179 points
10th Dayne Kinnaird (Australia) - 173 points
11th Benoit Milot (Canada) - 159 points
12th Sebastian Radel (Germany) - 121 points
13th Ringo Rehn (Germany) - 103 points
Best Whip Contest:
Next in the show was the EASTPAK Best Whip contest. Included in the line-up: Kris Brock, Dayne Kinnaird, Mike Jones, Gary Taylor, and Sebastian Wolter (Team UPFORCE). All 5 riders took to the AIR whipping it as flat as their bike would go. After a few rounds the first two riders were dismissed leaving Sebastian, Dayne, and Gary to battle it out. Sebastian already famous for his pancake whips impressed the crowd so much that the roar of approval landed him on first place.
1st Sebastian Wolter (Germany)
2nd Dayne Kinnaird (Australia)
3rd Gary Taylor (England)
Eastpak Highest AIR:
The bar was set, the lights dimmed, and the 6 riders were on their bikes ready to jump as high as they could go. The goal of the evening was to break the record of 8,30 meters set at the World Cup last November in Oberhausen, Germany by both Benoit Milot (CAN) and Jimmy Verburgh (BEL). The first height of 5 meters was cleared by all except Kris Brock and Gary Taylor with no problem. The bar then reached the height of 5,10 meters where Benoit Milot had to call it a night. With 3 riders (Jimmy, Fabian, Sebastian) still in for the win. At the end both Fabian Bauersachs and Sebastian Wolter battled it out over 5,40 meters. Fabian couldn't go any higher and it was Wolters turn. He pulled the hardest AIR making 5,40m, 5,50m, 5,60m, and the final height of 5,70m for the evening taking his well deserved first place.
Results Highest AIR
1st Sebastian Wolter (Germany) - 5,70 meters
2nd Fabian Bauersachs (Germany) - 6,40 meters
3rd Jimmy Verburgh (Belgium) - 5,20 meters
4th Benoit Milot (Canada) - 5,10 meters
5th Kris Brock (England) - /
5th Gary Taylor (England) - /
NIGHT of the JUMPS 3 Finals
The 6 finalists truly represented the best of what current Freestyle Motocross has to offer. The crowd was revving with anticipation and the riders were peaking their adrenalin for the last 2 minute run of the night. The first to enter was "Mad" Mike Jones from the states who pulled the most hard-core run of the evening with his signature "Kiss of Death" and "No-Hand - Landings" The crowd went crazy as Mike took the throne and waited for the next rider to take the stage. Next up was Jimmy Verburgh out of Belgium who pulled off a great double superman seatgrab, a cordova, and his fantastic signature trick the "sterilizer", but his run wasn't enough to put Mike off the throne. Next to hit the dirt was Kris Brock from England who clearly won a few points in the eyes of the crowd with his famous "Shoe Box" trick among other hard core high-flying Supermans and Hart Attacks, but it still couldn't pull Mike of the throne. Now it was time for the flying Viking from Norway to pull ou!
t on the track with the cleanest double superman seatgrabs of the evening, but Mike was still standing in the end. Two riders were left to battle it out. In came Germany's Fabian "FAB" Bauersachs (From team UPFORCE) and went straight to his first trick "Lazy Boy" followed by a great one hand superman seatgrab Indian air among a McMetz to no-hand landing! The crowd went wild, but Mike was still firmly planted on first position. The final rider for the night, Gary Taylor, was fixed on taking the lead and gave his best with an intense Kiss of Death, a few rock solids and kick-ass whip. The lights dimmed one last time then turning bright straight onto the winning man "Mad" Mike Jones out of the USA! Three really is a charm with his third win at the Night of the JUMPs in Riesa, Germany!
Results Finals "NIGHT of the JUMPs 3":
1st. Mike Jones (America) - 341 points
2nd Fabian Bauersachs (Germany) - 321 points
2nd Gary Taylor (England) - 321 points
4th Ailo Gaup (Norway) - 300 points
5th Kris Brock (England) - 292 points
6th Jimmy Verburgh (Belgium) - 290 points