Invited Riders Announced Big-Air BMX Triples Event

This is going to be a busy week in SoCal for BMX with this weekend’s Soul Bowl at the US Open of Surfing and then the Big-Air BMX Triples Event at the O.C. Fair next week.   ASA has announced the invited riders and there are a few of the usual suspects, but, unfortunately, a couple of big names are missing like Dennis Enarson, who won the first version of this event last year in Phoenix.

Even without Enarson, there should be some good riding — we’re betting on TJ Ellis or Diogo Canina to end up on top.

You can check out the full release below for all the info or just head down to the OC Fair next week if you can and catch the action in person.

International Athletes vie for Big-Air BMX Triples Event Title at Orange County Fair July 29-31
Winner and Runner-up Qualify for the Prestigious LG Action Sports World Championship

LOS ANGELES (July 24, 2008) – From July 29-31, the Orange County Fair will enjoy three days of gravity-defying action sports entertainment when ASA Entertainment’s Big-Air BMX Triples event jumps into action at the OC Fair’s Action Sports Arena. At 8:15 p.m. each night, ASA Entertainment (ASA), the global leader in action sports event and television production, debuts a unique spin on BMX bike riding in Southern California with an international roster of competitors sure to thrill even the most casual action sports spectator.

The competitors include:

California Athletes

Alfredo Mancuso (Long Beach, CA) -  21
Austin Coleman  (Los Angeles, CA) -   24
Cory Walters  (Costa Mesa, CA) -   27
Dan Norvell  (Murrietta, CA) -   16
Dylan Stark  (Lake Forest, CA) -   25
Lance Harness  (Rubidoux, CA) -   22
Lawrence Werrell  (Westminster, CA) -   27
Pat Casey  (Placentia, CA) -   14
Sean Logan  (Orange County, CA) -   24
TJ Ellis  (Moreno Valley, CA) -   22
Tony Campos  (San Francisco, CA) -   20

Other U.S. Athletes

Ben Snowden  (Hornell, NY) -   27
Josh Hult  (Idaho Falls, ID) -   24
Koji Kraft  (Addison, Illinois) -   25
Ricky Moseley  (Mason, TN) -   18
Rob Darden  (Greenville, NC) -   27
Ryan Jordan  (Boston, MA) -   27

International Athletes

Alistair Whitton  (Chester, England) -   27
Chris Hughes  (Toronto, Canada) -   20
Dave Dillewaard  (Brisbane, Australia) -   24
Diogo Canina  (Sao Paulo, Brazil) -   20
Erick Soto  (Tijuana, Mexico) -   29
Mike Moura  (Brazil) -   25
Ricardo Laguna  (Mexico) -   26

The competition format consists of twelve riders challenging the BMX course on Tuesday, July 29th and another 12 taking on the course on Wednesday evening, July 30th. The top six scoring men from each evening will meet on Thursday for the finals.

Tuesday night’s competitors will be: Mancuso, Whitton, Coleman, Walters, Norvell, Canina, Harness, Werrell, Casey, Logan, Moseley and Campos. On Wednesday night, Snowden, Hughes, Dillewaard, Stark, Soto, Hult, Kraft, Moura, Laguna, Darden, Jordan and Ellis will be competing. With prize money and an opportunity to qualify for ASA’s LG Action Sports World Championships on the line, these men will push their limits to impress the judges with high-flying skills.

The Big-Air Triples is a new element in BMX competition that challenges riders to start from a 24-foot high ramp riding into three deep valleys and over three narrow platforms. This design allows the riders to grab ‘big air’ and perform three tricks in succession while trekking across a 165-foot long wooden course. This spin on BMX riding combines the best in BMX Box Jumping and Dirt Jumping with a Mini-Mega Ramp.

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About Big Air BMX Triples producer ASA Entertainment:

A leader in the action sports industry since 1994, ASA Entertainment, headquartered in Culver City, California is the largest action sports event and television production company in the world. The company produces more than 200 events and 100 television programs annually around the globe that feature skateboarding, freestyle BMX, inline skating, freeskiing, freestyle motocross, snowboarding and music. Its events are broadcast on CBS, VERSUS, Spike, Fuel and Fox Sports Net domestically and distributed to more than 1 billion HH globally throughout Asia, Europe, USA, Africa, Canada, South & Central America and Australia. ASA’s properties range from large-scale international competitions such as the LG Action Sports World Championships to grassroots amateur contests, lifestyle and branded entertainment events, demonstrations, exhibitions and mobile tours. As one of the oldest and most established organizations in action sports, ASA Entertainment leads the market in developing premium content around the fastest growing sector of American sports. For more information visit www.actionsportstour.com or www.asaentertainment.com.