Pro:
1st: Dakota Shuetz
2nd: Tyler Bonner
3rd: Chris Gascoigne
Am:
1st: Cameron Ward
2nd: Corey Funk
3rd: Fuzzy Gross
Best Trick:
Josh Kish, frontflip double tailwhip transfer
Congrats to all those who placed. Inside's Steven Tongson was there today and got some pics, so expect those to be up soon and hopefully some video too.
TYLER BONNER CAME IN SECOND!!!!??1/
ReplyDeleteomg tyler didnt come in first at a competition?! the worlds gonna end
ReplyDeletebummer about the pro placings
ReplyDeleteyeah dakota,,, you are the best.....
ReplyDeletebattleground WASHINGTON......
ReplyDeletewhere could i get a scooter around here?
Deletethe judges were shit
ReplyDeletelololololololol
ReplyDeleteyou can suk the judges dick how bout that:)
ReplyDeletethats bullshit. That dakota kid can do some pretty good tricks.. BUT TYLER BONNER COMING SECOND? D: added caps for 1337N3$$.
ReplyDeleteBAHAHAHAHA DAKOTA, THE MOST STUCK UP RIDER IN THE SPORT YO!
ReplyDeleteNo fucking way, kota beat bonner.
ReplyDeletedear god!
Unfair to bash the judges.. Especially Anonymous..
ReplyDeletelol wat did dakota do you deserve first that tyler bonner cant do?
ReplyDeletegingers have no soul
ReplyDeleteFor everyones information. I was there, and will be at all other Exposed stops...as the head judge. To the person who said "The judges were shit" Next time state who you are.
ReplyDeleteThis comp was judged 100% fair...Kota got first. And only beat Tyler by like half of a point..Some of the other top riders there just weren't feeling the park. Just because you all might not like the results you see...doesn't automatically mean there was some kind of "screw job" or "shit judges".
Overall the comp was a great turn out. Next one is in Phoenix, and the final stop in October will be at Skate Barn West. Footage of the comp and pictures will be up soon for you guys.
yeee stoked for footy
ReplyDeletewas a sick ass comp hahHA at the people mad that kota won.............get over it dude the kid is good
ReplyDeletemost people in am and pro got screwed over especially nate wagoner and raymond warner
ReplyDeleteSteven is probably the most unbiased person out there. idk about the other 2 judges but steven was judging fair and square. I def think raymond and nate w should have been higher though. all in all it was an awesome weekend, had sooooooo much fun last night in the hotel with steven, nick darger, julio, and kinglsey hahaha
ReplyDeleteits not about what dakota can do that tyler cant. its about who can land the tricks in the comp.. and stop hating on dakota! hes a freaking insane rider and hes not even stuck up.. you would know that if you have ever rode with him.. but you probly havent
ReplyDeletesticking to my comment as steven being unbiased. he is the ultimate example of how to judge a comp. go to www.freestylescootercompetitions.com and you can see the other 2 judges scores favoring certain people ;) the last judge was a dude who hasn't even been riding 2 years and only likes going big. i got SCREWED by him, just look at the scores. nate wagoner got screwed too. BIG TIME, and raymond.
ReplyDeletedakotas a cool kid you guys dont know him and cant just throw that out there.
ReplyDeletehe did a fucking flair triple whip in his run!
WTF
however, he could TOTALLY afford to get some taller bars.
he beat me by a 6th of a point, lol.
this contest was rediculously close
You guys really gotta chill...
ReplyDeleteHalf the people pissed off are just mad that Dakota got 1st over Tbone....Well read Tylers comment. I don't care what Dakota did, said, does, says, is, isn't. He rode good. Simple as that. Not even good... He rode REALLY good.
But so did Tyler...considering Tyler didn't even warm up the day before, and showed up the day of the competition and didn't get to warm up either...and just went out and did his thing....and only lost by a 6th of a point....Yeah he def. threw down. And in Phoenix at the next stop rest assure him and Dakota will be throwing down again.
To everyone complaining about other peoples scores. You guys gotta understand a few things...A rider can go out and have what we judges call a "Flawless" run. Aka...didn't mess any tricks up and landed everything. BUT all of those tricks could have been......double whips...or simple stuff. When that happens your flawless run doesn't mean much going up against someone who messed up 2-3 tricks...but landed 4-5 bangers.
As the head judge, yeah I feel like there were some scores that were a bit off...but none of them were so far off, that it would have affected the final score card that much. Overall, people just gotta calm down. It was a great competition.
NATE GRANT QUIT BEING A FUCKING POOR SPORT!!
ReplyDeleteShow up in Phoenix and throw down!
Oh if you finish in the same spot then what? who you gonna blame?
No one wants to hear it!
Nate
ReplyDeleteyour highest score by any judge was 86..
if every judge gave you and 86 you would have got 9th
no one judge screwd you..
you performance at best was 9th place and they didnt give shit for 9th so i guess its up to you to get in the park and get better..
by the way Judge 3 gave Nate Wagner the highest score he got..
Kota Scooters is the absolute worst place to purchase a scooter from. They make promises to deliver your scooter in a certain period, but it never comes. They tell you it shipped...it never does. When you try to get a hold of them...they don't respond and ignore all your phone calls and messages. They don't even make an attempt to ever email or call you back. They don't care. I can't imagine if we actually did get it shipped to us what would happen if it broke and we ever tried to get it fixed under warranty. Right...I'm sure they would call right back. Anyway, my advice is to find another place to purchase your scooter other than Kota Scooter!
ReplyDeleteI would like to also comment on Kota Scooters. an order placed on 12/15/10 was confirmed via email and they raked my paypal for $177 the next day but would not return phone calls or emails - and I placed alot of them. Got the IM on one principal and texted him for status to which he responded - all orders will ship by xmas. This was a gift for my grandson. So I waited and by day 21, January 31st, I still did not have it and could not get a call or email. Finally on January 6 Dakota answered the phone and when asked about all of my phone messages and emails, she stated, "We get alot of orders." I am celebrating their success while making a mental note that I will never purchase from them again - and not only that, I have committed my life to repeating this story in as many places as possible. good customer service may sometimes go unnoticed, but bad customer service is a monster that can't die.
ReplyDeleteJust an update - we know that retailers don't have every part they advertise on their website - that why we send them emails saying "if you can't ship this by xmas, let me know because it's a xmas gift." when no shipping information or response comes back and they say "all gifts will ship for xmas" you assume that they're responsible enough to check an order and give you a credible response.
ReplyDeleteToday is day 27 after my order - I'm so far past xmas that my grandson believe I'm full of it and never ordered the parts anyway - and now Kota has consigned my order to FEDEX - and sent it to my billing address - that's right, not my shipping address, but my billing address - why do you think they ask you for both anyway? - and so for the past 3 days I have been fighting to get the order redirected with no help from Kota who is back not answering their emails or phone again - and FEDEX wants $11 from me to change the address - Thank you Kota - my mission in life is to post this in as many places as possible around the internet - BBB here it comes - retailers association - here it is. Happy customers may not compliment you but unhappy ones can make it their mission to put you where you belong.