Boost Mobile/ Monster Energy Freestylemx.com Worldwide Tour Hits the Road

The end of the summer was rushing down on us like a bull hopped up on Mean Bean but the show went on and made lots of folks’ summer a little better and lot more extreme!

The Boost Mobile Wrecking Crew drove the buses up to Essex Junction, Vermont for a repeat visit.  We came here last year and knew that the crowds were loud and always go crazy for the biggest tricks so we wrangled two current Dew Action Sports Tour competitors to complete the show.  The two Metal Mulisha riders Jeff “Ox” Kargola and Honda of St. Johns’, Beau Bamburg were happy to come along while brushing up on their flip tricks.  We also had the usual suspects like O.G. John Distler, JJ “Skittles” Romans, the “Belly” Kenny Bell, Hammerhead James Carter and the legend and one of the creators of it all, Mad Mike Jones. 

Mad Mike, in his final year of FMX before moving on to other things (like a Monster Truck ride for ’09), gave the crowd a farewell salute and the fans knew they were lucky to meet a legend before he hangs up his moto boots.  Ox and Bamburg were dueling it out in the final with Cordova, Heel Clicker and KOD flips.  Bamburg edged out Ox for the win as judged by the crowd and also pulled off the Boost Mobile Best Whip comp too. 

Our next stop was in Blackfoot, Idaho which again was a repeat stop from last year.  In Idaho they just never get sick of FMX. Derek Cook really came back onto form at this stop and showed that he is serious about a comeback.  In the final it was Ox and Bamburg again with Bam barely taking the win as we had to ask for a reshout from the crowd.  The whip contest was taken by the Ox this time who nearly turned it upside down!

We ended up giving away over 2000 Monster Energy posters during autographs and probably 3000 pounds of Boost Mobile gear at these two shows alone.  Didn’t get yours or wonder where to find the goods?  Check the schedule for a show near you!