Video: March 2008 Archives
The nominees for the Billabong XXL Awards are in, and Ian's leading the charge for the Red Bull Surf Team. Thanks to charging hard in Tahiti last year, Ian Walsh has been nominated for both the Ride of the Year and Best Tube of the Year. Joining Walshy will be fellow Red Bull rider Carlos Burle, who is also nominated for Ride of the Year and Best Tube of the Year for his performance at Ghost Tree. The winners will be announce come April 11th, and if you can't make it to the award show, tune into BillabongXXL.com for a live webcast of all the action. Stay tuned...
Check out video highlights from Round One of the Rip Curl Pro......And while you're at it, take a look at a few of the photos.
For the most part, the Red Bull crew's survived Round Two of the Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach. Held in tricky four-foot conditions, it was by no means an easy day of competition, but it was interesting. Ben Dunn proved he's definitely back from last year's injury and returning to fine form. A methodical, strategic surfer, he took out South African Travis Logie early in the day. And then in a match-up brother that had a somewhat brother-vs-brother feel, Adriano De Souza knocked out fellow Bull rider Tiago Pires. Unfortunately there have to be a could of losers, and besides Tiago who's still adapting to life on the WCT, Royden Bryson and Bruce Irons were knocked out of competition today. For now the swell's on the decline, so it's not looking like they're be running today, but there's a new pulse in the forecast, so stay tuned.
