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The Grind: Action Wakesports and Music Festival
Downtown Austin

Where: Austin, Texas (MLK and Congress)
When: April 6, 2008
Time: 11AM-10PM
Cost: $10

AUSTIN, TEXAS Under360 is at it again!! Kicking off the season with an action sports and music festival, in conjunction with Roadway Productions, University of Texas Wake Team, and 101x this event promises to be the biggest of the year. The event takes place in downtown Austin, in the shadow of the Bob Bullock State History Museum, featuring live music, a wakeboard rail jam, a skateboard contest, freestyle street bike demos, and much more. This is action sports up-close & in-your-face and it’s as exciting for the riders as it is for spectators.

The Boardstop.com Wakeboard and Wakeskate Rail Jam will feature local & professional riders such as Keith Lidberg (2007 WBM Rail Master), Tino Santori (2006 King of Wake), Gabe Lucas, Tom Fooshee, Bret Little, Billy Garcia, Brett Hickey, Clint Tompkins, Jesse Landry and many others competing head-to-head in a Rail Jam. Keith Lidberg is returning to defend his crown from last year and compete for over $2000, including the $1000 Boardstop First Place Prize for the wakeboard bracket. Local rider Bret Little will be looking to defend his crown against a tough group in the wakeskate division, including Clint Tompkins, and take home the Texas Shreds $500 First Place Prize.

Not to be outdone, the skateboard competition will include $1200 in prize money, as skaters manual, kickflip and nollie heelflip the Red Bull Manny Mania street setup plus two quarter pipes and a bank ramp. The contest will be a Jam format with sponsored riders competing for the $700 First Prize.

An addition to the event this year is the freestyle street bike demo. Sit back and prepare to be entertained by Team Stunters a.k.a. "Those Crazy Texans" featuring Big Scott, Matt Lindamood, Zach Shockey, and Crazy Mike King as they take you for the ride of your life.

Combine the rail jam with a skateboard competition, freestyle street bike demo, music, great food, graphic artist exhibits, custom boat and wakeboard accessories, wakeboard instructional sessions, a showcase of the latest wake board boats, and much more, you’ve got what is quickly becoming the ultimate extreme sports festival.

Did we mention this is a music festival? We'll have live music throughout the day.

The MUSIC: Non-Stop Alternative Rock! (Additional bands to be added.)
NOTE: Band schedules sometimes change.
At press time the following bands have been confirmed:

MICKEY AVALON
EVE6
FAIR TO MIDLAND
GIRL IN A COMA
THE VANISHED
SCENES AND SIRENS
BK AND MR. E


Additional bands to be added! Please contact us for interview opportunities!

WHERE: Downtown Austin, Texas at the intersection of Martin Luther King Jr Blvd and Congress Avenue, in the shadow of the State Capitol across from the Bob Bullock Texas State History Museum.

HOURS: Gates open at 11:00 AM. Music continues until 10 PM.

TICKETS: Tickets are on sale now! BUY TICKETS HERE!!. Kids 5 and under are FREE with purchase of an adult ticket.

PARKING: Acres of FREE parking in adjacent state parking lots. Most parking meters are FREE on weekends.

SEE: the 160 foot water tank set-up in downtown Austin for wakeboarding demonstrations and a rail jam competition by professional wakeboarders!

MEET: local & professional wakeboarders, wakeskaters, and skateboarders competing in a head to head competition throughout the day. Contact us for interview opportunities!

SHOP great food, icy cold beverages, graphite artist exhibits, 150 vendors from the extreme sports industry including wakeboards, custom boat & wakeboard accessories, wakeboard instructional sessions, the latest wakeboard boats, and much more!

SCHEDULE (Subject to Change):
Wakeboarding, Skateboarding and Freestyle Street Bike Demos are scheduled througout the day.
9:30am-11:30am Wakeboard Event Qualifiers
11:10am-12:10pm BK and Mr. E
12:10pm-1:00pm Rail Jam Quarterfinals
12:50pm-1:50pm Scenes and Sirens
1:50pm-2:30pm Skateboard Semifinals and Street Bike demo
2:30pm-3:30pm The Vanished
3:30pm-4:10pm Rail Jam Semifinals
4:10pm-5:10pm Girl in a Coma
5:10pm-5:50pm Skateboard Finals and Street Bike demo
5:50pm-6:50pm Fair to Midland
6:50pm-7:30pm Rail Jam Finals
7:30pm-8:30pm Eve 6
8:30pm-9:00pm Wakeboard and Skateboard Awards
9:00pm-9:45pm Mickey Avalon

We look forward to seeing you there and feel free to contact us via our contact page with any questions!

The Grind Series
1        The Grind Series 2008: Kick-Off Party
              - Bikini's Bar and Grill Austin (February 29, 2008)
2        The Grind: Action Sports and Music Festival 2008
              - Downtown Austin (April 6, 2008)
3        The Grind: Oklahoma City Rail Rush
              - Bricktown, Oklahoma City (2008)
4        The Gulf Grind
              - Moody Gardens, Texas(2008)
Want to participate in The Grind Series? Check out our Contact page for more information on riding, sponsoring, or just plain supporting The Grind.
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