"Hey bro, what are you up to this Friday night?" "I could stay at home and have a few quiet ones, but instead I'm going to go get sideways under lights." After last years success of hosting the Whip Off under floodlights, this year's Official Oceania Whip Off Championships presented by Spank followed suit. The infamous Rotorua whip off jump got a slight makeover and the whole crew turned out ready to get the back end past 90.
After a perfect day on the hill with nothing but warm weather and prime dirt conditions, the wind rolled in just as the riders needed to start flying. With all the usual suspects lining up to huck their meat, the massive crowds, arguably one of the biggest we will see for the whole festival, knew exactly what to expect. The biggest talking point of the night was the apparently biased scoring that many believed went on. Bernard Kerr was on MC duties whilst out with an ankle injury, and was hyping up the crowds. But no matter what people think of the final scores, the show the riders put on was stunning!
Results
1st - Ryan Howard
2nd - Kaos Seagrave
3rd - Tyler McCaul
1st - Casey Brown
2nd - Vinny Armstrong
3rd - Alexandra Wohlgensinger
Full Results
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