I know these are a bit late but I only received them yesterday. Check out below the cut for the full press release, results and photos from the 2008 Bowl-a-Rama in Sydney. Enjoy!

BUCKY LASEK
WINS BOWL-A-RAMA 2008!

The winner of Aussie skate comp, Bowl-A-Rama 2008 was US rider Bucky Lasek. Saturday 23th February at Bondi Beach saw Lasek skate away with US $10,000 in front of an excited crowd of over 6,000 people! A legend of the US skateboarding scene, Lasek is famous for his amazing ability to pull of awesome tricks and has skated in competitions all over the world, as well as featuring in Tony Hawk’s ‘Pro-Skating’ series.

The other prize winners at the 4th annual Bowl-A-Rama were as follows:

PRO FINALS
2nd Place Rune Glifberg Prize money = $5,000
3rd Place Omar Hassan Prize money = $3,000
4th Place Renton Millar Prize money = $2,000
5th Place Benji Galloway Prize money = $1,000
6th Place Nathan Beck Prize money = $900
7th Place Jeff Williams Prize money = $800
8th Place Sergi Ventura Prize money = $700
9th Place Corbin Harris Prize money = $600
10th Place Adam Luxford Prize money = $500

MASTERS FINALS
1st Place Steve Caballero Prize money = $2,000
2nd Place Mick Mulhall Prize money = $1,100
3rd Place Kevin Stabb Prize money = $700
4th Place Lester Kasai Prize money = $400
5th Place Pat Ngoho Prize money = $300
6th Place Sasha Steinhurst Prize money = $100

GIRLS FINALS
1st Place Izzy Muta Prize – Jeweled Gold & Silver Rodeo Buckle
2nd Place Aimee Harris Prize – Gold & Silver Rodeo Buckle
3rd Place Aimee Bretks Prize – Rodeo Buckle

BEST TRICK
Jeff ‘Skunk’ Williams – Popshov-it Nose Slide to Fakie around Corner. Prize = Flight in Red Bull stunt plane

So the stand has been taken away for another year, after thousands of screaming fans saw 60 of the world’s best local and international skaters battle it out for top honors in Australasia’s finest skatepark. These riders will now go on to compete in the WCSK8 Pro Bowl series 2008 and Bowl-A-Rama will be back to blitz Bondi Beach again next year.