July 12, 2008

Robbie Walker Wins 2008 Burton Cattleman’s Rail Jam

Although I don’t have photo’s yet, I do have the results. Robbie Walker won easily (one person said, it looked like he didn’t even break a sweet!), with Mikey and Tom getting equal second after they both stomped a super gnarley 50-50 to transfer from the balcony rail to the stair set! Jason Maxfield also landed a hammer with a 50-50 to flat from the balcony rail. Jye Kearney got best trick with a 50-50 on the balcony to lip slide transfer and won a mini bike for it! We will have photo’s as soon the internet gets turned on at Mt Buller…Damn it Dave, if you’d got those fucking iPhone’s, then we wouldn’t have this problem. I don’t care if you got hit by that dude who was riding a motor cycle, lying down and texting all at the same time.

Download the large format video here. Smaller one here.

UPDATE: I have photos now. There are a bunch below the cut and even more coming. All photos thanks to Dan Himbrechts.

UPDATED FOR A SECOND TIME, SO TWO TIMES UPDATED: Even more photos below!

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Alex ‘The Russian’ Kutaysov. So smooth all night (oh and nice cinematic shot Dan!).

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Erin Tanner. She was gutsy later in the night with a gap-to 50-50.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Robbie Walker. He just nailed it all night with tech tricks and style. I swear he didn’t look like he was trying.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Mikey Williams. Probably the most entertaining snowboarder in Australia right now. Enough balls for two men. Gap-to cab 270 back lip. Sweet.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Mikey Williams

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Tom Pelley was first to the 50-50 transfer. It blew minds!

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Robbie 1st, Mikey & Tom equal second and Jye Kearney best trick.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Robbie SkyWalker

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Andy Lloyd was impressive. Some sweet blunt 270’s.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Alex ‘The Russian’ Kutaysov

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Toga scored the wildcard and made it count.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Andy Lloyd again.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

TP back 80 out.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Benny Willick was the best dressed contestant.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

ATR again.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

TP once again.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Mitch Williams impressed me the most. He didn’t hit every rail, but the one’s he did he had on lock. The best nose-press and switch nose press I’ve seen done in an Australian contest. Same goes for his back 80 half cab out. Oh and he easily took the heaviest beating all night.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Mikey Williams.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Benny Wilick.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Jason Maxfield was consistent and showed why he deserved to be there.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Mikey, the home favorite.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Andy Lloyd.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Erin Tanner with that gap-to 50-50 I mentioned. Yeah guurrrl!

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Robbie Walker. Holy shit. How’s Chris and I in the background?! Yep, that just happened.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Jye Kearney giving the crowd what the crowd wants. ‘Do a back flip!!’

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Andy Lloyd once again owning it.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Same as Mikey…

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Jye Kearney, Nick Wood (who had a pretty heavy fall) and Chris Decampo.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Alex Kutaysov and Mitch Williams.

2008 Cattlemans rail jam presented by Burton and Mt Buller Parks

Mikey and Tom splitting the second place cash whilst Jye, in the background, went home with a motor bike for best trick.

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by Drew