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Battle of Bugs Update

admin — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:27:06 +0000

As many of you know we were rained off in August but we will be holding the competition element of the Battle of Bugs on the 1-3rd October. This is the same weekend as the International Mountainboard Film festival and also the ATBA AGM. The film festival was very popular last year and we are pretty sure it will be better still this year.

There will be a weekend rate of £20. For those who entered the Battle of Bugs in August only a camping rate will apply and riding will be free. For those wishing to just come to the film festival the price will be £3. For any further information please call us.

Battle of Bugs postponed to Film Fest on 2nd Oct

admin — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 09:35:15 +0000

The weather did not play ball for the weekend. It rained non stop all Friday night and Saturday morning drenching the jumps. We moved the event till Sunday knowing the jumps would only need a few hours of sun first thing in the morning to dry out but it never happened. What had been fine dust earlier in the week was now just sticky mud.

We will run the competition on the 2nd of October before having the mountainboarding film festival in the evening.

The photo below courtesy of Paul Taylor says it all really.

Battle of Bugs to run on Sunday 15th August

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 10:48:13 +0000

Due to heavy rain overnight we will be running the World Freestyle Championships tomorrow on Sunday 15th August. It is forecast to stop raining today and none is forecast for tomorrow.

The Battle of Bugs – Only days to go!

admin — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:43:59 +0000

Yet again ‘The Battle of Bugs’ World Mountainboard Championships has been receiving a great amount of interest from everyone.
We have had numerous movements over the last few weeks and with much delight can now say that with MBS Europe sponsoring the cash prize fund and helping with the organisation, other sponsors have now joined us for one big prize bag. Read on for more updates.

Sponsors 2010

MBS Europe – www.mbseurope.comMBS Mountainboards are at the top again with the cash prize fund.
Suso – www.suso.co.uk – Suso will be there to support the riders with their fantastic natural fruit drinks.
Trampa Boards – www.trampaboards.com Trampa hardware and clothing prizes
Pot on Pottery – Trophies – Custom hand made for the top 3 riders in each category
Remolition- www.remolition.co.uk Media partners and arty stuff, with all the news you need to know
Scrub – www.scrubboards.co.uk Scrub All Terrain boards
661 – www.sixsixone.com With quality protection there are also pads in the prize bag
King of Watersports – www.kingofwatersports.com have donated a Sector 9 long board up for grabs
Buff – www.buffwear.co.uk Prizes , Original head gear and lots more
SueMe – www.sueme.com Prizes , Environmentally friendly sourced sports wear, head gear, tee’s , hoodies , bags and more
Oakley – www.oakley.co.uk Prizes, t -shirts
Cell Clothing – www.cellclothing.co.uk Creative lifestyle brand
Project Document – www.projectdoc.co.uk Media full of fun and frolics
ATC Productions – www.atcproductions.co.uk - Prizes of Tee Shirt goodness
Afterdark – www.afterdarkmagazine.co.uk Promotional help and wicked site – party on! Check it out
Ruroc – Fully interlocking Helmet, Goggles and Mask system to be won.

Massive thanks to Martin from ‘So Soild’ for all his help and support again.

The BFC & One5 Mediaare filming the event and craziness for next years video, these guys have produced the highest quality films just for your eyes.

Rider Registration

If you want to compete but have not yet registered – please register now!

Registered riders so far

Last years World Freestyle Champ Tom Kirkman has been riding hard all season on his new signature model deck and will be giving his all out style to defend his title.

Tom Read 2nd in 2009 and only just missing out on top place will again be as technical as always with a textbook style.

2008 World Champ Renny Myles will also be back again with bags of huge airs.

2009 British Champion Joe Dickson and also local rider at Bugs will be there too, there’s no one more hungry than Joe to get his hands on the title.

Dylan Warren is here in the UK all the way from Australia to ride with the big guns. Seen riding in the UK already can he upset the UK rankings?

All of the MBS Pro Freestyle team have entered as well, so expect to see them gunning it out for the top spot, with crazy tricks from the likes of Ollie Morrison, Tuai Lovejoy (2009 U18s Champion) and Jamie Johnstone.

Nicky Geerse will also be here this year form the Netherlands, not yet competed at Bugs and back from injury.

Many more top riders have already registered and no doubt more will in the next few weeks on the run up to the event.

The Ride

A revamped and fully groomed freestyle is awaiting with 4 major hits to score the points including a 20ft box , step down jump or 14ft drop off to start , then into a fast 28ft table into a choice of three lips – one hip , one 35ft straight, one 40ft straight over the last table with a big quarter pipe to finish in style.

For 2010 we can also see a smaller technical run and other hits been added to the park that will also be included in this years comp.

Judges

Head judge Alex Downie (2006 World Champ)will have the company of 2007 U18 World champ Steve Cownie, 2008 U18 champ Ben Rye and local freestyle guru Jed Hornyold.

Filming

The event will be filmed by Jack Johnston and team from the BFC for coverage and promo videos. Jack has filmed and put together some great footage for the BFC and other projects. Also the amazing promo film Battle of Bugs 2009 from last year , so look out for his coverage out soon after the event. Helping Jack will be Justin Dersham and One5 Media all the way from the USA to capture more amazing footage of the event.

Photography

Legend Mountainboard photographer Paul Taylor will be there for the best shots in history , accompanied by many more including the likes of CrillPix and Remolition.

Riders evening entertainment

On Saturday evening there will be some chilled vibes and good music with a small line up through to late in the evening.
Party Tent and sound system supplied by ‘So Soild’ , thanks again to Martin.
Tom Read and a line up of other DJ’s will be playing tunes to keep you dancing until the early hours.

Thanks

Big thanks to all our sponsors and everyone that is helping out , bring on The Battle!

The Battle has been Won!

admin — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:42:51 +0000

Tom Kirkman Rodeo at Battle of Bugs 2009 - photo by Paul Taylor

Big Thanks

Thank you to everyone who came and supported us this weekend. We put loads of work in, and got a lot of help from a lot of people. The event went better than we could have ever hoped for and was a great weekend for everyone involved.

Congratulations to the 2009 World Freestyle Champion – Tom Kirkman

We have updated the Battle of Bugs page to show who all our sponsors who helped us out with everything from money, to prizes, to medical cover, to organisation and all the rest of it.

All the results have also been posted up on the Battle of Bugs page.

As they come in we will be adding more and more media links to write ups, photos and videos of the event.

We are already looking towards next year and starting work on finding sponsors. Please let us know if you have any ideas or would like to support the event!

Again a massive thank you to everyone!

Battle of Bugs update

admin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:52:10 +0000

News Flash…… Only 10 days to go and counting down……

The story so far……….

‘The Battle of Bugs’ World Mountainboard Championships has been receiving a great amount of interest from people all over the world from with the mountainboard scene itself as well as outside of it.

We’ve had numerous movements over the last few weeks and with much delight we can now say that with MBS Europe sponsoring the cash prize fund and helping with the organisation, in addition to all the other sponsors who have now joined us, we are now set for one of the biggest ever prize bags we’ve seen!

Registered riders so far

Last years World Freestyle Champ Renny Myles has been out on a snowboard season going big and has already registered for the Battle. He’ll be looking to hold on to his 2009 title but theres bound to be some stiff competition from some familiar faces…

Rumours abound that the 2004 World Freestyle and Mountainboard legend Leon Robbins from Edison, USA will be joining us for yet another competition out here on the other side of the pond and is planning on laying down the gauntlet for the younger riders.

2005 World Champ Tom Kirkman will also be making an appearance after a year off due to injury. Tom is now back on form with amazing determination, new tricks and bags of style and is set to throw down after recent performances in Belgium and Germany.

2008 British Champion and Bugs local rider, Joe Dickson will be there too. There’s no one more hungry than Joe to get his hands on the title and with a winning run of back to back 720s at the first round of the UK Nationals, it’s looking like Joe won’t be leaving without a fight.

There are also entries from Marcin Skubisz – Poland , Diego Anderson – France and Ryan Slater from Australia.

All of the MBS Pro Freestyle team have entered as well, so expect to see them gunning it out for the top spot, with massive tricks from the likes of Oli Morrison, Tuai Lovejoy and Tom Read.

Many more top riders have already registered and no doubt more will in the next few weeks on the run up to the event.

Judges

Joining head judge Alex Downie will be French Rider and 2007 judge Alexis Rouge and 2007 U18 World champ Steve Cownie.

Filming

The event will be filmed by Jack Johnston and team from the BFC for coverage on Extreme TV. Jack has filmed and put together some great footage for the BFC and other projects so look out for his coverage out soon after the event.

ATB Junkies will also be there with many more of mountainboardings great filmmakers also attending to capture the action.

Photography

Legendary mountainboard photographer Paul Taylor will be there for the best shots in history, accompanied by many other talented photographers including the likes of Crillpix and Remolition.

Riders evening entertainment

On Saturday evening there will be some chilled vibes and good music with a small line up through to late in the evening.

Party Tent and sound system supplied by ‘So Soild’ , thanks again to Martin!

Big thanks to all our sponsors and everyone that is helping out, bring on The Battle!

If you have not already please register for the event online now!

Latest event poster

3D Site Layout

Check out the layout of The Battle of Bugs! – put into 3D cad for your enjoyment by Michael Perkins – Nice one Mike.
click to enlarge

Battle of Bugs – World Freestyle Championships

admin — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 17:35:28 +0000

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After much waiting we are finally proud to say that the Mountainboard World Freestyle Champoinship will again be held this year at Bugsboarding Mountainboard Centre in Gloucestershire, UK on the 29th/30th August 2009.

REGISTER FOR THE BATTLE OF BUGS

This is the yearly showdown everyone has been waiting for with the top freestyle riders from across the globe coming to battle it out on what is set to be the most demanding freestyle completion yet to be crowned the World Champion.

‘Battle of Bugs’ World Freestyle Championships will be held on the 29th / 30th August.
It is not a night freestyle. There will be qualifiers and finals ran on the same day or over the two days weather permitting, it could be Saturday and Sunday, again depending on the weather forecast and which days and times will be the best conditions to run it.

Bugsboarding Centre will be open the week before the event for anyone wanting to ride on the run up to the event. It also falls on a bank holiday weekend and will stay open on the Monday for those of you who would like to make a long weekend of it.

REGISTER FOR THE BATTLE OF BUGS