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By Art Vandalet, November 9, 2009 1:38 pm

The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. Built Ford Tough World Finals came to a close yesterday night with an unsurprising end. Befor the finasl, J.B. Mauney, a contender for the title, lead the brackets in winnings. Pointwise however, the quiet Kody Lostroh was the favorite.

Lostroh has been number one in the standings all season, and was unaware upon entering the Built Ford Tough Championship Round that he had already earned the gold buckle. The 24-year old Colorado cowboy is quiet and media-shy, but his riding (called “flawless” by rodeo great, Ty Murray) allows him to walk the walk without having to talk himself into his Champion status.

Battling a torn tendon in his elbow and the doctors who wanted to operate on it, Lostroh “put [his injury] in God’s hands and went on with [riding].” That was last April. Today, after winning the World Finals, he’s allowing the operation to go forward– now that it can’t interfere with his riding.

For the win in the Finals, Lostroh finished the season with 16,640 points, 594 ahead of Mauney, who finished second for the second consecutive year. According to PBR rules, even in a worst-case scenario, meaning Mauney received the maximum points possible and Lostroh the fewest possible, Lostroh would have won by 88 points.

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By Lars, September 30, 2009 11:36 am

This has got to be one of the craziest sports/activities ever invented. Seriously. Who in their right mind ever thought of trying this? It had to be the Wright Brothers, Michael Jordan, or some baby that was abandoned at birth and raised by flying squirrels. Honestly though, it is one of the sweetest thing I have ever seen.

Wingsuits are used to fly/glide through the air as you are in a free fall from either base jumping or sky diving. You can glide for quite along time as you use the wind resistance to your advantage. Speeds for those that participate can reach 120 mph! If you ask me, I am pretty sure I would rather kiss my sister than try something like that.

If anyone is thinking of trying out a wingsuit, it is going to set you back about $1,500. That is the price for some of the best in the industry. I don’t know about you, but if I am going to be flying through the air, I am going to want the best equipment I can get my hands on.

This video is pretty freaking insane. As I watched it I couldn’t help but wonder what is going on inside the heads of the people that participate in  this sport. Absolutely crazy!!

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By Lars, September 21, 2009 12:37 pm

The Dew Tour made it’s second to last stop this past weekend in Salt Lake City, Utah. The smaller scale SLC is surprisingly one of the strongest markets for the tour. This year was another success for the tour and the city of Salt Lake. Winners this year were somewhat of a surprise in many of the different categories. However, that didn’t seem to disappoint the SLC fans who seem to always love to pull for the underdog as was the case last year when big-name Ryan Sheckler was upset by 14 year-old Chaz Ortiz.

Here are the breakdowns of how it all ended up:

Skateboard Vert Podium:

1. Bucky Lasek, Baltimore, Md., 90.25.

2. Andy Macdonald, Boston, Mass., 90.25.

3. Sandro Dias, Brazil, 89.25.

Skateboard Park Podium:

1. Rodolfo Ramos, Brazil, 88.83

2. Chris Cole, Philadelphia, Pa., 88.05

3. Nick Dompierre, East Freetown, Mass., 84.93

BMX Dirt Podium:

1. Ryan Nyquist, San Jose, Calif., 92.56

2. TJ Ellis, Moreno Valley, Calif., 92.31

3. Brandon Dosch, Lake Orion, Mich., 91.75

BMX Park Podium:

1. Daniel Dhers, Venezuela, 92.50

2. Garrett Reynolds, Toms River, N.J., 91.63

3. Brett Banasiewicz, South Bend, Ind., 91.50

BMX Vert Podium:

1. Jamie Bestwick, Great Britain, 93.38

2. Chad Kagy, Gilroy, Calif., 92.13

3. Steven McCann, Australia, 91.13

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By Lars, September 14, 2009 1:52 pm

Flybar is one of the coolest sports out there. Most people have never heard of it, but when you hear of it’s younger sister, the pogo-stick, then you know what we are talking about.

When my wife and I were in San Francisco a few weeks ago, we were just doing a little sight seeing, when I saw some human kangaroos jumping through Fisherman’s Wharf. Then I realized that these dudes weren’t just naturally born freaks, but that they had some sort of souped-up pogo stick under them. I went and started talking to them and they filled me in on everything about Flybar, one of the companies that manufactures these specialized extreme pogo-sticks.

However, when most people think of a pogo stick, they think of a little eight year-old girl with pigtails jumping around in the drive way and screaming when she falls and cuts up her knees. Well, this is the complete opposite of that. Flybar is a sport only for the completely insane. Not only do you face plant hardcore if you fall, but more wrists have been broken participating in this sport than any other. Check out the sweet video.