On the scorching day of May 10th The Track in Portreath held the first of many of this year’s Tonkin’s Backyard Jam. We were extremely lucky with the weather as it was just perfect conditions for a good ride. The trails were looking crisp perfect and with no wind what so ever it looked like it was going to be a great day.

Practice got under way at around 11 o’clock letting the riders arrive and get ready and used to the jumps. At around 3.30 the competitions got underway starting with the under 12’s. These youngsters are the next generation of the tracks big riders!

1st: Tom Novis
2nd: Dan Shurmer
3rd: Paul Bragg

These guys winning some cool prizes from Plain Lazy.

Next was the Under 16’s. These guys riding just as good as most of the Open round showing some great trail style and some pretty good looking tricks including tuck no handers and 360’s.

1st: Sean Herman
2nd: Liam Smitheram
3rd: Ben Clarkson

The open category showed that a lot of riders have been training over the winter. The increase in standard for this category from last year has step up a lot. Tricks like Backflip X-ups, Backflip No-handers, Superman seat grabs and Barrel roll X-ups were some of the big tricks being thrown down in the open competition.

1st: Clinton Johns
2nd: Jack Gear
3rd: Jamie Taylor

This was an all-round a great days riding full of big tricks, some bad crashes but an amazing atmosphere for this kind of event. The crowed showed up and gave some tones of support to the riders competing. Well done to everyone who rode and we can’t wait for the next one.

Tonkin’s Backyard Jam - 21st June 2008, The Track in Portreath.