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AUGUST 07 - DALLAS in the BASQUE COUNTRY

DALLAS 2nd @ SOPELANA PRO
and wins giant novelty cheque!!!!!

"i came in 2nd in the world tour event in Spain today!!! flamin stoked on the result... i got a massive novalty cheque aswell, hahal- Amorey came 1st and some espaino' came in 3rd.. the conditions for the final were ridiculus, 6ft onshore breaking at least 2kms out to sea.. i think i duckdived more times today than i have all year, honestly, i almost passed out from exhusting at the end of it..haha.."

see below for some shots of Dallas and Amaury Laverhne (winner) taking home the spoils. Also check out the AWESOME contest site - SHIT!!!!!!, The spanish really know how to turn it on for the world tour!!! Apparently the beach was packed for the contest too. "the beach during the quarter finals was more packed than Bondi in the middle of summer, no joke!"

For those of you who dont know, this event was held in the BASQUE country which is a small section of land thats approximatley 1/3 in france and 2/3 in spain on the west coast. This is an awesome stretch of coastline with famous waves like Mundaka, Hossegor and Anglet just to name a couple. Its also home to some of the biggest parties you will ever see, Fete De Bayonne and Pampelune!!!! they make your 21st birthday house party seem embarassingly small!! They will also out drink you easily, and thats just the girls! The country has a colourful history and culture, their own language and the best damn cake you will ever eat, GATO BASQUE!!! FORGET BALI!! GET OVER THERE



 

AUGUST 07 - DALLAS AT ARICA

Gday guys,
just givin ya an update on thing over here.
Had my 5 round yesterday,first heat in the water and the waves were pretty mackin, within the 8-10ft
range. I got knocked in the heat by stewart, the waves were everywhere due to the size and i just didnt get the quality waves to progress. A few of the aussies got knocked as well as Hubb, which was pretty nuts... in saying that i had a really productive free-surf the day before (I attached some photos of
myself that day), which made the knock out easier to deal with...

ive bailed south of Arica again to try and get some more footage for the vid (Waldrons next instalment "theres no i" while the comp is still being run..ill let you know how we go..

then off to Spain and Portugal for the contests on the 13th.
talk to ya soon guys, dall

MAY 07 - 4PLAY NEW BOARDS

OK so its not secret that there has been some new boards coming to 4PLAY this year. Head Technical Director (and team manager) Reon Fisher has finally give the approval for the range to be released. "I really wanted the range perfect before we released this season, 4PLAY has a reputation for superior quality and style and this season is no different" said Reon. True that is, with 3 new signature models this year.

DALLAS brings out his first signature model this season. This young guy has style!! Top placed Aussie at Pipe lst year, more media coverage than Paris and the drive to carve a place at the top of the food chain. Dallas Singer brings out a signature board that is just begging for action. Huge airs, vertical drops, big pits... the board can do it, can you?




The free surfing master Andrew Lester, joins 4PLAY with 2 completely remasterd models in X-Core and DOW. With a wealth of knowledge from being one of the sports top riders for many years, when he said he knew what he wanted in a board we took notice. Glad we did cause the boards are sick! With his trademark huge backflips, deep deep barrels and all with the typical relaxed lester style. The guy rips! This board is for those who like to go big.

2X World Champion Damian King joins 4PLAY this season and spent time with us developing 3 killer new models, PP, DOW and DOW JR. With iMESH, Concaves, FTC Stringers and more. Kingy and the 4PLAY team spent months developing these new templates and fully tested them in last years Hawaii season and maxing pipe contest, these boards are hot! Just ask Kingy, he’ll tell you!




Wanna learn more, download the new 07/08 catalogue here. The boards will be hitting retailers in July so be ready!

 
MAY 07 - 4PLAY BOARD GIVEAWAY
Congratulations to JIMMY WILLIAMSON from Burleigh who had the correct answer to the competition run back in march through Movement and Riptide. The correct answer was that the 2 new riders for 4PLAY are Superfreak ANDREW LESTER and 2X Wolrd Champion DAMIAN KING. So Jimmy will be styling on a new 4PLAY KING signature model, his board of choice and his favorite rider.
 
MAY 07 - NEWS AND STUFF

Hey crew, apologies for the lack of news here, but the been heaps happening here in the last month. where to start..... LESTER LESTER LESTER. The man is in form, we were blown away with his form at the 4PLAY PRO in Newcastle (results here), totally dominating every wave he took, and was really ...unlucky.. not to take home the prize but came in second, well done to Brad Jackson who took out the win. LESTER has just been down to TASSIE for the RED HERRING PRO (see rundown here) down there and has notched up another 2nd place. And for those of you who were lucking enough to catch him at RED HERRING he was signing autographs and hangning out with the locals.

DALLAS was also in smoking form at the 4PLAY PRO in Newcastle. He finished a close 3rd place and was part of the heat of the comp which saw himself pitted against LESTER and former 4PLAY rider Ryan Hardy. LESTER dominated the heat with DALLAS styling some great moves but nothing was certain until the buzzer left Hardy without the wave count he needed. defintaley a nail biting heat. DALLAS has been spotted in WA (where hasnt he been spotted) filming with the Waldrons on their next major project.

TYGE had a run in with some massive pits down south at Lunas that left him with a dislocated shoulder. Apparently though this hasnt been stopping young TYGE, several sources have spotted him in several nightspots around melbourne tearing it up with fellow trouble maker and Team Manager Reon Fisher. The KING has spent the last month recovering from surgery. Not one to settle for ok, the KING has been under the plastic surgeons knife to improve that rugged exterior into a face that beams golden sunshine.... nah he had his ears drilled, OUCH!!!!! BENNY HANSEN has also been under the knife im told to repair his busted knee, which he did before the COOK ISLANDS trip, tough kid!!

Enough for the team for now. Keep an eye on this space as the new seasons boards are about to drop. Signature models to KING, LESTER and DALLAS this season, plus a new TECH range thats is super sweet and some pimped backpacks!!!

The new back packs (TECH = larger, TRIPPER = smaller) will be hitting the shops really soon, both bags feature heavy duty 600D construction and are fully lined, Airback padding on the back and shoulders, Fully padded laptop pockets withthe TECH Bag even fitting a 17inch Apple MBP, The TECH Bag also has skate/compression straps and both have iPOD/sunglasses pockets that are softlined. Fully wrapped in 4PLAY style.

 
April 07 - 4PLAY PRO

Sth Newcastle is once again the venue for the 4Play pro, presented by SOLID and NSW State R1 from April 12th - 15th. This event has proven to be a favourite on the Human Australasian Tour and current Human BBA Tour leader Andrew Lester from Cronulla "I finished second in this event a few years back and want to go one better". The Rest of the 4PLAY team will be there to take on the best of the rest in one of the seasons top events. Damian King will be there but on sidelines after having his ear drilled, (ouchies) but rumor has it he may be heard on the PA system with some special commentary. Ben hansen will be keen to get some scores on the board as will Dallas after his awesome form at last years pipe contest.

The Women's Title race is currently being lead by last year's winner Lilly Pollard. She will have to overcome Emma Cobb,   Central Coaster Kaitlin Murphy and current Aust champ Nicole Flemming from Tasmania. Newcastle local and last years Pro Tour runner up Lauren Knowles will also be looking for a good result. In the Drop Knee division the absence of Mason Rose has left the door wide open for South Coaster Glen Sullivan to be currently leading the ratings leading into Newcastle.

The NSW State titles will also happening in conjunction with the Pro contest and this will be the first of two elimination rounds to decide the NSW Team for the Human Australasian Titles at Port Macquarie in September. All up close to 300 of Australia's best riders will compete over the 4 days. International competitors include Sasha Specker from South Africa, Yuki Yamada from Japan and Emmanuel Luiat from New Caladonia.

Thursday will see the Pro's hit the water at 7am. Friday will be the NSW State R1. Saturday and Sunday will see the two events combined.

 

TEAM SIGNING - Promo is on 6:30pm thursday night at Solid Bodyboard Shop.

Get down to SOLID and catch the 4PLAY team including the two below pulling their prettiest headshots and signing autographs.