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Action Sports Games presented by Drug Aware is a multi-action sports event combing BMX, Skate, Scooter and Freestyle Motocross, and an international Pro Wakeboard competition. The event is proudly sponsored by Tourism WA Regional Events Scheme, Drug Aware through Healthway and The City of Bunbury. Event partners: GWN 7, HitFM, Nautique West, Island Apparel, Bayview Bar and Restaurant, Salon Express.

The Action Sports Games presented by Drug Aware,now in its third year, is set to return to the vibrant City of Bunbury, Western Australia. Bunbury is one of the few major cities in the world that can boast to having amazing beaches on its doorstep, flanked by an array of beautiful inland waterways. With a vibrant city lifestyle, fine restaurants, a world-class café strip and plenty of accommodation options, Bunbury is the perfect setting for major sporting events, such as the Action Sports Games. Combining wakeboarding, freestyle motocross, skateboarding, BMX and scooter, this action-packed sports event will attract some of Australia’s best action sports stars to Bunbury to compete for a whopping $20,000 in cash and prizes. Koombana Bay will host the world-class wakeboard tournament and Shota Tezuka from Japan, currently ranked 5th in the world, will be back to defend his title.

Early March is prime seasonal weather conditions for the Southwest of Australia, and many of the world’s best wakeboarders, Freestyle Moto X riders, Skateboarders and BMX riders are set to call Bunbury home for the weekend of competition.
Action Sports Games Event Director Tim Thirsk “We are fortunate to receive funding from the State Government through Tourism Western Australia and Royalties for Regions, Drug Aware through Healthway and the City of Bunbury to keep this awesome event on track. We also have amazing support from other event partners, such as the Bayview Bar and Restaurant, GWN7, Nautique West, Island Apparel and a Salon Express.”

On Saturday 29th February, Bunbury will host a major Skateboard, BMX and Scooter skatepark competition with over 120 competitors from all over WA coming down to compete for over $4000 in cash and prizes. The skatepark competition is one of the highlights on the competition circuit with lots of competitors so excited to compete in such a fun and energetic skatepark competition. The day will kick off at 9am with the skateboard competition for beginners, intermediate and open divisions. After a quick lunch break it will then move into the scooter and bmx competition which is expected to finish at 7pm. It will be a long day of thrills and spills.
Freestyle Now head judge and competition announcer Shaun Jarvis “The Bunbury Action Sports games is such a rad competition. So much radenss takes place. Last year was epic, like the 3 way tie in scooter open. It’s such a hard competition to judge as the riding is so diverse and on an insane level. We are looking forward to rolling out the rad once again in Bunbury. Freestyle Now has been managing the Action Sport Games skatepark competitions since they started back in 2011. If your not in Bunbury to compete or to watch then you’re missing out on history in the making.”

Be sure to check the skatepark competition information on our coming events page to get the latest competition schedule and registration information. The skatepark competition is supported by Colony bmx, Root industries, Modus bearings, The 4 skateboard co, Striker scooters, Grit scooters, Crisp scooters, District scooters.

On Sunday 1st March, Koombana Bay will come alive with the Freestyle Moto X exhibition along with the international wakeboard tournament, the Summer Food Truck Festival and DJ’s all happening on one big action-packed day.

The Action Sports Games is a free event, and will no doubt attract a big crowd down to Bunbury for the weekend. Bunbury Mayor Gary Brennan said he was excited that a high calibre event such as the Action Sports Games was held in Bunbury. “Events that bring such a diverse mix of sports and activities to our City are important for the social and economic fabric of our community,” Mr Brennan said “Bunbury is rapidly becoming a location of choice for major events, which has been a major focus for the City, and we are sure everyone will welcome the competitors and spectators with open arms.”

Be sure to head to Bunbury and experience all of the Action at the Action Sports games
 

South Hedland has one of the best skateparks in Australia. It is very large with lots of good lines throughout, a big bowl an open combi bowl and a nice plaza section. Freestyle Now hosted another skatepark competition at the South Hedland skatepark. When Freestyle Now hosts a skatepark competition we always make sure that all disciplines are involved so no participants miss out on rolling out the rad. Inclusiveness is important. The participants all had a great time and it’s good to see young participants progressing well. A big thank you to the youth team at the Town of Port Hadland for their support and also to our supporters Colony bmx, Grit Scooter and 4 skateboard Company as well as. Be sure to check our coming events page for more information on all of our coming events.

Clockwise from top left – Leo Drage jumping the gap to get 1^st in beginner scooter, A rad Xup from Beau McSweeney to take 1^st in scooter intermediate, Cruz Evans was visiting South Hedland to see family. He came all the way from Perth and just happed to be there for the comp and took out 1^st in the skateboard class, Ethan Semark got some bmx action happening and got the first place. More photos can be found on our Facebook page here.

South Hedland skatepark competition – 5^th July 2019 – Official results

Scooter beginner – 1^st Leo Drage, 2^nd Tana Ramsay, 3^rd Shari lemon, 4^th Lake Ramsay, 5^th Lieyton Kevenhoff, 6^th River Smith, 7^th Charlie Murdoch, 8^th Bailey Shinners.

Scooter intermediate – 1^st Beau McSweeney, 2^nd Ryan Diver, 3^rd Aiden Bagwell, 4^th Keegan Lemon

Skate – 1^st Cruz Evans, 2^nd Via Evans, 3^rd Zen Evans

Bmx – 1^st Ethan Semark, 2^nd Tahj Kroczek, 3^rd Bradley Brahim, 4^th River Smith

The Ramp It Up skatepark competition made a return to High Wycombe skatepark for 2019. This is always a highlight on the skatepark competition scene and the turnout is always good, and the level of skill during completion is on another level. The City of Kalamunda always puts in the extra effort for the Ramp It Up skatepark competition and the crowds always are keen to make noise. Crowd participation at skatepark competitions are important an competitors get amped up when the crowed is cheering and screaming, it makes the competitors want to throw down more. With 63 competitors it was going to be a rad afternoon of competition. It was great to see a good representation of all the disciplines in the skatepark competition. A big thank you to the youth team at the City of Kalamunda for their support and also to our supporters Colony bmx, Grit Scooter and 4 skateboard Company as well as Mad Orse industries. Be sure to check our coming events page for more information on all of our coming events.

Josh Garwood has recently been added to the Freestyle Now squad and rightly so, this was the gap of the day, tyre grab over the bowl. Thats right he jumped over the bowl !!!!

Clockwise from top left – Jared Kitson showed some awesome skills on the rubber wheeled machine like this toboggan and took out the 1^st place in the intermediate bmx class – Tyler Jennings like to fly and has his arms reshaped to help him sore even higher. A first place in the open scooters at his home skatepark – Hunter McGill is an awesome name to have if you are a skateboarder and in this case Hunter McGill is a skateboarder and a good one at that. A first place in the intermediate class for the guy who travelled over 200kms just to skate at the competition – Levi Rehbeck is a rad scooter rider and we hope to see him in the open class soon. Mad skills displayed at the High Wycombe skatepark competition from Levi like this 360 helpd him take the win. More photos can be found on our Facebook page here.

 
Ramp It Up – High Wycombe skatepark competition – 11^th May 2019 – Official results

Scooter beginner – 1^st Coen Gibson, 2^nd Tait Moffatt, 3^rd Brenten Waddingham, 4^th Jayce Tayor, 5^th Cody Morgani, 6^th Austin Hatton, 7^th Josh Schnierer, 8^th Ryder Gibson, 9^th Jensen Shaw, 10^th Brodie Camil, 11^th Lochy Argyle, 11^th Trevor Bailey, 13^th Ethan Seale, 13^th Lee Reiner, 13^th Santhi Arya, 13^th Zach Kelly, 17^th Albie Livesley, 17^th Jake Lynch-Blosse, 17^th Angus Lynch, 20^th Jax Hannah

Scooter intermediate – 1^st Levi Rehbeck, 2^nd Callan Mansfield, 3^rd Austin Cooper, 4^th Jacob Stockdale, 5^th Ryan Hall, 6^th Corey Price, 7^th Jack Moss, 8^th Ayden Graham, 9^th Tyson Gordon, 10^th Tate Hatton, 10^th Jacob Horgan.

Scooter open – 1^st Tyler Jennings, 2^nd Corey VanDam, 3^rd Ash Carter

Skate beginner – 1^st Coen Gibson, 2^nd Billy Bartlett, 3^rd Filip Utjesinovic, 4^th Ryder Gibson

Skate intermediate – 1^st Hunter McGill, 2^nd Rhys Leigh, 3^rd Jordan Mills, 4^th Daniel London, 5^th Beauen Dyson, 6^th Nicholas London, 7^th CJ Martinez

BMX beginner – 1^st Campbell Wilson, 2^nd Albie Livesley, 3^rd Brenton Waddingham, 4^th Lee Reiner

Bmx intermediate – 1^st Jared Kitson, 2^nd Zenith Riley, 3^rd Taj Hamilton, 4^th Jeremy Mills, 5^th Callum Sharp, 5^th Nathan Garbin, 7^th Nathan Wilson

Bmx open – 1^st Josh Garwood, 2^nd Dan Davis, 3^rd Jack Carwardine, 4^th Jaden Roadley, 5^th Nathan Joson, 6^th Ben Targett, 7^th Tyler Gayski, 8^th Tyler Jennings.

Below is a rad video of highlights thanks to Mad Orse industries and Do Re Media

Freestyle Now spent a few days at the beginning of May in the City of Karratha to host some skatepark coaching workshops and skatepark competition at the Nickol West skatepark. Karratha is a city in the north west of Western Australia and has five skateparks in and around in the other close towns. The turnout was great at the Nickol West skatepark competition with some awesome tricks being thrown down but the competitors. A big thank you to the youth team at the City of Karratha for their support and also to our supporters Colony bmx, Grit Scooters and 4 skateboard Company. Be sure to check our coming events page for more information on all of our coming events.

Clockwise from top left – Jack Colfer took out the first place in the scooter intermediate class with some rad moves like this bri – Louis Vastel travelled all the way from France just to compete at the Nickol West skatepark competiton, we that sounds like a rad story so we will run with it. But Louis is from France – Olly Karolyi took out the first place in the bmx beginners class in Karratha following on from his win as the last skatepark competition we held in Pinjarra a few weeks before – Corey Wilson went the highest of all the competitors and also took home the first place in scooter beginners. More photos can be found on our facebook page here.

Nickol West  skatepark competition – 4^th May 2019 – Official results

Scooter beginner – 1^st Corey Wilson, 2^nd Flynn Armstrong, 3^rd Thomas Pike, 4^th Tahj Kirkwood, 5^th Mitch Wilson, 6^th Ashley Schut, 7^th Tyrece Thompson, 8^th Elisha Bailey, 9^th Keira Bailey.

Scooter intermediate – 1^st Jack Colfer, 2^nd Shannon Hann, 3^rd Joshua Featherstone, 4^th Beau Bailey, 5^th Kai Kirkwood, 6^th Lochlan Rodd.

Skate intermediate – 1^st Michael Bailey, 2^nd Louis Vastel.

BMX beginner – 1^st Olly Karolyi, 2^nd Conner Craig, 3^rd Tahn Simmons.

Freestyle Now hosted a skatepark competition at the Pinjarra skatepark. The locals there shred the park well. The Shire of Murray always make the skatepark event something special with the town with lots of parents and spectators attending along with the youth in Pinjarra to partake in the other activities taking place around the skatepark. Lots of good riding went down and many riders were stoked on their runs. A big thank you to the Shire of Murray for their support and also to our supporters Colony bmx, Grit Scooters and 4 skateboard Company. Be sure to check our coming events page for more information on all of our coming events.

Clockwise from top left – Lily Henry entered the skateboard beginner class and she shredded all the way to 1^st place – Nathan Jones travelled from Merredin all the way to Pinjarra to enter the scooter open class and take the win, was good to see him roll – Cruz Evens is a little kid who skates big. Taking the first in skateboard intermediate this bowl pump to launch was so rad he did it twice, awesome – Zenith Riley came to Pinjarra to win the bmx intermediate class and that is what he did, must have been the Freestyle Now rad dude shirt that helped him. More photos can be found on our facebook page here.

 Pinjarra skatepark competition – 13^th April 2019 – Official results

Scooter beginner – 1^st Sam Nottle, 2^nd Harry Rowley, 3^rd Vaughn Jones, 4^th Dylan Edmunds, 5^th Ben Duncan, 6^th Blake Carey, 7^th Indi Harrison

Scooter intermediate – 1^st Marcus Stirling, 2^nd Jayden Rehd, 3^rd Tom Nottle, 4^th Tyler Divitini, 5^th Austin Hatton, 6^th Jayce Taylor

Scooter Open – 1^st Nathan Jones, 2^nd Jordan Caswell, 3^rd Brayden McGlenchy, 4^th Jayden Stirling, 5^th Adam Puffler.

Skate beginner – 1^st Lily Henry, 2^nd Zen Evans, 3^rd Blake Edmunds, 4^th Harry Rowley, 5^th Xavier Bell

Skate intermediate – 1^st Cruz Evans, 2^nd Vai Evans

BMX beginner – 1^st Olly Karolyi, 2^nd Campbell Wilson, 3^rd Kyle Street, 4^th Xavier Bell.

BMX intermediate – 1^st Zenith John Riley, 2^nd Vai Evans, 3^rd Jeremy Wilson.

The 2019 Bassendean Gravit8 festival was an awesome event. For about 7 years now the Gravit8 festival has been a highlight on the events calendar, if you have never been you defiantly have been missing out. The Bassendean youth services team really put 100% into organizing the event. The sound system is amazing with the DJ really working the tunes. The timing schedule on the skatepark competition is really important with only four hours to get through fifty competitors. As always Freestyle Now managed the night in true professionalism and got through the competitors as well as hosting jam sessions between the competition rounds, it was a jam packed night without a doubt. The energy from the night defiantly helps the skatepark competition participants be more hyped up to go harder in their competition runs. So much great riding went down. A few stand outs were Freestyle Now newest reserves squad member Dylan Reese taking the win in skateboard open but also showing how talented he is by taking the win in bmx intermediate as well. It was also great to see Freestyle Now recruits squad member CJ Martinez skating and taking the second in skateboard intermediate. Jack Graham Arho who has only been to a few Freestyle Now skatepark coaching sessions took the win in skateboard  beginner ad won a new skateboard deck from The 4 skateboard co, he was so stoked and left that night with a massive smile on his face. Chris Coglais had entered into bmx intermediate in what was his first competition but as soon as he dropped in we could tell he defiantly needed to move up to the open class which he did and took home the 2^nd place. When 2020 comes around and you see the Gravit8 festival scheduled in make sure you attend even just as a spectator as the energy and vibe at the event is nothing but pure radness.
A big thank you to the Town of Bassendean for making it happen and also to our supporters Colony BMX , The 4 skateboard co, Modus bearings and grit scooters. Our next skatepark competition takes place in Bunbury as part of the Action Sports Games on the 17^th march so be sure to check our coming events page for more info.

 Be sure to check the video form the 2019 Gravit8 such a rad vibe.

Luke Tooze getting his barspin on for a first in open bmx, was such a treat to see him destroy the skatepark with his unique style. Jack Graham Arho is still smiling thanks to winning skateboard beginner and a new skate deck. More photos of the competition can be found on our Facebook page here.

Bassendean skatepark competition – 8^th February 2019 – Official results

Scooter beginner – 1^st Darcy Criddle, 2^nd Joel Sowden, 3^rd Jhett Ugle, 4^th Jayce Taylor, 5^th Tyler Jefferies, 6^th Jack Graham Arho, 7^th Samara Lawford

Scooter intermediate – 1^st Jaxon Flecther, 2^nd Karee Funeyvall, 3^rd Alexander Tolcon, 4^th Alec Fearn, 5^th Levi Riebeck, 6^th Jacob Stockdlae, 7^th Chris Prince, 8^th Brody Lawford

Scooter Open – 1^st Will Harold, 2^nd Jasen Rhodes, 3^rd Tyler Jennings, 4^th Cameron Harapeet, 5^th    Elian Luevas, 6^th Aden Lillas

Skate beginner – 1^st Jack Graham Arho, 2^nd Eli Caporn-Bennett, 3^rd Riley Morrow, 4^th Mason Egan

Skate intermediate – 1^st Robert Sinclair, 2^nd CJ Martinez, 3^rd Kyle Bridgeland, 4^th John Manny

Skate open – 1^st Dylan Reece, 2^nd Sam Orme, 3^rd Noval Lang

BMX beginner – 1^st Mason Egan, 2^nd Cacey Harvey Hill, 3^rd Cooper Morrow, 4^th Campbell Wilson, 5^th Matt Bertone, 6^th Albie Livesley.

BMX intermediate – 1^st Dylan Recce, 2^nd Taj Hamilton, 3^rd Zenith John Riley, 4^th Jeremy Wilson, 5^th Callum Sharp, 6^th Tyler Jennings, 7^th Keaghan Robertson, 8^th Dylan Gayski

BMX open – 1^st Luke Tooze, 2^nd Chris Coglais, 3^rd Aaron Newman, 4^th Jack Hooper