Pair of Winners to Advance to Free Flow TourFinals in Salt Lake City
Burr Ridge, IL — June 16, 2008 — Ben Hatchell won the skateboard parkcompetition and Collin Evans took the title in the BMX park contest thisweekend at the Free Flow Tour’s Baltimore, Md. stop, becoming winners on theTour’s 2008 season.
Following Saturday’s skate action at Charm City Skatepark,18-year-old Hatchell of Manassas, Va. took home the skate park title, whileDowningtown, Pa.-native Evans, 19, won the BMX park competition on Sunday, June15.
“I’m really looking forward to getting back to the Free FlowTour finals,” Hatchell said following his win. “Last year, I won the vertcontest, so I’m really going to focus on the Free Flow park finals this year,and hopefully I can pull out the win.”
“Wow, I wasn’t expecting this!” Evans agreed. “I’ve seensome of the other guys who are going to the Free Flow finals, and I know theyare all so good. I’m going to start practicing right now so I can throw down inSeptember.”
With the wins, both Hatchell and Evans earn automatic bidsinto the Free Flow Tour finals that will take place at the AST Dew Tour’sToyota Challenge, September 11-14, 2008.
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NicoleMancuso: 630-908-6308
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