Surfing Video – Us vs Them | Episode 2 : Garrett Parkes – The arrival on the scene of a mini-Mick with a thing for lowered cars and heavy metal. And tail blows. We present for your consideration: Garrett Parkes.
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Ten Things you need to know before going to Hawaii this winter.
So, you want to make your pilgrimage? You’ve never been to the North Shore of Oahu and you’re ready to suck it up and give it a go. In his or her lifetime every surfer should make the trek at least once, if not to charge Pipe, at least to witness the spectacle firsthand. To help push you over the ledge and get the wheels in your feeble skull turning, here’s a list of 10 things that you need to know before you zip up your board bag and get on the plane … the rest is up to you.
1. The waves can be downright terrifying: Forget what they tell you about  … Details
Sunny Garcia, 39, was once quoted as saying that “tricks are for kids”. Twenty years deep in the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing presented by Rock Star Energy Drink, Garcia’s power surfing looked to be pulling rank again today. In the second-to-last heat of the day, Garcia posted the event’s highest two-wave total: 13.5 out of 20 points. But while Garcia enjoyed the moment, 20-year-old Clay Marzo, known world wide for a bottomless bag of convoluted tricks, was oblivious to the world and notching up a crowd-stunning score of 16.23 to close.
Garcia won his first Hawaiian Pro title here back in 1992 …Â Details
If there’s one thing outside of sport of kings that Hawaiians love, it’s dirtbikes (well — that, Spam , trips to Las Vegas, and the San Diego Chargers.) But the 50th state, and its surfers in particular, are very much into the surfing/moto crossover. From Sunny Garcia to Natalie Eichner, there is a long history of waveriders getting dirty up in the Island hills. Of course, the Islands’ best dirt riders can also surf better than you.
What better place for Fox to hold it’s Surf and Turf event than Oahu … Details