The Dallas Winter Boat Show kicked-off last weekend and the wakeboard community celebrated at the 5th Annual Boardshorts, Bulls and Bikini’s Wakeboard Party at Gilley’s, Dallas.
There were no “Boardshorts†this year (the rail jam portion was unfortunately scratched from this years event – a victim of the strained economy), but thanks to support from iWake.com and the new Dallas Watersports Complex…the wakeboard party still went down at the legendary honky-tonk.
The evening started with the mechanical bull-riding contest featuring a host of top pro and local wakeboarders ready to battle it out for the coveted Boardshorts, Bulls and Bikini’s custom silver trophy belt buckle. After a quick warm-up session…eleven riders each stepped into the bull-riding arena to try and beat the bull!
The six (6) riders with the best times would advance to the final round and would also judge the bikini contest later in the evening. The longest rides in round one came from Gabe Lucas (23.2 seconds), Davis Griffin (22.2 sec), Adam Errington (20.6 sec) Andrew Adams (18 sec), Jimmie LaRiche (17.9 sec) and Joe Lemberg (17.2 sec). In the finals, it was last year’s runner-up – Texan Gabe Lucas – who would tame the beast and take home the hardware!
