Photo: Dave Brewer
Bucky Lasek, Andy Mac and Sandro Dias take top
three.

While in Salt Lake City, the Dew Tour made a few major changes to the format as well as the actual ramp of the Skate Vert contest. Starting with the physical changes of the ramp, skaters were opened up to more possibilities with the additional of a 15-foot channel gap.

Photo: Dave Brewer
Mr. T gives some tips on judging.

The new format consisted of 10 riders split into two heats. They all had five intense filled 30-second runs and the five best skaters from the day went on to the finals of the finals. After more than an hour and a half of non-stop drop ins and a few hard falls in the flat bottom, the last men standing in the finals where 3rd place, Sandro Dias, 2nd place winner, Andy Macdonald and, Bucky Lasek was all smiles as he climbed his way up onto the highest ranked spot in the quest for the Dew Tour Cup.

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Bucky Lasek set to drop into a winning run.

Skateboard Vert Finals Resutls

1. Bucky Lasek, Baltimore, Md., 90.25.

2. Andy Macdonald, Boston, Mass., 90.25.

3. Sandro Dias, Brazil, 89.25.

4. Pierre-Luc Gagnon, Canada, 88.75.

5. Rob Lorifice, Carlsbad, Calif., 87.50.

6. Bob Burnquist, Brazil, 84.00.

7. Danny Mayer, Omaha, Nebr., 84.00.

8. Renton Millar, Australia, 82.25.

9. Adam Taylor, Cocoa Beach, Fla.

10. Anthony Furlong, Tampa, Fla., 69.50.

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