We are stoked to show all you non Watercraft peeps & Watercraft peeps some of the coverage Liquid Militia has received in the current issue of Pro Rider Magazine VOL 1 ISSUE 5 2012. We pretty much can’t blow these pages up so you can actually read them. If you want to read them support Pro Rider Magazine and get a subscription. It’s only $24.00 a year. They also ship Internationally. Get on it folks!!

Daytona Freeride only words can explain.

Daytona Freeride only words can explain.

Daytona Freeride After Party. Smack center we have Bud from Bud Productions, Mike Petro LM rider, Kyla from LM, and Mike representinig for Hydro-Turf (Rainbow Shirt).

Ryan holding down our Ghetto Booth @ Daytona Freeride haha

Mark Gomez & Zack Bright's re cap on Argentina Freeride.

Left: Mark & Zack's Trip to Argentina. Right: Future Threat featuring one of our riders Ryan Decker.

LIQUID MILITIA DAYTONA BEACH FREERIDE PHOTO ALBUM IS NOW UP!!
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Photo of: Mark Gomez

Liquid Militia Team Rider-Mark Gomez
The Ride After The Ride

TEAM SCOPE? ‘My team was Bobby Kerns, Todd, “Sarge” Young, and I. I think we did outstanding considering we were running on a stock spec ski. Our Lap times were fast and consistent, we were doing great.’

HOW WAS THE RACE? ‘Our competition Stand Up was pumping on a great running stock spec motor that was actually brand new and assembled by Bobby Kerns just 3 nights before the Hahn. Unfortunately a cylinder base stud snapped with the nut which holds the cylinder down and caused a chain reaction of other nuts to come loose causing our engine to stop running. It wasn’t in the assembly,, the motor ran solid and wide open giving us consistent 12 minute lap times. Small parts simply break sometimes, one small bolt can become your whole race when it decides to fail…..that’s just Racing..part of the show.’

THE CHALLENGE? ‘My greatest challenge is the same ‘mindset’ game I encounter in other sports, it’s similar to when I’m invovled in wrestling, the thought process and confidence is everything. My initial thoughts heading into the Hahn was overcoming my personal doubts about being able to stand up for that distance and keep the ski wide open throttle through some sections of choppy water. Being my first Mark Hahn race, I finally understand just how long the laps were. On my second run of laps I took out my waterproof MP3 player which helped allow me to ride wide open almost unconsciously, not over thinking about the chop or controlling the ski, and prevented me from talking to myself which is all you really have to do out there when your riding this incredibly long race. The Hahn is a benchmark for how you think, the reality and needs of the boat, it’s an amazing race of endurance on three levels, not one perspective, but a long haul.’

TIME OUT? ‘The track was incredibly long, 10 mile laps, and for the most part the water surface was very smooth. The heavier high horsepower skis definetly had an advantage to power through the light chop while staying hooked up.’

THE ENERGY? The Mark Hahn race always has a unique energy to it. Especially in the KMG Racing award winning pits. There is never a time where our team wasn’t in communication about who’s coming in, where our riders are, who needs fuel or anything else race related . Its the biggest team movement I have ever experienced in PWC Racing and is the exact reason why KMG Racing won the Sea Doo Best Overall Pit crew award this year!

APPLAUSE: I would like to thank Dawn and David of KMG Racing for giving me the possibility of racing this event. I also want to thank the people who made this Race happen for Team KMG Racing: Impros, Bomber eye wear, Mystik lubricants, We are MX, and IPD Graphics.

Mark Gomez Rider Profile

MARK GOMEZ 300

Liquid Militia rider Mark Gomez, #226

Team Name: KMG Racing

Team Riders: Mark Gomez, Todd Young, Bobby Kerns.

Mark will be competing on a Kawasaki SXR, Stand Up Open Class

LM- Have you raced before at the Hahn?
MG- I have been to the Hahn only to support my friends racing the past 2 years in the pits.. now it’s my turn to win it. Being on a pit crew is fun, but it’s time to run the track.

My current Race supporting sponsors are: Liquid Militia Clothing, KMG Racing, Hydro-Turf, Impros, Mystic Lubricants, Bomber Eyewear, and Kommander Industries.

LM- Thoughts heading into the race?
MG- Dig deep and push hard for two laps at a time with the help of fast pits and the same strategy and mindset out of my team mates.

LM- What will your greatest challenge be?
MG- Endurance Endurance Endurance.

Tell us about your Pit Crew:
My pit crew is not your crew of classic Jet Ski Heroes. We’re the other guys! Team KMG Racing is going to show the factory teams how to win a race and have a kick ass time doing it at the same time.
LM- How have you been training?

MG- I have been riding the rough waters of Granada street. launch point in Long Beach with my friends and traveling all over riding in different events to build up on my endurance. I have been mountain biking and working extra non paid shows at Waterworld just for the exercise to keep it real.

LM- What do you expect to deliver?
MG- 1st place podium results, having a good time getting there and going the distance.

Mark Gomez Rider Profile

Liquid Militia riders Mark Gomez & Zack Bright are heading to this event.

Zack Bright at the Grayland Open 2011

- ZACK BRIGHT -

LM- Type of ski you are going to be on?
ZB- A prototype Super Jet built by Maxi at Jetmotion.

LM- Thoughts going into this event on the performance and caliber of the event participants?
ZB- It should be a great event! My friend Mariano Riva will be there and he is a good rider. I think the event is going to be really great.

LM- What do you know about the potential waters there, good size?
ZB- It looks be ok size for what we do.. The ski I will be riding is really short so I’ll be able to make things happen.

LM- Do you anticipate crowds to show, what will they be looking for?
ZB- Yes, I’m pretty sure there will be BMX and Freestyle motocross at the event as well, so there will be a lot of people attending and supporting a great venue.

LM- What do you expect of yourself at this event?
ZB- Well, #1 is making sure my ankle is going to be ok. Other than that, I’ll just throw it down like I usually do!

LM- Have you been here before, if so, note a memorable moment:
ZB- It’s my first time to Argentina so every part will be memorable!

Applause:
I want to thank all my sponsors for their support; Cold-Fusion, Blowsion,Light-Weight.de, Liquid Militia Clothing, Hydro-Turf, Kal-Gard Oil, Powder and Sun Ride shop, Go-Pro, and Premier Lath & Plaster. also thank you to Daniel Paddu, Pablo Wolf, and Daniel Pertovt for inviting me over for this and making it a reality!

To check out Zack Brights Rider Profile: Bright

Mark Gomez at the Pismo Freeride 2011

- MARK GOMEZ -

LM- Type of ski you are going to be on?
MG- I will be riding a custom built Yamaha Superjet from my friends at Radical Jet ski in Argentina. My friends Rodry Duran, Mai Adams, Luis Hernan Corti, and Leonardo Gomez have all been working away at building it for the last 3-4 months. These guys are great friends who are really going out of their way to make me something really cool. I can’t wait to see them and ride this ski.
LM- Yeah, I remember reading your post on facebook about the new build! That’s fantastic!

LM- Thoughts going into this event on performance and caliber of the event participants?
MG- From what I understand and have seen in years past with Ross/Pierre. Zack and I will be going to do more of a series of Pro Rider expeditions for the fans at the event. This event is Argentina’s Freeride Nationals so there will no doubt be some serious talent there throwing down to win the Freeride title of their country. I look forward to meeting and riding with these pilots and all of the local fans of Freeride.

LM- What do you know about the potential waters there, good size?
MG- From what I have seen and heard from friends the water can be a little brown which is interesting but much easier to not think about sharks in muddy waters. Also the surf seems to be often Inconsistent and kind of rough. No doubt they were the conditions we had the first day this year in Oregon but in the end they still provide possibilities for big air tricks. Clean consistent surf riding is what I fear might be tough to accomplish and or get a rhythm for in the rough water. I hope for the best conditions and plan to do the best I can regardless.

LM- Do you anticipate crowds to show, what will they be looking for?
MG- From the photos of last year’s participation and the fact it is the countries finals for freeride, I can only imagine that there will be tons of people. I am honestly not going to be sure until I get there but I fear it may be overwhelming. Only because the people of Argentina are %110 more stoked on Freeride right now than any other country in the world I feel. This makes me a little bit nervous because I know they will be looking for a damn good show being that Pierre Maixent was just in town the other week throwing down for the crowds at another Argentine beach location.

LM- What do you expect of yourself at this event?
MG- I expect to be able to give back the most I can to the generous people and fans who have invited me there. I hope to be able to communicate and reach out to as many fans as I can to connect and pass on a positive message for the sport and my sponsors that have helped me get to the level which brought me opportunities like this. I also plan to step up my riding to the next level with my aerials and start dancing in the tray doing variations while I’m upside down like Zack and Pierre.

LM- Have you been here before, if so, share a memorable moment:
MG- I have never been there before but my girlfriend Bianca’s entire family is from Argentina and I have heard so much I cannot wait to experience and soak up all the new culture with her.

Applause:
I want to thank everyone who has supported me as I have been pushing to reach toward new goals and opportunities. You can follow me on facebook here: Mark Gomez and my website blog Here to stay updated with what I am up to and for my post event recaps. Thank you again for your support! To check out Mark Gomez Rider Profile: Gomez

USA Riders Mark Gomez & Zack Bright Attending.

Liquid Militia is stoked to announce that we will be attending the 2012 Daytona Freeride.
The dates for this even are set for January 12-15, 2012 (Friday-Monday). This event is free to spectators and anyone who want to come & hang out and watch some seriously skilled riders including some of our team. Liquid Militia will have a small booth set up with “Daytona Freeride” specials for anyone who want’s to score some sweet deals on some of our products.

Photo Left to Right: Mike Petro, Derek Fuoco, Ian Roberts, Mark Gomez, Brock Austin, Jeff Bolte, Mate Juarez, Jake Zier, Ryan Decker

Riders Allegedly Attending are:
Zack Bright
Mark Gomez
Cuong Son
Mike Petro
Chris Anyzeski
Jeff Bolte
Derik Kantz
For all the details you need to know please visit the official web site for this event:
Daytona Freeride Official Web Site
We will be updating this event as soon as we have more info to add to it, so make sure to check back to see whats going to go down. Liquid Militia

This year marks the 30th year of the IJSBA World Finals with that being said let’s jump right in to the details. If your new to the scene, the World Finals is the biggest Jet Ski races in the world.This event brings races of all ages and classes to one location, Lake Havasu City, AZ. During the week of October 1-9th 2011.

Liquid Militia T-Shirt display last year

Liquid Militia team riders will be competing for top podium spots and doing it up big time with the support of Liquid Militia’s friends and owners with our 10X40 booth. We will be blowing out all old stock and peeping, and selling the new goods. Come out and support us & our Riders you wont be disappointed.

For more infoormation on this HUGE EVENT please check out the:

 OFFICIAL WEB SITE: http://ijsba.com/ijsba/index.cfm

 As things get closer to the event date we will have more updates so check back for all the details on Liquid Militia & our Team.

Mark Gomez left, Christian Young Right

Liquid Militia Team Riders take home top placings at the 2011 Blowsion Surf Slam. Christian Young is the amateur Freeride champion, and
Mark Gomez got 9th in pro freeride and 1st in the Pro Motosurf Race. Tanner Thomas had an injury and did not finish. Zack Bright I’m not sure how he did yet. Congradulaions to our riders this weekend on your victorys!!

So far in the mix attending, representing, for Liquid Militia will be//
1. Zack Bright- Pro Freeride
2. Stanton High- Pro Freeride
3. Mark Gomez- Pro Freeride
3. Christian Young- Am Freeride
4. Tanner Thomas- Am Freeride & Moto Surf Racing

 
For more information on this event please visit the official site

www.blowsionsurfslam.com

. From Left to Right Christian Young, Jake Bright, Mark Gomez, Zack Bright, and Tanner Thomas .

Where do we start? How about with the Grayland Open Freeride Competition top winners!  Days before the event our team riders were making their convoy preparations.

ZACK ATTACK 

Liquid Militia Team Rider Zack Bright packed up his war “Bright’s” black and yellow machine.  Zack’s father, Jack Bright and up and comer free rider lil’ brother Jake Bright made it a family caravan.  Heading up from Southern California to Grayland Open for the hours long and thousand plus mile trip, heading into the competition fringe.  It pays to stick together, the edge is a place of reckoning and Zack pressurized blasts stop hits off of steep walls.

TEEN SENSATION

Fellow Liquid Militia rider Chrstian Young who is only 13 years old from Oceanside California had his father Mike Young bring him and his ride up to Washington. The Young’s stopped off and picked up Mark Gomez.  Making this trip a ‘Triple Threat’ road trip of a Liquid Militia Force Multiplier by the end of the journey!

TANNER TIME

Liquid Militia’s newest addition to the 2011 team is Tanner Thomas.  Tanner definitely has one of the crazy travel adventures.  Tanner hails from Alaska and had to load his truck and jet skis, put them on a barge to cross the ocean.  Landing in Seattle, Washington Tanner flies into Seattle and has to pick up his vehicle delivery from AML.  Tanner then drives down to Washington to get onboard the Grayland Open Liquid Militia Express!  Lucky for Tanner AML is a coveted sponsor of his, and not only support Tanner, but by doing so, they support Freeride.

FANTASTIC FOUR

The meet and greet of Liquid Militia Team riders is finalized Thursday in Washington and from there, only history awaits performance. And in their own words, we step aside.

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Tanner-

“Yes I was run absolutely ragged.   I competed in Amateur Freeride, Pro Moto Surf, Sit Down Freeride and the Big Air Comp. I went out and hucked a backflip for the Big Air comp. First flip of the year on my new ski. I had some water ingestion issues and didn’t get to ride to my full potential on the semi-final round, but I had an absolute blast and it was the perfect way to kick off my Summer tour! The Grayland Open is a very important event as an amateur freerider.  I am so thankful for all the people who make that event happen, it was a great success, I appreciate my sponsors support.”

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Zack-

“I hurt my ankle during a flat landing on the Madonna Flip during the Big Air Event. My foot stayed in the foothold and my right knee bent left and almost touched the Hydro-Turf while my hip remained straight soooo…. pop goes the weasel! I thought it was ok until i tried to put weight on it and then I knew it was bad. It really sucked because I wanted to put on a show for everyone but sometimes things don’t go the way you want them.  But hey, at least it is not broken and I snagged the win.”

“I just want to say how proud I am of Christian Young.  And my Brother Jake Bright. The amount of skills these 2 have put together in such a short amount of time is amazing. What’s really cool is how these 2 have become good friends and are always pushing each other to the next level. I’m also stoked on Tanner Thomas from good ole Alaska.  This kid hasn’t rode surf since Surf Slam. He comes to Grayland and walks away with 3 trophies!  The kid has skills and I can’t wait to see what he, Christian, and Jake bring to the table come the 2011 Surf Slam.’

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Mark-

“I played Mike Young and Mc’ed the entire event to call tricks for the judges but ended up turning into being the full event MC. It was a great event to be at. That really brought us together in the spirit of Freeride. It wasn’t about us; it was about giving our freeride groms the best competition and most positive experience that they could get.  Just seeing the level of amplitude and intensity that came out of Christian Young and Jake Bright in this contest, made the entire trip worth it. I am so proud of our little McNugget Christian for literally almost going for broke. There may have been no prize money or incentive to make it out there but just the entire atmosphere that was around that event ,was what will most likely bring riders like Zack Bright and myself back out next year.”

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Christian-
“Grayland was an awesome experience for me. I had a great time! I ended up hurting my ankle in the final heat up against Jake Bright fighting for first place. I did what felt like a Bright back flip and I came down really flat on the landing.  When I landed I fell off the back of the tray and I tweaked it ‘just right’. The E.M.T. said that I sprained it really bad but I am now on the way to recovery fast and I am ready for Surf Slam! I ended up taking second and I’m proud of my performance.’

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LIQUID MILITIA TEAM RIDERS OVERALL RESULTS:

1. Zack Bright// 1st place big air competition.

2. Mark Gomez// 1st place Pro motosurf race, and 2nd place big air competition.

3. Christian Young// 2nd place Amateur Freeride.

4. Tanners Results// 4th place Amateur Freeride, 2nd place Runabout, 4th place big air competition open, and 3rd place Pro motosurf race.

VIDEO CLIPS FROM THE CONTEST: 

Zack’s Big Air video
http://www.youtube.com/v/qqhuHje9POs
Gomez Big Air video
http://www.youtube.com/v/5SU5hDY5umg

Mike Young got bomb photos, but what did you expect?

LIQUID MILITIA TEAM RIDERS

1. Mark Gomez- Rider Profile

2. Zack Bright-  Rider Profile

3. Christian Young

4. Tanner Thomas- Rider Profile

THE COMPANY:

Liquid Militia is a legit and well-established apparel brand. http://www.LiquidMilitia.com

Here is what we ended up sending to the Grayland Open. Donation for the freeride competition, big air comp, and motosurf racing event.

The Grayland Open is Aug 6th and 7th, 2011. This year is going to be bigger and badder. Not only will the Freeride competition continue again this year, we are also happy to announce we will be holding a big air competition, as well as motosurf racing.

Liquid Miltiia Riders who are attending: Zack Bright, Mark gomez and Tanner Thomas, and Christian Young.

- Zack Bright is competing in the BIG Air Comp, he will also be a judge for the AM freeride contest, and he will be doing a freeride clinic.

- Mark Gomez is competing in Pro motosurf, and the BIG air contest.

- Tanner Thomas is competing in AM freeride, Pro moto surf, and sit down freeride if a friends ski makes it. Any a Maybe on the BIG air comp.

- Christian Young is competing in AM freeride.

For more information on this event please go to: http://www.graylandopen.com/

. Liquid Militia Rider from Left to Right: Mike Mendez, Mark Gomez, Ian Roberts, Eric Hewitt, Pete Zernik, Mike Demauro, and Brock Austin .

These results prove the commitment and passion of our team riders, check this out: Three 1^st Place Overalls, four 2^nd Place Overalls, three 3^rd Place Overalls.In 2 days of racing Liquid Militia Riders took their place on the podium in their respective Classes with seven 1^st Place finishes, five 2^nd place and six 3^rd place wins!That’s solid racing from a core group of dedicated competitors.Liquid Militia’s, Kyla, and Ryan attended the 2 days of racing to support our team riders, Parker weather was a challenge as the competition was, we had a great time checking out the scene.Our racers are preparing equipment for the indoor Las Vegas race. See you there!

The Race//

The American Power Boat Association (APBA) is the sanctioning body for the first round of USA racing held at the Bluewater Resort and Casino. The event opened the first round of the APBA Triple Crown of Watercross featuring three national events. The Triple Crown consists of the Parker APBA Bluewater West Coast Nationals, the Myrtle Beach APBA Sun Fun APBA Surf National Championships and the season ending APBA Watercross Nationals.

Liquid Militia PWC Racers//

1.Pete Zernik, Pro-Am Ski GP 147 Points (Kawasaki), Expert Ski Ltd. 214 Points

2.Mark Gomez, Freestyle 86 Points, Novice Ski Lt. 228 Points Novice Ski Stock Spec 184 (Kawasaki)

3.Mike Mendez, Amateur Runabout Stock 199 Points

4.Brock Austin, Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec/Ltd. 240 Points

5.Ryan Decker, Junior Ski 13-15 233 Points, Stock Spec Lites 205 points. Novice Ski Stock Spec 101

Points (Hydrospace)

6.Mateo Juarez, Pro-Am Ski GP, 123 Points (Hydrospace)

7.Ian Roberts, Pro-Am Ski GP, 209 Points (Kawasaki)

8.Eric Hewitt, Expert Ski Ltd, 188 Points (Kawasaki)

9.Michael Demauro, Freestyle 101 Points (Yamaha)

Liquid Militia Riders-Race Results 4/30/2011

1.Expert Ski Limited #149 Pete Zernik, 2^nd Place

#700 Eric Hewitt, 3^rd Place

2.Novice Ski Stock Spec #141 Mark Gomez 4^th Place

3.Am Runabout Stock #909 Michael Mendez, 1^st Place

4.Novice Ski Limited #141 Mark Gomez, 1^st Place

5.Junior Ski 13-15 Limited #714 Ryan Decker 1^st Place

6.Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec #182 Brock Austin, 1^st Place

7.Pro-Am Ski GP #68 Ian Roberts, 3^rd place

#149 Pete Zernik, 6^th Place

#89 Mateo Juarez, 9^th place

8.Freestyle, Mark Gomez 4^th Place

9.Freestyle, Michael Demauro 2^nd Place

Liquid Militia Riders-Race Results 5/1/2011 Sunday

1.Junior Ski 13-15 Stock Spec Lites #714 Ryan Deecker 2^nd place

2.Expert Ski Limited #149 Pete Zernik 2^nd Place

#700 Eric Hewitt, 3^rd Place

3.Novice Ski Stock Spec #228Mark Gomez 3^rd Place

4.Am Runabout Stock #909 Michael Mendez 3^rd Place

5.Novice Ski Limited #228 Mark Gomez, 1^st Place

6.Junior Ski 13-15 Limited #714 1^st Place

7.Pro-Am Ski Stock Spec #182 Brock Austin, 1^st Place

8.Pro Am Ski GP #658 Ian Roberts, 2^nd Place

#149 Pete Zernik 5^th Place

#89 Mateo Juarez 7^th Place

9.Freestyle Mark Gomez 4^th Place

10. Freestyle Michael Demauro 2^nd Place

Liquid Militia Team Rider// Brian Smith 

 

We are attending the Mark Hahn in Lake Havasu City, AZ. We will be supporting our team rider Brian Smith who is racing the 300 mile endurance race, along with team mates James Couette & Brad Pregeant. They will be racing in the Stand Up Open class on a Kawasaki SXR. Race Number 29. We want to wish them all the best if luck! We will also be heading out to finish up our photo shoots with our riders for our 2011 catalog and attempting to get some sweet video shots. We just acquired a new “something special” that you will be able to see in one of our up coming videos on youtube.

Also our rider Mark Gomez’s B-Day is today he just turned 21. He’s given us the GO so he will aslo be attending the Mark Hahn so EVERYONE MAKE SURE TO BUY HIM A DRINK SATURDAY NIGHT!! It’s Pay Back Time…

Mark Gomez is in the red board shorts riding the 2010 Yamaha Superjet and on the right side of the screen laughing at 0:17 in this trailer.

“The scene we are in for this trailer is just about the beginning of the movie, and can only assume there will be a much longer part of our Jet Ski segment shown than what was shown bellow” says Mark Gomez.

Having trouble viewing the video click here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=REemXqueTnI&feature=player_embedded

Check out Mark Gomez Web site:
http://markgomez.net/

We headed up the 2010 Blowsion Surf Slam located in Pacific City, OR. In support of our Freeride-Jet Ski team riders; Stanton High, Cuong Son, Mark Gomez, Zack Bright, Jared Ajlouny, and Christian Young. This is a little video we threw together highlighting the “Best of” our team riders during their heats. Music By//Logical Terror. A Music band we are also sponsoring. Check them out on Myspace: http://www.myspace.com/LOGICALTERROR

Having trouble viewing the video? Here is the direct link:
http://www.liquidmilitia.com/videos.php

September 10-12, 2010, Pacific City, Oregon USA
LiquidMilitia.com

Team Liquid Militia arrived from Southern California by caravan, air and land. Trucks, rental cars, trailers and competition boats descended early on the morning of Friday the 10th for qualifying positions in gloomy weather. Saturday preliminaries and Sunday’s finals shone in perfect conditions and closed with fog. The LM team set up a Liquid Militia Team House a typical of our ‘KOABFD’ way of life. Good Times!

Liquid Militia’s Zack Bright takes the spotlight with an overall win in the K&S Kuwait Big Air Showdown! Zack pulled off the biggest solo trick on 3 runs and earned himself $500.00. This was Zack’s first time competing on his brand new Freeride Rickter boat, an impressive debut.

Mark Gomez was not only battling in the Surf Slam, but exhaustion from driving 24 hours straight up the Western Coastline from California, an arduous 1200 mile trek. Mark was throwing decent no handed barrel rolls one after the other on his ‘Black Pearl’ Yamaha Super Jet.

Cuong Son scoped up the wild card for the finals on his Rickter. ‘King Cuong’ was picking off the set waves and did his reverse foot aerials. Cuong was going big and hitting one hand and foot nose stabs. Cuong was hitting big air Nor Cal Style, and is getting used to his new Rickter.

Stanton High was riding his newly acquired Yamaha Super Jet and bombing huge re-entries and low tucks. He has his own style unique to himself and not like any other riders. He really stands out in the surf with his fluid and laid back but aggressive rides.

Jared Ajlouny wanted to do a double back flip for the Big Air show but never captured a worthy wave in his heat. He was hoping for better surf conditions but they never arrived. Jared pulled off a single back flip with the water that was delivered on his yellow hull.

The Liquid Militia Team was ‘Team Yellow’ this past weekend, with most of our riders on yellow stand up. We are very proud to be working with some of the finest talent in the PWC community.

LM Team Placings
1st Place in the K&S Kuwait Big Air taken by Zack Bright. Mark Gomez, Stanton High and Maxime Baroero all ‘tied’ for fifth place in the Pro Freeride Competition. Zach Bright placed 9th ‘tied’ with Bruno Jacob, Chris Rosner, Jerry Jones, Cuong Son, Tiago Geitens, and Jerry Brandon.

Cold Fusion, Hydro Turf, Premier Lath & Plaster, Liquid Militia, Powder & Sun Ride Shop

Cuong Son-Pro Freeride

Blowsion, Rickter, X-Scream, Liquid Militia, Slippery, Riva Yamaha, Hydro Turf

Mark Gomez-Pro Freeride/Big Air

Liquid Militia, Jet ski Solutions, Hydro Turf, Pacific Motorsports, LEHR Performance Watercraft, Wamiltons Customs, Leg Drag, Pacseal Hydraulics, Performance Fiberglass, AC Racing, Cold Fusion.

Stanton High-Pro Freeride

Roaring Lion, TC Freeride, Liquid Militia

Jared Ajlouny-Big Air

Liquid Militia, Kali Helmets

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Sitting in the West Palm Beach airport now waiting for my flight back home, I have some time to recollect on the incredible weekend I had at the 2010 Daytona Beach Freeride. Right off the bat, I have to thank my sponsor Pacseal Hydraulics, without their financial aid this trip would not have been possible. Big thanks to my Sponsor and friends at Liquid Militia for helping me afford to pay Chris MacClugage to drive my ski across the country and back, and also for being my biggest on site supporters! Last but not least a big thanks to my good friend and rider DJ Grahm, and his Sweetheart for a wife Natalie. They welcomed me yet again to stay at their house the few days before and after the event, also getting me around town and to and from the event.
In Daytona, Friday was a little uneventful. Chris MacClugage didn’t show up with my ski until about 1pm, yet I wasn’t able to get it out of the trailer and install my new prototype AC Racing handle pole until about 3:45. I finished installing the new pole and was rushing my ski into the water at 4:30 with less than 30 minutes to ride before the beach closed at 5pm. unfortunately I was not able to ride and spent the next 3 hours pulling my carburetors apart to unstick my needle and seats that were stuck shut from the long transport. That night we all partied at the beach house about 10 min down from the event site where a huge pallet bonfire was lit, Pit bikes and mini ATC’s circled the party, and loud music kept everyone having a great time.
The next day I made sure to be the first one in the water, it was a stormy day with scattered rain and overcast conditions. I had a lot of fun riding but eventually came in after an hour very frustrated because I overlooked a component on the new handle pole that allows me to install a spring to reduce the weight I have to lift on the pole. I ended up taking an hour and a half to remove the new pole and install my old pole that I brought. This was the best thing I could do because I felt so much more comfortable and fluid riding with a handle pole spring.
A few hours later I signed up for the sickest trick contest Sponsored by Hydro-Turf. The ground rules were one person goes out and gets 5 waves to attempt to pull the sickest tricks you can. My first wave I pulled my first one handed re entry, the next wave I wanted to get a feel for how high I can launch myself and threw myself in a scary high barrel roll, the third wave I attempted a barrel roll Re entry which didn’t go so well. My fourth wave I went for the double barrel roll with only 15 ft to run at the wave when I wanted 30, I still made a hair over 1 ½ rolls. On my way in I attempted to barrel roll over a breaking wave but got sucked in and spit up the opposite side. Macc and Ant Burgess ended up splitting the title with Macc going for a huge double back flip attempt and Ant going huge on some back flip variables.Later on when I went to go ride, I ended up sharing some waves and riding with child hood hero, Rick Roy. That was an incredible experience I really appreciated. That night we partied at the local club Razzles. A lot of shenanigans took place that night but overall it was a fun night meeting a ton of cool people, and having a great time with my friends at Liquid Militia.The following morning I was again the first one in the water at 8:50 am to ride some really big and clean surf for Daytona. It was a beautiful morning and I rode my ski for about an hour and a half before my half tank of gas was empty. After I cleaned up the room I was in to check out, Natalie drove me to get more gas so I could ride for the rest of the day. Another 2 hour ride session left me extremely tired and ready to slow down for a few minutes until I was convinced to race in the amateur motosurf race. This ended up being the most fun thing I could of done next to the sickest trick all weekend.Having never raced before I took advice from a few friends and race legend Chris MacClugage which was really helpful. His wife Rachel ended up finding a pair of race goggle for me to borrow which really came in handy! The first moto I ended up right behind the leader by a buoy before I ate it big time coming around the inside buoy. After a swift swim I was back in the race and held 3rd place until the end! The race was a promotional race where the top 3 amateurs raced in the Pro class vs. Chris MacClugage, Dustin Farthing, and a handful of other experienced racers for a $1000 prize.Halfway through the race Macc and Farthing ended up breaking down and the amateurs took the same finishing position including myself beating the other racers on the track! I also ended up coming in front of a perfect launch wave on the final lap that I threw a barrel roll off which was really fun! The entire experience was super tiring after the entire weekend and the intensity of the race but I would not trade that experience for anything.
A 3 hour drive back to West Palm beach I spent a day at my main sponsor Wamiltons customs to relax, recoup, and help out around the shop before I ended up here at the West Palm airport writing this blog.Overall Daytona was a huge success and killer event. I had so much fun riding, and meeting a ton of really cool people. Now I have to get home, get my ski back from MacClugage in Havasu, and figure out how afford to get to the Australian Pro Invite Open February 20th!
Until the next event,-Mark Gomez

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