AUSTIN, TEXAS- TeamTigé rider Tino Santori cheered on by an enthusiastic Austin crowd performed flawlessly on the rail to take home top wakeboarding prize at the annual "Grind: Action Sports and Music Festival", presented April 6 by Tigé Boats and Scion. This was the first event of the Under 360 productions 2008 Grind Series, featuring a wakeboard rail jam, skateboard competition, live music in downtown Austin.
The event included the Boardstop.com Wakeboard and Wakeskate Rail Jam featuring local and professional riders such as Keith Lidberg, Tino Santori, Gabe Lucas, Tom Fooshee and many more all battling it out for $1000 First-Place Prize. Going head-to-head with fellow pro Keith Lidberg in the finals, Tino took First-Place with a 270-transfer to the high-rail, 270 out and a couple of 180-transfer to nosepress backside
180-out.
This is the second year that Tigé has sponsored the event. This year’s Grind Series includes plans for similar events in Houston and Oklahoma City.
