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4th August 2009

It was nine oclock as my trusty yellow steed and I approached the far
end of Ilam Fields. Already, I could hear the distant beats and
cajoling cheers resounding from The Foundry. It sounded like this
years jib was going to be no different from any other: cranking. So I
peddled faster.

All Photos: Riley Bathurst

Thanks to CUBA, and some snow from Porters Pass, this years jib saw
54 riders grinding and sliding a down-box and a down-rail in front of
a packed beer-fuelled crowd. A prize pool and giveaways worth around
$2000 meant that riders were out to impress.

 The Foundry was packed to capacity (1100 - 1200 people) and a line
of 300 people outside that stretched out to the road and around the
corner. I asked CUBA man Simon Cotter how he thought the night went.
It was epic. The best night The Foundry has seen in ages. Well, he
would say that, right? But with an intake of around $17,000, he cant
have been far wrong.

RESULTS:

Mens
1st - Ash G
2nd - Ben Comber
3rd - Josh Brown

Womens
1st - Jess Comber
2nd - Kristie Baker
3rd - Neff C

Best Trick - Josh Brown = Cab to Back Side 270 Back Side to Switch
Best Bail - Matt Smith

CUBA would like to thank the judges for a great job, who were looking
for creativity and diverse use of the features. Cheers guys!

And congrats to all the winners of the raffle, who won Quiksilver
jackets & pants & 5 Mt Hutt lift passes.

Thanks to:
Cheapskates, Skullcandy, 540s, Quiksilver, Mt Hutt,  Militia
Coffee, Works Infrastructure, the UCSA, RDU, the Foundry, the DJ's
(Majiika & Minnie, Needs, Pete, Hugh and PJ) and the CUBA executive
for an epic (aye, Simon) event.





 "We do it for the love of it!" - CUBA.

- Anna Pearson







LINK:   www.cuba.net.nz