FreestyleXtreme Magazine Issue 2 | Page 137

X GAMES AUSTIN “When they said I won I couldn’t believe it – honestly, if you told me four days ago that I would even be riding I wouldn’t have guessed it.” Said Parsons when asked about his surprise win. Personally I felt that Beau Bamburg was very hard done by in the Twitter judging system, and the fact that he came below Vicki Golden in the ranking is laughable – the dude’s got some of the dirtiest Whips in the game! Speed and Style has once again proved itself as a super-popular addition to the summer X Games moto programme. Bar to bar racing, huge tricks and big slams are all part of the game in Speed and Style. There were some great showdowns throughout the day, but the gold was eventually won by Speed and Style master Mike Mason, who managed to outrun Blake ‘Bilko’ Williams, putting down some huge tricks along the way. Unfortunately for the Aussie, even his big 36