2009 Volcom Peanut Butter & Rail Jam Finals Report
Words Joe Carter
Photos George Crosland and Joe Carter
Interview George Crosland
Mammoth has officially been infected with groms and all the others that make their way out for the last part of the year. This past weekend Volcom’s Peanut Butter and Rail Jam Finals came to the bottom of main park. Riders from all over the country that qualified throughout the season got the chance to ride Mammoth’s amazing springtime conditions. The weather was your typical April day in California with the sun beating down all day to make the snow nice and mushy. The park staff put together a solid set-up and even had a magic carpet on the side so the riders could get plenty of laps in the jam format. The level of riding was pretty heated on all three features then you had to dodge other riders for the tank stall at the bottom. Matty Mo was up there all day killing it not only being the DJ for the contest but riding really good in his heats. Shawn Murphy made his way out from the east coast to get techy on everything. Some other riders that were impressive all day were Cornell Agee, Blaze Kotsenburg, Forrest Bailey, and the list keeps on going. The judges decided on Mammoth’s Tyler Flannigan taking third. Dylan Alito grabbed second and Johnny Lazz came down from Tahoe to claim the title he won last year and walked away with his pockets fatter. Making it a Volcom sweep on the podium in the Open Division. Thanks to everyone at Volcom, Oren Tanzer and the Mammoth Park staff for another year of the Peanut Butter Rail Jam Finals here in Mammoth..
The final set up was three side by side rails; a pole jam to down box, a down-flat-down bar and a flat-gap-down lift tower thing. At the bottom was a little qp to poma horse thing
Last years champ. Johnny Lazz ended up being this years open champ too, front board all the way through the kink
part of the crowd, tons of people there, all around the course, on the Mammoth Mountain decks, on the lifts - people swarming
The judges included Seth Huot, Elena Hight, Curtis Ciszek and more
Matty Mo
Killing It
Tyler Flanagan gaps to 3rd place in open
It can be hard to get the names of all the athletes in am events, especially since many of them were referred to by simply their bib numbers. This guy was named Tremby, maybe?
Shaun Murphy got 2nd place in the open division of the Peanut Butter and Rail Jam. The best of 17 nationwide contests went to Mammoth. Shaun got 2nd so he beat a lot of sick riders
Jason Crandon from Minnesota managed to get this 50/50 pole jam to 270 to nose
Sweet
Blaze Kotsenberg
One footer through the kink
Spencer Link gaps to back lip
Forrest Bailey
Cab 270 to front board
Mary Rand – 3rd place in the women’s division
Madison Blakeley – 2nd place in women’s
X Games skateboard gold medalist Lyn-Z Adams-Hawkins
Women’s winner Sarah Winger
Becky Bruce, 4th place in women’s
Tyler Flanagan 50/50’s to back 3 off the flat section
Curtis Ciszek, one of the judges
Dylan Alito
Dylan Alito, 5th place in open
Cornell Agee
Shaun Murphy
Jeff here not only announces the PBRJ’s both snow and skate but pretty much runs the show. All Volcom events are free to the public and free to enter so thanks to Jeff to keeping the series going for 5 years now
Big winner for the day – Johnny Lazz
Matty Mo with a smooth 5-0
Shaun Murphy
Then Matty Mo lays down smooth tracks on the stereo.
Fourth place open finisher Matt Munn shows the event is not all serious
Shaun Murphy
Cornell Agee
Shaun Murphy, you ready, 50/50 to 270 to front board to 270 out
Gooeyest trick award winner Cody Boan. Gooey as in PBRJ not gooey as in a Jenna Jameson flick
15 and under podium, l-r, Garrett Weinert, Matt Warbington, Colin Berklau, Justin Henigin and Brandon Davis
16 and over podium, l-r, Scott Heffman, Jared Schnieder, Sawyer Deen, Wes Walsh, and un-known
Women’s podium, l-r, Sarah Winger, Madison Blakely, Mary Rand, Becky Bruce, Paige
Open Podium, l-r, Dylan Alito, Tyler Flanagan, Matt Munn, Johnny Lazz, Shaun Murphy
Tyler Flanagan
Interview with PBRJ winner Johnny Lazz:
SR: How do you feel winning today?
JL: I feel great; this is amazing, a dream come true. I have been thinking about this since last year when I won it and now we are here in 2009 in Mammoth and it is the best day I have had in a long time.
SR: What’s next for Johnny Lazz?
JL: Probably get some sushi tonight, hang out, hit the WCI coming up on the 1st and 2nd, it will be an awesome contest, Superpark after that and then hopefully going to the Camp of Champions
SR: What tricks helped you win today?
JL: Nollie hard way 270 on the down barrel, front board through the down-flat-down kink rail and a 50/50 up the pole jam to 180 to switch nose press 180 nose press 180
SR: How is it competing against your friends?
JL: Yea, my friends were out there competing with me, they got my back and I have their back; I just got the luck of the draw
SR: They get a little piece of the prize money tonight?
JL: Oh, yea my friends are definitely going to get a piece of the prize money I got
- Johnny Lazz
Results:
15 & Under
1- Garrett Weinert $2,000
2- Colin Berklau $1,500
3- Matt Warbington $1,250
4- Justin Henigin $750
5- Brandon Davis $500
16 & Over
1- Wes Walsh $2,000
2- Scott Hampton $1,500
3- Sawyer Deen $1,250
4- Jared Schnieder $750
Ladies
1- Sarah Winger $2,000
2- Madison Blakely $1,500
3- Mary Land $1,250
4- Becky Bruce $750
5- Paige $500
Open
1- Johnny Lazz $2,500
2- Shaun Murphy $2,000
3- Tyler Flanagan $1,250
4- Matt Munn $750
5- Dylan Alito $500