Daniel Sandoval Wins the Vans’ LXVI BMX Invitational at the 50th Annual ECSC in Virginia Beach
Aug 26, 2012
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Eighteen-year-old Daniel Sandoval claimed first place and $5,000 Saturday at the inaugural LXVI BMX Invitational presented by Vans at the 50th ECSC Beach Festival in Virginia Beach. In the last of his three runs, Sandoval combined a bar to whip, a huge late front flip and 360 bar to bar for the highest score of the day. In all, three Californians took the podium as runner up Pat Casey and third place TJ Ellis took home $3,750 and $3,000, respectively. Final Top Three Name (Hometown) Score Purse
1. Daniel Sandoval (Corona, CA) 93.58 $5,000
2. Pat Casey (Placentia, CA) 93.17 $3,750
3. TJ Ellis (Riverside, CA) 90.75 $3,000
We continue to send positive thoughts to Brett Banasiewicz. Banasiewicz was injured on Thursday during practice and transported to an area hospital for treatment. We have received encouraging news from his family and direct well wishers to the Banasiewicz family skatepark’s (The Kitchen, South Bend, IN) Facebook page for updates
The 50th anniversary of the Coastal Edge East Coast Surfing Championships, wraps up Sunday with skate, BMX and motocross demos alongside the oldest surf contest in North America and the second longest continuously-run surf contest in the world.
For more information on the Vans LXVI BMX Invitational, please visit www.vans.com/ecsc. Use hashtag #ecsc to post photos on the website and keep track of live updates during the festival.
The Vans LXVI BMX Invitational is made possible by the support of Vans and Coastal Edge and hydrated by vitaminwater.
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