Mongoose Jam Officially Begins with Dirt Comp

Aug 15, 2013

Written by Bart de Jong

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The official start of Mongoose Jam kicked off today at Woodward East with the Dirt Comp at Big Dirt. At 11am EST, the entire camp gathered to watch the pros and their fellow campers compete for the glory of the win. Each team had at least two riders competing, with the option to have all their riders show off their Dirt skills. Competitors rode the Dirt course four times and each team's top two scores were averaged for a final score. The win went to the team with the highest averaged score.

It's the mix of the amateurs riding with the pros that makes the Mongoose Jam so exciting and unique. Three Woodward campers rode in the Dirt today for their team, including Colton Walker who pulled a double truck, double tail whip, and 360 downside whip for Team McCann. On the pro side, the crowd went insane for Rob Darden's (Team White) 720 and Daniel Sandoval's (Team McCann) 360 downside whi

p and no handed front flip. At the end of the Dirt competition at Big Dirt, it was Jeremiah Smith's runs that propelled Team McCann to the win. In his first run, Smith chucked the bars over the first jump, three'd the second, double tail whipped the third, and finished with a one foot table and downside whip. In a later run, he followed up with a 360 superman seat grab.

After today's comp, it's Team McCann in the lead for the $50,000 prize purse. Tomorrow, the teams compete in the BMX Park contest at 5:30pm EST.

Dirt Comp Top Five Individual

1. Jeremiah Smith (Team McCann)
2. Daniel Sandoval (Team McCann)
3. Pat Casey (Team Peraza)
4. Chris Doyle (Team Illingworth)
5. Rob Darden (Team White)

Dirt Comp Team Results
1. Team McCann
2. Team Peraza
3. Team Illingworth
4. Team White
5. Team Wallace
6. Team Ryan

For updates, check out: www.mongoose.com/usa/jam

Pics by Dolecki/Beddows