Suzuki Pro 5R

Queensland's Josh Constable wins Australian Pro
Longboarding's Biggest Ever Prize!

Noosa's Josh Constable (Qld) today won Australian Professional Longboarding's biggest prize pool by winning the final event of the Suzuki Pro Longboarding Tour in excellent waves at Broken Head beach, Byron Bay.
A Suzuki Grand Vitara was the prize for today's winner, valued in excess of $30 000 along with $30 000 in prize money through the tour !
In a very tightly contested final that saw multiple changes in the lead Constable edged out Coff's Harbour's Harley Ingelby with an excellent 8.4 ride which he picked up with just 3 minutes remaining in the 30
minute final! That 8.4 ride was the highest score in the final and reflected Constable' s do or die approach to the ride which saw him execute three major powerful bottom to top turn re - entries along with some timely nose rides through the sections.
Clearly excited with his big win after the final Constable said -"What a dream! I can't believe I've won a brand new car and the series for 2005 - It was so close out there, I saw Harley get some great waves, I knew a needed a big score and that last ride just opened up for me and allowed me to pull the big moves - I was massively relieved to get that wave and figured it may have just snuck me to the lead - which, thank goodness - it did!"

Ingelby lead for most of the final with two good waves in succession at the 12 and 15 minute mark, posting a 7.76 and an excellent 8.13. In the dieing minutes he required an 8.2 to try and take the lead back from
Constable and he searched for such a wave but could only find a smaller wave. Ingelby surfed his final ride for all he could, combining nose rides with his famous drop knee swooping cut backs, but the smallness of
the wave simply didn't allow him the potential to score in the 8's and posted a 6.5 ride.

Both surfers won their way through to the final and to finish 1st and 2nd in the decider was the best possible finish to the season which has seen 5 events to the series run in NSW, Victoria and WA . Coming into today's final event just 35 points separated Constable and Ingelby and they knew whoever finished highest today would win the series and the Suzuki Grand Vitara valued in excess of $30 000!
The open women's final preceded the men's final and Tweed Heads surfer Chelsea Williams put on an amazing display to easily win the final - Williams is a multiple Australian Open champion and her skills shone through in the excellent long right peeling 1m waves - She scored two excellent 8 point rides which included nose rides, powerful on face moves and even a clean barrel ride to take the final.

Results

Suzuki Pro
1st Josh Constable - Noosa
2nd Harley Ingleby - Emerald Beach
3rd Michael Bellamy - Safety Beach
4th Paul Scholten - Emerald Beach

Noserider
1st Jackson Close - Currumbin
2nd Jesse Jerems - Noosa
3rd Mark McNamarra - Currumbin
4th Saxon Caslick - Evans Head

World Surfaris/Sa'Moana Resort 9ft Amateurs
1st Kevin Holt - Wollongong
2nd Cameron Hiscox - Sawtell
3rd Kyle Nelson - Brisbane
4th Geoff Fenning - Noosa

U/18's
1st Cameron Hiscox - Sawtell
2nd Oliver Shaw - Kirra
3rd Mitch Surman
4th Nick Satori - Byron Bay
5th Glenn Marriott - Noosa
6th Tim Crompton - Byron Bay

Land Mermaids Women
1st Chelsea Williams - Tugun
2nd Tessa Davidson - Byron Bay
3rd Annie Watts - Byron Bay
4th Melissa Combo - Ballina
5th Angela King - Byron Bay
6th Kirsty Webster- Tweed Heads

Dick Smith Surf Designs O/35's
1st Ian Pearson - Tweed Heads
2nd Steve Mills - Byron Bay
3rd Reid Johnson - Noosa
4th Geoff Fenning - Noosa
5th Dion Harris - Currumbin
6th Shane O'Sullivan - Pottsville

Ebanc Trade O/45's
1st Russell Watts - Byron Bay
2nd Eric Walker - Ballina
3rd John Giles - Lennox Head
4th Ric Chalmers - Pottsville
5th Phil Roxburgh - Evans Head
6th Malcolm Brough - Surfers Paradise

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