TP Diaries: Updates from the Great Down Under

Just wanted to drop you guys a note about the Nitro Circus Tour down here in Australia. ?I?m really proud of the crew we have down here and a lot of new tricks have gone down. Our goal for every nitro show is to have someone attempt a top-level trick that has never been tried before. ?I usually let people post what they want and don't bother adding anything but last Saturday?s Nitro Live Show in Newcastle was epic...??

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On top of the nitro standard of big tricks which included Bilko?s?heel clicker and Indian air 360?s and Cam?s double back flip. ?Clinton Moore landed the first ever body varial to heel clicker combination.??Then??Monz? took his fully motocross set up 250 and landed a version of a front flip he calls the ?"carry on." ?I asked him why the name and he said, ?Bilko and Cam wouldn't stop carrying on about it until he landed it to dirt.? ?I would consider it an over-flip because it's the equivalent of what the under flip is to the back flip. ?I'd have to credit the Pages brothers for coming up with the premise of the trick but I've never seen anything that looks quite so corked out and awesome as what Mark "Monz" Monea was able to pull off.

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The ?Giganta Ramp? side had been crushing it recently with Andy Buckworth inventing a new variation to the double front flip at seemingly every show.??Growing up just outside of Newcastle, Andy wanted to make sure he did something extra special for his home crowd.??Andy Yelled ?Triple Front Flip!? and shocked everyone.??He didn?t land it, but it was impressive seeing him rotate 2 and 3/4?flips, landing on his back so hard that he bounced to he feet with relatively minor injuries. ?Andy Claims he can land it on his next attempt. Most of us think he needs a bigger ramp! ?Either way, that guy is amazing and I look forward to seeing him improve on his bronze medal from last year?s X-Games.

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Jay Toohey, who grew up only a few miles from Andy, threw down the first triple tail-whip back flip a few shows prior in New Zealand.??He was able to pull it off again on Saturday.??Aaron ?wheelz? Fatheringham landed his first front flip on a wheel chair a few shows ago as well but was unable to replicate his success until Saturday.??After two big crashes in his slotted time in the show, he convinced Special Greg to carry him to the top of the ramp for one more try in the middle of the final???train.???We encourage people not to try tricks they will crash on during the final train because of all the injuries nitro has sustained (most notably was Jolene?s broken ribs) due to fallen people getting landed on.??Wheelz always laughs when we give him a hard time about taking too much risk and says ?Your right! I could get hurt and end up in a wheelchair??

-TP

3.18.2011