Team Action Sizes Up the Competition at the PWT

The Pro Wakeboard Tour (PWT) is underway for 2008 and qualifying for the season finished this past weekend. It was definitely a tense few days for all riders, both the long time pros and the rookies. The Format of the PWT allows anyone to enter for the first two stops, and the final three stops include only the top 40 competitors. We’re keeping a close eye on two west Michigan guys as they push themselves to the brink in the 2008 season.

Team Action and MasterCraft pro rider Derek Grasman, (Jenison, MI), continues his road to recovery on the PWT after battling a severe leg injury at a MasterCraft photoshoot last October 2007. His hundreds of hours of physical therapy have helped him hold on to one of the 40 coveted spots in the PWT. We’ll be keeping in contact with Derek as he works to get his leg strength up to par and fights his way back to the top of the Pro Tour.

Another Action team rider, James Hindes (Fremont, Michigan), has been training hard the last few years at the regional level and national Junior Men’s division of the PWT. If you’ve been to any Action wakeboard tournaments the past few years you may remember him. James put together a solid run this past weekend beating 4 others in his heat to qualify for the rest of the 2008 tour. In his rookie season, James is now ranked in the top 30 pro men riders on tour, a huge accomplishment.

Congrats to both Derek and James! We wish you luck in the 2008 season.

Check back often for updates after each stop to see how the Action riders are doing.

Pro Tour Schedule
Stop #3 Twin Cities, MN - June 7-8
Stop #4 Phoenix, AZ - June 28-29
Stop #5 Reno, NV - July 11-13