The first-ever AFMXA Awards were an absolute success
November 7, 2009, 11:28 PM
By: Ryan Leyba
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Neither Nixey Danielson (left) or Kyle Loza won an award, but hot damn they gots some ill steeze.
Do you understand what I just witnessed? I don't think you'll understand the gauge of the situation, but let's give it a shot. So, the first-ever AFMXA Awards kicked off in a rad theatre-type room at the Pala Casino in Southern California. Kicking off the awards show was Todd Potter and the dude from the Daily Habit on Fuel. I should probably know his name, but I don't watch Fuel ... I'm to gangster for cable. Anyway, after Potter and the dude kicked it off, the lights went dim and Vanilla Ice's "Ice Ice Baby" beat started shaking the place. Next thing you know, Ronnie Faisst and Nate Adams hop on stage and straight wreck their own version of Ice's song, titled "Ride Twice Daily." It was seriously the dopest thing I've ever seen and the song was absolutely CLASSIC! They had to have spent days writing the rhymes. If they made a video for it and put it on YouTube, they'd for sure become overnight viral sensations.
So obviously that was a hard act to follow, but the awards show went off without hitch and the vibe was just right. This is the first year FMX riders have been awarded for their achievements, but believe me, it won't be the last. This is just the beginning of the future of the sport — the AFMXA is the best thing to ever happen to FMX. One of the cooler things of the night came via Lance Coury. Lance was awarded a $1,000 check for his win in the Pro Am class earlier in the day, but he donated the loot, giving back to the AFMXA. Pretty cool, huh?
Results and photos after the jump.
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Twitch walked away with the award for the Best Video Part for his performance in Hoodrich.
Best Video Part
Jeremy "Twitch" Stenberg — Hoodrich
Best Magazine Spread
Jeremy Lusk — TransWorld
Biggest Slam
Cameron Sinclair
New Blood
Levi Sherwood
Mucho Cahones
Robbie Maddison
Unsung Hero
Lizz Leach
Lusk Legacy Foundation Rider of the Year
Blake "Bilko" Williams
Legends Award
Mike Metzger
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Todd Potter tried his hand at hosting and he straight killed it! The Potter-meister is natural on the mic, so expect to see him, or hear him, in the future. And he's a chick magnet for some reason... scoring Audrina Patridge from MTV's The Hills.
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Bilko took home probably the most important award of the night — the Lusk Legacy Foundation Rider of the Year award, which was presented by the beautiful Lauren Lusk.
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Medals, or chains, or trophies or whatever the heck you'd call them, were awarded to the Am riders who killed it at Pala Raceway earlier in the day. Here Wes Agee shows off his award for winning the Best Whip competition. Dude's got some nasty whips.
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TransWorld Motocross has always been down with FMX and they continue to support the cause. Editor Donn Maeda (left) presented the Best Magazine Spread award and he did a damn good job. Oh, and that's Brendan Lutes on the right.
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What would a freestyle moto function be without Collin "Scummy" Morrison?
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Japan's Rob Sakai shows off his bling after taking the Amateur class earlier in the day. His acceptance speach? Arigato!
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Here's an overall photo to give you an idea of the event.
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