Jake Kinney Finishes Strong at the Fontana Winter Series
03/10/2010 / John Hauer
Jake Kinney has been consistent all winter in the Fontana Winter Series 4x. This last weekend was the final round of the series so he was looking for a solid finish to ensure a podium spot in the overall. He made it into the final which consisted of former 4x world champion Eric Carter. At the end of the day he would place 4th, but this would lock him in to the 3rd spot and on the podium for the series overall. He was stoked to finish consistently and get the 2010 season going on a positive note.
Jake's next focus will be getting ready for the Fontana City National and the Sea Otter Classic.
I've been in So Cal since Friday and it's been a blast. I got to go ride a mega ramp with the Nitro Circus crew on Friday and I think it was the most fun day I've ever had riding my bike. Hanging out with all of those people that I've been watching in videos and on TV for so long was amazing. Not to mention the jump was the best thing ever. It was a great opportunity for me to learn some new stuff since it gave me way more airtime than a standard dirt jump. I've been wanting to do a triple tailwhip for a while now and I finally had a jump to do it on! I was able to stick it first try and I was super pumped. I didn't get both pedals but it was still the first one ever ridden out of on a mountain bike so I was pretty happy! Here's a link to the video below...it already has 21,500 views on pinkbike and another 6,200 on youtube! I never thought it was gonna be that big so it's a pretty cool feeling.
Now I'm in Riverside filming with Bjorn Aunet from Rockstar for his next video, "Barred for Life 2." We've gotten to ride some super fun bmx style dirt jumps and we've gotten some good shots already. After that he's coming up to my town and we're gonna shoot some DH riding there. Before this whole trip I was in Sacramento doing some filming with Don Hampton for his video "Here We Go Again" which is premiering at Sea Otter this year. Super excited to see that as well.
It's been a busy two weeks but it's all been worth it. Can't wait to get home and chill at the beach for a day to relax! Haha, talk to ya'll soon...
