even when an expert files for you. >> A TWIST ON SURFING RIGHT
Y4REGY YY6Y >> A TWIST ON SURFING RIGHT NOW. SOME OF THE BEST SURFERS
IN THE WORLD ARE IN
JACKSONVILLE BEACH FOR A
UNIQUE CONTEST. THEY’RE HERE
FOR THE RED BULL PHONE RECORDS
EVENT INSTEAD OF USING THE
TRADITIONAL A POX. ABORT W
RIPPING UP THE SURF ON FOAM
SOFT. TOP BOARDS. WELL,
JOINING US NOW TO TALK MORE
ABOUT THIS UNIQUE FUN EVENT IS
SURFER CODY THOMPSON. SO GOOD
MORNING, CODY, THANK YOU FOR
JOINING US.
>> HEY, GOOD MORNING. HAPPY TO
BE THERE ALL. IT’S
>> SAID, WELL, WE ARE SO
EXCITED TO HAVE YOU HERE. AND
I KNOW CODY USUALLY FOAM
BOARDS ARE FOR BEGINNER. SO
WHAT INSPIRED YOU GUYS TO EVEN
WANT TO COMPETE ON SOFT BORTZ?
>> CORRECT. YEAH. TYPICALLY
LEARN HOW TO CARE. OR AS THEY
CALL ARE BOARD AND THIS EVENT
KIND OF FULL CIRCLE IS GETTING
BACK TO THE HOOKED ON THE
SPORT AND AND GET BACK TO OUR
ROOTS OUT. IT IS A SUPER FUN
NO RULES AT ALL GO OUT THERE
AND HAVE FUN AND GOING TO A
LOT OF 5. YOU CAN SEE BOARDS
OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES AND OF
ALL DIFFERENT LEVELS HAVING A
GREAT TIME AND THINK ABOUT
THAT.
>> THAT IS INCREDIBLE. SO TELL
ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT THE
COMPETITION. WHAT CAN WE
EXPECT?
>> SO YOU CAN EXPECT A LOT OF
FUN. A LOT OF CARNAGE IT’S
CRAZY. IT IS REALLY I MEAN,
YOU’RE GOING TO SEE ALL TYPES
OF THAT DOWN HERE TODAY. AND I
WANT TO MAKE IT THAT. AND IT’S
THE FIRST TIME A TEAM THAT HAS
HIT JACKSONVILLE BEACH THEY’VE
BEEN DOING IS ALL OVER THE
NATION WITH RED BALL AND CATCH
SERVE. AND TODAY IT’S GOING
DOWN IN JAX BEACH AND IT’S I
MEAN, IF YOU CAN THE THAT SET
UP BEHIND ME AND ALL THE
PEOPLE, THERE’S WELL OVER 100
PEOPLE DOWN HERE ALREADY AND
>> AND GETTING A GOOD TIME AND
A GOOD DAY AND A GREAT EVENT
FOR JACKSONVILLE BEACH.
>> YES, YOU CAN SEE PEOPLE ARE
ALREADY STARTING TO PACK UP
THE BEACH, WHICH IS SO
AWESOME. TELL ME A LITTLE BIT
ABOUT SOME OF THE OTHER
SURFERS COMPETING AS EVERYBODY
UP ROLE OR IS THERE SOME
PEOPLE WHO, YOU KNOW, ART
SLIGHTLY BEGINNER SLIGHTLY
INTO MEDIA. WHAT DOES THAT
LOOK LIKE?
>> YEAH, YEAH. THAT’S WHAT’S
SO COOL ABOUT THIS IS THAT IS.
YOU’RE GOING TO SERVERS AT ALL
LEVELS COMPETING IN THE SAME
DIVISION. REALLY? IT’S JUST AN
OPEN DIVISION. SO WE’VE GOT
SOME OF THE WORLD’S BEST
SURFERS OUT HERE. THE INGRESE,
LOT ROB JOHNNY REDMAN BRANDON
AND GUYS LIKE THAT AND AND
THEN YOU’VE GOT TOGETHER AT
ALL LEVELS AND THEN WE’VE GOT
THEIR MEDIA. WE’VE GOT A W
OTHER LOCAL PRODUCE A LOCAL
LEGEND. THINGS LIKE THAT. IT’S
A MIXED BAG AND REALLY, I
MEAN, THIS FORMAT IS SO
INTERESTING THAT YOU COULDN’T
PLACE A BET ON WINNER OUT
HERE. IT DOES. IT’S GOING TO
BE A A TOTAL LOSS, BUT REALLY
TO TAKE THE HEAT OUT THERE.
>> I KNOW YOU’RE A PRO AND I
KNOW YOU DON’T REALLY USE OF
FOAM BOARDS TOO MUCH. BUT I
WANT TO KNOW, DID YOU HAVE TO
KIND OF PRACTICE A KIND OF GET
READJUSTED TO GOING BACK TO
THE FALL, MARTIN, TO JUST CALM
LIKE RIDING A BIKE.
>> YEAH. STARLIGHT DRIVE-IN BY
SOME OF THESE GUYS. THERE.
THEIR IS RIDING ON THE TOP
JOB. THEY’RE GOING TO BE A LOT
OF THING OUT OF THOSE GUYS.
LIKE LIKE BEING LIAR, ROBIN.
BUT NOW IT IS 30 DOWN AND GET
OUT AND FIND HIM. AND, YOU
KNOW, SERVING THERE BE A
BALANCE. BUT NO MATTER WHAT.
>> YES, I KNOW A LOT OF PEOPLE
ARE EXCITED ABOUT THIS. SO
TELL ME HOW LONG IS THIS EVENT
GOING TO BE FOR THOSE WHO WANT
TO COME OUT THERE WHO ARE
EXCITED ABOUT THIS?
>> WE’RE GOING ALL DAY ALL
DAY. I THINK ACTION KICKS OFF
ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO WRITE AT
09:00AM. AND WE’LL BE DOWN
HERE. PROBABLY TELL FOR
05:00PM. MAYBE LATER. WE’LL
SEE HOW LONG IT TAKES IS A LOT
OF PEOPLE, THOUGH, A LOT OF
ENTRIES, LOT OF COMPETITORS
TODAY, THOUGH IT WAS GOING TO
GOING TO BE ALLOWED BE DOWN
HERE. ALL THEY HAVE.
>> ALL RIGHT. I HAVE TO ASK
BECAUSE I SEE THE RED BULL
BEHIND YOU CAN PEOPLE AS
THEY’RE GOING TO BE RED BULL,
THEIR COMMANDOS AND PEOPLE ARE
PROBABLY THINKING LIKE, OH,
THAT’S JUST ANOTHER PLUS TO
THIS AWESOME SURF OF IT.
>> THERE’S GOING TO SO MUCH
FOR THAT LITTLE DOUBT HERE
AREAS LIVES SO GLAD TO A BIG
YOU SO MUCH, CODY TOP. SO
WE’RE SO EXCITED FOR THIS
COMPETITION AND WE WISH YOU
THE BEST OF LUCK. HAAS AND GET