Vans El Ponto Loco
Presented by Sun Diego

Men's 2 Star WQS Event #31
Ponto Beach, Carlsbad California
3 - 6 September 2008

Vans El Ponto Loco by Sun Diego kicks off Sept. 3 at Ponto Beach

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 28 August, 2008 : - - Cypress, Ca -- The inaugural Vans El Ponto Loco presented by Sun Diego takes over the new Ponto Jetty in Carlsbad Wednesday, September 3 through Saturday, September 6, marking the first ASP event in San Diego since the early 90’s. 

The event will be the 8th stop on the 2008 ASP North American Tour and consists of the Men’s WQS 2-Star Vans Pro and a Men’s Grade 2 event, the Billabong Pro Junior.  The contests will feature some of the world’s top surfers vying for a piece of the $35,000 purse and valuable ratings points.

Those that can’t make it out to Ponto Beach can catch live webcasts and plenty of photos and daily live up-dates of the entire event at vans.com. Surfers confirmed to compete among the 200 men draw include John John Florence, Jason ‘Ratboy’ Collins, Ben Bourgeois and So-Cal natives Andrew Doheny and Kyle Knox.

Contest Schedule

Wednesday, Sept 3
8:00a – 1:20p          Vans Pro Men’s        Round 1
1:20p – 4:00p          Vans Pro Men’s        Round 2

Thursday, Sept 4
8:00a – 10:40a        Vans Pro Men’s        Rnd 2 Cont
10:40a – 4:00p        Vans Pro Men’s        Round 3

Friday, Sept 5
8:00a – 10:40a        Vans Pro Men’s        Round 4
10:40a - 1:20p         Billabong Pro JR        Round 1
1:20p – 4:00p          Billabong Pro JR        Round 2
1:20p – 4:00p          Billabong Pro JR        Round 3

Saturday, Sept 6
8:00a – 9:20a         Billabong Pro JR        Rnd 3 Cont
9:20a – 10:40a       Billabong Pro JR        Quarterfinals
10:40a – 12:00p     Vans Pro Men’s        Quarterfinals
12:00p – 12:40p     Billabong Pro JR        Semi-Finals
12:40p – 1:20p       Vans Pro Men’s        Semi-Finals
1:20p – 1:45p         Billabong Pro JR        Finals
1:45p – 2:10p         Vans Pro Men’s        Finals
2:30pm - Awards Presentation

Vans El Ponto Loco presented by Sun Diego is made possible by the support of Billabong, Spy Optic, Rockstar, Surfline.com, Action Sports Retailer and ASP North America.

About Vans
Vans supports and promotes surfing through a full line of surf footwear and apparel, events such as the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing™ and through sponsorship of many of the world’s top surfers such as Joel Tudor, Timmy Reyes, Karina Petroni and Nathan Fletcher.

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www.vanssurf.com/ponto

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