FCS Manufacturers Cup QLD qualifier

D-Bar Queensland
3 January 2009

World Tour heavyweights on show at FCS Manufacturers Cup

Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 8 January, 2009 : - - The 2009 FCS Manufacturers Cup kicked off in sensational style in early January with the QLD qualifier being held in smoking conditions at D-Bar. The opening qualifier also marked the introduction of some of the best World Tour surfers into the event who were keen to represent their respective surfboard sponsors.

The QLD qualifier was won by JS Industries who took the well earned victory with the help of their star rider Joel Parkinson. Joel teamed up with shaper Jason Stevenson as well as Paul Stacey and former pro surfer Craig ‘Scat” Pictures.

The JS team proved too good, aided considerably by an in form Parko who top scored on the day. In the final JS defeated Venom, Shaping Co, Stuarts and the Glass Lab.

The tag team format adds a unique dynamic to the event and produces a very different atmosphere from other conventional surfing competitions.

Former pro surfer and FCS  representative Jason Frost remarked, “A great day was had by everyone who attended and it’s great to have some of the best WT surfers involved.

Some guys feel the pressure because you only have a short time to get two good waves and then get back to the beach.

The adrenalin kicks in and everyone gets enthusiastic about what’s happening out in the water. The event is really about having fun, but there are some bragging rights on the line”.

The FSC Manufacturers Cup is run in conjunction with the Jim Beam Surf Tag Series and features and number of state qualifying rounds which will be contested over the coming months.

The event not only produces a fun and exciting competition but it also gives the guys in the trenches the opportunity to surf against the world’s best Dream Tour surfers.  The state qualifying rounds will be followed by an all important final to be held at North Narrabeen in March where FCS will crown the champions of the surfboard industry.  

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