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FacePlant Fest is Sept 11

Posted on September 3, 2010 by wedge

Hopefully you’ve noticed this on the calendar and it isn’t news to you, but in case you haven’t, the Twin Cities River Rats will be hosting the 2010 FacePlant Fest Figure 8 Barefoot Tournament on Saturday, September 11th in Long … Continue reading →

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JJ Link vs Luke Bruckner Pictures

Posted on September 2, 2010 by wedge

Here are a couple more action shots from the boat at the Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge. These two pictures feature JJ Link on the left versus Luke Bruckner on the right as they both hung on for their dear … Continue reading →

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Barefooting Seniors

Posted on August 31, 2010 by wedge

And I’m not talking about people like Bob Mahnke and Mike Netzer, but Judy Meyers, who at the age of 66 is competing in barefooting tournaments. She’s only been at it for 13 years because she didn’t start until she … Continue reading →

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Let’s Meet Grant Johnson

Posted on August 30, 2010 by wedge

When 13-year old Grant Johnson arrived at the Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge, he planned to only compete in the Junior Division. Being the only junior there, he ended up competing in the OPEN division and became THE crowd favorite as … Continue reading →

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Mike Netzer wins the 2010 Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge

Posted on August 29, 2010 by wedge

Mike Netzer beat JJ Link twice to win the 2010 Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge held at Britingham Park in Madison, WI yesterday. This is the second year in a row that Mike has won this figure-8 tournament, joining Paul … Continue reading →

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More Great Footstock Runs

Posted on August 27, 2010 by wedge

Here’s some more great runs from Footstock 2010. The first one features Jeremy Petrie (right) against Luke Bruckner (left) as Jeremy fights to maintain his grip on the handle, re-gripping it many times. Luke wins and goes on to take 6th. Jeremy … Continue reading →

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Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge is this Saturday!

Posted on August 25, 2010 by wedge

Details on the upcoming Clean Lakes Festival Barefoot Challenge schedule for Saturday, August 28th in Madison, WI. Continue reading →

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How much is 5-1/4 Figure Eights?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by wedge

According to the YouTube clip, it is 7 minutes and 49 seconds of barefooting around tight corners and through rollers. Here’s the boat footage of Mark Donahue beating Peter Fleck in the record 5-1/4 figure eights at the 2010 Footstock … Continue reading →

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2010 Footstock Results – The Porn Star Wins!

Posted on August 23, 2010 by wedge

Based on the multitude of posts showing up on my Facebook News Feed, I’m pretty sure these are official… First place went to Mark “The Porn Star” Donahue who beat the legend Peter Fleck in a record breaking 5-1/4 Figure-8s’s … Continue reading →

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Ditch Footing Again

Posted on August 6, 2010 by wedge

Videos of people barefooting in ditches continue to make the rounds. This video is from March of 2009, so it isn’t new, or related to the current flooding issues in southern Wisconsin, but it’s still fun to watch people do … Continue reading →

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