TONIC 2013/2014 Summer Edition SUMMER 13/14 | Page 9

TONIC | NEWS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. BE THE INFLUENCE AUSTRALIAN BOARDRIDER BATTLE QUEENSLAND QUALIFIER 1. Jay Phillips 2. Mick Fanning 3. Brent Dorrington 4. Snapper Rocks Surfriders 5. Steph Gilmore 6. Steph Gilmore SNAPPER ROCKS SURFRIDERS HAVE CEMENTED THEIR PLACE IN AUSTRALIAN BOARDRIDING HISTORY AFTER WINNING THE INAUGURAL QUEENSLAND BE THE INFLUENCE AUSTRALIAN BOARDRIDERS BATTLE ON THE GOLD COAST. SCHEDULE SNAPPER ROCKS CALLED UPON THE SERVICES OF 2012 ASP WORLD CHAMPION JOEL PARKSINSON, FIVE TIMES WOMEN’S WORLD CHAMPION, STEPH GILMORE, WORLD TOUR QUALIFIER MITCH CREWS AND TOUR VETERAN DEAN MORRISON THROUGHOUT THE TWO-DAY QUALIFYING EVENT THAT WILL SEE THEM AT THE NATIONAL FINAL IN CRONULLA, NSW NEXT YEAR. EVENT 2: “On tour, if I lose a heat I get disappointed in myself, but the thought of losing a heat for my club is way worse,” laughed Parkinson, who also managed four straight wins in the skins component of the event, adding 1300 extra points to the team’s accumulative tally. Arch rivals Kirra Surfriders placed second to Snapper Rocks despite 2013 ASP World Title contender, Mick Fanning donning a singlet for the team, but will also join Snapper along with D’Bah Boardriders at the national final over the 2014 Australia Day long