After being inundated with videos from the 2019 Battle Of Hastings for the past few days, why not slow the pace a little and enjoy some photos?
After being inundated with videos from the 2019 Battle Of Hastings for the past few days, why not slow the pace a little and enjoy some photos? Here’s a bunch I shot during the first two days of practice—most of which have been on the Gram, but now you can peep ’em all in one place. Posting practice photos a couple days after the contest is over… guess you could say I’m a day late and a dollar short, but it’s never too late for a good photo(s).
Gettin’ right up in there with Jason Watts and his alley-oop rear seat grab. 
Kevin Peraza always making the photographer’s job easy. 
Isaac Lesser owning the suicide no-hander. 
Watching Sergio Layos ride the Source bowl is a sight to behold. Cranked x-up into the back wall. 
Dan Paley absolutely murdered the street course this year, but he took some laps in the bowl as well. Air from the tiny deck tranny into the vert wall. 
It was such a treat to watch Brian Kachinsky’s legends team in action. In typical Rob Wise fashion, he did some legendary things like this gap to backward grind. 
Alex Hiam is trick machine. 180 no-hander from the big to little bowl. 
This is Cory Pollard hitting the pocket on the second day of practice. By the time the contest began he was totally blasting it. 
Bicycle inversion courtesy of Jason Watts. 
Peraza was on fire with the photos during this proactice session… half-cab oppo whip. 
Peraza, half-cab no-foot cancan. WTF? 
Find the highest obstacle in the building and Morgan Wade will stab it with his front peg. 
Brian Kachinsky taking the over smith down the kinker. 
The definition of dialed, Tom Justice put on an incredible display of bike riding all weekend and brought the house down with what was quite possibly the biggsest fufanu ever done. Here’s Tom warming up for all that insanity with a no-handed 360. 
Every time Dan Lacey dropped in it was like he was attacking the course with his fast and aggressive style. And these transfers into the Vans wall amazing to witness. 
Watts, style slide. 
Kevin wasn’t completely satisfied with this one-handed table, but it’s still too good not to share. 
Up rail in reverse? Sure, when you’re Rob Wise. 
Kevin Peraza takes advantage of the almost empty park and stretches his legs out. 
Sergio, one-footed table. 
Sergio, one-footed table. 
Alex Hiam was a big fan of the pocket. 
Hiam, 270 table. 
Stuart Chisholm whips from the hip to the vert wall. 
Reader’s Choice, rider’s choice, Boyd Hilder can do no wrong. The dude was floating around the course all weekend and would occasionally stall with his foot in the front tire on this massive wall. 
LIke the true legend he is, Brian Kachinsky brought back from classic BK ramp moves on his GT Performer. 
Never seen a bad photo of Broc Raiford. 
Watts, loving the pocket. 
Like, really loving the pocket. 
Justin Spriet. 
An over tooth on this wall is treacherous—so it makes perfect sense to leave to up to Morgan Wade to make it happen. 
Peraza, no-handed fakie
