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Chevy Grand Prix Halfpipe Postponed

March 16th, 2008 by Matt

Chevrolet Grand Prix - Elijah Teter
Elijah Teter - Best Trick winner

Halfpipe qualifiers went off without a hitch today, but the finals night session had to be postponed due to a thick fog that just wouldn’t lift off the pipe. The organizers tried to wait things out, but the Vermont fog persisted and the competition had to be pushed to tomorrow following the Slopestyle finals.

There was a big crowd in attendance, so not to disappoint all the shred fans that made their way to Killington, a “best trick” contest was organized at the last minute. Riders had 45-minutes to drop as many times as they wanted and the winner was to be awarded $2,500 by event sponsor Rip It energy drink.

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