By Bronwyn Hastings

Shredability co-ordinated Horsham Youth team’s third annual scooter and BMX competition at Horsham Skate Park, with world-class guest judges overseeing four categories.

Shredability founder and former world champion Renton Millar, who served as head judge at the Paris Olympic Games in July, paired with newly crowned world junior scooter champion Taj Shambrook to judge at the event on November 24.

Horsham Youth services planning and engagement officer Alicia Drew said the day was well-supported.

“We had about 24 entrants across four categories, which is pretty good despite the weather and several other events on at the same time,” she said.

“We had scooter and BMX competitions, for age groups under-14 and open – there were no entrants in the skate competition.”

Ms Drew said among the highlights of the competition were nine-year-old Anderson Dike, who is ranked second in the under-13 age group in the state, local scooter rider Jed Hermans, and Melbourne-based Shambrook.

“Taj, and his mum Cindy who is the president of Melbourne Scooter Club, have invited the crew to come to Rampfest on December 14 in Melbourne,” she said.

“It’s a big scooter competition at a huge complex with different-shaped bowls and about 50 different props. It would be great to have some people from Horsham go to it.

“It’s always nice to get that tap on the shoulder to come to Melbourne and have the opportunity for our competitors to test themselves against a higher level of rider.

“It’s also great to have that relationship now with Taj and his mum.”

A one-off regional event, Horsham’s competition relies on funding.

“We are waiting on the outcome of FReeZA funding for the next three years to see if the event will run again,” Ms Drew said. 

Millar awarded medallions and prizes to the top three competitors: scoot open, Jed Hermans, Anderson Dike, Connor Briggs; scoot under-14, Anderson Dike, Astin Wade, Tommy Combe; BMX open, Ethan Riley, Robert Savidge, Connor Briggs; BMX under-14, Tommy Combe, Beau Ellis.

The all-ages event featured scoot, BMX and skate competitions. 

Picture: PAUL CARRACHER

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