Summer Classics

First let me be clear, Ernesto is NOT welcome at Funtastik this year.  Surely Brenda and Joe would be happy to host anyone and everyone else, but Ernesto better stay away!

Please help us out and do a sun dance for Funtastik this weekend… please!

Ok, two of the longest running tournaments in footbag history take place this weekend.  The Funtastik Summer Classic in Harrisburg, PA is in its 20-something annual.  The 26th Annual Moonin/Noonin Beaver Open is taking place at the Oregon Country Fair site in Eugene, OR.

Players to watch and stories to follow are numerous.  To mention a few…

Beaver may be billed as the most fun that can be had at a footbag event and many of the sport’s most legendary players, such as Kenny Shults and Tricia George, are from USA’s Northwest region.  The great ones will surely be in attendance.  In fact, I think Tricia’s runnin the moonin noonin.

In the Classic’s golden years, early to mid 90’s, Funtastik was a sequal to the WFC and has always been a cutting edge freestyle tournament with an imppressive prize purse - for footbag .  This year’s Summer Classic is showing signs of a return to grand slam status with the strongest net contingent in 3 or 4 years committed to the event.  Montreal will be there in force, Chaos is sending a team, and of course the DC All Stars and team Net Wrecker, among others, will represent.

Funtastik’s shred will be off the hook as usual and Tuan Vu has picked this year’s event for his freestyle swan song.  It was fifteen years ago this weekend when the Disco Ninja performed his first competitve freestyle routine and we’re hoping to see him do a couple more at this event.  One more time Tuan!

to be continued…

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