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Final event of Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour boosted to six star rating - $6,900 in prize money |
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Written by Ben Kennings
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Thursday, 04 February 2010 |
 The final event of the Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour has been boosted to a six-star event with $6,900 in cash prizes up for grabs. The increased rating is set to attract the best surfers from around the country as well as international talent spurred into travelling to New Zealand by the big prize money on offer.
The Port Waikato leg of the Tour takes place on the 26-27 March and concludes a five-event series that was set to start on the 2nd January before a flat ocean caused the postponement of the Tour opener.
“We originally postponed the Mount Maunganui event, yet due a jam packed summer season of events we have been unable to reschedule and unfortunately have had to cancel the event” commented Surfing New Zealand CEO Greg Townsend.
“We discussed at length the different options on the table. Along with Hyundai, we tried to make sure the surfers were not majorly disadvantaged by the cancellation of this first event. Obviously cancelling is not ideal but increasing the rating of the final event was a way we could raise the stakes for the surfers” said Townsend.
The Tour heads to Sandy Bay north of Whangarei in just over a week for what will now be the first event of the tour. The Sandy Bay event traditionally attracts the biggest field of surfers on the tour and as a result, the event will now take place over three days. The event was also boosted to a five-star rating at the start of the tour reflecting the reputation the event has.
The complete calendar of events for the 2010 Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour follows:
Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 2, Sandy Bay – 5th – 7th February
Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 3, Dunedin – 20th – 21st February
Hyundai National Longboard Championships, Whangamata – 6th – 7th March
Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour Event 5, Port Waikato – 26th – 27th March
Entry into remaining events can be completed at www.surfingnz.co.nz under events. Complete the entry process online or download entry forms and send them in. The 2010 tour is expected to receive high entry levels so entrants will need to be in well before the cut off dates to assure themselves a slice of the action.
Hyundai have been involved with Surfing New Zealand since 2004 and also sponsor the most prestigious event in New Zealand – The Hyundai National Championships.
High resolution action images of the surfing at all events on the Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour will be available to media free of charge upon request.
For more information on the Hyundai Pro Longboard Tour please contact Ben Kennings on 021 2278732 or email benkennings@surfingnz.co.nz. Alternatively, please contact Hyundai Brand Manager, Devyn Cantley on 64 9 573 2050 or dcantley@hyundai.co.nz.
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