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June 2000 Going BIG With Tara Hamilton The Competition Gets Tough When You're On Top And Tara Hamilton Is On Top Of The World.
AQUASKIER What's been going on with you lately? TARA This is my fourth season, and I have been concentrating on graduating and getting ready for college. So my thoughts are not Always on boarding - like normally. Plus I am at a level in wake
boarding that each new trick means harder falls - I am sore a lot more! With the new format it is even tougher to practice a run & kicker and jump stuff but I still want to do good.
The other girls are really making it hard for me to keep my #1 spot but that's good for the sport and that is what competition is all about. They are still pretty new at all this traveling stuff so it hasn't worn in yet. I certainly know how Dana, Shapiro, Murray and the guys who have been at it a while feel. But over all it's all good and I have Great sponsors, I personally think I have the best set of sponsors in the industry.
That's my personal opinion. But when you have good companies and fun people it helps a lot. Also the
fans are great, I love all the kids that get so excited to watch us and
meet us. That part is really fun. So wish me well on ending # one this
year Congratulations on a great season so far! TARA AQUASKIER How does it feel to be number one in the standings this year? TARA Good but it is tougher to stay #1 AQUASKIER How did you become interested in Wakeboarding? TARA My friends AQUASKIER What do you like most about wakeboarding? TARA Going big on tricks and landing new tricks. AQUASKIER Where do you train? TARA Lake Osborne in Lantana, Florida AQUASKIER Who do you train with? TARA Ryan Wynne, Evan Kennedy and Chet Raley AQUASKIER Has it been hard to balance your Wakeboarding career with your school work? TARA Sorta, but I have been home schooled for my 11th and 12th grades - next year will be harder because I start college. AQUASKIER Who are your sponsors? TARA Mountain Dew, Hyperlite, Vans, Jet Pilot, MasterCraft, Oakley and Freestyle. AQUASKIER What kind of a board do you ride? TARA Hyperlite Mikala (I designed it!) AQUASKIER How would you describe a Mikala? TARA I got the graphics from two different surf boards I liked and combined them. The actual design is for smaller adults or teens that like to cut to the wake and land tricks flat then go right to the edging again. I would say it is for intermediate riders, but I have
had some beginners really like it because they learn this board and don't have to switch once their riding advances. It is similar to the Murray of "98 with modifications!
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