Surfercross 2017 | PHOTOS

Celebrating its 19th year, Jeremy Albrecht, the manager of the highly successful JGR Race Team, held yet another Surfercross on July 8-9. If you aren’t aware of the event, it is a two day event that pairs up pro motocross riders with pro surfers, and moto industry guys with surf industry guys. The first day is the motocross portion, where the race consists of the partners having to exchange a wristband every lap before they can proceed. On the second day, surfing, the teams are paired up against other teams and the highest combined score of each team wins. The venue has changed a few times over the years; it has been held at the former StarWest, the new but short-lived Saddleback, and currently its home is MilestoneMX in Riverside, CA. Over years the event has seen the likes of James Stewart, Jeremy McGrath, Jeff Emig,Cooper Webb, Grant Langston, Wil Hahn, Josh Grant, Dean Wilson, Ivan Tedesco, Mike Brown, and that list goes on and on. On the surf side of things, World Champion several times over Sunny Garcia has never missed an event yet that I know of, as well as Nathan Fletcher, Rob Machado, and whole bunch of others have joined in!

The thing about Surfercross is that the athletes participating don’t get paid for it, and they aren’t required to do it by their sponsors. They come out because they want to. The only guaranteed freebie is lunch that is provided by long time sponsors Wienershnitzel and Wahoos. Jeremy Albrecht spends a lot of time organizing this event each year, and with help of Cameron Steele and Dan McGranahan handling the microphone duties, it is two days of fun in the sun. We also can’t forget without the help of companies such as FMF, Toyota, Oakley, KMC Wheels, and Husqvarna, Surfecross may not be able to continue each year. The event is always free for the fans so if you want to mix and mingle with some of the best, be sure to try and make it out next year!