featsofalex Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 ACE of O-1 Recap We had 21 participants from 6 countries including multiple all-time greats competing in an all 7” O-1 drill rod contest taking place from 1/7/24 to 4/13/24. The difficulties were P Q R 11/32 23/64 with 2 attempts per bar, one point scored for each difficulty bent, and overall time used to break ties! Without further ado… Congratulations to THE ACE of O-1 DEREK GRAYBILL!!! Derek bent all five bars in one session and further strengthens his grasp on GOAT status by dominating the strongest field ever assembled! Alex D and Sergey also bent all 5 bars, coming second and third based on time and each had brilliant competitions as well. Alex D bent all 3 letter bars in cordura singles in a majestic display of power and skill and Sergey dramatically conquered the Final Boss on his second and last try after running out of time with one hit to go on his first attempt. They were the only 3 to successfully bend all 5 bars and deserve to be distinguished with podium finishes! Alex G and Andrey rounded out the Top 5 with four points each after successful 11/32 bends! Thank you to everyone who participated, there was amazing performances throughout the competition! Some that jump to mind are Austin scoring the first point of the contest with a 9 second bend of P and that going wire to wire as the fastest bend of the contest! Robert Miller defeating all 3 letter bends and getting faster as he went while being 36 years older than our youngest competitor Andrey who scored a Top 5 finish at only 21 years old!!! Dmitriy Anisimov reducing his wraps from his first two second P bend and then bending it twice as fast! Juha and Carl-August, one of the all-time greatest Double Overhand and Braced Benders respectively, smashing bends and giving the newer benders a chance to compete against greatness!!! HUGE THANKS to Jan who had an excellent competition as well and without whose help this contest wouldn’t have been anywhere near as awesome! Also Huge Thanks to Todd for judging all my bends, love you dawg! Personal Recap: I almost can’t believe it’s over! All it took was buying the drill rod then cutting, grinding, cleaning, labeling, recruiting, packaging, shipping, judging, updating oh yeah AND BENDING!!!!! Including the most important single bend I’ve ever attempted. This was likely the most competitive lineup ever assembled for a single contest and I was in 8th place with 3 points and out of 23/64 (blue) and only had one 11/32 (green) chance remaining … fortunately Derek spent the week teaching me how to bend and I came through in my last chance to move me all the way from 8th to 4th Place Overall! What a contest if I may say so myself 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinhoo Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 You ran a great comp my friend. Starting above 5/16" immediately set the bar high, and going up to 23/64" really pushed people to do great things. I'm bummed to have been stopped by the P x 7", but I am so glad I got to compete even if I didn't make it onto the board. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featsofalex Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 13 minutes ago, devinhoo said: You ran a great comp my friend. Starting above 5/16" immediately set the bar high, and going up to 23/64" really pushed people to do great things. I'm bummed to have been stopped by the P x 7", but I am so glad I got to compete even if I didn't make it onto the board. Thanks Devin!!! Yes there was so many great performances! I’m sure that as soon as you get a humane schedule you’ll smash your way up the next leaderboard!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sid_arnes Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 That was an awesome competition! I actually joined insta gram just to follow along. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featsofalex Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 21 minutes ago, sid_arnes said: That was an awesome competition! I actually joined insta gram just to follow along. That’s great to hear, thanks for following along and enjoying it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richcottrell Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Anyone planning on a trip report? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featsofalex Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 If Jan does one on the Horrido blog I’ll be sure and link it here! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkovach724 Posted April 18 Share Posted April 18 Always an honor to be involved in these events! Thanks @featsofalex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featsofalex Posted April 18 Author Share Posted April 18 7 minutes ago, tkovach724 said: Always an honor to be involved in these events! Thanks @featsofalex The honors all mine bro!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
featsofalex Posted April 23 Author Share Posted April 23 Great ACE of O-1 write up by Jan at the Horrido blog, definitely a must read!!! And he even made digital cards for everyone who scored successful bends! https://www.horrido-bending.com/post/ace-of-o-1-2024 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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