Ahhh San Diego. They love their beach, and they love their action sports. The beach going action sports fans were out in droves today for BMX vert finals, skateboard vert finals, and inline vert finals. They also took in some FMX demos and a musical set from MXPX. Throw in sunburn and some sand in their shoes, and they've had a heck of a day out here at the Action Sports World Tour.

Outdoor contests can be a crap shoot, with wind and rain being the worst enemy. If you're going to bring things outdoors, the weather in San Diego is absolutely perfect. Wind has ruined it's share of outdoor vert contests this year, but it wasn't a factor at all in San Diego.

Simon Tabron and Pierre-Luc Gagnon both managed to repeat their winning performances on the vert ramp from the tours previous stop in Phoenix, and Takeshi Yasutoko took home the inline vert win (inline was missing from the Phoenix line up). One important factor at this point on the tour, is that were leading into the LG Action Sports World Championships in Dallas, TX November 9-11. This means that qualifying spots were up for grabs, two from each discipline. From skateboard vert Jean Postec and Elliot Sloan got the spots. The BMX vert spots went to Austin Coleman and Mike Mancuso, and the inline vert spots went to Thumper Nagasako and Borja Fernandez. Welcome to Dallas boys. You're in the championship¦ the big money round.

BMX VERT Results:
1 Simon Tabron
2 Steven McCann
3 John Parker
4 Koji Kraft
5 Jay Eggleston
6 Austin Coleman
7 Mike Mancuso
8 Danny Williams
9 Ben Snowden
10 Tom Stober
11 Tom Haugen
12 Tony Campos

SKATE VERT Results:
1 Pierre-Luc Gagnon
2 Rodrigo Menezes
3 Andy Macdonald
4 Bucky Lasek
5 Jean Postec
6 Elliot Sloan
7 Buster Halterman
8 Neal Hendrix
9 Alex Perelson
10 Danny Mayer