Mark Kenney best in the world??? (when he was with us)

hazza_35 · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 87 City: kerang

Who thinks he was pushing best in the world when he died?

I think (after watching much footage of both riders) he was almost as good or better than parks, which in my opinion is the best US rider?

Just getting what everything thinks of him...this post will raise some good conversation i bet!!

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Stephan · Guest

I wouldn't compare him to Parks, I do think that you can call him the best rider. He wasn't doing some things that Parks was but Jesus he was doing some things Parks could only dream of. Did you see his switch mobe 20 feet into the flats? I also think he was way more intense & huge on every trick than Parks, that makes it exciting to watch.

B_Funk · Outlaw Joined: 22 Jul 2003 Posts: 187 City: So-Cal

I had the pleasure of riding in the boat several times for Mark. I've also ridden in the boat for Parks.
I have never seen anyone go as high or be as smooth as Mark. Also have never seen someone learn sh*t so easy. He learned a method roll to blind first try, a HANDLE PASS KGB 5 in one set, he was amazing.
Parks definaltely has him on rails, but I'd put my money on kenney for best ever off the wake. It was a tragedy he died before anyone really appreciated him.

BIGMAC · Posted: Dec 09, 2003 9:16 am Post subject:

I think he was on the way to being the best. He was amazing!!

J_DOGG · Posted: Dec 09, 2003 10:03 am Post subject:

Pushing the best, YES.

was that PC enough?

xtremebordgurl · Outlaw Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 105 City: Portland

I haven't seen him ride, what vids would you guys recommend to check out his riding?

Tiffanator · Posted: Dec 09, 2003 12:07 pm Post subject:

xtremebordgurl, check out www.waketv.com for information about vids with Mark on them. Jocko did a remembrance vid which was amazing, and the proceeds went to help Mark's family. There is also WakeTV #14 which has a great set of Marks riding.
Later

hazza_35 · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 87 City: kerang

thaks for the response, yeh mark was very explosive rider!

psudy · Outlaw Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Posts: 155 City: kansas

Did he die boarding?

electricsnow · Posted: Dec 09, 2003 3:54 pm Post subject:

Mark was DEFINITELY on his way to the top. What stoked me out the most was the fact that his first year on tour, he was able to give the major players a run for their money. A lot of riders need a couple of years to really get used to that type of competition and then be successful (ruck, shane, chad sharpe, etc. Lots of riders) but he was on point from the start. And as others have said, he was capable of some very amazing tricks. Awhile back in the canadian wake mag, they had a sequence of mark doing a fairly large air front mobe and that always impressed me because he was one of the only riders I've ever seen do that trick. I most definitely wish he was still here and I cried when I found out he was gone.

hazza_35 · Criminal Joined: 12 Jan 2003 Posts: 87 City: kerang

mark died from a reaction to a painkiller, his heart stopped while he was sleeping, electricsnow, i think a lot of people cried, its a distressing thing to hear...

having met mark, and known what kind of kid he was, it was very distressing finding out he died, i am currently making a tribute slideshow to send to wake (aus mag) and maybe marks family to show how much influence he had on wakeboarders from all over the world,

i was very fond of watching mark ride, he had a defining style that can only be seen, not described....

Mark is riding on I bet!

pjdave · Posted: Dec 09, 2003 11:46 pm Post subject:

Can you send that To us at wake.com.au, I can personally give that slide show to marks family. Mark rode with us every weekend when he was in Oz, he is missed.

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