Mountain Dew Free Flow Tour

2nd Annual Mountain Dew Free Flow Tour Heading To 18 Top U.S. Skateparks This Summer

(check below for tour dates)

Purchase, NY- Mountain Dew, in conjunction with Tour partner Vans, is proud to announce that the 2nd nnual Mountain Dew Free Flow Tour will bring amateur Skateboarding contests to eighteen top U.S. skateparks this summer. From May through September 2003, ocal up-and-coming skaters from each region will again be invited to show off their skills at the Free Flow Tour's jam-style contests and possibly earn a spot on ountain Dew's nationally recognized Free Flow Skateboard Team.

"The Mountain Dew Free Flow Tour is about onnecting with amateur skaters at local skateparks across the country and giving them the recognition they deserve for their dedication to the sport," says Pepsi Marketing Manager Heidi Sandreuter. "We are excited to bring back the Free Flow Tour for its second year because it extends our impact far beyond our longtime X Games and Vans Triple Crown Series partnerships, allowing us to support skateboarding at the grassroots level."

After its successful debut last summer, this year's Mountain Dew Free Flow Tour expects to draw undreds of enthusiastic participants and spectators to each of its eighteen scheduled stops. A judging panel sometimes including Mountain Dew-sponsored pro skaters Pat Channita and Rune Glifberg - will select three overall winners at each tour stop (one per age bracket: Boy's 12-15, 16-18, 19 and up & Girl's 12 and up) to become official members of the Mountain Dew Free Flow Skateboard Team. Winners will receive lucrative prize packages including a $250 'skate scholarship', promotional product from Tour partners, plenty of free Mountain Dew and they will be featured on www.mountaindew.com.

All participating skaters, regardless of whether or not they earn a spot on the Free Flow Skateboard Team, will take home cool Mountain Dew Free Flow Tour giveaways and they will be invited to post event parties where visiting professional skaters will sign autographs and distribute free skateboard gear and cans of Mountain Dew.

While traveling from city to city in a custom designed RV, the Mountain Dew Free Flow Tour's four-man road crew - all accomplished skaters themselves - will visit retail shops and other skate spots across the nation to hang with local kids and spread positive skateboarding energy.

The tentative 2003 Mountain Dew Free Flow Tour schedule includes the following dates and locations:

DATE CITY LOCATION DATE CITY LOCATION
5/10 Burlington, VT Talent 7/26 Houston, TX Vans Skatepark
5/17 Rye, NH Rye Airfield 8/2 Phoenix, AZ Vans Skatepark
5/24 Middleton, RI Skater's Island 8/9 Ontario, CA Vans Skatepark
5/31 Johnson City, NY East Coast Terminal 8/14-18 Los Angeles, CA Summer X Games
6/7 Moorsetown, NJ Vans Skatepark 8/23 Orange, CA Vans Skatepark
6/14 Woodward, PA Woodward Camp 8/30 Milpitas, CA Vans Skatepark
6/21 Woodbridge, VA Vans Skatepark 9/6 Westminster, CO Vans Skatepark
6/28 Orlando, FL Vans Skatepark 9/13 Davenport, IA Rampage
7/12 Buford, GA Vans Skatepark 9/20 Detroit, MI Vans Skatepark
7/19 Rodgers, AZ Skatehead Zed 9/27 Cleveland, OH Chenga World

Check out www.mountaindew.com for additional Mountain Dew Free Flow Tour information.

Mountain Dew is a top sponsor of the Vans Triple Crown Series, the Summer, Winter & Global X Games and sponsors some of today's top action sports athletes including Rune Glifberg (Skate), Pat Channita (Skate), Ben Hinkley (Snow), Colin Langlois (Snow), Hannah Teter (Snow), Luke Mitrani (Snow), Allan Cooke (BMX), Jeremy Fanberg (BMX), Chad Kagy (BMX) and Carey Hart (FMX).

For all media inquires and to obtain complimentary photography please contact: Greg Waters - Fuse - 802.859.2103 / gwaters@fusesports.com

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