Huzzah!
North County San Diego surf fans often feel sad and overlooked what with living in the shadow of San Clemente. In the early 2000s Captain America Taylor Knox represented the region well. He was also from Carlsbad and surf fans from Del Mar up to Oceanside felt pride and happiness. There were many years of drought, following his retirement, however, though self-esteem and joy jumped with the out-of-nowhere 2024 Championship Tour victory by the aforementioned Oceanside’s Caitlin Simmers.
Now, those selfsame surf fans are ready to freak all the way out with Carlsbad’s Reid Van Wagoner possibly set to join Simmers in The Show after vaulting to the top spot on the World Qualifying Series’ North America rankings, which feeds into the Challenger Series, which feeds into the Championship Tour.
Van Wagoner pulled off the feat by winning the La Marginal Surfing Pro, which takes place in Puerto Rico.
Van Wagoner declared afterward, “I’m just feeling so excited, so happy, and I just don’t have enough words to truly say how grateful I am for everyone who helped put this event on. It was absolutely beautiful, and the waves were so fun, the competitors were great, and I’ve just been working so hard for this. This felt so good after a couple of second-place finishes in the past. I’m so grateful for everyone who is in my corner, and hopefully this is not the last.”
North County San Diego surf fans are busily lighting candles this very moment to ensure it will not be the last.
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I love Porter Wagoner’s song The Carroll County Accident, listen to it most Sunday afternoons – spins me out every time.
Started Longboarding to style the Short.
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War in Iran rumbles on with no end in sight, fuel and living costs worldwide keep spiralling upwards and Donny decides the best course of action is to try and change the name of New Mexico to New America hahahahahaahahhahaha
America is being run by a fucking moron
Not hard to work out by the time and subject matter that downvote with no response came from Crappy Hamper who now goes by the name of Mindy cuz he’s always deep down loved wanking other men off.
Mate why the fuck are ya still behind your cult leader when it’s obvious he doesn’t give a fuck about anyone except himself? Do you and your cult member dad and best mate have anything to give us on the current goings on? To the rest of the world it just looks like a fucking shambles that all of us will struggle to ever get back from?
Na didn’t think so but fucking great work voting this massive fuckwit in for the second time ay
Almost halfway through this term…
Say it louder and say it often
In German it’s pronounced Van Vagoner.
I’m not sure what the deal is with fat girls getting butterfly tattoos but my question is how many butterflies get tattoos of fat girls?
I’ll wait .
Random . Not referring to Reid.
How old is she and does she enjoy the company of sleazy old cunts all trying to crack on to her? If not then this tour is probably not the place for her
Reid Van Wagoner has to be the most North County SD name ever
Is he an air fryer ?
Hey, Com. I just saw that a NFL quarterback just got diagnosed with embolism in the lungs, as well as some other ailment. Serious stuff.
A huge percentage of the BG crew is crooked at the moment, which is crazy. I hope that you’re on the mend.
Must be the all the Covid-19 vaccines (just kidding).
the story is a bit mercurial, but it sounds like the best case scenario for the team and its medical staff is that they knew he had a clot in his leg, but let him play anyway because they hoped it wouldn’t dislodge and go up to his lungs (or potentially way, way worse—go into the brain cause a goddam stroke).
and knowing what I know now, even that best case scenario is absolutely wild. No way he should have been allowed to play that game.
Well whatever happens…please save room for Sally.
Word !
Gnashing of the teeth.