Axis Kicks-off 2010 with a New Video

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Axis Wake Research marked the dawn of a new decade with the 4th video in a series featuring the Axis A22 and the riders who go insanely big behind it. Randall “The Vandall” Harris, Eddie Valdez and Melissa Marquardt demonstrate the big wakes of this simple, rugged, wake boat that is as easy on the wallet as it is on the eyes. This new video makes for great HD entertainment, but you’ll learn something too. Axis has also packed this video with a factory tour set to music.

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The video opens with a few words from Adam McCall, Managing Director of Axis Wake Research, and then takes you backstage at the Axis factory. Get a glimpse of the quality, time and dedication that goes into the production of a 2010 A22. And if Axis builds it, they will ride. The rest of this Axis video is packed with pure West Side Rider (WSR) sessions executed by Vandall, Valdez and Marquardt.

There are a lot of stars in this short video, but the one that lifts them all to the sky is the 2010 Axis A22. The Axis Wake Research A22 doesn’t try to be everything to everybody. Axis loyalty lies with riders and their families. The company makes no apology for that. The 2010 A22 is built for riders who demand more—more wake, more space, more style—for less money. Visit your nearest Axis Wake dealer and experience the A22 in person.

McCall closes the video with this statement, “As we put a cap on our first year at Axis we’ve made it clear that simplicity, a passion for board sports and constantly questioning the norm has produced the best price-point wake boat the industry has seen. But don’t think we’re going to stop here. We’re just getting started.”

This 8-minute video was shot in HD by JAO Productions. The factory footage was captured at Axis Wake Research in Loudon, TN and made possible by the man and women who build the A22 price-point wake boat. The riding was shot in cooperation with Vandall, Eddie and Melissa at West Side Riders (WSR) Headquarters in Paradise Lakes in California.

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WSR Visits Pyramid Lake With A22

Alliance Wake (@AllianceWake) just posted this great story, written by Mellissa Marquardt, about the trip Vandall's (@ThisizVandall) West Side Riders (WSR) took with the Axis A22 (@AxisWake) to Pyramid Lake in SoCal.

As the water trickles down the snowy mountains of the Sierra Nevada Mountains, dams are constructed to create aqueducts distributing water throughout California. Water is mostly plentiful in Northern California and the North generously supplies Southern California with over 50% of our water supply. Water is moved 444 miles, up 3000 ft to traverse up the Tehachapi Mountains through aqueducts, siphons, pumps and tunnels to reach it’s destination in beautiful Southern California.

Check out the sweet gallery of WSR photos from the Pyramid Lake Trip.

Southern California’s desert conditions can cause dilemmas when finding quality water for drinking and more importantly glassy water to ride on. There are only a few spots to ride in Southern California so the WSR has been exploring our zone to discover new spots to ride. During our road travels through the years we’ve driven past Pyramid Lake numerous times while going over the Grapevine, questioning it’s wakeboarding capabilities. We finally decided to round up the troops and test his mysterious reservoir’s ridding potential. Eddie Valdez, Justin Fisher and I decided to camp the night before near the lake. When we arrived we noticed the camp had an eerie feeling, like a creepy Friday the 13th movie, man- eating bugs included. Being one of the only two groups of campers in the entire site didn’t help. Our fears quickly vanished after one of the friendly park staffers provided us with bug repellent and saved our lives. The combination of bugs and Eddie’s random mix ass-blast’n left us a bit sleep deprived.

In the morning photographer Nick Meistrell met up with us at our camp and Eddie made a five star breakfast with eggs, sausage and bagels to prepare for our day in the wakeboarding office. When we arrived at the dock to meet up with the rest of the crew consisting of the WSR vets Randall Harris and Ricky G, we quickly noticed the lake was about as butter as it gets. Randall, Ricky, Eddie, and I rode and Justin showed off his PWC driving skills running chase for Nick. The conditions were perfect all day including crystal clear water that has more than 20ft visibility, ideal for fishing, one of many WSR’s hobbies. The depth of Pyramid Lake is 355 ft containing 30lb+ striped bass, Justin and Eddie ended the day with catching a few trout…

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