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Colton brings heat to the streets of T&T

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Monday, February 13, 2012
Aaron Colton, as he performed at the Morvant Savannah, yesterday. Photo ANDY HYPOLITE

 

Aaron Colton is setting the streets of T&T on fire. The 19-year-old street bike freestyle prodigy is currently in T&T where he perfomed some of his thrilling stunts over the wekend and will continue until Wednesday.
Yesterday, Colton did a street demo and infosession with local riders at the Morvant savannah. He will perform again tomorrow at Movietowne Plaza (Price Plaza) from 10 am and complete his visit on Bacchannal Wednesday with a concert demo   at Bowen Marine, Chaguaramas, starting at 11 a.m. Colton who was brought to T&T by Red Bull, is deemed a child prodigy began riding at age 13 and has since gone on a rampage of wins.
 
They include first place at the 2006 XDL National Championship; second place at the 2007 XDL National Championship; first place at the 2007 King of the South Individual Freestyle; first place at the 2007 XSBA Individual Freestyle; first place at the 2008 XDL Indy GP Individual Freestyle; and first place at the 2008 Starboyz Stuntfest Individual Freestyle, and the list goes on as he continues to win or podium and basically every competition he enters. In 2008, Aaron was taken under the tutelage of World Champion stunt rider Chris Pfeiffer at the Red Bull US Grand Prix, where Pfeiffer selected Aaron Colton as the next big street bike freestyle superstar. Pfeiffer visited Trinidad 2009. In recent years, street bike freestyle has started undergoing a facelift of sorts, trading its bad-boy image to become a legitimate sport and competition that hosts a more professional showcase.

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