relentless core

Relentless NASS is headed to Bath & West Showground on 13-15 June, set to deliver the best Urban sports and Music event the UK has ever seen!

This year Relentless NASS will deliver high-class competitive events with increased prize money in both vert and street. Top-end street courses built by designers from all disciplines including skate, bmx and inline to ensure the best possible courses across these sports.

This year Relentless NASS have also added a massive Orbit outdoor stage with a banging sound system to match! Headlined on Friday 13th June by Drum & Bass hero's Pendulum with supporting acts Late of the Pier, Does it Offend You Yeah and We Smoke Fags. Saturday's line-up so far includes Less Than Jake and The Subways. Go to www.nassfest.com for more ticket and event info.

Check out this Relentless No Half Measures Tour podcast from last year's event....

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 05:25 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Relentless are headed to Newquay this weekend for the Annual BUSA Student Nationals Surf Contest to show our support to the thousands of competitors travelling from all over the UK for one of the best events on the surfing calendar.

Depending on the conditions, the event will be held at either Fistral or Towan and in conjunction with The Koola Bar - the Official Relentless Energy Drink sponsored party venue for the weekend! Karen Walton from the BSA had to say:

“The BUSA Championships always has such an awesome atmosphere and it really kicks off the contest year in style. It’s an amazing weekend and all of the students really go to town to support their counterparts in the water. We’re expecting to see some really top surfing this weekend and I know all the guys are looking forward to the awesome post contest Relentless parties at the Koola!”

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 03:44 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The Relentless Suzuki team has just completed a successful three-day test in Spain at the Almeria Circuit, with both riders, Michael Laverty and Ian Lowry, more than satisfied after the opening shakedown of the year.

Relentless Suzuki by TAS is one of the first teams in the world to have tested the all-new K8 GSX–R600 Suzuki on track, and our 2008 British Supersport rider Ian Lowry found the new machine very much to his liking. The team had arrived in Spain expecting to make a number of changes during the test, but together with the new Showa Suspension package for 2008, Ian Lowry came away from Almeria with the fastest supersport time, a 1:40.0 which was knocking on the door of the times set by a number of World Supersport riders earlier in February at the same circuit.

Current British Supersport Champion Michael Laverty spent the first couple of days reacquainting himself with a superbike after a season in the 600cc class, just putting in as many laps as possible. The team made a multitude of changes, both with suspension and electronics to help Michael learn more about the bike, then on day three he set a time of 1:37.8 – the fifth fastest Superbike time at the test, and just behind fellow Suzuki rider Tom Sykes.

Michael Laverty
“It was good to get back on the Suzuki superbike and I must say I was pretty impressed with the BSB Pirelli control tyre. I was just dialling myself in on days one and two then on the third day we had a bit of go and wound it up. Both the bike and myself are probably only at 95% so to be in the ballpark straight away is encouraging. I can’t wait for the season to start and also to give a good show at Bishopscourt on the 15th March.

The team now move onto the Guadix circuit in Spain before returning home to race at Bishopscourt in Northern Ireland on March 15.....................Keep posted!

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 11:49 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The Relentless team spent the morning in central London at the world Aprilia team launch this morning catching up with Relentless Rider Bradley Smith.

Bradley has quickly established himself as a front runner in the race to be 2008 125cc World Motorcycle Championship.
Bradley has already proved that he has the speed to contest the best with some simply stunning displays in pre-season testing this year.
Looking ahead to the first race in Qatar on the 9th of March, Bradley spoke of the cold temperatures and windy conditions that they may face in the inaugural night race.

On the team Bradley said "The team is absolutely one of the best in the paddock. We have already spent a lot of time together and the combination is working very well although I need to Improve my Spanish & Italian!"

With all the support Bradley has been receiving coupled with his natural ability and 'No Half Measures' attitude Bradley is set to take centre stage this season!

The first race is the 9th of March in Quatar....

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 03:40 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Team Relentless Youth Academy rider James Dunn became the small-wheel 85cc ACU British Supercross Champion at the weekend as he took the overall win at the final round of the series held at the O2 stadium in London.

Winning his qualifier, it came down to a two horse race between James and Ben Watson, with James setting the pace early-on and crossing the line with the win and the championship title.

Relentless Youth Academy team manager Paul Butler commented, “Congratulations to James. His consistency has been his biggest asset in pursuit of this championship and I’m sure this will only build his confidence as we move to the outdoor season”.

And it wasn’t just James that flew the flag for the academy as Ryan McClean enjoyed race success at Wieldon Lane in the senior class on his RM125, and Luke Dean took two race wins at the Southern Valley qualifier at Hawkesbury Upton.

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 01:47 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The 2008 EAME Cable Wakeboard Championships finished in Vanderbijlpark, Johannesburg South Africa last week with Relentless rider Nick Davies on top as Junior Champion! HUGE CONGRATULATIONS to all the British riders who made the nation proud and walked away the coveted Gold Team against the rest of Europe, Africa and the Middle East.

Props to Masters contender Stew Mackie who tirelessly spent most of the week in 30 degrees of heat on the dock preparing the British riders, to get out on the water and show what an experienced rider can do - he went on to land a huge grab 360 on the double up, securing a 2nd place position and a silver medal.

Junior Men were strong group with an impeccable riding style from James Young, solid predictable riding from Johnny Carne, and the totally unpredictable, but most entertaining Relentless rider Nick Davies! When word spread that Nick Davies was on the water... and anything can happen - the crowd doubled in size to watch. Nick laid down some of the biggest tricks you could imagine, his cable background showed with a huge 313, blind judge and several more boned and tweaked tricks ending his first pass on the kicker with the biggest switch 911.Realising he was still flying high, there was still time for a frontside 3 on the way down. Nick, on his return pass had some time on his hands to wave to the crowd, launched in to a switch toe 7 but popped the handle on landing. He got up again for the regular 7 and but did the same again...had he done enough? It seemed he had, his obstacle score was huge, putting him in 1st place.

Congratulations also to Marc Rossiter for nailing1st place in the Men's Open.

Lynchie

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 05:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

We want to welcome the newest addition to the Relentless Energy Drink music family. In Case of Fire, are three hard working Irish lads, who have been taking the UK rock world by storm. Huge support slots for 30 Seconds to Mars and Queens of the Stone Age have seen them gaining an army of fans, and we're part of them!

Here is part of a 5K review from Kerrang Magazine to whet your appetite....

The Muse comparison goes further than just the scale of this trio's ambition. Musically there are no limits as they flit from the baroque flourishes of opener 'This Time We Stand' to the jolting marriage of woozy stoner rock and visceral, unhinged At The Drive-In-style post-hardcore on 'Align The Planets', all fattened with an underlying squelchy funk to rocket things along. Perfectly chosen samples plug the silences between songs, never allowing the momentum to slow, and 'The Cleansing', with a riff many would sell their soul to write, is a rock club hit of the near future. As for the band themselves, they look like a gang you'd long to be apart of, cool without trying, and cocksure of themselves. As well they might be. Standing neatly outside of any trend, In Case Of Fire are a cult waiting to happen.

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 02:41 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Photo by Mike Newman / Ocean-Image.com

Relentless surfer Dan Joel and tow-in partner Ben Skinner scored an amazing 40ft session at Aileens earlier this month - landing themselves in the Guardian with some of the most astounding surf photography to emerge from UK surfing. Here's what Moely had to say...

"The Aileens session that went down recently was absolutely a corker. It was a real team effort with those involved riding some of the best waves of our lives. It gives you so much confidence knowing that you have some of the best watermen in the business all out there looking out for each other if things should go wrong.

I'm really grateful to my tow-partner Ben Skinner. It was the first time we'd towed together and he was excellent. When waves reach this magnitude things can go really wrong fast. it is so important to have a highly skilled tow-partner to put uou in the right spot on the wave and come and retrive you if you take a hit. We're constantly monitoring the weather charts for the next huge swell. And when it arrives, we'll be on it.
Cheers
Mole

We look forward to seeing the next session....

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 10:25 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Relentless Enduro rider Paul Edmondson gave an impressive performance over the weekend as he posted his first victory for the team. Fast Eddy powered his RMZ250 Relentless Suzuki around the challenging but fast course, near Chatham Kent, to claim his first win of the season at the ultra-competitive Putoline XC Championship second round.

The 4.5-mile course was in perfect condition and the weather was glorious as more than 60 competitors lined-up for the start of the 2.5 hr Pro/Expert race. For once Fast Eddy was beaten to the hole-shot but he quickly regained the lead and stayed ahead of the chasing pack to the finishing line posting a clear lap ahead of his rivals.

‘The track was perfect, the weather was perfect and the Suzuki RMZ250 was perfect, what more can you ask?

This course had everything; woods, fast fields, mega jumps and log sections. I enjoyed every minute of the race and so did the Suzuki, it never missed a beat.

The bike performed to perfection and it is easy to gain good results when you have the right tools for the job.’

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 06:04 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Make sure you come down to the second edition of this year's most excellent Tuck Shop night. This may be your last chance to catch the hottest up and coming talent in such small venues. Relent-Les.

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 09:53 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

We are extremely pleased to welcome Gallows to the Relentless family of athletes and musicians. The guys have blown up over the last year, and have become famous for their explosive live shows and bruising tunes. They are currently creating a storm over in the States and will be back over in the UK for their biggest headline tour yet, starting on the 15th of Feb. Check www.gallows.co.uk for all the dates. In addition Relentless will be presenting an extremely exclusive set of intimate shows at the 100 club in London on the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th of March. Stay tuned for more info and ticket giveaways.
Relent-Les

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 05:35 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Over in sunnier climes Relentless rider and British Champion Lewis Crathern has been training hard in S.A. Preparing for his first PKRA World Tour commencing 5th March in Mexico and the challenge to defend his title this year on the BKSA Tour...

"January was the best month of kitesurfing I’ve ever had - It was windy every day. I went to Witsand, which is an insane spot, the flattest water I’ve kited and the spot totally got me back in to wake riding. Shark bay is bay has by far the the choppiest conditions in the world but it’s always a good test of yourself to kitesurf these places from time-to-time. If you get to frustrated and angry you lose. It’s a good challenge.

Round the mountain in Langebaan it gets tougher as the wind filters through. At the start of January I kited here a lot as the water is much flatter but as the month went on, the wind just went mental all the time. There is no need to travel an hour away to be on my 7 as I can be on it here every day.

Twice since I have been here we have kited the secret spot in the mountains. Its minor chop and you have the whole place to yourself. Muizenburg takes about an hour to get too, I’ve only kited this place once this year. It’s bang onshore and windy and is a sharky spot. No mega tacks at this place.

Today is windy although I am injured yet again. Yesterday I sent the kite into a megaloop that should never have been sent into. I ignored rule one of Megalooping:

“NEVER MEGALOOP UNLESS EVERYTHING FEELS OK”.

I was excited as it was the windiest it’s been lately and I haven’t really sessioned 20m lines and 4 lines set up on my new kites. I was off balance into my first megaloop of the session and sent it anyway. I was hoping for all it was worth that the kite would save me as I fell down but I just kept on going. I have yet another rib injury and I don’t know how long I will be out for this time. The reality is I deserved it. It was a good reminder of the megaloop rule number 2:

“MEGALOOPS ARE DANGEROUS”

It was another kitesurfing lesson, sometimes everything is going amazing, you are learning and you can’t get enough of kitesurfing but in an instant it can all be taken away, at least for a while. Sometimes I think this is meant to happen though. My body gets a rest; I can have a break and reflect on my kitesurfing and where I want it to go when I am repaired."

Lewis

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 04:59 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Our friends at lifestyle mag Huck, took a bunch of Relentless with them to the uber cool Ispo board sports exhibition in Munich - and we looked pretty good on their stand even if I do say so! The usual late-night parties and early morning exhibition starts have left most of the industry in pieces, fortunately we could provide a little pick-me-up to the party-hard masses.

Get to know this month's issue with Element skater and Jackass legend Bam Margera plus surfing's current World Champion Mick Fanning.

Lynchie

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 02:06 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

The infamous Nick Powell and Backroom Operations bring you the second annual "Lucky Dip Jam" on Saturday February 16th at Central Skate Park in Manchester .

The basic idea behind the comp is turn up, do good tricks, have a laugh and get random product thrown at you in return. Simple as that.

Doors are open 6pm-10pm and entry will cost you £5. This went off last year so attendance this time round should be mandatory. Check the flyer below for more details.

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 12:53 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

After almost three weeks on the road the Kerrang Relentless tour 2008 has come to an end. We laughed, we cried (not really) but it was emotional. So many powerful riffs, packed out venues, crazy fans, and more memories than you can shake a stick at. Thanks so much to everyone who came down and said hello to us on the Relentless stand. Birmingham and Brixton proved a epic and crazy ending. If you were at the Brixton gig you know what I mean... Hope to see some of you down at the Airbourne and Gallows gigs...

Claudio and one his many sweet axes!

Another gig, another mustachio'd fan.

Fightstar and a lucky fan enjoying the last of the Relentless meet and greets.

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 06:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

17 year old Relentless rider Bradley Smith has started his season in sensational style by leading the first 125 cc World Championship test session of the season on Saturday whilst shattering the unofficial lap record for the Jerez circuit in Spain.

Bradley led the way after the second and third days of testing at the track which hosts the Spanish Grand Prix in two months time.
Riding the Polaris World Aprilia his ‘unofficial’ lap record was one minute 46.869 seconds and he was the only rider to lap under one minute 47 seconds in the complete three days.

Even world Champion Gabor Talmacsi could not match Smith’s pace and finished three tenths of a second down in second place.

“It’s a great start to the season with my new team especially as I’m still learning so much about the bike,” says Bradley, who also crashed without injury on the third day.” This is only testing and there is a long way to go but we could not have got a better start . We will not be getting carried away.”

Testing continues this week in Valencia.

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 05:10 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Leeds, Glasgow, Newcastle!! What can I say...possibly the three best shows so far. Leeds uni proved a special night. A venue steeped in history didn't make the for any shy performances. The bands killed it and the fans gave just as much back. A hot, sweaty and great night.

Glasgow's Barrowlands provided a surreal setting. A much older venue than the rest of the tour, with great atmopshere. You could literally feel the history here as well. Scottish fans are always incredible and they proved that again tonight.

The northern run ended in Newcastle. Fans were queuing up at 2pm when I arrived, and by 5pm the row of kids went all the way down the street. Amazing.

Here are a few photos from life on the road up north.

Thanks for three brilliant nights. Enjoy.

Leeds Uni. Legendary.

Who said you don't learn on tour?

Instore signing with Madina Lake in Glasgow.

Relentless meet and greet.

Access All Areas!

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 05:28 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)

Full steam ahead. Cardiff, Norwich and Manchester - three more sold out legs of the tour, some of the best so far. Great crowds, great music, nice people, new friends!

Circa survive looking moody!

Coheeeeeed!

Relentless meet and greet - Fightstar

Crowd anticipation

Making Friends

Posted by nohalfmeasures at 10:37 AM | Permalink | Comments (0) | TrackBacks (0)