Catalyst went to Oceanside recently to cheer on friends in the GvR etnies contest presented by ...Lost Energy Drink.

Highlights include Timmy Curran's airs and backside tube, Cory Arrimbede's air reverse, Losness' super-tight top turns, and Matt Keenan breaking his Xanadu while duckdiving, only to have a friend run to his car, pull out his Mayhem, paddle it out to him, and then get a left and pull a couple big turns.

Check out Ratboy's rat-flop. We're not making fun of him, as he rips four waves after the flop. Sorry Rat, but it's a classic one. Catalyst shared some good ones with Rat on the contest perimeter during the final (when we should have been filming), and he was killing it.

We kinda blew it by surfing during the final. But the waves got way too good to be filming...

Video and editing by Nickhead Productions

The following article is by Evan Slater and appeared on SurfingTheMag.com.

We're sure it's no surprise to you that the regularfoots (and SURFING Magazine) proved its dominance once again when it won the Etnies GvR event yeaterday in flawless, literally smoking conditions at Oceanside Pier. Like we said in our preclaim, naturals have been dominating since Day One, from pioneers (Duke surfed with his left fot forward), to world title count (23-8) to current top 5 (all regulars) to future top 2 (Reynolds and Jordy Smith).

But what may surprise you is how we won. Despite having a starting lineup that included a world champion (Sunny Garcia), an airshow champion (Ratboy), a Coldwater Classic Champion (Kieren Horn), a Macy's Trifecta Champion (Adam Virs) and a Maui shred king (Cheyne Magnusson), it turned out we got the biggest firepower from our reserves -- the team members who made it through Saturday's qualifying rounds. Sebastian "Seabass" Zietz -- a trippy, free-spirited kid from Kauai who surfs like Bruce Irons reincarnate -- went nuts in the final quarter, threading through long, open drainers and racked up the highest wave score of the round. Right behind him, Aussie battler Jay "Bottle" Thompson, currently no. 6 on the WQS, found a few "sick pits" of his own and logged a 7.4 for an A-frame, pig-dog that his boss, Heath "Nutty" Walker claimed looked "like Pipe.". Those waves -- along with Toby Martin's nails performance and Austin Ware's clutch 7, proved to be more than enough to spank the demoralized Transworld goofy squad -- which included solid dudes like Timmy Curran and Mike Losness -- and send Coach Cote back to the drawing board. "OK, guys, I admit it. You totally rule us -- even on our home turf!" said Cote. (At least we think he said something like that. OK, maybe he didn't.)

Regardless, the event itself was the perfect format for a good, friendly rivalry. Two coaches from competing magazines -- one representing regularfoots and one representing the goofies -- assemble a starting five, bond them with the qualifiers, and go head-to-head in a looser, game-style format. It appeared to be enough of a motivating force as both teams stayed on til the very end, heckling the other squad and hooting for their teammates.

The money helped, too. Fifty grand went out to the competitors (not the coaches), including 8 grand to the regularfoot MVP, Seabass. "Whoa, cool," he said as Virs pushed him into the hot tub with his clothes on.

All of this, combined with dreamy combo-swell conditions, solid play-by-play from GT and Ryan Simmons, and all around good vibes, and you have start of a rivalry that could reach Slater vs. Irons proportions. Which, by the way, are two more reasons why regularfoots will always rule.

GvR Results: Total Weekend Prize Purse – $50,000

Regular Team: 1. Team MVP Sebastian Zietz – $8,000; 2. Jay Thompson – $4,500; 3. Austin Ware -- $2,000; 4. Toby Martin – $1,500; 5. * Cheyne Magnusson – $2,500; 6. * Ratboy – $2,000; 7. * Kieren Horn – $2,000; 8. Chris Waring – $1,000; 9. Noi Kaulukakui – $1,000; 10. * Adam Virs – $2,000; 11. Brandon Guilmette – $1,000; 12. Jason Bennet – $1,000; 13. * Sunny Garcia – $2,000; 14. Kyle Knox – $1,000; 15. Sean Marceron – $1,000; Goofy Team: 1. * Timmy Curran – $2,000; 2. * Cory Arrambide – $2,000; 3. * Mike Losness – $2,000; 4. * Mike Todd – $2,000; 5. * Tonino Benson – $2,000; 6. Travis Mellem – $750; 7. Eric Snortum – $750; 8. Ricky Whitlock – $750; 9. Matt Keenan – $750; 10. Dylan Slater – $750; 11. Josh Buran – $750; 12. Jeremy Heit – $750; 13. Ryan Carlson – $750; 14. Kai Barger – $750; 15. Jesse Merle Jones – $750;

The * symbolizes the five riders selected by the team captain for the final team. Each of these team riders received an automatic $1,000 going into the finals.

After the etnies GvR of Surf qualifiers on Saturday, MxPx played a free show next to the Oceanside Pier. Surfers and Oceanside locals gathered to hear MxPx’s fast-paced punk rock songs.

Check out http://gvr.etniessurf.com for additional info, pictures and webcast.