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Description: Learn more about the Surfing Magician HERE: win.gs/IPS2 In Plain Sight is back with it's second installment, 'The Surfing Magician', featuring the legend Zoltan Torkos himself. This episode dives deep into the story of Zoltan, the magician who dedicated much of his life to not only a unique style of surfing, but one particular move — the kickflip. Channeling his skateboard skills and background in making magic happen, Zoltan was fairly obsessed with landing a kickflip on a surfboard while riding a wave. In 2007, surf/skate/snow pillar Volcom sent word from high up in the surf industry hills that it would write a $10,000 check to the first person who could land a kickflip on a surfboard. (That was back when $10k was a down payment on a house, not three month’s rent for a Pleasure Point bungalow). A few years later, Torkos seemingly nailed it. He uploaded the clip online, sent it to Volcom, and his circle of friends started to celebrate. But Volcom deemed his theatrics did not meet their strict criteria, specifically the part specifying the flip had to be “above the lip.” Chaos ensued — or at least a lot of online chatter. Was it cool? Was it not? In surfing, cool is a commodity that never loses value, however it’s often like trying to fit an objective peg into a subjective hole. And where does magic fit in? His video went viral. Online masses came to his defense. Surf journalists went so far as to write entire columns deriding anyone who would even try something so far outside surfing’s unwritten standards. Zoltan would eventually collect his bounty. And many years later, he continues kickflipping and performing his stunts, in and out of the water. The sordid details aren’t important, but the story of Zoltan, the surfing magician, should keep its place in surfing history forever. ___ Experience the world of Red Bull like you have never seen it before. With the best action sports clips on the web and original series, prepare for your "stoke factor" to be at an all time high. Subscribe to Red Bull Surfing on Youtube: win.gs/SubToRedBullSurfing Get the FREE Red Bull TV apps for all your devices: onelink.to/yfbct7 Watch Red Bull TV: win.gs/WatchRBTV Red Bull on Facebook: win.gs/redbullfb Red Bull on Instagram: win.gs/RedBullInstagram #thesurfingmagician #redbullsurfing #community