North Shore, HI (December 5, 2017) – KMC WHEELS announced today that for the 2nd year running they will be awarding the XD Hard Charger Award to the local Hawaiian surfer that charges the hardest during the Triple Crown will be awarded with a set of XD Series wheels following the competition. It is the season where the world’s best surfers join the local Hawaiians on the North Shore, and the stakes remain high with careers on the line. Local surfers in contention for the KMC XD Series wheels are being judged based on the following criteria throughout the six-week contest series: overall competition, free surfing, wipeouts and XXL wave selection. The winner of the inaugural award last year was Finn McGill (pictured below with KMC sponsored surfer Jamie O’Brien) and the KMC Rockstar wheels he won last year along with XD Trophy.