Aussie off to Air Guitar World Champs

Australia's reigning air guitar champion, Clay Bangers, takes on the world today as the three-day Air Guitar World Championships begin in Oulu in Finland. Bangers, (real name Clay Connolly) is from from Victoria will compete with air guitar gurus from all over the world in the event, which culminates in the grand final on Saturday morning, Melbourne time.

 

The coordinator of the Australian Air Guitar Championships, Ronnie Riffless, said Bangers's second place in 2006 had him well-positioned for this year's event. "He's walked the cobblestones of Oulu before. His double pluggers are well used to it." Rumor has it Bangers has been training pretty hard and is quietly confident about his trip to Finland. He is set to get his shred on to a rendition of So Alone by the Offspring.

 

You can check out Bangers in action here at the 2006 World Champs.