RIP CURL PRO BELLS BEACH

The Rip Curl Pro at Bells Beach is on.

It was annother classic day down here at Bells Beach with the Bowl firing in some great fun rides for the Foster's 45 who were sent out for round 1.

The victors included the likes of Chris Ward, Adriano de Souza, Tom Whitaker, flying Frenchmen Jeremy Flores, the ever smooth Joel Parkinson, South African hot shot Travis Logie and former world number two Taj Burrow.

The master, eight-time Foster's ASP World Tour champion Kelly Slater, also blitzed his heat and looks like he is back to his dangerous best while Andy Irons too came home with a solid win.

Fanning trumped the day, getting a top scoring 17.00 out of 20 while Adrian Buchan has made a mark on the event by winning in heat 11.

The next dashing winner was that of powerhouse Pancho Sullivan followed by Bruce Irons and then Leonardo Neve, with the last heat being taken by an in form Danny Wills.

(See heat by heat updates in NEWS for all the details.And check results for the round two draw.)

Come back tomorrow morning at 7am for more LIVE action!