Stealing a moment away from his larger role in his family’s life on Kauai, Bruce Irons found himself in a world of his own in the barrel at Backdoor today; so much so that he had no idea that his only real score - a nine - was the best wave ridden in his heat and more than enough to move him forward in the competition. He disappeared off into the free-surfing lineup after the heat, looking like he needed a moment alone, before making his way back half an hour later. Speaking in an interview on the beach, he was shocked to learn that he was still in the running bruce irons, dane gudauskas, hawaii, ian walsh, pipeline, surfersvillage, volcom, volcom pipeline pro, Surf