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Since Skatepark of Tampa was the official judges for Red Bull Battleship, its only likely that they post their own story on the event, complete with pictures! Below is Eastcoast's Pat Steiner, ripping and lipping. Thanks to everyone who helped completely this event!
Read the post about the Red Bull Battleship contest here at www.skateparkoftampa.com
Created by Krush for Ryan Shecklers Private Park.
Shane Azar from Australia shows us the proper ways to go about cranking out a trick. Watch it below:
Do you think you can do this trick, or the other tricks in "From All Angles"? Go to Learn to Earn, and try and film this same trick, to win a free complete of your choice!
READ THE ENTIRE STORY HERE! and of course watch the video!
Read up on all the interviews from Shoot to Thrill!
In 1988 Mack Dawg Productions released a skateboarding film called "Sick Boys". Shot entirely on Super 8 film "Sick Boys" documents the early street skating movement in San Francisco along with footage of select demos, skate camps and competitions from these formative times. The film primarily focuses on legends Tommy Guerrero, Mickey Reyes, Bryce Kanights, Mike Archimedes, Natas Kaupas, Julien Stranger, Jim Thiebaud, Ron Allen, and Steve Caballero as well as shots of Christian Hosoi, Tony Magnusson, Eric Dressen, Danny Sargent, and many, many others.
Free from outside control or industry support, "Sick Boys" was produced without any sponsors and had a limited distribution of 1,000 VHS copies worldwide. Sick Boys has become a cult classic that truly depicts how fun and care free skating was 20 years ago. From the roots of the whole street movement to classic road trips and excursions "Sick Boys" remains relevant to this day. In order to commemorate this visual history, Mack Dawg Productions is proud to re-release "Sick Boys" on DVD.
Included extras within the re-release are the "Sick Boys to Men" interviews with Tommy Guerrero, Mickey Reyes, Bryce Kanights, Mike Archimedes, Julien Stranger, Jim Thiebaud, and Ron Allen. These 2008 interviews provide great insight into the way skating was back then and how being a skater featured in Sick Boys has changed and intertwined their lives. Also included is a collector's booklet with classic photographic images provided by Bryce Kanights, Tobin Yelland, and Luke Ogden.
READ THE EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW HERE!
Sheckler will be at Active Huntington tomorrow. Be there!
WESTSIDE SKATE SHOP SINKS COMPETITION AT RED BULL BATTLESHIP EIGHT REGIONAL SKATEBOARD SHOPS DOCKED IN WILMINGTON, NC FOR FIRST OF ITS KIND EVENT
WILMINGTON, NC - December 13, 2008 - It was all hands on deck for Red Bull Battleship, a head-to-head team skateboarding tournament set on the historic WWII USS North Carolina. Eight southeast skate shops looked to capsize the competition, but it was Westside Skate Shop whose three man team, Brent Sowinsky, TJ Sparks and Willy Kane, avoided being sunk throughout the double elimination rounds. In the final battle, they faced off with their hometown rival, Skatepark of Tampa, to narrowly edge them out and take the first ever Red Bull Battleship title.
"Today was a lot of fun and it was really cool that Red Bull was able to get us to skate on the battleship," said TJ Sparks with Westside Skate Shop. "This was definitely a once in a lifetime thing."
Batten Down the Hatches!
The battleship, which is located on the Cape Fear River, was transformed overnight into a skatepark with a course layout that incorporated kicker ramps, manny pads and rails with natural features of the ship to ollie. The technical course might have left some competitors swearing like a sailor, but it didn't stop local skater Josiah Gatlyn from landing a double kickflip fakie on the quarter pipe or Skate Park of Tampa's Dylan Perry from pulling off an ollie 5-0 over the gap. In the end, it was the team from Westside Skate Shop who nailed the most consistent runs and best tricks to take home the victory.
Event Results:,
1st Westside Skate Shop, Tampa, FL
2nd Skate Park of Tampa, Tampa, FL
3rd Endless Grind, Raleigh, NC
4th Ambush, Atlanta, GA
5th Vertical Urge, Raleigh, NC
6th Double Wide Skate & Surf Shop, Wilmington, NC
7th Continuum Skate Shop, Charleston, SC
8th Board City, Jacksonville, FL
Click here for photos from Red Bull Battleship Contest.
Click here for video from the Red Bull Battleship Contest.
Final Results - Top 5
1. Luan de Oliveira
2. Andrew Langi
3. Nick Merlino
4. Taylor Smith
5. Kechaud Johnson
Best Trick:
Austyn Gillette - Backside bigspin backside tailslide to fakie on the ledge
To see some more from Tampa Am 2008 visit: SkateparkofTampa.com
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