Is vert dead? At the Skatepark of Tampa it appears so. The vert ramp is scheduled to be disassembled so make sure you check out the Vert is Dead Jam to skate it one last time!
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As kids head back to the classroom Skatepark of Tampa held one last summer party and contest for the groms on the East Coast with the Back to School Bash! Check out what went down!
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Skater Sean Malto joins the Gatorade Team! Check it out!
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If you didn’t make it to the Tampa Pro this year, you’re in luck - FUEL TV will be airing footage from the vert and street competitions, which featured pros Greg Lutzka, Paul Rodriguez and Chad Ortiz, to name a few. Check the release from FUEL below for all the details:
“Airing Friday, May 1 at 8:00pm ET and 11:00pm ET (5:00pm PT and 8:00pm PT), and re-airing more than eight times over the next month, FUEL TV will showcase “The Tampa Pro 2009.”
Skatepark of Tampa Owner Brian Schaffer invites pro’s from all around the world to Tampa, Florida to compete in the 2009 Tampa Pro. This street and vert competition features some of the biggest names in skateboarding including Greg Lutzka, Paul Rodriguez, Chaz Ortiz, Jani Laitiala, and Kyle Berard, as they fight for the $100,000 prize purse. This event is one of the most coveted skateboard contests in the world.
“Tampa Pro 2009” Air Dates:
Friday 5/1/2009 8:00pm ET / 5:00pm PT in Skate @ 8
Friday 5/1/2009 11:00pm ET / 8:00pm PT
Saturday 5/2/2009 8:00am ET / 5:00am PT
Wednesday 5/13/2009 4:00pm ET / 1:00pm PT
Monday 5/18/2009 8:30pm ET / 5:30pm PT
Monday 5/18/2009 11:30pm ET / 8:30pm PT
Wednesday 5/20/2009 1:30pm ET / 10:30am PT
Thursday 5/21/2009 10:00pm ET / 7:00pm PT
Saturday 5/23/2009 12:30pm ET / 9:30am PT
Sunday 5/24/2009 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT
About FUEL TV
FUEL TV is the action sports lifestyle network for skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, freestyle-motocross, and wakeboarding. A unit of Fox Cable Networks, FUEL TV was launched July 1, 2003 and is seen in 26-million U.S. homes. To subscribe to FUEL TV, call 877-4-FUEL-TV. For program times and other information, visit www.fuel.tv.”
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National Geographic, the nation’s foremost expert on skateparks, released a “Ten Best of Everything” book for travelers. So if you want to plan your next vacation around the ten best places to ride roller coasters or watch wildlife, you’re psyched. Or if you want to visit the “Ten Best Skate Parks,” here’s their list:
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About a month ago, SPOT’s Rob Meronek was telling me he had compiled the past few years’ worth of sales data, and could look at trends and compare how brands did each year.
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Munich Trade Show Draws More Than 60,000 From Over 100 Countries.
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