Contest, Montage / Edit, Skate Park, Tour, Video

Rockstar Energy Open VQS Is Back for 2025 – Video Contest Details & Prize Breakdown

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The Rockstar Energy Open VQS (Video Qualifier Series) is BACK and there is major money up for grabs once again. That’s right, ANYone can submit a :30-1 minute video for their chance to win a piece of the $24,000 on the line. Ready for the details? Here’s the breakdown:

There will be 7 weeks open to video submissions between June 2 and July 25, 2025. Each week 1 woman and 1 man will each be awarded $1,000 for the best video shared on Instagram with #RSOPENVQS. At the end, there will be Best Trick and Viewers Choice awards of $2,500 each given to women and men.

After the money has been dished out in full, the top 10 women and top 10 men will be invited to skate at the Rockstar Energy Open in Portland, Oregon on August 15 in the VQS On-Site Qualifier. The top 2 from each contest will advance to skate in Main Event. It’s that simple. For more details on how to submit and how to vote, head to ThePlatfrm.com.

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Pepper Grip | A Wagon Story – featuring Austin Kanfoush and Rob Starr

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Jump in “The Wagon” and tag along with Austin Kanfoush and Rob Starr “Cheddar Bob,” on a super-visual journey together back to their hometown of Pittsburgh PA.

Growing up filming and skating, “The Wagon” was the car that shuttled the crew around, made all of those out of town spots accessible, and entertained in some notable cameos in Rob’s early “Yinz” videos.

Alongside this tribute Peppers present a tactfully crafted capsule of items to help tell their story and honor a sacred era and the origin of their adventures through some nostalgic footage intertwined with new assets captured on their recent visit.

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