Girl Skateboards “GRL-NYC-GMV”

Last fall Simon Bannerot, Tyler Pacheco, Griffin Gass, Niels Bennett, Cory Kennedy, Rick Howard, Andrew Brophy and Rick McCrank embarked on an east coast road trip to meet Girl’s Skate Shop Day Craffle Winner, Weston Nichols in Richmond, Virginia. Starting out in New York, they drove down through Baltimore and Washington, D.C., before making it to Texas Beach DIY in Richmond for a great day with Weston and the Richmond locals.

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KIKO at DREAMLAND Bob Burnquist House

Kiko Francisco aka Mini Cab skates Bob Burnquists ‘Dreamland’ vert bowl and I give a tour. Kiko has been skating since he was 4 yrs old and has been on Powell Peralta since he was 11! His team photo proves this and should be updated since he’s 21 now… He’s qualifying for the 2024 Olympics and tells us about his practice regimen. Kiko has an ‘IN’ to Dreamland and shows us around. This is basically Bobs backyard and he has made his own private dream skatepark! He has a lot of land to build whatever he wants… he has his own mega ramp! His wooden vert bowl has been concreted and its a thing of beauty. Also has a metal full pipe, loop and corkscrew- check it out here. – Deville Nunes

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