An hour south of the famous Skatepark of Tampa is the small town of Osprey that Jake Ilardi calls home. Florida has produced a handful of the best skateboarders including Andrew Reynolds, Elissa Steamer, Rodney Mullen, and, more recently, Jamie Foy and Zion Wright, to name a few. Jake is among those mentioned and has the accolades to back it when he went pro for Blind Skateboards in 2020, just a year before going onto the Olympic stage in Tokyo representing Team USA.
Liam Pace, Bryce Wettstein, Tommy Calvert, and More in On The Spot Vol. Ten – Dew Tour
In this On The Spot edit, Dew tour rounds up all recent clips to bring you the first video montage of 2024. Starting off the year, we have a transition heavy line up featuring Lady Meek getting after it in backyard pools, Ash Wilcomes dialing in his moves at the CATF, Tommy Calvert scraping coping at Prince Park in Oceanside, a backyard mini bowl session with Bryce Wettstein, and ending with Liam Pace navigating through the crust at San Diego’s oldest skatepark in Ocean Beach.
Liam Pace Charges Through OB Skatepark Crust in On The Spot
Skateboarder Liam Pace visits San Diego’s first skatepark ever built, Robb Field Skatepark, AKA OB Park. The 40,000 square feet of concrete park is located right as you enter Ocean Beach and is known for its crusty texture and unique features. Watch Liam as he sessions his favorite rail and talk us through his trick process in his latest On The Spot video.
Tommy Calvert Knocks Out Skateboard Tricks While Mic’d Up at Prince Park in On The Spot | Dew Tour
English youth Tommy Calvert is a SoCal transplant who now has plenty of skate parks and bowls to choose from to hone his skills. Dew linked up with Tommy at his local, Prince Park, in Oceanside, California, to see how many tricks he could walk away with while mic’d up. Watch Tommy fire up a solo session in the big bowl at Prince, call out his tricks, and finish off with a personal NBD as an ender, all in On The Spot.
Dew Tour: Focusing the Layers of Dave Bachinsky: Pro Skateboarder, Visual Artist, and Woodworker
He is famous for his kickflip down the infamous El Toro stair set and his impeccable skills on a mini ramp; Dave Bachinsky has come a long way since his first encounter with a skateboard in Lowell, Massachusetts, and since turning pro at 16. Decades later, Dave has branched out from being just a pro and has found skills that still involve his love for skateboarding in other forms. What first started as skateboard picture frames for friends around 2014 launched into Shapethree— handcrafted art, custom cutting boards, shelves, canoe paddles, and everything else in between made from upcycled skateboards. Dave’s creative mind didn’t stop there, and more recently launched Roll Forever— a space where skateboarding, NFTs, and art collide. Get a detailed look into Dave’s world as he chronicles his time from his first time competing at Dew Tour and beyond to where he’s at now.
A Day Well Spent in SoCal with Grace Marhoefer | Aimless Episode 22 – Dew Tour
Falling in love at first roll-in, Grace Marhoefer started skateboarding in Florida at seven years old and hasn’t slowed down since. Possessing a real knack for the wooden toy, Grace has since honed her skills and caught the attention of skateboarding fans and industry members alike— first at the 2019 USA Skateboarding National Championship, where she showed the power in her skateboarding. From there, she earned her first podium finish in 2022 at the USA National Championships for Women’s Park and continued placing at later events like X Games and Phoenix Am.
Ace Pelka Mic’d Up Skateboarding the “Best worst park in North County” in On The Spot | Dew Tour
Ace Pelka gets thrown in front of the lens in Dew Tour’s latest On The Spot video—where skateboarders pick a location and rack up clips. This time, they decided to mix things up and mic Ace for some insightful commentary. Watch Ace fire up a solo session at what he describes as “the best worst park” while having a blast.
Dew Tour Setups: Ruby Lilley Rides Popsicle Shaped Foundation Skateboard, Ace Trucks + Bones Wheels
It’s been a banner year for Ruby Lilley, scoring her first X Games podium in Chiba, Japan, with a second-place finish in May. Not long after that, she was officially announced and brought onto the Foundation skateboard team in July. Selected to be on the 2023 USA Skateboarding National Team for Women’s Park, there’s no doubt she’s one of the best rising to the top. To better understand how she does so well in bowls, we got a rundown of Ruby’s popsicle-shaped Foundation Skateboard, held together by Pig hardware, standing on Ace trucks and rolling on Bones wheels and Bronson Bearings.
Heimana Reynolds’ Custom Overland Prerunner 2017 Toyota Tacoma Build – Dew Tour
Three years in the making, countless hours wrenching, and a never-ending vision, Heimana Reynolds presents his custom 2017 Toyota Tacoma TRD build, which is equipped for an ultimate off-road experience. Heimana’s Tacoma, better known as @Manaz_Yotaz on the ‘gram, is kept in Southern California, while he keeps a 1998 4Runner stashed away on his home island of Hawai’i. Peep the detailed video of the dubbed overland prerunner as Heimana explains the custom bits from grill to camper, King Shocks hoisting everything together, all the added Baja Design and Amazon lights, and so much more of his vision come to life.
Cocona Hiraki, Grace Marhoefer Phoenix Sinnerton Park Rippers | On The Spot Vol. Nine – Dew Tour
Welcome back to another On The Spot video montage, where Mountain Dew gather a month’s worth of clips they captured and put them into one montage. In volume nine, we have Cocona Hiraki, Grace Marhoefer, and Phoenix Sinnerton— all the next generation of ripping park skateboarders who are here to stay.
Meet Tristan Rennie, Keegan Palmer, Cory Juneau, Chris Joslin, Jake Ilardi | Rockstar Invasion Ep 1
Welcome to the Rockstar Invasion, an in-depth look behind the four days at Lauridsen Skatepark for Dew Tour Des Moines 2022 with Chris Joslin, Cory Juneau, Jake Ilardi, Keegan Palmer, and Tristan Rennie. Get to know the five team Rockstar riders and their distinct style, Chris Joslin and Jake Ilardi bankroll in Cash for Tricks Jam, meet and greet with fans at Des Moines premier skate shop Subsect. All this and more in episode 1 of the Rockstar Invasion.
Jake Ilardi and Chris Joslin Street Final | Rockstar Invasion Episode 2
Get inside the minds of Jake Ilardi and Chris Joslin as they make their way into the skateboarding street final at Dew Tour Des Moines 2022, explain their tactics, and how they overcome the mental and physical challenges. All this at Lauridsen Skatepark in episode two of the Rockstar Invasion.