Happy 4th y’all! Here’s something The Skatepark of Tampa put together to honor America and skateboarding – featuring Uncle Sam Bellipanni, Eric McKenney, Derick Wynn and Wes Box.
SPoT On: Jean Luc Vida
Last Saturday, our good friend and filmer Jean-Luc Vida premiered his new video 2 years in the making: Inequality. Featuring a handful of local homies and some SPoT team riders, the video turned out to be even better than we all expected. Over 200 people packed out the Muvico Centro Ybor theater, putting it over capacity, and everyone showed so much love. We sat down with Jean-Luc to get some perspective on such an epic project and what went into making it happen. Check out his SPoT On interview.
Alejandro Burnell Skates the new DLX Build Project Ledges
After a lot of sweat and dust, and with help from the community and Deluxe SF, the Turtle Ditch spot in Tampa has been upgraded with some new DIY ledges. Here’s Spitfire flow rider Alejandro Burnell putting them to good use.
Adidas Away Days Premiere at SPoT
Adidas’ newest video, Away Days has been making the rounds and snapping necks, so we were stoked to be able to premiere it here at SPoT a couple weeks ago. Add in a Best Trick Contest to the mix and free giveaways, and it turned out to be a pretty rad day.
SPoT Product Watch: New Balance #NB Riverwalk
The Pro Court 212 Shoe is the latest team shoe from New Balance Numeric. The shoe features a vulcanized rubber outsole, strategic stitching in high abrasion areas and a rubber toe cap for added durability. Two of our Innetech employees, Chris Reitz and Andy Johnson, took a break from shipping packages and decided to take a couple pairs out in the streets last week. After a full day of research and development, they gave the Pro Court 5 stars.
The Deluxe Build Project – Tampa
The Build Project is a worldwide fundraising effort that included 250+ skate shops and local crews to help raise money to build/fix DIY skate spots in their areas. It is the brainchild of the brands behind Deluxe Distribution out of San Francisco, CA.
2016 Damn Am Brazil: Finals
The levels of tech and consistency at the Finals in Santos looked like more like a Damn Pro than a Damn Am. The Brazilians went for it from beginning to end, and here’s a look at the best of it all. Lets just hope this one becomes an annual tradition.
SPoT Hosts Bro Bowl 2.0 Grand Opening
With the end of a piece of Tampa’s history comes a new chapter in the skateboarding community: The addition of the new Bro Bowl / Perry Harvey, Sr. skatepark in downtown.
Converse Triple C’s: Episode 10
Night time is the right time for a Downtown Tampa session with Alejandro Burnell, PJ Castellano, Derick Wynn and Jack Loktu, laced up with four pairs of the Converse One Star Pro OX. Special rare appearance by Schaefer’s legs.
SPoT Road Trip: Damn Am Atlanta
The SPoT crew got to the Atlanta Damn Am early and filmed this edit featuring Alejandro Burnell, Wes Box, James Cobb, Cash Gaddes, Eric McKenney, Sam Bellipanni, Markus Jalaber and Robby Kirkland.
2016 Damn Am Atlanta: Finals – SPoT Life
Damn Am Atlanta always goes off, and this one was true to tradition. 100 plus ams came out to rip knowing a top 10 finish guarantees a spot in Tampa Am, and it was a shredfest that came down to the wire. Hesh vs fresh vs tech. Congrats to Jereme Knibbs, Niko Howard and Eli Williams.
Vans 50 Year Anniversary Party at SPoT
Vans has been a household name in skateboarding since the beginning and they’re still going strong after 50 years. To celebrate their birthday last week, SPoT threw a proper mixer with free skating all day, BBQ, free cake, free waffles, giveaways to the first 50 customers and more.