Halloween Costume Jam – Chesapeake, VA
Tuesday, November 15th, 2011This event recap comes from the good dudes over at Sketch Skateboards. Thanks for stoking the masses Taylor.
The farthest standing slide competition was held first, with very few lead changes. David Kynett rolled down the hill second on the first run, out of three runs, and hit a slide that wasn’t matched until the second one. On run two Kynett reached a further distance, but was then overcome by Evan Hodges, giving Evan the lead going into the last run. With the third run to go, Nate Bergel slammed down the longest slide with only two more contestants left to go.
The fastest downhill speed competition was second, and probably left some skaters experiencing slower speeds due to the high velocity of winds that unfortunately were blasting on the event day. Throughout the first two runs of the competition the highest speed was 22 mph, with several skaters tied at that limit. On the third and final run, Nate Bergel, again performing on the last run of a competition, hit 23 mph to give him the victory. The six skaters who tied at 22 mph: Andrew McAlister, Evan Hodges, Anthony DeFrancesco, Matt Riley, Phil Smith and Jake Christman, were sent back to the top of the hill for a downhill race. Andrew McAlister reached the bottom first, taking second place in the competition, followed by Evan Hodges in third place.
As for the best kicker ramp trick competition and best trick competition, a twenty minute jam session was held. The session was full of madness as skaters were hitting tricks, and also slams, left and right continuously. The judging panel consisted of two skaters, Spencer Guizard and Jeffrey Sellazzo, who kept an eye on both the kicker ramp and remainder of the street area during the competition. Skaters had twenty minutes to hit both the kicker ramps and street course tricks. The competition was judged on difficulty, consistency and style.
Cold weather and a decent amount of clouds were the only set back for the event, but the entire day was successful and a bunch of skaters got the chance to come out for a day of shredding. From the beginning, with free skate time down the hill, to the intense competing and spectating of the competition rounds, we at Sketch Skateboards, believe the event was a huge success! The prize table awarding at the end of the event caused a huge level of excitement, and with a raffle after the podium skater’s picks, almost everyone at the event with home with something, even if it was just a handful of great stickers! Thanks again to all the sponsors who sent gear for prize giveaways, helped to sponsor and promote the event, and to XVD Longboards for building some amazing kicker ramps!
Farthest Standing Slide Competition Podium:
1st Place – Nate Bergel
2nd Place – Evan Hodges
3rd Place – David Kynett
Best Kicker Ramp Trick Competition Podium:
1st Place – David Kynett
2nd Place – Jarrid Lopez
3rd Place – Nate Bergel
Best Trick Competition Podium:
1st Place – Ronnie Sarmiento
2nd Place – Jarrid Lopez
3rd Place – Jake Christman
Fastest Downhill Speed Competition Podium:
1st Place – Nate Bergel
2nd Place – Andrew McAlister
3rd Place – Evan Hodges
