Go Skate Day Recaps

Update Number 1:
Courtesy of DWeezy:

Real Streets!

How did you spend your June 21st?

Go to the beach? Head out to one of the events here in town? Did you hit up the Daytona Poker run? Wild in the Streets in Tampa? While I work on my recap, why don't you chime in and share your experience with Busstop by sending your photos and stories in to our e-mail address, which is located down and to the right of this post.

Clyde Singleton presents: Go Skate Day pt.2 Bangers for Bucks

Part 2 of Clyde Singleton's Summary of Go Skate Day 2009 in Jacksonville.

Go Skate Day: Crashin' and Bangin' at Ed Austin

The second stop of the Bangers contest was at Ed Austin Park off Monument Road in Arlington. Two separate obstacles were featured here, the first being the brick quarter pipe modeled after the Maitland banks near Orlando, and the second being the Jersey barrier on top of a bank. By this time, the clouds were coming in overhead, which was a welcome sign, but people were still suffering from the intense heat.

It seemed like all hell had broken loose when the contest started on the brick quarter. There were collisions left and right, a couple of camera lenses got bonked by flailing boards, and a couple of people may have gotten their feelings hurt just a little. Darkness brought his own props, which included a Power Wheels Jeep to be used as an extention. I don't think it worked out too well though.

After this everyone moved to the Jersey barrier. Unfortunately, I got sick from the heat, and had to miss most of this, but I heard that George Evans and Max were holding it down. After all was said and done, everyone headed to the next spot for the last contest on Go Skate Day: Bangers for Bucks at Kona Skatepark. More coverage coming tomorrow, including video!

Here are the photos from Ed Austin:




Bong Gause


Crashin'



Triclops





Mike Barnes weaving through traffic









Bong




Guess what's about to happen here?



I wonder if Craig ever ended up doing that Bangers for Blunts contest he proposed.

Go Skate Day 2009 - Bangers at Atlantic Beach

I would consider Go Skate Day in Jacksonville this year to be an overwhelming success. We started at Kona at midnight on Saturday night, and ended at Shantytown in Springfield on Sunday night, and every moment in between was worth remembering.

On Sunday afternoon, we headed down to the Atlantic Beach park for the first leg of Bangers. (The park goes by many names, so I'll just stick with 'Atlantic Beach Park'.) As soon as I opened my car door, I was blasted by the hot Atlantic Beach air. I thought I was ready for it, but holy crap was it hot! 100 degrees outside. I guess I should have made note of the weather.

The vibe here was the most mellow. People from around the area casually came in and out, I even saw a girl there just hanging out in a bikini. (Kind of made me feel awkward, they don't have those in Riverside.) The best trick contest went down over the door, which for obvious reasons didn't bring a ton of competitors, though the ones who did participate brought it in a big way. P-Nut even ollied the channel on his sword board. Holy crap. Not only that, but Darkness was there on a board that was at least 20 years old. I even saw that long board guy there! What is this guy's name? He ripped it up. Last time I saw him, it was when he was skating the miniramp at TSI. The ramp was barely wide enough for him to do an Axle Stall.

Clyde was there to help Ryan King give out prizes, and when those were gone, we took our sunburnt selves to the next stop-Ed Austin park off Monument Road.

Here are some photos from the event. Click the photo to go to the Flickr gallery, where you can see the full-sized images.


Ryan King, the Emcee


P-Nut and his Sword Board


This is the face you make when your skin is melting.


DJ Triclops, the Man behind Hip Hop Hell provided music for the event. I want a copy of that 'Jacksonville' Track.


Mike 'Darkness' Barnes, Crailslide over the door.

How he can skate on that board, I have no clue.


King


Darkness was really feeling the 80s on Sunday.




Joe M., too much sickness to capture in a photo.


If you are smart, you move to the shade to announce a contest when the weather is over 100 degrees.


Joe Marrara going over the Door


Skating better than you, on a long board.


Neil Blender.

Give Me Your Opinion on 'Go Skate Day'.

I've been hyping up the coming events quite a bit over the past few weeks. I'm excited about them, and I love the hell out of skateboarding. I do know that not everyone shares the same opinion of making June 21st into a holiday, however. Do me a favor, and tell me how you feel.

Reminder - Go Skateboarding Day is June 21st, which is THIS SATURDAY.

I'm bumping this topic- be sure to take note! See the flyer below, or visit Kona's website for information. Red Bull will be at each location for your energy deficiency needs.

So here is the official flyer, direct from the man in charge. Save that gas money, cuz this is something you don't want to miss!



Once again, this contest is taking place in some of Jacksonville's best skateparks. If you don't have anything planned for Go Skateboarding Day on June 21st, you better get crackin'! Jax Beach, Southside, and Arlington. That's a full day of shreddage.

Go Skate Day: Bangers for Bucks - A Jacksonville Skate Tour

We have some new updates on Go Skateboarding Day. Martin from Kona just let me in on what he has been working on. It's big, so get ready.


Go Skate Day, Saturday June 21st

Bangers for Bucks - A Jacksonville Skate Tour
$500 to be given away $20 at a time for bangers at each skatepark.

Schedule:

11 a.m. Oceanside Rotary Skatepark in Atlantic Beach - Bangers over the Door
1 p.m. Skatelab - Bangers in the Vert meets Street area (VMS)
3 p.m. Huffman Park, off Beach Blvd right behind FCCJ south campus - Bangers on the Red Bull Manny Mania pad
5 p.m. Kona - Bangers on the barrier in the Freestyle Area

Kona will be open for FREE after 5 p.m.
Free cookout for anyone participating in the Jax tour.
In addition to the skating, Red Bull will be on location with Free Red Bull drinks at each park.

OP Park Update, Go Skateboarding Day Happenings

Word from Ms Anjie at the Orange Park skatepark indicates that there will be some substantial shreddage going on at the park on June 21st. She tells me that the park will be having some contests going on throughout the day, and that they will be open from daylight to sundown. You have to give some respect to someone that would come out to a skatepark before daybreak (6 A.M.) just to ensure kids had lots of time to skate. I don't think my clock even has a six A.M., I have never seen it. Anyway, more news is coming on Go Skate Day events, so keep checking the Calendar at the bottom of the page for more info to be added.

(The image on the right is me and my kid at the OP Park)