Red Bull Manny Mania 2010 Coverage from SPoTLIGHT Productions

Manny Mania 2010 Finals Results

1st Bert Wootton
Sponsors: Organika, Converse, RipNDip
Hometown: Orlando FL

2 Jerry Cadet
Sponsors: Zoo York

3 Johnny Scianneaux
Sponsors: Catalyst Skate Shop

4 Damon Hall
Sponsors: Galactic G Skateshop, Silver Trucks (flow), Hubba Wheels, DGK
Hometown: Orlando FL

5 Travis Ehrlund
Sponsors: Mullets Wake n Skate

6 Nick Blanco
Sponsors: Square One Skate Shop
Hometown: Jacksonville FL

7 Chad Poore
Sponsors: Action Park Alliance
Hometown: Orlando FL

8 Jack Moran
Sponsors: Rip and Dip Clothing, Catalyst

9 Yonnie Cruz
Sponsors: Black Label, Lakai, Matix, Westside, Bones, Ace
Hometown: Hartford CT

10 Jimmy Lannon
Sponsors: Westside Skate Shop, Lakai, Satori, Venture, Kiki
Hometown: Sarasota FL

11 Jacob Harwell
Sponsors: Hazard County Skatepark

12 Felipe Gouveia
Sponsors: BC Surf and Sport, AMXon skateboards
Hometown: San Paulo Brazil

Source: Skatepark of Tampa 

Red Bull Manny Mania 2010 at Universal Citywalk Orlando

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Announcement: Red Bull Manny Mania Coming to Orlando on June 5th, 2010

Red Bull Manny Mania U.S. Am Event Series*:

Philadelphia, PA – May 29

Kansas City, KS – June 4

Orlando, FL – June 5

Pittsburgh, PA – June 5

Providence, RI – June 12

Long Island, NY – June 13

Rochester, NY – June 13

Charlotte, NC – June 19

Washington DC – June 19

Salt Lake City, UT – June 19

Detroit, IL – June 21

Orange County, CA – June 26

Hoboken, NJ – June 26

Hartford, CT – June 26

Indianapolis, IN – TBD

*dates subject to change

Red Bull Manny Mania National Am Final: Woodward East - July 16-18

Red Bull Manny Mania World Am Final: New York City, NY – August 21

Red Bull Manny Mania Pro Final: New York City, NY – August 22

Red Bull Manny Mania in Miami, 2009

I've finally recovered from my trip to Manny Mania, and it's taken me five days. What a weekend in Miami! Thanks to hotel arrangements courtesy of Red Bull, a slew of Jacksonville heads were able to make the trek down to Manny Mania in Miami this past Saturday. I have to say that the contest was a very unique experience, as was the rest of the weekend.

Me and Rachel Best headed down to Miami on the morning of the contest. As usual, we were running late, but with the help of Rachel's dad's Honda Pilot, we got to Miami just in time. The drive wasn't nearly as bad as I had remembered it being from last time I went. Here are some notables about the drive down:

South Florida has lots of Mountains along 1-95. They are made of trash. I must have taken photos of at least 3. I could see 2 from my hotel room!

The Runway to Ft Lauderdale/Hollywood airport is like 500 feet from the highway. Seriously! Look at it. I thought a big ass plane with Shamu on the side of it was going to land on me on the way down there.

Everyone is Beautiful in Miami. Except the tourists.

We got to the contest just as it was starting. The location was definitely unique - the contest was held inside a sound studio, with the Manny Mania obstacles in a gated off area in the middle of the room, surrounded by bright studio lights. The course was packed, and people seemed to be having a hard time getting tricks in during practice due to so many people skating. Inside the building, there were local chefs cooking everything from corn dogs to rice and kebabs. It smelled amazing, but I didn't really feel like shelling out 12 dollars for meals on a paper plate.




The course

Once the contest got underway, things cooled down a bit on the course. There were 8 heats, each with about 5 dudes skating. People were allowed about 5 minutes to practice before their heat, and then 5 minutes to skate during their heat. Between heats, mayhem would break out again until the next practice session started.

Most of the Jacksonville guys skated pretty well, although Trevor was riding with a messed up ankle. Ty Baby did some amazing stuff too, but I guess it wasn't good enough to take him to the finals. It was a shame, too. I think he deserved it.


Ty on some Flip-in, flip-out stuff

During the heats without Jacksonville guys, we escaped to the Rally's down the street for lunch. Or was it a Checkers? What's the difference anyway? The neighborhood was a little sketch, but that never matters when you are hungry, does it? Plus, you really can't fade those seasoned fries. Nuh, uh.

Before the finals got underway, Red Bull had a DJ and two rappers perform for everyone. I can't remember if they were breakdancing or not. Maybe I'm confusing them with people from the Summertime in The City galleries from JaxReax.


Miami style dictates that you must wear a white sports coat at all times.


Judges Judging


DJ DJing




Gio and Nick


Judges. I think Fuenzalida smells something real bad.


Ivan, who helped with Hotel arrangements, and Ryan King from Red Bull


Nick Blanco


Ty and Jason


Check out Lizard King hiding behind Jake back there




O-Town was at Manny Mania. They are pretty much all Winners. That's Bert Wootton on the Left, and Chris Blake with the Black 5Boro shirt.


Bert Wootton - Can YOU no-comply into a manual? - Photo: Red Bull/F. Galland

The finals ended with Aaron Collier in first, Bert Wootton in second (Bert also won Best Trick), and Cody Lucas in third. It was an awesome contest, and some really amazing tricks went down at the end. Everyone there seemed psyched about the contest, the presentation, and the good times. After everything was said and done at the contest, we were off to find our hotel.

...Which was located right across the street from the sketched out Checkers (Rallys?) we ate lunch at. It was amazing how quickly things went from looking sketch to looking fresh as hell. Red Bull had us put up in the Hilton, which is pretty much the nicest hotel I've ever stayed in. No blood stained sheets, no doors without doorknobs... none of that! We actually had to pay 38 dollars to valet our car, and not only did the valet park the vehicle, but he also carried our luggage to the room. Our room was really nice, too. Instead of a TV remote, there was a wireless keyboard. Not sure what the deal was with that, so I didn't mess with it.




Johnny, Chill Jill. Note the black eye-Johnny got mugged by 3 dudes with rifles in front of 13 Gypsies in Riverside on Friday night before heading down. Next time you see him, tell him you are glad that he is alive.


Nate Johnson and Bruce. (It's rare that I see Black Nate without 2 drinks in his hand)

Saturday night, I ended up hooking up with some Riverside heads and heading down to Bayside with them for some eating and drinking. It was a mile away, but we didn't realize that until the cab dropped us off. I think the dude went the long way, too. Rad! We were all late getting out, and unfortunately everything was closed except a latin music club which looked like an outdoor bumper car rink filled with dancers. We got drinks there, hung out on the sidewalk, and watched a crazy old man dancing with his small dog. Later, he put the dog in a Baby Bjorn and pedaled off in his bike. WTF? Also, skin-tight white pants are in full effect in Miami.

After that, we all walked back to our hotel to get a small amount of rest before our long trip back to Jacksonville. Thanks to Ryan King at Red Bull for an awesome trip! You've done awesome things for Jacksonville, and we can't thank you enough.

Manny Mania: Results

Congrats to all of you guys who made it to Miami to participate in Manny Mania. Unfortunately, nobody from Jacksonville made the finals, but there were some pretty tough matchups given out. Here are the results, stay tuned for the full report!

1. Aaron Collier from Orlando (Mesh)
2. Burt Wootton from Orlando (Mesh) Burt also won Best Trick
   
3. Cody Lucas from Miami (MIA)
   

Contest Announcement: 4 for 48: Red Bull Manny Mania Edition - UPDATED!

4 for 48: Manny Mania Edition

If you are familiar with BusStop's 4 for 40 contest series, the concept is pretty simple. From the word go, you have 2 weeks to film yourself doing tricks as described in the rules. Before the trick, film the date and time in whatever way you see fit--note cards, focusing on your phone, etc. You post the video up online, send me a link, I post it, and people vote in the comments section for the winner.

Well, it's time for an all new twist on 4 for 40, with a much more significant prize to win. Here's the details:

1. Film yourself doing 4 Manual tricks. You can do these anywhere, but some good spots to work on these include the manny pads at Kona Skatepark and the pad at the OP skatepark ('OP Park'). Be sure to mark the footage with the date.
   
   
2. Upload your video to a sharing site such as Vimeo, Flickr, Youtube, whatever, and send me a link.
   
   
3. Tell all your friends to vote in the comments section once all the submissions are posted.

That's pretty much all there is to entering. So what do you get if you win? Well, you don't get 40 bucks. Sorry, no cash prizes this time. But don't worry about that, Red Bull is providing something much better: Top skaters judged will not only win 48 cans of Red Bull, but also a ticket to skate at Red Bull's Manny Mania event in Miami, in addition to a paid stay at a local hotel, courtesy of Red Bull. For more info about Manny Mania, visit the official website here.

Update: The Deadline for Submissions is July 24th. Get Crackin'!

4 for 48, Manny Mania Announcement coming soon!

I've been really busy in the past week, but I wanted to let you guys know that I'm working on another contest round, but with a new twist. Not ready to announce it yet, but if you want to prepare yourself early, I'd go ahead and work on filming some manual tricks, and using a date marker similar to what Nate Cary and Trevor Stevens did for the 4 for 40 submissions.

Speaking of which, Trevor needs to get at me so he can get paid!
For more info on Red Bull's Manny Mania, check out the official site here.

Red Bull Manny Mania in Jacksonville, FL

If you haven't read about it already, Over the weekend Jacksonville played host to Red Bull's Manny Mania, a skateboard competion centered around manual-based tricks (or 'wheelies' if you are of that new-school-old-school train of thought and verbiage). The contest was hot in every sense of the word, and People came from as far away as Tampa and Atlanta to participate in the event. As of yet, I don't have results, (edit: see below) but check back for more info as it comes to me. In the meantime, you can look at my photos, along with those taken by Tom P @ JaxScene.
And, if you really feel like it, you can help me out with names on the unlabeled photos. There might just be something in it for you.

Here are the results from the Red Bull website:

1st Place - Matt Fink
2nd Place - Steve Webb
3rd Manny Santiago
4th Evan Mirschel