2013 Wakeskate Tour Thread

wakemitch · Posted: Apr 15, 2013 7:55 pm Post subject: 2013 Wakeskate Tour Thread

Lets keep an on going thread about the Wakeskate Tour and all of the stops here.

I am so stoked to see what goes down this year on the tour. I still cant believe what went down last year! I dont even know what to expect.

But here are some predictions:
I think Andrew Fortenberry will get a shuv frontblunt shuv out some time on the tour
And I'm thinking we will see someone kickflip to some kind of lock in

I really wish there was a live feed so I could watch the event from work. I'm dying out here on the west coast. Hopefully next year we have a stop.

People going to watch the events, please post pictures. Last year it was super hard to find any info or pics.

daniel · Back Big Joined: 26 Apr 2004 Posts: 3669 City: Duncan

biggest regret on leaving florida is missing these stops!

walaka · Posted: Apr 15, 2013 9:06 pm Post subject:

yeah lollar,

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

knox · Kickflip Joined: 14 Jun 2007 Posts: 4693 City: Gainesville

I'm sitting in class in Gainesville right now, but as soon as I get out I'm driving to Orlando! Can't wait to see everybody down there! Smash

BB · Backside 180 Joined: 28 Jul 2006 Posts: 1706

Lollar · 360 flip Joined: 19 Jun 2007 Posts: 8253

Just check Instagram im sure there will be a lot on there.

Houle · Posted: Apr 17, 2013 2:36 pm Post subject:

The Wakeskate Tour Teaser!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2TtH_2vi4o

GnarShredd · Backside 180 Joined: 24 Jan 2009 Posts: 1529 City: Seattle

Well that's just great. Now I've got a boner at work.

wakemitch · Posted: Apr 18, 2013 8:35 pm Post subject:

I heard Keaton qualified. Who else qualified today?

senza wake · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jun 2011 Posts: 600 City: SLC

any shop owner should follow this advice when getting wskate decks in...
get some foam ones to attract the fancy boat owners to the sport and hope their kids enjoy it enough to then try out a grip one later... but more importantly...
watch the 2013 Wakeskate Tour. if the board is not ridden there, dont get it in. its a waste of yours and everyone elses time and money.

senza wake · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jun 2011 Posts: 600 City: SLC

sorry i was just looking over my local shops online store and they have more skates in stock that i would never even go near than i can count. and i thought, man, the Tour would really be the best guide to stock your stores with.

CheeseSkate · Frontside 180 Joined: 22 Mar 2005 Posts: 344

Quarterfinal heats for the 2013 Rockstar Energy Byerly Toe Jam

Heat#1 9am
Nick Robinson
Josh Zentmeyer
Yan Letcomte
Jeff Skulnik

Heat#2 9:50am
Reed Hansen
T.J Giesey
Brandon Thomas
Keaton Bowlby

Heat#3 10:40am
Austin Pastura
Daniel Grant
Collin Gee
Leo Labadens

Heat#4 11:30am
Nick Taylor
Danny Hampson
Travis Belisito
Braden Loi

Heat#5 12:20pm
Ben Horan
George Daniels
Matt Manzari
James Balzer

Heat#6 1:10pm
Andrew Pastura
Bret Little
Andrew Fortenberry
Pierre Atruz

jdarr · Posted: Apr 19, 2013 7:07 am Post subject:

what happened!!!!

wakemitch · Posted: Apr 19, 2013 9:58 pm Post subject:

Here is a link to a photo album of Girls and Qualifiers https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3052015876090.1073741854.1734083341&type=1

Boat Final was Andrew Fortenberry and George Daniels. Winner announced tomorrow

Here is what I heard went down today during winch practice:
Reed Hansen 360 flipped the gap
Keaton Bowlby - kickflip boardslide
Bret Little - kickflip boardslide
Ben Horan - Varial Heel and fs flip
Nick Taylor - Back Big
Daniel Grant - shuv to back lip (the hard way!)
Nick Robinson - shuv frontboard frontside 270 out
Jeff Skulnik - Front Tail
Josh Zentmeyer - kickflip
Travis Belsito - 3 shuv
Yan - 3 shuv
Branden Ioi - Switch 3
Andrew Pastura - shuv boardslide

wakemitch · Posted: Apr 19, 2013 10:07 pm Post subject:

Another album of winch qualifying https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3051973955042.1073741853.1734083341&type=3

wakemitch · Posted: Apr 19, 2013 11:14 pm Post subject:

New album of the boat comp
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3054080767711.1073741856.1734083341&type=1

Boat finals and winch practice
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.3054144529305.1073741857.1734083341&type=1

nick · Posted: Apr 20, 2013 8:44 am Post subject:

Saturday, April 20...

9:30am: They are playing DMX & Yan just did a kickflip back lip down the hubba... The day is unfolding like an organic banana from the food tent, happily provided by Kim's Cabbage Patch in Clermont, Florida. It rained last night & the air is kinda cool. They also have oranges, apples, & mangoes. It could be argued that I am willfully addicted to mangoes.

More updates later,

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The_BooDog_Winch · Faceplant Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Posts: 19 City: Gnarlyville

Thanks Nick! Greatly appreciated!

Is there nutella there?

nick · Posted: Apr 20, 2013 9:10 am Post subject:

10:02am: Yan won the last heat with shuv to frontboard on the curb ledge, then a powerful kickflip back lip down the hubba, super clean. Josh Z also made it through to the next round with a front lip 270shuv, then a perfect kickflip down the drop. Everyone is super consistent right now, it's crazy.

I haven't eaten any mangoes since my last update.

Heat #2 is just getting going right now. Reed Hansen already landed a bolts tre flip down the drop first try after a warm-up back lip on the curb ledge. 3 people in this heat are dialing in lines with a kickflip onto the hubba... This is the quarter-finals Shocked

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