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The 1st Annual Pat Wachter Pro Bowl Contest |
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Pre-Contest Practice |
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| After opening the doors to the crowd, the practice session kicked into high gear. Spectators were invited to skate the park, grab some great food, buy some t-shirts, check out the skate shop, wander around, meet the pros and have a great day. Of course, as one pro would join the practice session, two more would come jump in. Soon, it was turned into an event of it' own! The crowd was already going wild on each run before any contests even began! After practice, the contest order would be the Masters heats, Womens Pro, Master Finals, the Mens Pro heats, a break, and then the Mens Pro finals. The idea was to wrap up by around 8pm. | ||||||||||||||||
Christian and Sergie sign autographs right from the start
Early session group of some of the Masters competitors
Sasha Steinhorst and Mark Eddings compare notes on the bowl
A rare Souza sighting!!! Locals, Patrick Jackson, Chris Souza and Kent Montgomery
Christian gets a photo with Alex Spinosi from Alex's mom, Tricia
the session grows
Big line up on the deck (Sasha and Ray Fennessey with backs facing camera)
The contest brings out old rippers...local OG vert skater Troy with his nephew
Dave Duncan and Brian Kelly thanking the crowd and kicking off the day
the local skaters fill in the crowd
Christian Hosoi and Dave Duncan in the judges tower
Pro photog Dave Campbell hard at work
Sasha Steinhorst with a sweet rock and roll slide
Sasha popped out and rode a manual around the entire bowl and rolled back in
Pro photog Dave Campbell caught on the other side of the camera
Some of the bros from Georgia and the Gulf made the trip
Sergie warming up his airs as Mark Eddings looks on
Tricia Spinosi getting video tips from Sasha and Packy
Attendees were welcome to skate the street area
overview of the early crowd
Christian Hosoi takes his first run around the bowl
Benji shows up in flip-flops to skate
Benji joins the session...in flip-flops(photo by Feebleminded)
Benji with a flip-flop-frontside grind (photo by Feebleminded)
Benji cruising around the bowl
Benji...doing a killer frontside invert....in flip-flops!!! (photo by Blair Watson)
Lance poses with local Barry Gilliland (photo by Wighat/Wyatt of SkateAlabama.com)
Barry can even get on Lance's nerves!(photo by Wighat/Wyatt of SkateAlabama.com)
view of the set-up from Full Moon Bar-B-Que...yum!
Party camp behind the park
Jimmy O'Brien and "Alabama" Billy Lohrig hanging out before the Masters event
the judges get prepared in their tower
local Jay Salillias (left) and GA visitor Rob Tidwell (right) with cameras ready
Tommy "Alabama" Little with a nice Body Jar
Pro Photographer, Brian Francis caught on the other side of the camera
Sergie pops a smaller backside air as he searches around the bowl for the "sweet spot"
legendary Atlanta Ramp Ranchero, Load, takes a whirl around the bowl
Large overview of the contest as Pat Wachter checks over his shoulder
Benji mingles with the crowd and hands out stickers
Big backside air by Steadham as he warms up
Dave Campbell's set-up and his custom made, contest winning deck
Sergie airs while Eddings chats away on the deck
local Brad meets some of the visiting women skaters
more of Birmingham's long time skaters come out for the show
Benji takes time to pose with fans
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