Day by Day at Tampa Pro 2002
Posted on Wednesday, March 6, 2002 by Rob
Day by Day at Tampa Pro 2002 As seen and experienced By Rob Meronek, computer nerd assisting the judges with calculating scores, doing the website, helping with registration, and just general lurking around during the week. The Photos and Stories Below Go Through Wednesday, March 13
Wednesday, March 13, 2002
![]() ![]() Reese Forbes, Pat Channita, John Comer and a few others are among the first pros to show up for skating today at noon. I guess it's safe to say those aren't the drinkers/partiers. I'll have a lot more photos up later today when the ripping gets going. Later in the night the vert guys were out once again and a few more street pros showed up. I saw Ronnie Creager testing out the new mini, Chris Pastras hanging out, and Caine Gayle among others on the street course. Here's some more photos below from the sessions going down right at around 7PM. From left to right these are Jesse Frisch doing an Indy heelflip, Mike Frazier on a back talk grab, Carlos De Andrade doing a switch tailside, Andrew Reynolds frontside flipping the hip along with Caine Gayle nose grinding the pyramid ledge, and Caine doing a backside lipslide. I wonder if Carols is above the "you must be this tall to ride" lines they have at amusement parks. That dude's pretty short. Anyway, the last photo is something that I'm not in the loop on, but I guess there's some kind of art thing going on here along with that show Friday night. This photo is a work in progress on something being painted on the side of the mini. I can't wait to read all the hater comments coming on that one.
Tuesday, March 12, 2002
![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() To the right are photos of Jeff Lenoce kickflipping the big pyramid and Matt Milligan attempting a huge backside flip over the pyramid hip. This page is starting to look like a Shorty's ad. They got some of the best banner space for sure. Here's a quote I just witnessed: "I can't skate this week because if I get hurt, who's going to run the food tent?" - Barak Wiser after I asked him to take a skate break with me. ![]() Monday, March 11, 2002
![]() ![]() ![]() Monday was pretty much a full workday with no skating for the entire staff here. Later in the evening, Mike Frazier, Anthony Furlong, Tom Boyle, and a few other people skated the now finished new vert ramp. Allen Russell had a lot of venting to do in the shop after sweating bullets while screwing the upper ply of Ramp Armor down. That $h!t's a little harder than clicking a mouse and making some webiste. The photos to the left are Mike Frazier attempting a switch frontside boardslide over the channel and Anthony Furlong on a Indy kickflip. I still have no camera skills. Maybe one day I'll learn how to do something with this digi other than point and shoot. I can hear Brian Schaefer right now across the hall from my office stressing out trying to record the answering machine message. I think he's on his I managed to interview Brian on the way home about what's going through his head right now with it being a few days before the big event. Click here to read it and leave comments on the interview. You can also download the sound file. Thursday, March 7, 2002
![]() ![]() Wednesday, March 6, 2002
![]() ![]() ![]() Tuesday, March 5, 2002
Nothing much to report today. Pros are slowly trickling into town. I’ve seen Jeff Lenoce, Andrew Reynolds,
and TransWorld photographer Atiba lurking around the park the past couple of days. Tomorrow, I’ll start
to take and post some photos and video. Stay tuned.
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Email Rob@SkateparkOfTampa.com for questions about the event or the photos and video below.
All photos, video and captions are by Rob Meronek with Editor in Chief Ryan Clements' review.
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