Everything happens for a reason. I met Matt Coplon (who filmed clips and edited this) through writing letters and trading tapes/records of our respective obscure hardcore bands around 1995-96. None of us knew we both loved BMX until 1998 when I mentioned coming over to Florida to enter X-Games qualifications in St-Petersburg. When bridges between…
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SPoT Roast: October 20th and 21st
Profile Racing is the title sponsor for the 9th annual Skatepark of Tampa’s SPoT Roast. Here’s what you need to know…we hope to see you there. Keep an eye out at here for open pre-registration: http://skateparkoftampa.com ENTRY FEES Prepaid entry fee = Ride Free Sunday (October 15th) & Wednesday (October 18th) prior to the contest…
Read MoreSkatepark of Tampa: Summer of 2014.
From 1991 to 1992, there was a vert ramp jammed in a tiny warehouse in Avon Park (across the street from Tampa Stadium). This was the beginning of Tampa as Vert skating capital of the US. I was 15, and with a group of other riders my age, we’d get our parents to drop us…
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