St Albans Skate Jam: Photos & Results

Dan Kelcher » Back­side Boneless

Quite pos­si­bly one of the best events we have had at St. Albans went down last Sat­ur­day and I can only hope you were there to catch the action. Being the school hol­i­days, the place packed out quickly. The ramp at St. Albans is one of the most fun ramps around and the only spine ramp in the district.

All the reg­u­lar crew were amped and put on a good show for us, mean­while a swarm of begin­ners took to the sur­round­ing con­crete, many learn­ing to skate for the first time.

Some amaz­ing skat­ing went down in the comp with the likes of Troy New­ton, Jack Woodrow, James Kingston, Ned Simp­son and of course Dan Kelcher get­ting all crazy. The girls divi­sion proved pop­u­lar with the most female com­peti­tors we have ever had enter, a spe­cial men­tion to 13 y/o Megan Wil­son who busted a whole bunch of flip tricks tak­ing home 1st place!

Thanks again to our spon­sors: Christchurch City Coun­cil (Shirley/Papanui Com­mu­nity Board), Cheap­skates, Skull­candy, Sport Can­ter­bury, Hellers and the Can­cer Society.

The pho­tos say it all, big thanks to Andy Brown for cap­tur­ing the shots below.

10 & Under
1st — Ben Stew­art
2nd — Moses Humphrey
3rd — Saul Titheridge

13 & Under
1st — Ariki Kingi
2nd –Luke Bren­nan
3rd — Daniel C-G

14 & Over
1st — Jack Woodrow
2nd — James Kingston
3rd — Jor­dan McStay

Girls
1st — Megan Wil­son
2nd — Mikayla Gilmore
3rd — Lau­ren Scott

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Jellie Park Skate Jam: Photos & Results

Here’s a quick recap on our first event back for 2012. Skaters from all ages put it all on the line for us, and the sun blazed. Thanks to all who com­peted, and to those who helped out and sup­ported the event.

Best trick comp results and pho­tos attached. All photo cred­its to Josh Stewart.

10 & Under
1st — Ben — Board­slide the hubba
2nd — Pheonix
3rd — Dion — Drop off

13 & Under
1st — Ariki Kingi — Kick­flip Indy Grab
2nd — Brad Fast — Ollie to the flat
3rd — Daniel — Board­slide the flat box

14 & Over
1st — Josh Bam­ford — Kick­flip to the flat
2nd — Josh Stew­art — FS 180 to the flat
3rd — Franky — Nol­lie Inward Heelflip over the lump

Girls
1st — Mikayla Gilmore — Pop Shuv
2nd — Julia Conaghan
3rd — Ava Herrick

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Brofile #7: Zak Mclean

Zak Mclean » Kick­flip » Busyard gap, Christchurch

Wel­come the first post of Bro­file. Since we realised we were quickly run­ning out of poten­tial groms in Christchurch, we decided to change the name from Grom of the Month so we can con­tinue our shoot and rider pro­file to rid­ers of all ages and backgrounds.

To kick things off we caught up with local rip­per Zak Mclean and ven­tured around a few street spots in Christchurch. One thing I noted about Zak when he’s in front of the cam­era, he’s com­mit­ted — he doesn’t give up. If he doesn’t land some­thing, he keeps at it until it’s stomped, and stomped cleanly.

Here’s what Zak had to say for our quick­fire questions:

Name: Zak Mclean
Age? 16
Reg­u­lar or goofy? Reg­u­lar
Fav local spot/skatepark: Wash­ing­ton Skate Park
Fav trick? Gotta love them kick­flips
Street/Park/Bowl? — Why? Street, just love going to a spot and try­ing tricks nobody has done before.
Who hooks you up? Nobody
Fav all time skate­boarder? NYJAH HUESTON
Fav skate vid/ last one you watched? Nyjah Hue­ston — Rise & Shine
Lis­ten­ing to music while skat­ing? Hate it.
Tight or loose trucks? Loose
Worst skat­ing injury? Prob­a­bly chipped hip, or bro­ken foot.
Cur­rent setup? Skategear deck, Thun­der tita­nium lights, Bones STF wheels, Abec 7 black pan­thers.
A good skateboarder’s diet should always include? B.K. and Gatorade.
What are you going to be doing in 5 years? Hope­fully skat­ing.
Any final words? Ouuuutttttt.

Scroll on for some more sweet shots by Andy Brown…

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Upcoming Event: St Albans Skate Jam

Summer’s on and the events are rolling up… Head on down to the St Albans Skate Jam on the 28th Jan­u­ary to check out some mini­ramp spine action. There’s $700 worth of prizes for those who are keen to huck it, trick tips from the Skate Skool team and free gear hire for those who are keen to give it a go, and a free BBQ who would rather sit back and enjoy the skat­ing and the sun from the sideline.

Keep up to date with upcom­ing event on our Face­book page. See you there!

Upcoming Event: Jellie Park Skate Jam

Back into it! Wel­come to 2012 peo­ple, we’ve got a whole bunch of events in the pipeline start­ing off the Jel­lie Park Skate Jam on the 21st Jan­u­ary. There’s $700 worth of prizes up for grabs in the best trick comp, a free BBQ, trick tips, and free gear hire available.

Spread the word — we’ll see you down there!