Wow! What a contest; what a weekend….

All 3 events were Youth and Child based and really displayed the intensity and insanity of the skater kids that are 18 or under in the Lower Mainland. Andy Anderson only went to Plaza and Railside which is a shame since he could’ve probably beat Dominic Devries at Chuck Bailey too and taken first place at all 3 events. But either way between Brad Muscat and Andy Anderson, Protest Skateboards was well represented at each one. There are many reasons these kids are on Team Protest, one being that Hippie Mike has mentored both of them for many years and taught them each a lot of what they know about skateboarding, but also because they are both fearless and amazing skateboarders. Today’s contest was a great display of how many kids around here are so good at skating. Even in the super-mini categories, it blows your mind even just what you see the kids try. We gotta thank New Line Skate Parks right now for playing such a huge role in changing the face of skateboarding, making skate parks a part of the demand of every city, and helping skateboarders and skateboarding become more accepted by society. And while all this progression is going on behind the scenes, the kids that skate these “Training Facilities” end up being the next Ryan Shecklers.

I don’t have too much to say about this Poco contest except it was really well done. Giver, or as he likes to be called – Michael James – put it all together with the City of Port Coquitlam and did a great job organizing it and running it. All the kids had fun, they all felt good even if they didn’t win, and there were no negative vibes. Rippers of the day were Lukasz Brodowicz, Parker Sherwin, Aiden Eastman and little Presley from Squamish who all destroyed it in the 9 & unders; Kyler, Jonathen and Mathew McCauley took the prizes in 10-13’s and the 14-18 category was untouchable. Fighter was killin’ it for Protest on his last day as an 18 year old, but also almost killed himself a couple times slamming straight to his side on flat from the top of the big handrail, but he still Benihana’d the 9 stair and the Double Set, Gap to Front Tail up the step up rail, and crooked the nasty rail down the big bank. But he didn’t place Top 3.

Travis put on a showcase of tech and creative trickery on the sets, the hips and the rails while Gabe Dinorscio showed why he is one of the next big up and comers from Vancouver area with kickflip grinds down the kinked ledge, solid tricks on all the ledges and hips, and a big 360 flip down the step up and over the bank, but no one could keep up with the AA Battery Andy Anderson. Andy reps for Protest and does it well. We are about doing what you want, being different and creative, and showing pure style on the course, and Andy easily takes care of that everywhere he goes. Airwalks down the 9 stair, feeble down the double kink rail, front foot impossible up the step up and a whole lotta ledge and rail tricks. I love how Andy effortlessly and undoubtedly won this competition and didn’t even touch the bowl.

Solid contest, solid weekend, Thanks to all who supported Youth Week

Now here are some photos

Organized by Jeff Cole in cooperation with the Vancouver Skateboard Coalition, Michelle Pezel at Anti Social, Thunderbird Community Centre and some others, the Vancouver Youth Week Jam was a hit yesterday. It was sunny, very warm, and lots of kids showed up. Old School Langley’s Thom Prior showed up to MC and run the events, with classic comedy of course. Thom actually used to co-MC events in Surrey back in the day with Hippie Mike. There were tons of “Trick Comps” on many different obstacles throughout the afternoon and most of the kids there took home a prize or two. Protest riders Andy Anderson and Brad Muscat cleaned up pretty good but gave some of what they won away to the younger kids that need it more.

Nothing too standout at this one, just another fun event for all the spoiled skater kids of Vancouver and it’s surrounding areas.

Here are a few photos

It was definitely a day to shine, the sun sure was…

Hippie Mike hosted Surrey’s 9^th annual Youth Week Skate Jam, this one was at Chuck Bailey Skate Park, and it incorporated a BMX contest into it as well. The Surrey Fire Fighters donated some funds for food towards a free BBQ and members even showed up and cooked and served the hot dogs for  over 2 hours. There was a ton of people who came out to participate in the event and also just to watch.

The BMX Contest ran as a Jam for about 40 minutes in between the qualifying runs and Finals for the skateboarding and most people were patient enough during that time, but the real deal was the skate comp. 4 Categories – 9 & under, 10-13, 14-18 and 19 & over, and all 4 of them were stacked. The 9 & unders all ripped as hard as they could, with Emmanuel N. Busting an ollie down the 3 block at 8 years old, and 7 year old Django Caseley putting on a knee boarding demo. The 10-13 yr old category was intense. JR Barron, Mathew McCauley and Adam Lewis all destroyed it – ledges, rails and tech tricks over every gap there. The 14-18’s was dominated by Fighter (Brad Muscat) and The Dominator himself – Dominic Devries. Gabe Dinorscio was there but had to leave before the finals, it would’ve been nice to see how he would have fit into the winner’s circle if he had been able to stick around. And then there was the 19 & over category. Francois LeBlanc was on his ledge game for sure, but so were Yuya Ishikawa and Calvin Dignard. Allen Handley and Eve Feaver also made finals for killin the tranny, but Nothing was stopping Calvin form winning that one.

So many tricks were stomped so solid in every category it was mind-blowing. If you missed it, you really missed out. But here are the results and some photos so you can at least pretend you were there…

Results:

9 & under – 1. Django Caseley; 2. Emmanuel N.; 3. Aiden Eastman; 4. Emmanuel G.; 5. Tienna Rivard

10-13 – 1. Mathew McCauley; 2. JR Barron; 3. Adam Lewis; 4. Theo Caseley; 5. Mark Melyukov; 6. Ethan Clark; 7. Josh Lewis; 8. Austin Bolm & Jacob Gilbert; 9. Jean-Claude N.; 10. Fish & Bachouch Michael; 11. Jayden ; 12. Damon Morgan & Dylan Reinheimer; 13. Matt Kipp; 14. Matthew Lalim

14-18 – 1. Dominic Devries; 2. Brad Muscat; 3. Jacob Drescher; 4. Tanner Hawthorne; 5. Noah Eastwood; 6. Henry McQuaid; 7. Gabe Dinorscio; 8. Riley Allen-Clerihue; 9. Brendan Spinelli & Nicko Garrido; 10. AJ Muhammed & Giet Rolin; 11. Jackson Wakabayashi; 12. Fredi Perez; 13. Zacc Lester; 14. Derrell Laughcane

19 & over – 1. Calvin Dignard; 2. Yuya Ishikawa; 3. Francois LeBlanc; 4. Allen Handley; 5. Eve Feaver; 6. Ty Koeller; 7. Trevor Greig & Kazuma; 8. Ryan Barron

March 15^th, 2013 started off Spring Break with a bang or two for the kids at Chuck Bailey Skate Park where Hippie Mike and the CBYPC organized and held a little Bike/Skate Jam in the Bowl along with a free BBQ.

Everyone was invited and lots showed up. There were some Best Trick Comps for the different age groups and Mike handed out a bunch of prizes, but mostly it was just about hanging out together with some tunes blastin’ and having a good time. Amazing job once again for the City of Surrey building a Skate Park with a covered section, proving the opportunity for another successful event that ran while the rain was pouring down. It’s a luxury to have.

Thanks to all the sponsors that supported – Protest Skateboards, Ollie North, Coastal Riders, Street Dreamz, AXS Gear, Bike Zone, Fiend, Ten Pack, Almond, Norco, RDS, Fallen and Safeway.

And thanks to all who came out to skate, it was great fun.

Adam Hopkins and Max Bayko shredded the deep end along with Allen Handley, Andy Anderson and Grant while the young bucks all shredded in the mini ramps. JR Barron and Riley threw down lots of tech tricks and Theo and Django Caseley impressed the crowd with their tranny skills. Especially Django at 6 years old dropping in on his knees and grinding coping in the 7 foot – Crazy!

Best Trick in the Deep was pretty tight. Hopkins was obviously killing it but didn’t want to win of course, so it was pretty much between Max, Allen and Grant. Max was hitting every tough transfer in the place, but it was riding between Allen Handley’s Melon Grab Feeble Grind Fakie and a sick handplant by Grant for 1^st place. Then at the last moment and final attempts, Max Bayko busted out a clean Nocomply Tailslide across the big wall. He shut it down and took home a sweet Protest Deck and Tshirt. Everyone that showed up got some sort of prize, ate too many hot dogs, and most of them left in a new Protest Skateboards Tshirt. That’s how we do it…

Here’s a couple photos of the older dudes having fun on the big wall

Brendan Nielsen took 1^st Place in the recent Online Protest Best Trick Contest. Here’s Brendan collecting his prize pack, looking happy about it. He got a Protest Hippie Mike Deck, A Protest Old School Deck, 2 Tshirts, a hat and a Custom Protest Hoodie which is still being made. We’ll get you that soon buddy. Don’t Worry.

Congratulations again to Brendan, and check out the winning trick

Smith Grind Hardflip 

http://www.protestskateboards.com/online-skateboard-competition/brendan-nielsen-smith-hardflip/

It was a great contest and I’d say majority of the tricks entered were definitely sick tricks. Some were big, some were tech, some were just weird, but all were awesome. You, the public, narrowed down the Top 10 by voting for your favourites, and then it was Team Protests turn to decide the winner. We narrowed it down to the Top 3 with Allen Handley’s Miller Flip over the fireplace at Chuck Bailey, Brendan Nielsen’s Smithgrind Hardflip on the ledge at White Rock Res, and Lanny DeBoer’s Frontside Kickflip 360 over a big wedge gap in the streets. All 3 of these tricks were super unique in their own ways but we were forced to choose just one. After lots of debate back and forth and asking the opinion of a couple outside sources it was confirmed…

Congratulations to Brendan Nielsen!!

The winner of the 2012 Online Protest Best Trick Contest!!

Brendan has won a huge Prize Pack containing:

A Protest – Hippie Mike Deck, an Old School Shaped Protest Team Deck, 2 Protest T-Shirts, a Trucker Style Protest Skateboards Hat, and a Custom Protest Skateboards Hoody.

Check out the winning trick

http://www.protestskateboards.com/online-skateboard-competition/brendan-nielsen-smith-hardflip/

and click here to see the rest of the entries that Brendan beat

http://www.protestskateboards.com/leaderboard/

Thanks to all that entered.

Alright the team has narrowed it down to these Top 3 Tricks

• Lanny deBoer – Fs Kickflip 360
• Allen Handley – Miller Flip Over Channel
• Brendan Nielsen – Smith Hardflip

Congratulations for making this far.

The Winner will be announced tomorrow – December 20, 2012

Okay here’s the list of who made the Top Ten in The Best Trick Contest

In no particular order

• Brendan Nielsen – Smith Hardflip
• Lanny deBoer – Fs Kickflip 360
• Allen Handley – Miller Flip Over Channel
• Allen Handley – BF Heel BS Boneless Tail
• Allen Handley – Shitquake
• Kory Laan – Kickflip Manual Kickflip Out
• Jonathan Reichert – Varial Flip Mute
• Shawn Beaupre – Manny 3 flip
• Francois LeBlanc – BS Hurricane
• William Savage – Nollie Double Bigspin Heel

Time for the Team to make a decision on the winner. It will be announced this Thursday.

ell, the winner has been announced for the 2012 Store Wars Video Contest. Axis Boutique from Laval, Quebec has come through as the Champs taking home a huge Prize Package containing:

• an electronics prize pack valued at $5,000
• a compilation shoe with Circa
• an Ad & Video Profile with Push.ca
• editorial coverage & ads in Concrete Skateboarding Magazine
• and custom Skullcandy Headphones

Not bad, eh?

Their video proved to be the most popular amongst the voters and when you watch it you will see why. A lot of hard work went into this edit with tough spots, sick tricks, and solid editing.

Good Job Guys!!

Click the link to check out the full story and watch the vid

http://www.concreteskateboarding.com/?p=22002