Final event of the 2008 Florida Bowlriders Cup Series at Kona Skatepark!

Day 1, April 26th
coverage thanks to konaskatepark.com

This is the first year for the Women's division. Here's a little warm-up session for the ladies.

The Kona Bowl Womens division winners 3rd Jen Stranko, 1st Cressy Rice, 2nd Marlee Miller.

"Al Brunelle's bag of tricks is virtually bottomless."

You can't have results without judges.

Kona Bowl Am winners 3rd Cason Kirk, 2nd Jordan Price, and 1st Al Brunelle

Series winners :
Grom - Steven Pineiro
Womens - Marlee Miller
Open Am - Timmy Knuth

Day Two, April 27th
This is The Dirt's coverage
The Dirt City locals rolled into Kona Sunday to catch the 2nd day of the 2-day event. Too bad there was an un-loaded camera on my arm for the Masters part of the day.

Masters winners: 2nd Jason Parkes, 1st Paul O'Hara, and 3rd Steve Workman. Thanks to Kona Skatepark for the photo.

Points series winner for 2008, Buck Smith! Couldn't skate at Kona due to an injury. What injury? I was told not to ask. So I didn't...

Here are some pool-side shots of the Pro Division for your enjoyment. Maybe they can give you an idea as to just how talented these skaters really are. Most of these faces and names were new to me. The skills portrayed on that cement were impressive and inspirational beyond anything I had imagined...and the photographers and fans alike were eating it up almost faster than they could dish it out.

Jimmy the Greek. Heard he's some sort of legend. With a style like that, I'd believe it.

Steve Reeves really gave some sort of show.

Who is this?! Morgan Burgess makes it head-high, making me glad I wasn't a judge.


That Florida sun is sure to do a number on you, especially if you're skating. Looks like Tim Johnson may be getting a taste of it. Don't let this photo fool you though. He was determined to shred, and boy did he ever!

Will Powers showin' a little love for this Kona spot.

Morgan Burgess, ladies and gentlemen.


Witty commentary from Martin Ramos! Thanks Martin! This was the 2nd year for the Florida Bowlriders Cup Series. The events that have taken place have left people wanting more. The possibilities are endless, so I can only imagine what he'll have in store for us in 2009.

Benji Galloway, 2007 Bowlriders Series Winner, giving us a taste of how a pro skates.

Can't you just feel the love? Skateboarding really is one of the most unifying things this world has to offer. Benji and Steve say it all in this one.

Stacie Roberts, a Dirt City local, walks away with 2nd place for the Women's division of 2008. This was actually the first women's division for the Bowlriders series. Can't wait to see what's in store for these ladies next year!

Stone Edge employees Erik Brubaker and Alex Vontevenar enjoying a little Jacksonville skate-isfaction.

NOW FOR THE RESULTS!

Pro winners: 3rd Kevin Kowalski, 2nd Jimmy the Greek, and 1st Benji Galloway. Someone had the right idea with the water bottle!

For the second year in a row, Benji Galloway wins the Pro Points series. Way to go Benji! He must be loving this!


Can't forget the victory booze to be poured obnoxiously on the winner.

Can't forget the victory run on the booze. Benji sure does know how to have a good time.

Congratulations Benji Galloway!

And there you have it, the last day of the Florida Bowlriders Cup series for 2008 at Kona Skatepark. It was such a treat to see history being made at a place where history has been kept alive. Everyone loves a good bowl session. There's nothing better than watching people do what they love...except maybe Pabst tallboys and a crowd of exhausted, yet satisfied skaters. If ya missed it, ya missed out.

Don't forget to donate when you skate at Stone Edge Skatepark for the next week!

There are donations being accepted at STONE EDGE SKATEPARK located at 1848 South Ridgewood Ave in South Daytona, FL for an upcoming free dinner in Orlando put on by their local FOOD NOT BOMBS organization. Donations are being collected and will be delivered personally by myself. I will be volunteering as well as doing an article on the Orlando Food Not Bombs and everything they're doing down there. I am also encouraging all of you to participate if possible. I know it's a little drive, but you could always carpool with friends. Your efforts will be much appreciated by all FNB volunteers and organizers, and those hungry citizens of Orlando.

for more information, visit http://orlandofoodnotbombs.org/

Final 2008 Florida Bowlriders Cup event at Kona Skatepark!

Schedule Changes
"The Florida Bowlriders Cup is growing at an incredible rate. Because of this, Treaty Skatepark has been removed from the schedule to make room for a two day event at Kona Skatepark on April 26th and 27th. Due to the number of entries, it would be impossible to hold an event including all divisions on a single day and not exclude someone. So, instead of holding two good contests, we choose to hold a single two day contest of the caliber deserving of the competitors."


We are all anticipating the 2 day event at Kona this upcoming weekend. If you've never skated Kona, you might want to. It's an outdoor skate park that offers a little something fun for everyone. We'll have some inclusive coverage for you following the event. Some of us here in the Dirt are going to be making our way up to catch the last day of this inspirational series of excitment.

for more information, check out www.konaskatepark.com

Slalom Results- 4/17

Well, looks like Mike Barns came in with a sneak attack on the locals..knocking Kyle Bru. out of his 1st place position. Here's the full results and look at the course, in case you think you have an Edge on this race, and want to come out this Thurs.


click to enLARGE

Red Bull Manny Mania @ Kona Skatepark

http://www.konaskatepark.com/kona/index.html

The Results are In

My goodness Dirt City might as well be live coverage. Already have the results in from tonight's slalom race... havin' to work with crumpeled up pieces of paper... baah

Kyle Brubaker- 21.41
Dug Ketterman- 21.93
Kyle Ball- 22.34
Wendel Woodward- 22.41
Conner Feasel- 22.68
Alex Vontevenar- 23.00
Erik Brubaker- 23.25
Deionte Bouchard- 24.56

Looks like Kyle Brubaker has the times to beat, but he's definitely got some guys on his tail.

Here's last week's results to see who got better or worse:)

SLALOMITIS-It's Contagious! Get it Tonight -6pm

"Dirt City Is...." by Wesley Zane Husband

In 1995 two life changing experiences took place for me. The first was believing in Jesus, and the second was the accumulation 13 dollars, which purchased my first skateboard. Some kids are ostracized because of being that they aren’t athletic, pretty, tall, or whatever. For me social stigma developed because I had become a Christian, and wanted to do things differently because of my friends. So, when high school came around I was cool with everybody, but I never got invites to parties, or whatever. Looking back I think those people probably viewed me as some kind of vehicle for God’s judgment, but all I wanted was to be their friend.
I grew up skateboarding, and skateboarding a lot, because I had nothing else going on. Skateboarding brought me into a community of people that have treated me better than some of my own family. In 2006 Jason Brown was running N:CE Skateboards in Louisville, KY. We met each other, and became partners in crime. It was this connection that gave me my connection in Daytona Beach. Before coming to Daytona, I asked Morgan McDole if I would find out what Dirt City was (I had no idea), she confidently sent a MySpace message:


“yup.

----------------- Original Message -----------------
From: wesley
Date: Feb 15, 2008 12:24 PM


Dirt city? Im going to find out about that?

everything still good for the seventh? “

Morgan, told the truth - I did find “out about that”. While I was in Dirt City:
· Thousands of bikers partied in the streets
· Benji Galloway skated Stone Edge with groms (and he liked it)
· grinded pool coping for hours
· The GE Jam went down (tons shredding). Good Job Dug, Aly, Kyle etc.!
· Kids made fun of my glasses by calling me Bob Burnquist
· saw footage of Stone Edge in the eighties
· lived off of Peanut Butter, Oatmeal, and MaxWell House coffee
· Over heard O.G. Dirt guys talking about the back whens
· Sustained minor trauma to all four limbs

· Made friends
· Met Ryan Sheckler -the Heckler version
· Partied at the Stone Edge house
· Didn’t miss Chicago, or Home

To summarize, Dirt City is a lot of things to a lot of people, and to me that’s the beauty of that place. The nine bowl at Stone Edge has been thrashed for nearly two decades! Personally, the grom rippers got annoying, but man they ripped, and kept a good vibe going. So, In Dirt City I found all the things missing from my earlier skate days: friends, multi-generational shredding, and a quality park.

------ Wes is a good visitor...he just wants to sk8, so I didn't really have worry about entertaining him. Though, all my sk8 videos have been lost through friends over the years, so I think Osiris's "Feed the Need" lost the "get pumped" effect after watching it ten times. Everyday he came home with a new cut. Mad props. So here are a few 9-bowl shots, a typical day, in the hot FLA heat. ~Morgan

Slalom Results

Here are a few pics and the time sheets from Friday's slalom race. I thought I'd have you all in the 9-bowl. Nope, all I got is new cuts. It was like an obstacle course, and to finish the run was a feat. Everyone seemed to get hung up on the 4th turn and zig zaggies if you got too much speed. But, it was fun to see where people would take a dive or slide out. Definitely keepin it fresh....as were the tacos. (click to enlarge photos)

Alex and Austin








Erik B. - takin out the cones