Clash of the Crews 2023 Coverage Article at Skatepark of Tampa

Clash of the Crews 2023 Coverage

Posted on Wednesday, May 3, 2023 by Matt Shail

After a 3 year hiatus, due to COVID, Clash of the Crews came back with a bang in 2023! Here's a look back at one of the most memorable weekends at SPoT with Vans and skate shops from all over the East Coast!



Video by Frank Branca | Photos by Josh Bowser

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Friday: Bowl Jam and Death Race

Mike
Mike Peterson and his lady said what's up to Brian before we kicked off Clash of the Crews 2023 with the Indoor Bowl Jam!
Marcus
“Skating with you sucks”
Elvin
Good vibes and cold brews flowing!
Cris
Frontside Heely or whatever the hell it's called
Mike
Mike Peterson reppin' The Block and floating the hip
Mike
Mike backs himself up with a proper Front Blunt
Ichi
Ichi Yamada of Clockwork Skateshop puts his eyes on the prize with this Front Smith into the Hip
Jamie
Jamie Sedo came all the way from Texas to skate with us and rep for No-Comply!
Who
Proper foot position on this Back Tail
Drew
Front feeble through the corner from Drew Hoffman of Catalyst
Ian
Ian Walsh and The Shack crew showed up unannounced from New Jersey. Ian had no problem closing out the Bowl Jam with a last minute Flick Indy for the fans.
Creighton
Might need to change the name of the contest to Cash of the Crews with how much Brian loves to give out cash!
Irving
Torro!
Mike
Congratulations Mike for handling your biz and taking First in the Bowl Jam!
Mikey
Mikey Premet of Westside Skateshop grabs a cold one during a warm up lap for the Death Race
Matt
SPoT events coordinator, Matt Shail, was the Official Flag Bearer this year.
Cris
Reeaaaaaaddyyy, Settttttt……
Keenan
Keenan full speed Tre Flip over the Finish Line. Some say the glasses gave him an unfair advantage of speed
Dylan
Racers had to take some chaotic pushes right after the quarter pipe so they could hit max speed before smashing into each other on the other side of the course.
Gabriel
SPoT team rider Gabi used the Bank to Wall to generate speed while Jax opted for the inside line.
Brian
Brian loves Clash of the Crews. Just look at that child-like smile!
Graham
That first turn was super sketchy! Graham Spieler (pink helmet) of the Clockwork shop crew went by "Stuntman Dave" all weekend thanks to Brian
Jack
Boards and bodies everywhere…
Connor
Did you get that??
Keenan
SPoT team rider Keenan around the corner followed closely by local legend Brandon Knowles
Keenan
That man is fast!
Zac
Shock and Awe
Ichi
Ichi Yamada sped his way into Third Place and into Brian's heart
Mikey
Mikey Premet took an honorable Second Place.
Keenan
Our guy Keenan Lewis defended his 2020 title and won $250 in the process
Matt
Mandatory Gangster Pose or whatever it's called

Saturday: Qualifiers

Dan
Dan Lundy and Lester Cepero say what's up before we kick off the Clash of the Crews
Tyson
Tyson Zane joined the Ramp 48 squad and took this Front Feeble across and down the center piece
Haze
A frontside Wall Bash from the mind of Haze of Westside Skateshop
Kevin
Kevin Timmons came down the Ramp 48 Crew; great to see you Kevin! Back Tail across the Pyramid
Lester
Vice Crew's Lester Cepero to the Moon with this Frontside Flip
Vans
Thanks to Brandon Crockett and Vans for taking care of everything throughout the weekend. This contest would not have been possible without the support of Brandon and everyone at Vans!
Noah
Ramp 48's Noah Nagaro with a Back Overcrook
Marse
SPoT team rider Marse Farmer boardsliding up and across
Ultra Slappy Wax had their usual tent setup looking proper. Thanks guys!
Josh
Free brews were flowing and I helped myself to one of the lower calorie options. Cheers!
Scott
Scott shredded the grill all weekend. Buy this man a beer the next time you see him.
Boards
Boards for Bros had a tent outside to build some complete boards to be donated later. Thanks to everyone who helped out!
Eric
Eric skating Switch just like his namesake; Switch Crook for the Motor Lobby crew to kick things off!
Cam
Cam Douse of Bluetile with a crook across the pyramid hubba
Anthony
Front Board Pop Out from Anthony Biggs of Westside
Mikey
Mikey Premet strikes again. This time with a Front Hurricane
Matthew
Matthew McCauley goes sky high on this pole jam.
Haze
So many skaters showed love regardless of which Crew they represented. Love to see it.
Noah
Noah Nagaro bump to Nosegrind
Michelle
It was so awesome to see Michelle Box in the building!
David
David Fuentes has been coming to SPoT since he was a kid; now he brings his kid w/ him. Full circle skate family.
Luke
Switch Lip from Luke Hoey of Sunrise Surf Shop in Jacksonville Beach
Marcus
Marcus Caseria representing The Block with a pressure flip down The Four Block.
Skatepark Of Tampa
More synchronicity on the course, please.
Jermaine
Front Feeble Front 180 from Jermaine Whittaker of Black Sheep Skate Shop
Noah
Noah Pollard of the Vice Crew takes a different approach with this Back 50 from bank to bank
Yonis
I bet if you search our website archives you could find a 10 year old photo of Yonis and Pat that looks just like this.
Alex
DJ Albow providing the tunes all day
Markus
SPoT team rider Markus Jalabur didn’t skate the contest but he still busted this perfect Front Heel over the Bar.

Saturday: Best Trick

Lester
Lester Cepero w/ a freaking NAC for ya, aka the Three Flip Crooks to kick off the Best Trick Contest
Tyson
Tyson Zane would eventually Nollieflip out of this Front Crook, but it was after time had been called. Still crazy tho…
Westside
“And the crowd goes wild!”
Javon
Javon Goodman - Back 180 Switch Crook; this was a big crowd favorite and landing him into 3rd place in Best Trick
Javon
Congrats Javon!
Javon
Good shit Javon!
Myles
Myles repping the Boards for Bros crew with a big Gap Back Lip
Tyson
Traffic up on the decks waiting to get their turns!
Maycon
Sometimes traffic leads to an accident...
Myles
Myles Booker stomped this Back 360 Kickflip perfect and the whole building lost it. First place in Best Trick for showing up!!
Myles
Congratulations on First Place in Best Trick Myles!
Ryan
Ryan Thompson representing for No Comply ATX with a lengthy Hurricane. Big BA vibes on this one to end the Best Trick Contest!

Saturday: Finals

Noah
Boardslide Nollie on the Bump to Bar from Noah Pollard to kick off the finals
Noah
Flick Backlip down the wedge over the Hydrant
Jamel
Jamel Marshall of Black Sheep had these Nollie Front Feebles on lock
Westside
The Westside Crew with some synchronization during their Semi-Finals Jam
Marse
Marse Farmer of SPoT with a Back 180 Nosegrind for the judges
Marse
Backing himself up with a Full Cab over the Bump to Bar
Zion
Zion Effs reppin' for Vice Crew with a Front Feeble
Jamel
Jamel with a Nollie Crook
Peter
SPoT's Peter Kryger from the Quarter to the Wall Sugarcane
Skatepark Of Tampa
Proud of our team for taking home Second Place. Yea boys!
Daniel
Daniel Scales with a Kickflip front 5-0 to help secure the W for Vice
Noah
This will not be the last time you see Noah holding a big First Place check; I guarantee… Congratulations Vice Crew!
Jax
Jax had to celebrate a little too.
Vice
Congratulations again to the Vice Skate Crew! Champions of Clash of the Crews 2023 presented by Vans.
Vans
The kids love a Vans product toss!
No-Comply
I still can’t believe No-Comply came all the way from Texas just to share a dusty warehouse with us. Thank you all!
Anchor
Much love to Sergio and the Anchor Supply Crew.
Asylum
Asylum has always been a huge supporter of SPoT and we can’t thank them enough for coming to skate with us this weekend.
Tampa
Big love to the Tampa Rejects for coming with a strong Crew!
Catalyst
Catalyst definitely brought more than one skater this year…
Clockwork
Clockwork has a Posse! What up Ichi and Super Dave!?
The Block
Thanks to the Block Skate Supply for Showing up, wherever you are…
Skate
Skate Free brought a big Crew with them from South Florida
Yuck
Thanks for skating with us this weekend Yuck Skateshop.
Galactic G
Galactic G came through to show love. We appreciate you.
Relief
Relief always pulls up with a strong Crew. See you guys next year!
Kona
Great to see the Crew from Kona this year.
Boards
The Boards for Bros Crew making SPoT Fam proud.
Ramp
Great to see the Ramp 48 Crew as always!
Motor
Big shout out to Motor Lobby for pulling up.
Bluetile
Thanks for Showing Up Blue Tile! We love y’all!
Brian
Bluetile blessed the whole SPoT staff with their newest Tee. Thank you guys!
Vans
Brandon earned himself a trophy for being the champion that he is. Thanks Brandon and Vans family for making it all happen!
Westside
The Westside Crew came out swinging and took Fourth Place for their efforts.
Black Sheep
Big shout out to Black Sheep for taking Third Place! Well earned.
Skatepark Of Tampa
“Lemme get a flick before this thing ends!” See you all next year!

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