SPoT Life: Damn Am Atlanta - Day 1
Photos and words by Marino Nicastro.
Damn Am Atlanta Presented by Hazard County Skatepark had its qualifiers on Saturday and the skating was insane! Here's an overview of the course.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
JayJay Sharkey
JJ Sharkey started it off in the second jam with this back smith.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Uncle Sam Bellipanni
Uncle Sam was shredding and made it to the semi finals with this front blunt and popped over the board.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
The Tampa Squad was hyping up Sam and everyone at the park!
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Hollywood Martinez
Hollywood Martinez killing it with this ollie over the vert channel.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Jake Welch
Poptart always shredding tranny, back blunt over the quarter channel.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Tyson Peterson
Tyson Peterson with a crazy long front feeble across and down.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Eli Williams
Eli Williams 50-50 pull in to the smaller quarter pipe.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Alejandro Burnell
Alejandro Burnell with a great miller flip skating like a man.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Markus Jalaber
Markus Jalaber killed it all over the course, here he half cab nose slides the handrail.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Nathan Oxenrider
A lot of kids were hard flipping the stair set but Nathan Oxenrider pops one over the handrail.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Alejandro Burnell
There were many other things to skate outside of the course to keep yourself warmed up. Alejandro tweaks out a front smith on this quarter pipe.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Kanaan Dern
Kanaan Dern front 270 to back lip.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Niko Howard
Niko Howard getting a back lip down the death rail.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
This dude had the cleanest outfit winning his own contest.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Jereme Knibbs
Jereme Knibbs makes it obvious why he qualified 2nd and got the golden ticket with the tweaked indy grab.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Jereme Knibbs
Jereme kickflipped over the hubba as well.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Zion Wright
Zion Wright qualified 1st and also got the golden ticket. He got this half cab back smith like it was nothing.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Jona Owings
Jona, the owner of Hazard County Skatepark, always holding it down wherever needed. Thanks for the great times!
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Zion Wright
Here are the two golden ticket winners, Zion Wright and Jereme Knibbs. Congrats guys and can't wait to see tomorrow.
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro
Uncle Sam Bellipanni
Mr. Wright and Uncle Sam showing the enthusiasm.?
Date:
May 11, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro