SPoT Life: Damn Am Costa Mesa Day 3 Edit & Photos Article at Skatepark of Tampa

SPoT Life: Damn Am Costa Mesa Day 3 Edit & Photos

Posted on Monday, August 10, 2015 by Chris

Words and photos: Bart Jones
Video: James Riff and Frank Branca
Jordan
Jordan Hoffart is no stewed prune. Before he gets to judging, he solidifies that he can shred with the best of em.
Jackson
Jackson Davis gets his with little room to spare.
Wacson
Hair Do’s with Wacson Mass and Blake Johnson.
Noe
Noe Solis goes Backside Flip up n’ over.
Taylor
Between classic hip-hop dance moves, Taylor Mcclung blasts a Kickflip.
Felipe
Classic Damn Am champ Felipe Gustavo and his pops come out to support.
Alex
Alex Midler releases a Backlip into the Red Bull bank.
Wacson
Wacson Mass is really good at Tre Flips and pretty much putting them into whatever he wants..like this time around Lipslides.
Omar
Best Buds Omar Hassan and Josh Borden.
Chase
Chase Webb puts on his banzai face for a FS Grind blast off.
Julian
Holdin’ it down for the mile high city, Julian Christianson launches a Switch Heel down the set.
Taylor
If your gonna make finals you best come equipped, Taylor McClung makes sure his braids and band are on point.
Taylor
Taylor taking his pigtails for a trip with 360 Flip.
Anthony
Tried to take this sweet photo of Remy Stratton throwin’ up the horns when Anthony Anaya had to photo bomb it with a No-Comply To Fakie.
Alex
Alex Midler steps out his realm with a Front Crook over the pyramid.
Blake
Blake Johnson, SQUAD!!!
Blake
Blake Wallridin’ for the Squad!
Dashawn
Past Damn Am winner Dashawn Jordan gets his BS 180 Nosegrind down the Hubs.
Blake
Blakular went sooo hard he needed medical advice.
Zach
Zach Saraceno Lipslides up and over.
Gage
Gage Boyle gets savage with a Biggie Front Board.
Thomas
Meanwhile, outside the park, Thomas Bonilla takes a break from making Pizza Nistas and makes some Wallies.
Micky
Micky Papa runs things in the Rail and Hubba section, this time with a Nollie Flip Back Grind.
Chad
Chad Shetler takes his son for a simulated Nosegrind.
Jonathan
Jonathan Henderson gets the Independent Best Trick Comp started off with a Tre Flip Smith Grind.
JP
JP Oliveira snagged 5th place in Best Trick with this 360 Flip Noseblunt Slide.
Andy
Andy Anderson grabbed the 4th place spot in Best Trick with a solid Darkslide To Fakie.
Julian
Julian Christianson held it down in 3rd Best Trick with a Switch Inward Noseslide Bigspin Out; Yeeesh!!
Micky
Micky Papa took 2nd place in Best Trick via Nollie Flip Back Overcrook.
Franky
Franky Villani put down a plethora of No-Comply into maneuvers getting him 1st in Independent’s Best Trick. Here’s an attempted still of the No-Comply Hurricane.
Franky
Congrats Franky!!
Remy
First Thanks For Nothing Award is gots to go to Remy and Jeff from Volcom. Thanks for lettin’ us do the event at your HQ time n time again!
If Jim ‘Red Dog’ Muir is in the house you best believe he’s gettin’ a Thanks For Nothing Award. Yea Red Dog!!
Kelvin
Anna Paula and Kelvin Hoefler holding it down for Viva La Brazil!!
Felipe
Super sick to see DamnAm OG Felipe Gustavo come out and support his Brazilian counterparts.
Blake
Blake Johnson wins the Goliath award for being sucha f*%ckin beast! Crew intact.
Wacson
As we get down to the final results, Wacson Mass ponders.. did I make it?
Wacson
Yup he’s on the podium!
Wacson
And then he won!!!
Wacson
Congratulations to Wacson! Has to be an amazing feeling to win Damn Am at the age of 15 after only being in the states from Brazil for a few days!!
Gage
Congrats also to Gage Boyle and Micky Papa for taking 3rd and 2nd. Another epic Damn Am for the books. See y'all in a few weeks at Damn Am Woodward Pennsylvania!!

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