AYC Comes To Town & Best Foot Forward Contest

Daniel Shimizu

On Friday night, the guys judging and running the Zumiez Best Foot Forward contest here at SPoT started setting up for the next day's event. If you think that skateboard contest judges only sit and watch you skate, you're wrong. Daniel Shimizu illustrates the proper way to apply stickers to the course.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Clint Peterson

Clint Peterson was here as head judge of the contest, but on Friday night he was acting as staple-gun-fixer-man. Thanks again for the hoodie, Clint.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Frank Branca

While the guys set up the course, I wandered back into the office to find Frank Branca about to watch the newest GX1000 edit on Thrasher. This episode is a good one. I highly recommend checking it out.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Clint Peterson

Clint and Schaefer. Why do guys always want to compare the size of their tools?
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Danny Fuenzalida

Danny Fuenzalida and the MIA Skateshop crew stopped by the park before the contest kicked off. They were here filming a Nike SB wear test of the new Janoski. Looks like those new SB's have the nice flick, as seen here in Danny's switch frontside heelflip down the stairs.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Treshan Oshaughnessy

Treshan O'Shaughnessy has a super stylish smithgrind through the corner in the newest Soft Hoagie Rolls shirt. Proper form, Treshan.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Registration began at 3PM and was free. Kids as young as 10 thought they had what it takes to win.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Kyle Fredrick

Here are the judges who judged you: Clint Peterson, Daniel Shimizu and Kyle Fredrick.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Jyrus Ferguson

The skating really started heating up during practice. Jyrus Ferguson has a mean switch crook.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Dimitri Rangos

Dimitri Rangos has become the switch-stance master, and can even take those skills to tranny. This is a switch frontside ollie with a tweaked-out back foot.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Jereme Knibbs

Jereme Knibbs flows through the course like no other. He was really shredding on Saturday. This is a blasted boneless across the pocket.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Jereme Knibbs

Jereme Knibbs - fakie ollie.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Zion Wright

Last weekend's Spring Roll contest was Zion Wright's first contest back from a broken femur. This weekend, Zion showed that he's back in full force. This crook yank-over was crazy, and he did it every try.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Aaron Homoki aka Jaws

The Asphalt Yacht Club team arrived at 4PM. Aaron Homoki, otherwise known as Jaws, is a super nice guy who obviously enjoys himself.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Blake Carpenter

Blake Carpenter wasn't able to skate because he took quite a slam to his shoulder sometime before they got to the park.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Aaron Homoki aka Jaws

Jaws and Nyjah Huston started skating the bowl, and Jaws naturally found his way to the gnarliest obstacle in the bowl. Pulling this blunt fakie back in has got to be scary.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Aaron Homoki aka Jaws

I guess Jaws is a fan of the yank in. Here's Jaws yet again skating the tall ledge, this time doing a nosepick and pulling it back in.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

This is Anthonie Alonso, who's in high school and has been honing his photo skills lately. Keep it up Anthonie!
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Aaron Homoki aka Jaws

Jaws had one more trick to do before exiting the bowl. This is a kickflip stalefish over the hip.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Alejandro Burnell

Alejandro Burnell followed up Jaws with this huge Lien air over the hip.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Aaron Homoki aka Jaws

The AYC guys signed autographs and posed for your selfie's all day. They're some classy guys. Who knows what Jaws wrote on this dollar bill?
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Patrick Melcher

The announcer of the contest, Patrick Melcher.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Nyjah Huston

Nyjah and Jaws put on a short demo before the finals. Here's Nyjah spinning his way into this 270 noseblunt.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Stevie Williams

Stevie Williams. Legend status.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Seamus Gallagher just caught a glimpse of that ring that Stevie had on.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Markus Jalaber

Immediately following the finals, best trick got started on the pyramid. Devin Abreu took first, but I missed his trick. Here's Markus Jalaber, last weekend's Spring Roll sponsored division winner, doing a kickflip frontside bluntslide as Colin Clarke trys to get the angle from the safety of the judges booth.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Jamie Foy

These guys are all smiles because they placed top 3, and their prize packs were hefty. From left to right: Zion Wright 2nd, Jamie Foy 1st, Jereme Knibbs 3rd.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Stevie Williams

The AYC team were all smiles throughout the day. You could really tell they were having fun, especially during the product toss.
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Nyjah Huston

AYC team with the fans. Where's Blake?!
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Aaron Homoki aka Jaws

Thank you Asphalt Yacht Club for coming out and having such a great time with us. Now let's go watch the Mayweather fight at The Bricks!
Date: May 04, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin