Phat City Contest

I’ve been to a few skate parks over the past several years, but it’s rare that I get the same feeling that I get from Skatepark of Tampa. I’m not saying that the other parks are necessarily lame; I’m just saying that they don’t have the same vibe as SPoT.

Phat City Contest October 12, 2002 By Ryan Clements Vans locks you in the skating area and won’t allow you to bring in your own water. There are some parks that are owned by straight-up businessmen. There are other parks in Florida that are operated by middle-aged people that know hardly anything about skateboarding, much less having ever stepped on a skateboard. That’s cool. Whatever. It doesn’t mean that those places automatically suck; it just means that they’re not comparable to Skatepark of Tampa. There is one place that’s as laid back as SPoT, and that’s Phat City Skatepark in Kissimmee. An old friend of mine, Brian Liptak, owns it. Although it’s small and limited, it has a great vibe, and that’s what makes a great skate park. They had an open division street contest on October 12th and we went to check it out. Keep up the good work and the SPoT crew will keep coming back. Ryan Look at lil’ Abubu about to land in the bluntslide position. Brian Flynt is the light-skinned black dude on the left and Mike Goodwine is the white guy with the great tan on the right (claims he doesn’t work out, either). Sante Fe Clay, King of Central Florida bling. Joey Corey destroys every contest he enters and demo he attends, whether he’s the one that’s supposed to be skating in the demo or not. Bluntslide. 30 year-old father of four, possibly five, and Central Florida’s biggest playa’, Mike Goodwine still killing it with a crooks. I don’t remember this girl’s name, but she legitimately rips. Rob tends to get a little overzealous and has a slight problem with pre-mature photo-taking. Pat Steiner, bs lipslide. Ryan Nix has a great style and superb nollie skills. Results PHAT CITY SKATEPARK OPEN AM 2002 Skater and Place Sponsors SPoT Info 1st MIKE FINNEGAN {MERIT ISLAND SKATEPARK, SANTA FE}   2nd MIKE MANCINI {BLACKTOP SKATESHOP, ADIDAS}   3rd CHRIS KENDALL {FLATLINE, GENETIC, SUNRISE,} Profile 4th JACK MORAN {UNIVERSITY SKATE, POWELL, OSIRIS}   5th MATT GILES {SKATEPARK OF TAMPA, REAL, EMERICA,SPITFIRE} Profile Photos and Video 6th JOEY COREY {FLAT LINE, DVS, MATIX } Profile Photos and Video 7th RYAN NIX {WEST SIDE, ALIENWORKSHOP, I PATH} Profile Photos and Video 8th JESSEE TURLEY {PHAT CITY SKATEPARK}   9th PATRICK STEINER {HAVOC} Photos and Video 10th ISRAEL WEST {SMOKE SKATESHOP, SANTA FE} Photos and Video 11th CHRLES CONTI {GALACTIC G, OUTLOOK}   BEST TRICK {JOEY COREY}