Harvest Jam Presented by Expedition 2011
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by Rob
Photos and video from the Harvest Jam Presented by Expedition 2011.
By Rob Meronek
Footage by Joe Pelham
Footage by Joe Pelham
| Cameron Balliette came in hot for his 9 to 12 jam with this bomber in. |
| Mitchell Gardner is all bolts on this boardslide shuv in the 13 to 15 Division. |
| Dylan Perry knows this pyramid is going to be gone the next day for course reconstruction, so he's bringing back the frontside flip with king sized snaps. |
| Dirt Weasel got a makeover but he's not losing that nickname anytime soon. |
| Corey Melvin hasn't skated any contests at SPoT. Welcome, Corey. Good showing with this front blunt. |
| Tray Thomas had serious homie support in the crowd. He ripped and got 4th in 16 and Up. This is a back smith. |
| Microphone banter was provided by Body and Clem. |
| Chad Butts saved a million or two by using this as his ambulance ride after a mishap down the stairs. |
| Robby Kirkland had king sized homie hype in the crowd, too. He had balancing acts like this kickflip manual leading right into a hardflip back lip on the small rail. That's how you qualify 1st. Bring that to Tampa Am, Robby. |
| Expedition hooked up the trophies. Thanks Rob and Joey for signing them all. |
| Landon Swan has no problem with the hot new move of the year. |
| Ah crap, I don't have a name for this 360 flip. Who Dat? |
| Chris Jata probably woke up like 10 minutes ago after an all nighter straight to switch heel. |
| I like the late turn into Yonis' nollie frontside boarslide. |
| Carl's a regular in my neighborhood downtown. See you at the lunch joint after this nollie half cab heel. |
| It's going to be interesting watching Chris Noel and his brother Nick grow up. They're both just over a decade into the world and killing it. This is Chris kickflipping in a grown up way already. |
| Chris' brother Nick Noel already has enough steam to bring his kickflips over the pyramid. |
| The course is a little slick. Sometimes the seizure kicks in on the roll away. That's William McGaha on a hardflip. |
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| That's an awkward one. Fakie back smith grind to forward? Everyday for RayRay. |
| I can see a boardslide, but lipslide? Man, how do these little legs get over the rail? |
| Jordan Bostick - backside nosegrind. |
| Julian Hodgson - switch frontside 180. |
| The firecracker here is a popular way down the stairs. That's Giancarlo Scalise. |
| Brandon Lane - kickflip. |
| Brandon Starr - kickflip up the step-up which is probably being ripped up right now as you read this. |
| Everything digital as it should be. |
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| Joey Pepper, thanks for hanging out all weekend. |
| Rob Welsh, maybe next time on the sweatpants. |
| Josiah Portillo is outside shadowboxing with the flat. |
| It seems like hemlets and beanies are one and the same to these kids. Both are worn like a normal headpiece even when not skating. |
| Get the 8 and Under results here. |
| Get the 9 to 12 results here. |
| Get the 13 to 15 results here. |
| Get the 16 and Up results here. |
| The Sponsored Finals had everyone cussing like a 12-year-old. Check Filmer Joe's footage. Here are the Sponsored Qualifiers and Sponsored Finals results. |
| Later that night we went to The Bricks to give out the All Ages Awards that we do every year. When Clements asked Chris Noel for a few words on his win, he simply said, "Asian pride." Yeahhh, muh ninja. |
| Jereme Knibbs was presented with the Bright Future Award. |
| Aaron Davis, just standing there hands in pockets, lurking, and of course, awarded Lurker of the Year. |
| Jake Mills is Parent of the Year before he gets his driver's license. |
| Dimitri Rangos got the Most Improved Award. |
| The nice guy awards are given to two different shades of skin. Darrell Gordon got the Nicest Black Dude Award. |
| Thanks to all you tykes who came by. Good thing The Bricks has chairs in your size. |
| The Norton Family rips. |
| They're all in the running for next year's Loyal Lurker Award. Thanks again to everyone for being a part of what we love doing. Let's repeat it next year as usual. The full results from the All Ages Awards are here. |
