SPoT Gets a Makeover 2014 (part one)

Allen Russell

Yep, it's that time of year again when we rip up most of the Pro Course and rebuild it bigger and better just in time for Tampa Am. Team Pain Skateparks will be at the helm of engineering it once again and here's your demo / construction crew: Jay Hammond, Sterling Wright, Jason Ranft, and the good homie, Allen "Big Russ" Russell.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Brian Schaefer

Allen Russell

Big Russ's dog, Sarge is supervising everything to make sure it's up to par.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Chris Preston

Josh Knight

That's longtime SPoT homie, Aaron Burkett on the left, SPoT FSEC member, Jared Currey, and Josh Knight helping out with demolition. Thanks for putting in work fellas.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Chris Preston

Aerial view of the west end.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Chris Preston

Found this scrawled on one of the old banks next to the stairs after the Skatelite got ripped up.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Chris Preston

Lance Mountain

Neckface X Lance Mountain collab.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Chris Preston

The whole park is basically getting a makeover. Here's some new offices that are getting put in upstairs next to the other ones. These will be home to our live broadcast team and when they are in town for Tampa Am / Pro and also a spot where riders can hang out between runs. I think Schaefer just really wanted an excuse to finally have a toilet near his office.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Chris Preston

The view from inside the new offices.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Chris Preston

Looking out into the Pro Course.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Chris Preston

Some of this stuff will make it into the new course and some will get hauled off to the dump.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Chris Preston

Last week was mostly demo and planning for the new Pro Course design. As you can see, the Kahuna is sticking around for another year.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro

Evan Smith

Here's the west end of the Pro Course. It's hard to tell what's really getting updated at this point, but those two quarterpipes with the extension definitely aren't there anymore. Check out what Evan Smith got over this gap at Tampa Pro this year.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro

Evan Smith

Evan Smith is by far one of my favorite people to watch on a skateboard. He skates so fast and utilizes the course so different than everyone else. Here, Evan smith grinded through the corner tranny and pulled it up into 50-50, rolled out onto the deck, took a push or two then ollied across this gap into the china bank. Evan qualified 9th.
Date: March 23, 2014
Photographer: Aaron Austin

Another photo of the west end.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro

Here's a west end shot looking east towards the Kahuna. Looks like the pyramid is getting a makeover. I hope this thing sticks around for a while. There has been some insane shit going down over it lately.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro

All the pieces get taken apart, put out in the courtyard and assembled back together like a puzzle. Speaking of the courtyard, there's rumors of a concrete bowl in the works. Stay tuned for more...
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro

Allen Russell

Big Russ cutting some new skin.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro

Looks like this rainbow ledge is working its way back into the course somehow. Where do you think it should go? Jason Ranft and Jay Hammond probably have a pretty good idea.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro

These look like banks from the old center piece right in front of the judges stand. Maybe another A-Frame?
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro

Jared Currey

As an added bonus this year, we are also giving the Kiddie Course a makeover. Here's FSEC, Jared Currey starting demo on the mini.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro

There isn't much to skate at SPoT at the moment, but at least you can get in free until we're done with construction.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro

Brian Schaefer

Here's an Insta shot by @dailybs of some new tranny finally starting to take shape. Schaefer approved. Check back next week and we'll have more photos of the Kiddie Course and completed Pro Course, plus maybe a few surprises.
Date: October 12, 2014
Photographer: Marino Nicastro