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24th Annual Tampa Pro 2018 March 2-4, 2018 Partnership Opportunities: paul@skateparkoftampa.com

LOCATION

Skatepark of Tampa 4215 E. Columbus Dr. / Tampa, FL 33605

THURSDAY, MARCH 1

• 12:00PM - Doors Open
• Registration and Open Practice
• Skating open to public
• 10:00PM - Park closes

• WELCOME TO TOWN PARTY

• Thursday Night - Welcome To Town Gathering
  • 8:00PM
  • Located at The Bricks - 1327 E. 7th Ave.

FRIDAY, MARCH 2

• 9:00AM - Doors Open
• Registration and Open Practice
• Skating reserved for pros and industry only
• 11:00AM - Team Manager / Industry V.I.P. Contest
  • Open to team managers, retired pros (for at least 5 years), and company owners
  • Disclaimer: There’s no age limit but if you’re obviously way too good, the judges probably won't let you win
• 6:00PM - Open bar courtesy of PBR & Monster Energy
• 6:00PM - Industry Bowl Jam (Watch it live on our Instagram story @SPoTTampa)
  • Open to team managers, retired pros (for at least 5 years), and company owners
• 7:30PM - CPH Open: The Final Chapter - Video screening
• 8:00PM - Death Race (Watch it live on our Instagram story @SPoTTampa)
  • 1st: $300, 2nd: $200, 3rd: $100
  • Open to pros and industry only (27 skaters max)
  • 3 skaters race at a time, winner of each race advances

• FRIDAY NIGHTLIFE

  • Boards For Bros Yard Sale
    • A collection of art, photos, and Skatepark of Tampa’s archives all for sale to raise money and awareness for Boards for Bros
    • Located at The Bricks - 1327 E. 7th Ave. / Tampa, FL
    • 8:00PM
    • 11:00PM - Live music by Bad Shit and Intoxicated

SATURDAY, MARCH 3

• 9:00AM - Doors Open / Open Practice
• Skating reserved for pros only
• 12:00PM - Street Qualifiers
  • Two, one-minute runs, best run counts
  • Top 30 advance to Semi-Finals
  • Top 2 qualifiers get Straight Shot directly to Finals
  • Previous Tampa Pro winners are prequalified to Semi-Finals
• Independent Trucks Best Trick contest, immediately following Qualifiers (step-up / rails / hip obstacle)

• Saturday Nightlife

  $15 Spectator Admission (free for Tampa Pro ticket holders)
  • SPoT 25 Year Pro Party / Converse Concrete Jam
    • Watch it live on our Instagram story @SPoTTampa
    • Located at SPoT - 4215 E. Columbus Dr. / Tampa, FL
    • 7:00PM - Open Bar courtesy of PBR and Monster Energy
    • 8:00PM - Concrete Jam
    • 9:00PM - Special performance by Bad Shit (Tony Trujillo, Jake Phelps, and Trixie) and Intoxicated
    • Punk Rock Karaoke - immediately following Bad Shit
      • Hosted by Thrasher's Jake Phelps
      • Songs performed by a live band while you scream the lyrics
      • Featuring members of Down By Law

• $20,000 CONVERSE CONCRETE JAM PURSE

  • Jam - 1st: $10,000, 2nd: $5,000, 3rd: $2,000, 4th: $1,000 5th: $500
  • Door Gap Best Trick - 1st: $1000
  • Tricks for Cash - $500

SUNDAY - MARCH 4

• 9:00AM - Doors Open / Open Practice
• Skating reserved for pros only
• 12:00PM - Street Semi-Finals
  • 28 skaters from Qualifiers, joined by previous Tampa Pro winners
  • Two, one-minute runs, best counts
  • Top 10 advance to Finals
• 2:00pm - Open Bar courtesy of PBR and Monster Energy
• 3:00pm - Street Finals
  • 12 skaters
    • 10 from Semi-Finals
    • Two Straight Shot winners from Qualifiers
  • Three, one-minute runs, best run counts
• 5:00pm - Awards
• 7:00pm - Park closes

• SUNDAY NIGHTLIFE

  • Tampa Pro After Party
    • Located at The Bricks - 1327 E. 7th Ave. / Tampa, FL
    • 8:00pm
    • *All times are subject to change

PREVIOUS TAMPA PRO WINNERS

• Mike Vallely (1995)
• Andrew Reynolds (1997, 1998)
• Gershon Mosley (1999)
• Kerry Getz (2000)
• Kyle Berard (2001)
• Eric Koston (1996, 2002, 2007)
• Tony Trujillo (2003)
• Bastien Salabanzi (2004)
• Dennis Busenitz (2005, 2011)
• Greg Lutzka (2006, 2008, 2009)
• Paul Rodriguez (2010)
• Torey Pudwill (2012)
• Luan Oliveira (2013, 2015)
• Nyjah Huston(2014)
• Shane O’Neill (2016)
• Louie Lopez (2017)

$75,000 PRO PURSE

• Street - $65,500
  • 1st: $20,000, 2nd: $15,000, 3rd: $10,000, 4th: $5,000, 5th: $4,000, 6th: $3,000, 7th: $2,000, 8th: $1,750, 9th: $1,500, 10th: $1,250, 11th: $1,000, 12th: $1,000
• Independent Trucks Best Trick contest - $7,500
  • 1st: $3,000, 2nd: $2,000, 3rd: $1,000, 4th: $750, 5th: $750

TAMPA PRO STAKES

The top finishing non-SLS skater qualifies to skate the 2018 SLS Pro Open. This is an SLS points event for SLS Pros.

THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS

Monster, SLS, ETN, Santa Cruz, Independent, Mob, Beats, Bronson, OJ Wheels, Converse, True Skate, PBR, TWS, and Boards For Bros

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Last Year's Coverage

• Welcome To Town Party
• SPoT Life: Tampa Pro 2016 Practice
• Friday Night Element Pro Party Photos
• Friday Practice / Industry V.I.P. contest photos
• Saturday Qualifiers and Indy Best Trick photos
• SPoT Life: Saturday Qualifiers
• SPoT Life: Indy Best Trick
• Sunday Finals Photos
• SPoT Life: Sunday Finals
• Converse Concrete Jam photos
• SPoT Life: Converse Concrete Jam