Tampa Am 2006 Thursday

Words and Photos by Rob Meronek

Jake Duncombe did a kickflip crooked grind on the vert ramp with no pads - whoa. We'll have video of that and more on the site tomorrow - Sara the eleventeen year old looking chick is filming video for the website all weekend. Below are a few photos from today's street practice. There are a lot of pros here - I've seen Johnny Layton, Corey Duffel, Leo Romero, Jake Nunn and a few others.

Timmy Knuth - kickflip crooked grind

Up and coming photographer

Tommy Sandoval - backside noseblunt slide on the rail

Matt Bennett - backside 180 down the stair set

Evan Smith - 360 flip lipslide

I think Dylan Rieder is going to win this Contest. Check this shifty flip caught in the clouds

David Gonzales hasn't grown an inch since the last time I saw him. This is a frontside nosegrind

Daryl Angel is a Force Trucks am - he's the first team rider that I know of. This is a switch flip down the stair set

Chris Troy - 360 flip down the stair set

Chris Troy - blunt slide shuv on the rail