Tampa Pro 2005 Team Manager/Industry VIP Contest

Words and Photos by Rob Meronek

I swear, this isn't rigged. Ryan Clements won two years in a row and also is just coming off a win from the Old Man Bowl Jam we have every year at Tampa Am. This year his run included a backside disaster on the vert wall and more tricks made than any other old dudes in the contest. I bailed every trick in my second run and I don't even have the hangover excuse to use. Crap. See you at the sketchy Czar Bar in Ybor tonight, or maybe not.

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Rob

Vern Laird, Bryant Gumble, Atiba - whatever you want to call him, is kickflipping up the step up

Justin Williams, team manager at Venture, 360 flips up the step up

Justin Williams, Ryan Clements, and Jason Rothmeyer

Jim Thiebaud frontside grinds the vert wall

Bruce Walker got a first place award for his own class of skating. That's Clyde Singleton and Brian Schaefer with him

BC - early grab backside alleyoop

Beau Crum nearly snapped himself in half attempting this caveman boardslide

Barker Barrett and Brian Schaefer