Tampa Pro 2008 Schedule of Events
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on Wednesday, February 13, 2008
by Rob
The full details of everything going on during Tampa Pro 2008.
Thursday, March 20th
Cuban Club- 12pm - 6pm - Open Am and Pro Vert Practice
Friday, March 21st
Skatepark of Tampa- 9am - Doors Open
- Tickets are $10 and available at Skatepark of Tampa & skateparkoftampa.com
- Open Pro Street Practice all day
- 3pm Riders' Meeting
- 12pm - Team Manager/Industry VIP Street Contest
- 8pm - Doors Close
Cuban Club/Ybor City - 10am - 4pm - Open Am and Pro Vert Practice
- 4pm - Open Am Practice
- 5pm - Am Vert Qualifiers
- Two, 45-second runs, best counts
- Top 10 advance to Finals
- Am Vert Finals
- Three, 45-second runs, best counts
- 8pm - Heritage Art Show Reception
- Featuring Lance Mountain, Mark Gonzales, and Neil Blender
- All Ages/Free
Saturday, March 22nd
Skatepark of Tampa- 9am - Doors Open
- Tickets are $10 and available at Skatepark of Tampa & skateparkoftampa.com
- 11am - Pro Street Qualifiers Begin
- Two, 50-second runs, best counts
- Top 30 advance to Semi-Finals
- Top two Golden Ticket spots go directly to Finals
- 6pm - Doors Close
Cuban Club/Ybor City
- 12pm - 6pm - Heritage Art Show
- Gallery open for free during specified times
- 12pm - 6pm - Open Pro Vert Practice
- Free to spectators until 5pm
- 6pm - “Six Pack” Pro Vert Contest
- "Six Pack" of your favorite tricks
- Six back-to-back combo of tricks
- Anything goes, five runs
- Three set-up walls max to start run
- Rider must indicate what wall or trick they are going to start with
- One rebate is permitted during set-up walls
- This is a bonus in case rider falls prior to first trick of their "Six Pack"
- There are no rebates once the first trick from the "Six Pack" is cracked open
- If rider falls prior to sixth wall, the run is over
- Every run is scored even if rider doesn't make all six walls
- It is possible that a rider can make the Finals by landing less than six walls considering the high caliber of skating anticipated
- Best run counts
- Second highest run will be used as a tie-breaker
- Top five skaters advance to Finals
- Finals
- 20-minute jam with the same format as Qualifiers
- At the end of 20 minutes, each skater will get three final runs
- 8pm - Pro Party 2008
- Band of Horses and Special Guest Kimya Dawson
- Tickets for Pro Vert and Pro Party are $10
- Available at Skatepark of Tampa, TicketMaster, and skateparkoftampa.com
- Check out the flyer
Sunday, March 23rd (LIVE WEBCAST!)
Skatepark of Tampa- 9am - Doors Open
- Tickets are $10 and available at Skatepark of Tampa and skateparkoftampa.com
- 12pm - Pro Street Semi-Finals
- Two, one-minute runs, best counts
- Top 10 advance to Finals
- Almost a Moat Race
- Pro Street Finals
- Top 12 get three, one-minute runs, best counts
- Silver Trucks Best Trick on all handrails in front of Judging Platform
- Giant Product Toss
- 6pm (approx.) - Awards
- 8pm - Contest After-Party at Rock N Sports Bar
- Upstairs Centro Ybor
- 2 for 1 drafts
- 10% off food ALL WEEK with Skatepark plastic wristband
Purse Breakdown