Tampa Pro 2012 Presented by Nike SB Schedule

Posted on on Thursday, January 26, 2012 by Rob

The full schedule for Tampa Pro 2012 including a summary of coverage from last year.

SPoT Life Tampa Pro Finals Wrap-up

What a day of mindblowing skateboaring topped off by Weezy on lurk out. Italo Romano, Nyjah Huston, Kyle Berard, Chris Cole, Manny Santiago, Eric Koston, Ishod Wair, Shane O'Neil, Billy Marks, Ryan Sheckler, Matt Bennett, Leo Romero, Porpe, The Moat Race, Mike Vallely, Brian Schaefer, Ryan Clements, James Craig, Chris Cole again and more ripping at the Tampa Pro 2012 Finals. Damn! Oh, and Sean Malto's fakie 5-0 fakie flip out? Video part tricks in contest runs. Yep, you should watch this.

Rob Meronek's Cell Phone Edit: Tampa Pro 2012

Warning for kids: there are a lot of words that they don't put in the dictionary in this video. Ask ma and pops if you can watch. So much went down during Tampa Pro from Thursday to Sunday, it's hard to shrink it down to a single edit. I had my phone out and was filming the whole time as usual.

Chill Cam Dump

Not only did I have my phone out filming the whole weekend, I also had my camera pointed in your face, and sometimes mine. Here are some of my favorites from the weekend from the Contest to the nightlife and everything in between: Tampa Pro 2012 Chill Cam Dump.

How It Was Won

Here's how Torey won Tampa Pro 2012. Full coverage and photos coming up soon. I'll be the wasted guy at The Bricks. See you there! Here are the full Finals results.

Thursday, March 22nd

6am - Fishing Tournament
- Half day
- Two - four people per boat
- $450 including gratuity
- Email ryan@skateparkoftampa.com to reserve a boat
8pm - After-Party at The Bricks to cook catches from Fishing Tournament
- 1327 E. 7th Ave./Ybor City
- Free/All Ages
- Free Narragansett and drink specials

Friday, March 23rd

9am - Doors open
- Tickets are $5 & available at Skatepark of Tampa the day of
Open Pro Street & Am Vert Practice
12pm - Team Manager/Industry VIP Street Contest
2pm - Am Vert Contest
- Two, 45-second runs, best counts
- Top 10 advance Finals
- Finals
  - Three, 45-second runs, best counts
4pm - Open bar courtesy of Narragansett and Red Bull
5pm - Riders’ meeting
8pm - Doors close
8pm - Black Lips with Special Guests The People’s Temple at The Orpheum
- 1915 E. 7th Ave./Ybor City
- $10 Advance/$12 Door/All Ages
- Get tickets online

Saturday, March 24th

9am - Doors open
- Tickets are $15 and available at skateparkoftampa.com right here
  - Purchase in advance - they will sell out
12pm - Street Qualifiers
- Two, 50-second runs, best counts
- Top 30 advance to Semi-Finals to join former winners of Tampa Pro
- Winners of prior Tampa Pro Contests go straight to the Semi-Finals on Sunday and don't have to skate the Qualifiers on Saturday: Mike Vallely (1995), Chris Senn (1996), Andrew Reynolds (1997, 1998), Gershon Mosley (1999), Kerry Getz (2000), Kyle Berard (2001), Eric Koston (2002, 2007), Tony Trujillo (2003), Bastien Salabanzi (2004), Dennis Busenitz (2005, 2011), Greg Lutzka (2006, 2008, 2009), Paul Rodriguez (2010)
- Top two Golden Ticket spots go directly to Finals
4pm - Open bar courtesy of Narragansett and Red Bull
8pm - Doors close
9pm - Gratitude Art Show at The Bricks
- Artists paint their respects to recreate pro deck graphics, as they were in their original style or how the artist desires to express them
- 1327 E. 7th Ave./Ybor City
- Free/All Ages

Sunday, March 25th

LIVE WEBCAST AT 11am EST at skateparkoftampa.com, Contest at Noon

9am - Doors Open
- Tickets are $15 and available at skateparkoftampa.com right here
  - Purchase in advance - they will sell out
12pm - Pro Street Semi-Finals
- Two, one-minute runs, best counts
- Top 10 advance to Finals to join Golden Ticket holders from Qualifiers
Moat Race
Pro Street Finals
- Top 12 get three, one-minute runs, best counts
3pm - Open bar courtesy of Narragansett and Red Bull
Silver Trucks Best Trick - obstacle TBD
Giant Product Toss
5pm (approx.) - Awards
Doors Close
8pm - After-Party at The Bricks Presented by Arnette and Hosted by Pat Duffy
- 1327 E. 7th Ave./Ybor City
- Free/All Ages
- Free Narragansett
- Guest bartender Fred Gall
11pm - Transworld Cinematographer Project Premiere

Other places to visit:

Reservoir Bar
- 1518 East 7th Avenue/Ybor City
- $1.50 Tall Boy PBR and Red Bull drink features ALL WEEK with plastic Skatepark wristband

Thanks to Tampa Pro 2012 Sponsors

Nike SB, Gatorade, Red Bull, Independent, Nixon, Beats by Dre, Omit, Silver, World Industries, Mob, Arnettte, FKD, Brixton, Team Pain, Bob Bulatowicz, Narragansett, Bones Bearings, Dakine, Lowcard, Skateboarder, Transworld, Thrasher, The Skateboard Mag, Juice, Atomic Tattoos, Ride Channel, Dean Guitars, & Grind for Life

Don’t Drink & Drive

Cab Numbers - 813-964-8000 - 813-229-1888

$75,000 Tampa Pro 2011 Prize Purse

Street
- 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
Best Trick
- 1st: $3,000, 2nd: $2,000, 3rd: $1,000, 4th: $1,000, 5th: $1,000

Special Awards

Gatorade "Driven from Within" Award - $2,500 cash and a year’s supply of G Series products for the skater who rips hard all weekend long and pushes himself to skate his best
Red Bull "That S**t's Tight" Award – tightest moves yo' and $2,500
Fan Favorite Award Presented by The Skateboard Mag, SPoT, and Nike SB - based on crowd noise, fire power, and countless other intangible unmentionables