TBT - Tampa Am 1996

With Tampa Am 2016 officially kicking off in one week from today let’s throw it back 20 years to Tampa Am 1996. Not only was the halfpipe inside the building at that point, but the vert contest was still a major part of the weekend. Besides that you’ll notice the bare bones nature of the street course, the thin crowds, and banners of long defunct sponsors (New Deal, 411, Mad Circle…is Airwalk still around?). In spite of all that, this was the first of the nationally attended Tampa Ams and it established itself as a must for up and comers. It was also the where Barley unveiled the Barley grind for the win. So yeah, you could say it was a success. (And in case you’re wondering, the title of the video is wrong, this is definitely not from 1995).