Damn Am Costa Mesa 2013 Presented by Volcom Article at Skatepark of Tampa

Damn Am Costa Mesa 2013 Presented by Volcom

Posted on Friday, March 8, 2013 by Pat

Photos and Words By Pat Stiener and Chris Kelly

Video by HiDefJoe

SPoT Life: Sunday Finals

Our first event of the year couldn't have went better. Damn Am Costa Mesa Presented by Volcom is officially a wrap. Sunday was an amazing day filled with some incredible skateboarding in the Finals and Best Trick. After everything was said and done Curren Caples came out on top, earning first place and a shortcut straight to the Semi-Finals of Tampa Am. Congrats to Brodie Penrod for taking the Best Trick, and Dashawn Jordan for winning the Zumiez Destroyer Award. Thanks to everyone who came out and supported. We are already looking forward to next year's event. Check out some photos below.
Casey
Casey Wayne holding down the SPoT tent all weekend.
Andrew
Hi-Def Joe busy at work with Andrew Cannon.
Ryan
Ryan Reyes and Trevor Colden are down with us.
Thanks for the slices Pizzanista.
Our new friend Lawrence spraying up some fresh Spank Grip.
Curren
The Curren Family.
David
Ain't nobody f-n' wit my clique.
Curren
Sierra and her boys.
Trevor
Alex Midler and Trevor Colden chilling under the SPoT tent.
Alex
Alex stole the camera and came back with a few photos.
Alex
This is the first one he shot.
Jereme
Inside there was a lot of ripping going on, Jereme Knibbs has this switch wallie 180 every try.
Anthony
Anthony Anaya back tail into the bank.
Adriano
Adriano Lachovski cramped up so bad he couldn't walk off the course after his run. No problem, Dave Duncan and Mickey Reyes got it covered.
Brodie
Brodie Penrod - backside 180 nosegrind back to forward.
Dashawn
Dashawn Jordan was crushing it all weekend long, thus earning himself the Zumiez Destroyer Award.
Brodie
Brodie Penrod's kickflip back tail kickflip out down the hubba took the top spot in the Red Bull Best Trick Contest.
Curren
Congrats to Damn Am Costa Mesa winner Curren Caples.

How Curren Won It

SPoT Life: Saturday at Damn Am

SPoT Life: Friday at Damn Am

SPoT Life: Damn Am Day One

Day one here at Damn Am Costa Mesa Presented by Volcom is a wrap. After a rainy start, the clouds cleared up and the skating commenced. Today was Qualifiers with about 100 skaters ripping through a jam format. The top 16 move on to Sunday for the Semi-Finals. Curren Caples destroyed the course earning himself the Golden Ticket and a spot straight to the Finals. Get full results from Friday's Qualifiers right here and check out some photos below.

Saturday Qualifiers were insane with everyone battling for the golden ticket. Ultimately Brodie Penrod pulled it out in the end with a backtail kickflip out down the hubba. The course was being destroyed inside, while the shenanigans carried on outside at the Wheel of Fortune tent. Get full results from Saturday's Qualifiers right here and check out some photos below.
Anthony
Anthony Estrada's got a proper frontside flip down the stairs.
Trevor
Backside 180 nosegrind down a round rail is a tough one, not for Trevor Colden.
Ethan
Ethan Loy's got all the fakie tricks down the rail.
Casey
Casey Wayne on operation cleavage.
The scene outside, where everyone was aiming for one spot on the Wheel of Fortune.
Someone hit the lottery.
Ryan
Sierra sandwich with Ryan Reyes and Trevor Colden.
Swiss Bearings are almost as good as a kiss from Sierra.
Keith from Independent drove the truck down from Santa Cruz.
Christian
Catch Holmes at the Legendary Vert Session at Tampa Pro in just two weeks.
Mic-e
Mic-e, we better see you at Tampa Pro for our 20 Year celebration.
Robbie
Robbie Russo's knuckles say it all.
A view of the course that will be shredded throughout the weekend.
Andrew
Your hosts for the weekend, Andrew Cannon and James Craig.
Adriano
Woodward West 1st place qualifier Adriano Lachovski has a nice switch heel.
Luke
Luke Hampton blasts a frontside flip over the Volcom Stone channel.
Brodie
You name it and Brodie can do it in or out of a back tail.
Red Bull girls represent.
Step right up and spin the Wheelbite of Fortune.
Everyone's a winner.
Chase
Chase Webb and Nyjah Huston are here holding it down.
David
Skater of the Year David Gonzalez is down with us.
Curren
Golden ticket winner Curren Caples with a back smith through the corner.
Casey
Casey Wayne gets turnt up with Waylon Jennings thanks to his Loud party horn.
Mandatory Cee-Lo sessions.
Schaefer took the crew out to Outback.
Pat
Sierra joined us for dinner, Casey Wayne and myself were there too in case you don't notice us.
Jared
Jared Lucas from Bones joined us as well.
Family photo out front of Outback.

Not Rob's Cell Phone Edit

Rob couldn't be at Damn Am Costa Mesa 2013 presented by Volcom so we took over and made our own cell phone edit.

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