This year’s Tim Brauch Memorial Skateboarding Contest is going down September 24 and October 1, 2011 at Lake Cunningham, San Jose and the Scotts Valley Skatepark.
“Sessions is proud to keep Tim’s spirit alive through this skateboarding contest,” said Joel Gomez, CEO of Sessions, “and we are especially happy to have vitaminwater and etnies on board this year, as well as all of our sponsors. These events are always exciting! The invitation roster tells it all for the bowl event and the up & coming Am’s for the street event are incredible. ‘Never Forget’ Tim Brauch.”
This year’s pro and invite roster is stacked. Follow the jump for all the details.
Sessions Presents the 13th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Skateboarding Contest and Announces Pro Invites for Contest Sept 24th & October 1st in Scott’s Valley and San Jose Caballero, Miller, Hosoi, Hawk top the Master’s List while the Pro Purse Grows
(Scott’s Valley, Calif.) Sessions’ 13th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Skateboarding Contest, presented by vitaminwater and etnies, – today announced the list of invited masters and pros who will compete in the bowl contest September 24th in San Jose, CA. An increased purse, improved spectator viewing, and ever-growing list of skaters highlight the 13th Annual contest in memory of Tim Brauch, a San Jose-based skater whose life was cut short too early in 1999.
The Tim Brauch Am Contest will be held in Scott’s Valley on October 1st, at the Tim Brauch Memorial Skatepark in Scotts Valley, CA. The skatepark allows for a unique blend of street and transition skateboarding and brings out many all-terrain rippers, like Brauch.
The Pro and Master Bowl Contest is part of World Cup Skateboarding’s Concrete Series which claims the title of the “Longest Running Bowl Event” and will be held at Old Lake Cunningham Regional Skatepark in San Jose, CA. on September 24th.
“Sessions is proud to keep Tim’s spirit alive through this skateboarding contest,” said Joel Gomez, CEO of Sessions, “and we are especially happy to have vitaminwater and etnies on board this year, as well as all of our sponsors. These events are always exciting! The invitation roster tells it all for the bowl event and the up & coming Am’s for the street event are incredible. ‘Never Forget’ Tim Brauch.”
MMC D.C. Pro and Masters Invitation Roster:
Chad Bartie, Kyle Berard, Charlie Blair, Josh Borden, Steve Caballero, Kalani David, Dalton Dern, Sandro Dias, Anthony Furlong, Benjamin Galloway, Chris Gentry, Rune Glifberg, David Gravette, Omar Hassan, Ben Hatchell, Tony Hawk, Aaron Homoki, Christian Hosoi, Ben Johnson, Tim Johnson, Willis Kimbel, Kevin Kowalski, Andrew Langi, Bucky Lasek, Rion Linderman, Andy Macdonald, Tyler Martin, Josh Mattson, Brad Mcclain, Chris Miller, Zach Miller, Mason Merlino, Lance Mountain, Tyler Mumma, Nolan Munroe, Michael Owen, Michael O’friel, Mark Partain, Collin Provost, Chaz Pineda, Murilo Peres, Steven Reeves, Ben Raybourn, Joshua Rodriguez, Mike Rogers, Josh Stafford, Skyler Siljeg, Alex Sorgente, Tom Schaar, Josh Stafford, Sergie Ventura, and Paul Wisniewski
ABOUT SESSIONS:
In 1983, a retail shop was started in Northern California, when the world of skateboarding was introduced to plywood ramps and street style skating and opened the first skateboard and snowboard retail outlet. Sessions is now a leading action sports company that designs, merchandises, sources, and distributes high performance snowboard apparel, accessories and apparel for the core, youth‐driven sports segment. Today, Sessions has placed itself within the realm of music, snowboard and skateboard culture. Learn more about Sessions at www.sessions.com or find them on Facebook/Sessions Snow Outerwear and on Twitter/Sessions Snow.
ABOUT THE TIM BRAUCH MEMORIAL FUND:
The Tim Brauch Memorial Fund (TBMF) is an independent scholarship fund and skateboard park development fund established in 1999. The fund was created to continue to keep giving back to the kids and the sport of skateboarding that Tim loved so much. By giving scholarships and donating to skateboard park development we are promoting kids to be active outside. The TBMF vision is that through skateboarding kids will develop discipline, confidence, motivation, and other traits that encourage success.
