{"id":20016,"date":"2010-12-02T12:43:31","date_gmt":"2010-12-02T20:43:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=20016"},"modified":"2010-12-02T12:54:27","modified_gmt":"2010-12-02T20:54:27","slug":"17th-annual-tampa-am-is-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.boardistan.com\/?p=20016","title":{"rendered":"17th Annual Tampa Am Is Now"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tampaamflyer2010Plainfromnike\"<\/a>It is that time of year again. For those wondering why no on in the skateboard industry is returning their emails or getting that stuff that promised out, it’s because they’re all at the Skate Park of Tampa<\/a><\/strong> for what has become one of the most important contests in skateboarding\u2014the 17th Annual Tampa Am<\/a><\/strong> (December 2-5, 2010). <\/p>\n

We were planning on watching the event online live, but it would appear that we’re out of luck, according to post on the SPoT website<\/strong> but there will be “tape delay” coverage.<\/p>\n

Fuel TV<\/a><\/strong> that usually does the live webcast had some budget cuts and can’t do it this year. Colin Clark<\/strong>, Joe Pelham<\/strong>, and I [Rob Meronek<\/strong>] are all going to not go straight to the bar right after the Contest each night and instead go straight to our offices to put together the video coverage and photos from the day to post right away on the site. Sounds like just the thing you’d want to do after already working a 12 hour day. I’ll take it, though. I appreciate every minute of this good time that counts as hard work. After that, we will go to the bar. Thanks for checking out the site and Tampa Am this week..<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

So tune in to the Skate Park of Tampa website each evening for the latest updates from the event and follow the jump for the full event schedule<\/a><\/strong>.
\nThursday, December 2, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

9am \u2013 Doors Open
\nTickets are $5 and available at Skatepark of Tampa day of Event
\n9am \u2013 10pm \u2013 Open Practice
\n4pm \u2013 Open bar courtesy of Red Bull, Berentzen, and Narragansett
\n5pm \u2013 Riders\u2019 Meeting
\n8pm \u2013 \u201cShirts for Simpletons\u201d \u2013 Welcome to Tampa Art Show\/Party in the Bowl Warehouse
\nSkatepark of Tampa has reached out to several talented skateboard artists to create a piece of completely original work that to be printed on t-shirts and sold the night of the Show. All shirts are literally made to order while you wait and proceeds will be donated SPoT’s very own charity, Board for Bro’s
\nBeverages provided for those of age courtesy of Red Bull, Berentzen, and Narragansett
\nRipping Bowl Session\/All Ages\/Free<\/p>\n

Friday, December 3, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

9am \u2013 Doors Open
\nTickets are $10 and at Skatepark of Tampa, including SPoT Skate Shop Ybor.<\/p>\n

9am \u2013 11am \u2013 Street Practice<\/p>\n

11am \u2013 Street Qualifiers Begin
\nTwo, 50-second runs, best counts
\nTop 16 make the cut to Sunday
\n1st Place gets Golden Ticket to Finals<\/p>\n

4pm \u2013 Open bar courtesy of Red Bull, Berentzen, and Narragansett<\/p>\n

8pm \u2013 Damn Am Awards at The Bricks
\n1327 E. 7th Ave.\/Ybor City
\nFree\/All Ages
\nCheck the details and nominees here
\n8pm \u2013 9pm Free Narragansett<\/p>\n

Saturday, December 4, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

9am \u2013 Doors Open
\nTickets are $10 and available online or at Skatepark of Tampa, including SPoT Skate Shop Ybor (last day to purchase online will be Sunday, November 28th) \u2013 they will sell out<\/p>\n

9am \u2013 11am \u2013 Street Practice<\/p>\n

11am \u2013 Street Qualifiers Begin
\nTwo, 50-second runs, best counts
\nTop 16 make the cut to Sunday
\n1st Place gets Golden Ticket to Finals<\/p>\n

4pm \u2013 Open bar courtesy of Red Bull, Berentzen, and Narragansett<\/p>\n

8pm \u2013 Skatepark of Tampa 18-Year Anniversary Party at Czar
\nSuperchunk with Titus Andronicus and New Bruises
\n1420 East 7th Avenue\/Ybor City
\nAll Ages\/$10
\nTickets available at TicketMaster, Skatepark of Tampa, and SPoT Skate Shop Ybor<\/p>\n

Sunday, December 5, 2010<\/strong><\/p>\n

9am \u2013 Doors Open
\nTickets are $10 and available online or at Skatepark of Tampa, including SPoT Skate Shop Ybor (last day to purchase online will be Sunday, November 30th) \u2013 they will sell out<\/p>\n

10am \u2013 Old Man Bowl Jam IX<\/p>\n

12pm \u2013 Street Semi-Finals
\n30 skaters from Qualifiers joined by top two skaters from the Damn Am 2010 events
\nTwo, one-minute runs, best counts
\nTop 10 advance to Finals
\nMoat Race<\/p>\n

4pm \u2013 Open bar courtesy of Red Bull, Berentzen, and Narragansett<\/p>\n

Street Finals
\nThree, one-minute runs, best counts
\nIndependent Trucks Best Trick (obstacle TBA)<\/p>\n

6pm (approx.) \u2013 Awards<\/p>\n

8pm \u2013 After-Party at The Bricks
\n1327 East 7th Ave.\/Ybor City
\nFree\/All Ages<\/p>\n

9pm \u2013 Tampa Am winner honored and Damn Am of the Year announced<\/p>\n

10pm \u2013 MIA Video Premiere
\nZumiez \u201cDestroyer\u201d Award \u2013 overall ripper
\nGatorade \u201cGo All Day\u201d Award \u2013 can\u2019t stop this dude
\nRed Bull \u201cThat S**t\u2019s Tight\u201d Award \u2013 tightest moves yo\u2019<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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