2007 Van’s Pro-Tec Pool Party - Results & Videos

Date: Saturday May 12, 2007
Van’s Skate Park – The Block of Orange
Video by: Mike Hirsch

Women’s Division Results:

01. Cara-Beth Burnside
02. Lyn-Z Adams
03. Mimi Knoop
04. Julie Kindstrand
05. Jodi McDonald
06. April Woodcock
07. Nicole Zuck
08. Holly Lyons
09. Mandy Esch
10. Cressey Rice
11. Kim Petersen

Media Division Results:

1: Garret Shigenaka (Naka) www.sk8session.com
2: Brian Fick www.fickoff.com
3: Scott Taylor - Skateboarder Magazine www.skateboardermag.com
4: Jim Murphy - Juice Magazine www.juicemagazine.com
5: Buddy Carr – ConcreteWave www.concretewave.com
6: Dave Swift – TheSkateboardMag www.theskateboardmag.com
7: Mike Cottrell - SoCalSkateparks.com www.socalskateparks.com
8: John Fudala - Fork Burns

Masters’ Division Results:

01. Chris Miller
02. Lance Mountain
03. Steve Caballero
04. Duane Peters
05. Steve Alba
06. Lester Kasai
07. Ben Schroeder
08. Buck Smith
09. Micke Alba
10. Glen Charnoski
11. Mike Barnes
12. Mike McGill
13. Pat Ngoho & Steve Steadham (*Tied)
15. Mark Partain
16. Dave Reul
17. Tony Magnusson
18. Jesse Martinez
19. Lonny Hiramoto
20. Dave Duncan & John Harsma (Squirt) *Tie @ 20th place
22. Don Fisher
23. Pat Black
24. Jon-Jon Bryan

Pro Division Results:

01. Rune Glifberg
02. Bucky Lasek
03. Omar Hassan
04. Bob Burnquist
05. Benji Galloway
06. Andy Macdonald
07. Bruno Passos
08. Joshua Borden
09. Lincoln Ueda
10. Sergie Ventura
11. Nolan Johnson
12. Remy Stratton
13. Brian Patch
14. Darren Navarette
15. Darin Jenkins
16. Dave Maxwell
17. Jimmy The Greek
18. Chris Cudlipp
19. Matt Moffett & Daniel Cardone (Tied)
19. Daniel Cardone
21. Tim Johnson
22. Josh Sandoval & Morgan Burgess (Tied)
24. Tyler Mumma

Pro-Tec Pro Finals Video: http://discussion.socalskateparks.co…ead.php?t=3825

Pro-Tec Masters Finals Video:

http://discussion.socalskateparks.co…ead.php?t=3819

Pro-Tec Masters Prelim Video:

http://discussion.socalskateparks.co…ead.php?t=3847

Pro-Tec Pro Qualifier & Practice Video:

http://discussion.socalskateparks.co…ead.php?t=3785

Pro-Tec Masters Finals Video (Part-2 of 2):

http://discussion.socalskateparks.co…ead.php?t=1606

Pro-Tec Practice Sessions 5-08-07 Video:

http://discussion.socalskateparks.co…ead.php?t=3773

Belvedere Skatepark Grand Opening
Words and Photos: Eddie Hadvina

The grand opening at the brand new Belvedere skatepark in East Los Angeles was done with class and style. It was really an honor to participate in such a prideful event as this was.

This bowl is deep, good flow, and lots of vert.

Pro skaters Ben Schroeder, Tony Alva and Ryan Johnson were invited to help in the ceremony, youth lessons, and skateboarding exhibitions. Supervisor Goria Molina, Congress women Hilda Solis, and other county officials were at hand to dedicate the new $1.1 million dollar new state of the art skatepark to the community of

Tony Alva spoke eloquently with a well done speech.

Tony Alva receiving a well deserved award. Ben Schroeder also was presented with an award for his role in the design and guidelines of this sick skatepark

Tony Alva Accepts Award

Ben Schroeder Far Left

Gloria Molina spoke out in this dedication as well as Hilda Solis and other county officials.

Gloria Molina

Tony Alva participated in the demonstrated as a part of the ceremony, as well as Steve Badillo and Ryan Johnson.

Tony Alva

Tony Alva

All sorts of skaters tested out the new concrete, which included the Santa Monica Airlines team skaters, Sacrifice team skaters, and a host of skaters ripping.

 
Steve Badilla

Jesse Martinez of Team SMA in the house flying high.

Team SMA’s Pat Ngoho and Morris Kyle gave their approval of this conrete.

The Always Stylish Pat Ngoho

SMA Team Rider Morris Kyle Going Huge!

The park was packed with alot of locals and skateboarders from all around Southern California. Among them, Robert and James also inspected and approved the conrete

Local SoCal Ripper Robert

James Rodriguez Says Hello.

The event was well planned out, including live music, good food, and of course skating. Also credited in facilitating this event were Paco, Francisco Chabran, and Gary Libsack. All the officials really accommodated everyone nicely, including the public, all skaters, photographers, vendors, etc.

Special thanks to LRM and all of the skateboarders who participated in the designing and building of this skatepark specifically Ben Schroeder and Ryan Johnson.

Related Links:

Belvedere Skatepark Page
Belvedere Grand Opening Photo Gallery

This years pro’s finals was very interesting with some much debated results and riders making it to the finals. There were 3 pro preliminary heats (videos to be posted soon) that were extremely heated and difficult to judge. In the end we got a finals with some of the best vert dogs in the world. Rune and Bucky were the two skaters that really stood out in the end and captured the top 2 spots. Enjoy..

Protec Pool Party 07 Pro Finals Video
(Length:21 Minutes /Size:246MB)
(Quicktime 7+ / Firefox Recommended)

Pro Division Final Results
1. Rune Glifberg
2. Bucky Lasek
3. Omar Hassan
4. Bob Burnquist
5. Benji Galloway
6. Andy Macdonald
7. Bruno Passos
8. Joshua Borden
9. Lincoln Ueda
10. Sergie Ventura
11. Nolan Johnson
12. Remy Stratton
13. Brian Patch
14. Darren Navarette
15. Darin Jenkins
16. Dave Maxwelll
17. Jimmy The Greek
18. Chris Cudlipp
19.(tie)Matt Moffett
19.(tie) Daniel Cardone
21. Tim Johnson
22.(tie) Josh Sandoval
22.(tie) Morgan Burgess
24. Tyler Mumma

We (I) have a ton of video to go through - roughly 6 hours worth and I thought I would throw this one out there first. The Masters Finals were amazing this year.

We will have full an article posted with full video coverage and photo coverage in the coming days. For now enjoy the Masters Finals. It is really tough to shoot during this contest and I don’t consider myself an accomplished contest filmer but under the conditions it turned out very nice. ENJOY.
Protec Pool Party Masters Finals Video
(Length:20 Minutes /Size:238MB)
(Quicktime 7+ / Firefox Recommended)

Masters Results:
1.Chris Miller
2. Lance Mountain
3. Steve Caballero
4. Duane Peters
5. Steve Alba
6. Lester Kasai
7. Ben Schroeder
8. Buck Smith
9. Micke Alba
10. Glen Charnoski
11. Mike Barnes
12. Mike McGill
13.(tie) Pat Ngoho
13.(tie) Steve Steadham
15. Mark Partain
16. Dave Reul
17. Tony Magnusson
18. Jesse Martinez
19. Lonny Hiramoto
20.(tie) Dave Duncan
20.(tie) Jon Harsma
22. Don Fisher
23. Pat Black
24. Jon-Jon Bryan

Protec Pool Party 07 Masters Prelims Video(s)

The question I had before this year’s contest was how much longer will these guys continue to push themselves and compete in events like the Protec Pool Party. After the event was over I still have the same question in my mind and I hope we will get to see skaters like Cab, Duane, Lance, Schroeder and the rest for many years to come. Is this realistic, who knows but for now enjoy and respect the skateboarders who help to formulate what is possible in skateboarding and who put it on the line in one of the best pool events you can witness..

Masters Pre-Lims Heat #1
Lance Mountain (2nd)
Don Fisher (22nd)
Mike Barnes (11th)
Buck Smith (8th)
Steve Steadham (13th-tie)
Dave Duncan (20th-tie)
Jesse Martinez (18th)
Mike Barnes (11th)
Jon Harsma (20th-tie)

Masters Prelims Heat #1 Video
(Length:7 Minutes /Size:81MB)
(Quicktime 7+ / Firefox Recommended)
Masters Pre-Lims Heat #2
Steve Caballero (3rd)
Steve Alba (5th)
Lester Kasai (6th)
Pat Black (23rd)
Lonny Hiramoto (19th)
MIcke Alba (9th)
MIke McGill (12th)
Ben Schroeder (7th)

Masters Prelims Heat #2 Video
(Length:9:41 Minutes /Size:110MB)
(Quicktime 7+ / Firefox Recommended)

Masters Prelims Heat #3 Video
(Length:7:53 Minutes /Size:90MB)
(Quicktime 7+ / Firefox Recommended)