Vans Pool Party 2013
The Vans Pool Party of 2013 was another installment of the most electrifying skateboarding ever witnessed. The intensity and mayhem may not have been believable in the days of yor, but in the modern world where it can be broadcast to your living room via the world wide web, many thousands around the globe would agree with the skaters, media, and frothing fans in attendance that this event is better then all the rest. The Prelims were pretty hectic. Lots of take downs, broken and bruised masters crawling out of the bowl. Blood cleanup in the square was required. There was no mercy for the Masters as all riders had to make it through the Prelims to get to the finals. This may not be the case next year, but we’ll discuss that some other time. The electric vibe for the masters is quite fun. Peter Hewitt and Jeff Grosso lit up the crowd! The top 10 gnarly and consistent Masters made it to another round of torturous fun.
Read morePedro Barros and Steve Caballero take the Protec honors
PEDRO BARROS DEFENDS PRO TITLE AND
STEVE CABALLERO WINS SECOND MASTERS CROWN AT THE 2012 PRO-TEC POOL PARTY
Pedro – Mile High Stalefish
Steve Caballero – Kickflip Indy
Vans Skatepark, Orange, CA (May 12, 2012) – Seventeen-year-old Brazilian Pedro Barros defended his first Pro-tec Pool Party Pro crown to win $28,000 at the Vans Skatepark in Orange, California Saturday night as he again fought off Rune Glifberg in second place and Bucky Lasek who returned to the Pro-tec podium after missing last year with a broken wrist.
The Masters division took on the look of a Bones Brigade reunion as Steve Caballero returned from recent injury to claim first place and $14,000 ahead of fellow Brigade alums Tony Hawk, the runner-up, Lance Mountain in third and Mike McGill in fourth. It was the first time that those four had competed in the same contest since the early ’90s and Stacy Peralta and George Powell were on hand for the occasion. Cab, who six weeks ago broke his collar bone in a motorbike mishap, was not expecting to compete until being cleared to begin rehab just a week ago. He also won in 2010 and is the only Masters competitor to unseat 6-time winner Chris Miller, who placed 9th this year. The night was capped off with Hawk receiving a huge cake in honor of his 44th birthday today.
Masters
Name (Hometown) Purse
1. Steve Caballero (San Jose, CA) $14,000
2. Tony Hawk (San Diego, CA) $7,000
3. Lance Mountain (Arcadia, CA) $4,000
Pros
Name (Hometown) Purse
1. Pedro Barros (Florianopolis, BRA) $28,000
2. Rune Glifberg (Copenhagen, DEN) $14,000
3. Bucky Lasek (Baltimore, MD) $7,000
Those who missed the action live can find complete event coverage including in-depth blogging, photos and videos at vans.com/poolparty.
The Pro-tec Pool Party was made possible by the support of Vans and hydrated by vitaminwater.
Pro-tec Pool Party News 2012
The 2012 Pro-tec Pool Party is Almost Here
Establishing Legends and Cementing Icons Each Year
Watch it Live via the HD webcast
May 12, 2012
Join us for the 8th Annual Pro-tec Pool Party hydrated by vitaminwater on May 12th and see 45 top pros and masters vie for their piece of $113,000 in one of the most unforgiving bowls ever built. Held in the historic replica Combi Bowl at Vans Skatepark at the Block at Orange, the 2012 Pool Party is stacked with talent, exhibiting the best competition ever in both divisions.
Watch the live webcast!
Saturday, May 12th from 2:00 pm to 9:30 pm
A live HD webcast of the entire Pro-tec Pool Party will premiere at www.vans.com/poolparty
Expected Riders Include:
Pros: Pedro Barros (Defending Champ), Rune Glifberg, Andy Macdonald, Nolan Munroe, Alex Perelson, Omar Hassan, Tony Trujillo, Bucky Lasek, Steve Pineiro, Mike Owen, and more.
Masters: Chris Miller (Defending Champ and ’05-’09 Winner), Lance Mountain, Tony Hawk, Eric Nash, Duane Peters, Sergie Ventura, Jeff Grosso, Pat Ngoho, Rob "Sluggo" Boyce, Steve Alba, Tony Magnusson, Brian Pennington, and more.
Judges – includes John Cardiel and Bryce Kanights.
The Pro-tec Pool Party is made possible by the support of Vans and vitaminwater.
For more information on the Pro-tec Pool Party plus daily pre-event coverage including photos, videos and blog updates from practice, please visit: www.vans.com/poolparty.
Press Inquiries : Kathy Miranda at [email protected]
Protec Pool Party 2011 Results
Here’s the results
Masters:
1 Chris Miller
2 Steve Caballero
3 Lance Mountain
4 Tony hawk
5 Eric Nash
6 Duane Peters
7 Sergie Ventura
8 Pat Ngoho
9 Rob ‘Sluggo’ Boyce
10 Steve Alba
Pro
1 Pedro Barros
2 Rune Glifberg
3 Andy Macdonald
4 Nolan Munro
5 Alex Perelson
6 Omar Hassan
7 Steve Piniero
8 Mike Owens
9 Sky Siljeg
10 Sandro Dias
(9th and 10th might be reversed)
Additional coverage and commentary will follow shortly here on Concrete Disciples. Check back soon.
Pro-tec Qualifiers 2011
This year there were so many people who wanted to skate the Pro-Tec and were good enough to do so that they re-instituted a qualifier before hand on Thursday and the top 8 get to join in the ranks of the pre-qualified for the main event. Here’s your latest batch of rippers! Don’t forget to tune into the live webcast on Vans – http://www.vans.com/microsites/poolparty/webcast.html
2011 Pro-Tec Pool Party Qualifying results:
Pro:
1. Mike Owen
2. Michael O’Friel
3. Steve Piniero
4. Evandro Menezes
5. Daniel Cuenvo
6. Josh ‘SKREECH’ Sandoval
7. Mike Barnes
8. Brad McClain
Alternates:
#1 Ronnie Yerman
#2 Ben Johnson
Masters:
1. Rob ‘SLUGGO’ Boyce
2. Jeff ‘FFEJ’ Hedges
3. Paul Wizniewski
4. Aaron Astorga
5. Jake Piasecki
6. Pat Black
7. Mike Rogers
8. Ken Fillion
World Cup Concrete Series 2011
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Pro Tec Pool Party 2005
The riders were skating like there is no tomorrow. Piles of money on the table. Rune and Patch doing full doubles runs un-planned nearly made me def from the crowd eruption. It really felt like a great moment in skate history was taking place.
PROTEC PARTY 2009 FINAL RESULTS
“It’s about f’in time! I have to give it up to Pro-Tec and Vans and all of you lively people out there. Let’s go get drunk,” – Bucky Lasek
PRO
1) Bucky Lasek
2) Omar Hassan
3) Rune Glifberg
4) Pedro Barros
5) Bob Burnquist
6) Sergie Ventura
7) Josh Borden
8) Josh Rodriguez
9) Michael Brookman
10) Nolan Monroe
(oops, sorry, I posted Evandro Menezes (16th) in 10th place originally, it has been corrected)
MASTERS
1) Chris Miller
2) Christian Hosoi
3) Nicky Guerrero
4) Steve Caballero
5) Steve Alba
6) Tony Mag
7) Pat Ngoho
8) Eric Nash
9) Lester Kasai
10) Josh Nelson
WOMENS
1) Julie Kindstrand
2) Lyn-z Adams Hawkins
3) Megan Brown
4) Prescilla Lee
5) Allysha Bergado
6) Alex Harper
7) Elise Dabby
8) Lea Taylor
9) Elizabeth Amanto
10) Erin Wolfkeil
11) Jennifer Stranko
Block$ for Ca$h:
Slide n’roll – Steve Caballero