Skatepark of Tampa
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| Location | Tampa, Florida, USA |
| Opened | 28 December 1992 |
| Website | skateparkoftampa |
The Skatepark of Tampa is a skatepark in Tampa, Florida, USA. It is considered one of the top skateboarding venues on the East Coast of the United States. The name is often abbreviated as SPoT, and it is well known for its annual Tampa Am and Tampa Pro competitions.[1][2]
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History
On December 28, 1992, SPoT was opened only to employees, and on January 2, 1993 the park officially opened to the public.[3]
On April 1, 2012, SPoT announced on its website that the park had been purchased (for US$9.3 million) by rapper Lil Wayne. It was revealed shortly afterwards that the fake press release was an April Fool's joke.[4]
Obstacles
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The street skateboarding course is redesigned every year for the Tampa Pro and Tampa Am contest.
Team
As of 2007, the Skatepark of Tampa maintains a skateboarding team, a party team, a family team, a BMX team, and a business team.[5]
Skateboarding
Pro:
- Anthony Furlong
- Ed Selego
- Elissa Steamer
- Jeff Lenoce
- Matt Milligan
- Mike Frazier
Am:
- Abdias Rivera
- Chris Lehman
- Dylan Perry
- Ian Gow
- Jeffrey Marshall
- Jereme Knibbs
- Pat Stiener
- Robert Kirkland
- Tommy Presley
- Alejandro Burnell
Party
- Adam Dyet
- Allen Russell
- Braydon Szafranski
- Brian Schaefer
- Chris Peck
- David Gravette
- Don Brown
- DJ Wade
- Joey Brezinski
- Justin Strubing
- Lizard King
- Matt Milligan
- Oliver Flores
- Omar Hassan
- Pat Duffy
- P-Stone
- Rob Meronek
Family
- Brian Howard
- Brian Sloane
- Corey Hainline
- Dorian Tucker
- Jay Giroux
- Josh Stewart
- Kyle Berard
- Mike Peterson
- Paul Zitzer
- Ryan Dodge
- Scotty Conley
- Steve Brandi
BMX
- Chad "Gumbus" Moore
- Conall Keenan
- Forest Roberts
- Jeff Harington
- Josh Shaw
- Luis Pinzon
- Matt Coplon
- Sean Albright
- Tom Villareal
- Tyler Bertrand
Business
- Chris Kneer
- George Lackey
- Henry Alva
- Jimmy Hurn
- Michael J. Buscemi
- Wesley Cowan
- Florida Capital Bank
Music venue
The skatepark also doubles as a popular music venue. In 2012, SPoT hosted its 20 year anniversary event with performances from Aerosmith, prog-rocker Geoff Tate, Ty Segall, METZ and punk-rock band Sum 41.[6]
The venue also hosts the Transitions Art Gallery music venue on its premises. TAG has served as a springboard for acoustic artists and other musicians. In December 2012, the owner of the Gallery announced he was stepping down and that the venue would be under new management from January 2013. The venue's new owners subsequently announced that the name of the venue would change to Epic Problem.[7] Epic Problem hosts many shows from many post-hardcore bands and one annual show from the nonprofit high school (mainly from Hillsborough High School) sketch comedy troupe On The Brink.[8]
Popular culture
The skatepark is a major feature in the Tony Hawk's Underground video game, and SPoT employees appear as competitors in the street and vertical contests. The skatepark also served as an exclusive competition level in Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2x. The Skatepark of Tampa also appeared on the MTV series Rob & Big that featured professional skateboarder and entrepreneur Rob Dyrdek.[citation needed]
References
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External links
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