Here’s something for you to watch while you’re chillin with your homies, and drinking your lemonade. Happy Sean and DP day!
First off, for those who haven’t heard of the VanAM competition, it’s held once a year in the great Vancouver city area. It’s purpose is to give up and comers a chance to showcase their skills, get a taste of competition, and possibly win the title of VanAM. This competition is open for beginner and amateur level rollers so don’t be discouraged to enter if you’ve just started skating. We encourage it! Competitors will be judged on style, creativity, consistency, technicality, and how far they step out of their comfort zone.
Ok, get your calendars ready. This years VanAM competition will be held on July 25, 2009. Followed by the Richmond BBQ Skate Jam on the 26th. Thats right, it’s a 2 day event! I hope everyone can make it out for the Comp, and come hang out with us at Richmond skate park for some skating and food.
-Miguel
Upon returning from Vancouver I had my new camera waiting for me, the Sony FX-1. We took it out for a little test drive to the Wednesday NIght Skate out at Cochrane Skatepark. Figured I would toss it together so everyone could check out a few clips, and I need to get used to Final Cut Studio again… Enjoy!
-Chase Gardiner
Watch it also on YouTube, Vimeo, and in HD (Quicktime)
1st Place - Mr. Popular - Dustin Weberski (Shop Task Pro Rider)
2nd Place - Chase Gardiner
3rd Place - Danny Beer
Best Line - Dave Schjakilar
Best Young Buck - Matt Garity
Best Trick - Kenny Talpa
Many years ago in a far away land, a different kind of civilization discovered really bad music. To keep their traditions alive and share their discoveries with future generations, they created edits of themselves skating to these unpleasant melodies. Even today, you can find evidence of their unique culture in the Vancouver area, murda murda ma-murda murda.
-Leon
The edit has some fun sessions at the Charlottetown Skatepark, and a few of the fun street spots. Charlottetown is full of ill spots! I have been skating for about 11 years now, and have watched a lot of rollers here in pei, and in the maratimes come and go. The PEI scene has always been good, lots of young bucks coming up, my lil bro Skyler has been rippin’. And young OEJ, is fam. I dont really know how to describe my skating. Im really fussy on my tricks and always do my best to push myself by watching edits of rollers elsewhere. Still busting that oldschool J Petty/Dom Sagona flow hahaha, and having fun.
-Brodye Chappell
Just a reminder to everyone that this weekend (June 20th) is Pop Contest! At the Kamloops skatepark, which is probably the best park in the world. So make sure you’re there, you won’t want to miss this historical rollerblading event.
Shop Task will be there with tons of rollerblading goodies including the Task Around 2008 DVD which everyone should have in their blading video collection. If there’s something specific that you want then you should order it online and we’ll bring it to the contest for you.
Here’s what you gotta do to pick up your order on June 20th at the Pop Contest.
1. Place your order online at shop-task.com before midnight on June 18th.
2. During the checkout process write “DON’T SHIP, BRING TO POP CONTEST” in the order comments section.
3. Show up to the Popularity Contest on June 20th and pick up your order at the Shop Task booth.
**ORDERS MUST BE MADE BEFORE MIDNIGHT ON THURSDAY JUNE 18, 2009 IF YOU WANT THEM AT POP!**
More info about the Popularity Contest is available on the Facebook Event page.
Date: Saturday, June 20, 2009
Time: 1:00pm - 4:00pm
Location: McAurther Island Skatepark
City/Town: Kamloops, BC
Brampton Comp 3 - s.k.a.t.e ( YouTube / HD - 165mb )
Brampton Comp 3 - clips from am qualifiers ( YouTube / HD - 180mb )
Brampton Comp 3 - clips from pro qualifiers ( YouTube / HD - 167mb )
Brampton Comp 3 - best trick comp ( YouTube / HD - 127mb )
Brampton Comp 3 - am finals ( HD - 621mb )
Brampton Comp 3 - pro finals ( HD - 630mb )
I’m continuing to upload the footage to YouTube, and also upload HD versions. So check back later if you want to see Brampton Comp 3 on YouTube or in HD.
Here’s a few clips from the Lylac/Fast-Motion session at Le Taz skatepark. Check out the TASK AROUND 2009 blog for daily updates.