Interstate Skate Blog

Focus Skate Mag's Stay Focused

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:42:53 -0500

Focus Skate Mag's 2nd Video "Stay Focused" is now available . You can download it and watch it as many times as you would like.http://www.focusskatemag.com/stay-focused/

"Stay Focused" by Focus Skate Mag from Justin Heister on Vimeo.

Jordan Hoffart on Adio Shoes

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 17:34:10 -0500

According to the Adio Website Jordan Hoffart has been added to the pro squad. Check out the intro video.

Jordan Hoffart Welcome To Adio Footwear from Adio on Vimeo.

Torey Pudwill on Plan B

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 23:55:35 -0500

According to the Plan B site Torey Pudwill has been added to the Pro Squad. You may have seen him rocking his new pro model this past weekend killing it in Tampa

Tampa Pro Semi Finals

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:47:10 -0500

The following skaters made it to the semi finals. More coverage to come later. Check out the live webcast at fuel.tv ! 1. Torey Pudwill 2. Luan Oliveira 3. Sierra Fellers 4. Paul Rodriguez 5. Nyjah Huston 6. Keegan Sauder 7. John Rattray 8. Chaz Ortiz 9. Tyler Hendley 10. Fabrizio Santos 11. Peter Ramondetta 12. Matt Miller 13. Rodil Jr. 14. Robert Lopez Mont 15. Chad Bartie 16. Ryan Sheckler 17. Billy Rohan 18. Andrew Pott 19. Danny Fuenzalida 20. Stefan Janoski 21. Chad Fernadez 22. Milton Martinez 23. Anthony Shetler 24. Shuriken Shannon 25. Danny Cerezini 26. Sammy Baptista 27. Mike Peterson 28. Chris Troy 29. Neverton Casella 30. Justin Brock

Tampa Pro 2010 Day 1 & 2

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 23:09:50 -0500

It was the 13th hour in the car. I sat in the back seat with my legs forcefully cramped up against the front seat, hunching over in fetal position because it was the only comfortable position left. I leaned over my sandwich, sloppily munching on it like Golum from Lord of the Rings, crumbs dropping all over me and a water bottle somewhere on the seat floor. We had 8 more hours left to go. I comforted myself in the fact that if David Blaine could stand in a block of ice shirtless for 2 days, I certainly could sit in a car for 21 hours with breaks.
Once we arrived in Tampa and I shackled myself free of mild cabin fever, I had reached my Mecca. Tampa Pro was like skateboard porn, with at least 90 pros swirling around the venue at all times. The energy was high, with kids running around pointing at them like they were playing a big game of Where’s Waldo. All eyes were on the course as everyone was warming up, no one safe from judgment. Once the heats started, it was hard to leave the area, with constant 1 minute run action, back to back. Luckily, there was an array of free drinks, from Redbull, Gatorade, and my personal choice, Pabst Blue Ribbion. You got to love everyone dumping their money into skateboarding these days. There were some amazing skaters, some disappointments, but overall, the level of competition was high. Below are just some notable skaters to me throughout the day: Elisa Steamer: I don’t care what she does; it’s just awesome to see her out there on the course smiling. Although her run was pretty lackluster, she landed two or three solid tricks. I also think she got hotter since the old days. Still the most OG girl skater ever Brian Anderson: Watching videos of Brian Anderson on Youtube do not give his skating justice, because in real life you actually see how big this dude is. Not only is he tall, but broad and skates like a beast. A highlight for me was his boneless lip slide on the down rail. Milton Martinez: This kid is a full blown shredder, attacking every obstacle like he had a bitter score to settle. His lip slide 360 shove out on the Gatorade box was notable for me. Luan Oliveira: The footage from the two heats in the qualifiers does not do this kid justice. I stood and watched Luan skate in between heats for about an hour and a half and watched him pop the highest, most clean tricks I practically saw in the entire contest. Right off of winning Tampa Am, this cocky bastard shredded the biggest tricks and smiled after each trick. My prediction is top 3 for sure. Mike Peterson: This guy was shredding, and to me, notable because he was doing it with the biggest grin on his face the whole time. He looked like he was genuinely having fun, and his skating to the music fit perfectly. Overall, super successful day, and about to be a better night. Check back tomorrow morning for a review of tonight @ Czar Bar and the finals of Tampa!

5Bordeaux

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:43:47 -0500

Louie Lopez Joins Ashbury Eyewear!!

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 22:20:12 -0500

Chad Bartie is now on ERGO

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:02:39 -0500

This pairing looks to be made in heaven. Chad is an amazing skateboarder to watch – we are psyched on his style and know that his versatility and creative energy will have an incredible impact on our program,” says ERGO VP of Marketing, Pete DiSpirito. Bartie will prove to serve as a catalyst in raising the bar for the rest of the ERGO team with more than a decade as a professional skateboarder under his belt. His attitude is also inspirational as he humbly says that his biggest career accomplishment was having turned his passion, skateboarding, into a living.

Spend a day with Brandon Westgate

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:51:51 -0500

CCS spends a day in NYC with team rider Brandon Westgate. Brandon walks you through his new Zoo York Institute line and stops by the CCS office for a look at the new CCS catalog.

Element Europe in GreeceThessaloniki outtakes part 2

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 15:41:12 -0500

Greece may be in financial ruin right now but you would never know from this video Element Europe has posted. Life looks good in Athenian suburb of Thessaloniki Greece.

THESSALONIKI OUTTAKES PART 1 from Yves Marchon on Vimeo.

Marcelo Bastos, Adam Taylor, and Sandro Dias take top spots at Oi Vert Jam '10

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:32:14 -0500

World Cup Skateboarding reports: Marcelo Bastos (BRA) turned it on to edge out Adam Taylor (USA) and Sandro Dias (BRA) in today's final that was televised to over 20+ million people in Brazil. As always a full photo gallery and complete results are availble at the World Cup Skateboarding site. Check back later for a full recap. Complete Results Here Photo Gallery Here

Daewon dorking around at DVS......

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 12:58:27 -0500

Dan Plunkett on Elwood!!

Fri, 05 Mar 2010 17:10:42 -0500

Emerica Collin Provost Welcome Video!!

Tue, 02 Mar 2010 13:23:55 -0500

Venture Welcomes Boo Johnson

Sun, 28 Feb 2010 08:08:24 -0500