The second stop on the Zumiez BFF is Indianapolis, Indiana. No stranger to danger, Indy has had it’s share of rippers throughout the years and this season would prove to be no exception. With its midwestern sensibility and sweet combination of urban and rural atmosphere, Indy breeds a rugged and well developed type of skater. While the contest was held just outside the city limits, the power and attendance was still in full force. Masses of onlookers descended on the spanning grounds that encompassed the recreation center. Key focal points were mainly the huge pyramid in the center of the skate plaza and the various handrails and hubba ledges scattered throughout the spacious grounds.

Dudes like Dean-o Tull, whose huge heelflip up and over the pyramid made him a shoe in. Mike Caposio ripped the whole course with aggression and a pocket full of style that was as bottomless as the pacific ridge. As the day was roaring to a close and the last preliminary heat was just starting, A late comer emerged form the bluffs and snuck into the mix with no warm up at all. Justin Smolenski, tore around the course handling business in a manner of switch stance awesomeness on the handrail area which was not to be outdone. Smo’ couldn’t be silenced even after the heat was done and being a latecomer to the rounds, Holy Shmoley had plenty of energy left. He was gonna need it, he’d made the finals. Joining him in the finals would be crowd favorite, Brandon Murphy. Brandon’s nice and easy approach to shredding made him a pleasure to watch. Switch flips and big three sixty flips were breezy business for the Murph man. Murphy was on fire and a few additional flip tricks down the various sized gaps in the park landed his carcass in third place. No surprise to anyones eyes, the man Smolenski rocks into second place while pulling off switch nose-grinds down the hubbas.

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Check out this video of Jerry Neumann and Matt Harvey skating at the Santa Clarita Skate Park!

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Have sunday some fun with the Blind team at Ryan Sheckler’s Skate For A Cause that went down May 5 at the etnies Skatepark Of Lake Forest. Kevin Romar, Morgan Smith, Ronnie Creager, Sean Sheffey, Filipe Ortiz, and James Craig rip it up for a good cause.

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Check out this video by Markisa of local rippers skating at the Lincoln Skate Plaza located in Los Angeles, CA!

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A new 15,000 SF skate park just broke ground in El Paso, TX! This park will feature an amoeba shaped bowl, flow course, and street features.

Check out this video by Etnies showing all of the highlights from this past weekend’s event!

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Check out this video of the Lurkville Skateboards demo at the Coronado Skate Park!

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Saturday at the etnies Skatepark Of Lake Forest, the third annual Skate For A Cause event was held. Some of the best skaters in the world came out to enter the multiple best trick contests and raise money for A.skate. Check out some footage of Ryan Sheckler and all the pros in the Fred Water Legends Bowl Contest, Duracell SkaterCross, Red Bull Tech Center Best Trick Contest, CCS Tranny Best Trick, and the Duracell Stairs, Hubbas, Rails Best Trick Contest”

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You can join some of the world’s best skateboarders to enjoy Cinco de Mayo for the 3rd annual SKATE FOR A CAUSE event, presented by etnies. There will be a total of five contests occurring throughout the day at the etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest for pro skateboarders to win and help benefit the charity, A.skate. As the on-going contests occur throughout Saturday, there will be booths stationed around the event in the Cinco de Mayo carnival where games and prizes will be offered for those who attend.

The schedule for the five contests that pro skateboarders will be competing in is listed below:

–  Fred Water Legends Bowl Contest: 12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.

–  Duracell SkaterCross: 1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.

–  Red Bull Tech Center Best Trick Contest: 2:45 p.m. – 3:10 p.m.

–  CCS Tranny Best Trick: 3:15 p.m. – 3:40 p.m.

–  Duracell Stairs, Hubbas, Rails Best Trick Contest: 3:45 p.m.

Admission to this event is free, so everyone can have a chance to enjoy Cinco de Mayo 2012 by watching their favorite pros skateboard. For those that want to hang with the pros inside the skatepark, VIP tickets are available for a $50 donation here: ShecklerFoundation.org.

Check out the list of skateboarders that will be at SKATE FOR A CAUSE, it is stacked with some of the top pros and ams:

–  Aaron Astorga

–  Aiden Campbell

–  Adam Dyet

–  Alex Midler

–  Andrew Brophy

–  Billy Marks

–  Brandon Biebel

–  Bill Weiss

–  Colin McKay

–  Colin Provost

–  Dave Duncan

–  David Hackett

–  Devine Calloway

–  Fabrizio Santos

–  Felipe Ortiz

–  Greg Lutzka

–  Jake Brown

–  James Craig

–  Jason Ellis

–  Jay Adams

–  Jeff Wright

–  Joey Brezinski

–  Jordan Hoffart

–  Kevin Romar

–  Kurtis Colamonico

–  Kyle Leeper

–  Lance Mountain

–  Leticia Bufoni

–  Lincoln Ueda

–  Manny Santiago

–  Neal Hendrix

–  Neal Mims

–  Nick Garcia

–  Nyjah Huston

–  Omar Hassan

–  Pat Channita

–  Pat Ngoho

–  Pierre Luc (PLG)

–  PJ Ladd

–  Ronnie Creager

–  Ryan Decenzo

–  Ryan Sheckler

–  Sasha Steinhorst

–  Sean Sheffey

–  Sergie Ventura

–  Shane Sheckler

–  Steve Olson

–  Tony Tave

–  Torey Pudwill

–  Yuri Fachinni

While the contests are going on, event goers can also enjoy the Cinco de Mayo carnival’s food, beverages and games provided by:

–  CCS

–  Casey’s Cupcakes

–  Chronic Tacos

–  Duracell

–  etnies

–  Fred Water

–  Ford

–  Independent Trucks

–  K1 Speed

–  Metagenics

–  New Era

–  Nixon

–  NMCA

–  Oakley

–  Plan B

–  Red Bull

–  Rock N Bounce

–  Tilly’s

–  Skateboarder/Grind Media

–  Woodward

Other charities that have made donations for the event include:

–  A.skate

–  Lemonade for Autism

–  Ocean Festival

–  Thrive

–  Us Too Gym

–  Autism Speaks U

To view more photos of the Etnies Skatepark of Lake Forest, click here:

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