SIMI VALLEY SKATELAB
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'GROM LIFE' PICS
SIMI VALLEY SKATELAB
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'GROM LIFE' PICS
The Skatelab Skatepark's decor is pure eye candy everywhere you look.  It's a museum, shop, park - all in one.  You could literally spend hours just walking around looking at stuff on the walls and ceilingsMrod is hard at work checking people in at the registration tableSurprisingly we got all of the groms to sit down and listen for the Friday Riders MeetingChase Barney lounges out during the Riders MeetingThe Saturday morning bowl practice was a heated session!The world's greatest skateboard contest judges - (L2R): Chris Patnaude, Vern Laird, & Jason BarrDJ - AZThe Spun Team was representingJeff and Jackson Stern take in the action up by the bowlFilmer Flowbie and Camera Guy - Rob Norland - MN. represent!These groms are ready to rip it up!!Front row seating for the entire Aslop family! Thanks to them and Spun Skateboards for supporting the event!!!A little 'grom fishin' from the UK! (they do it there too!)
Little Schaefer is hooked!The bowl platform was packed on Saturday!These groms are the future of skateboarding!Home-Made T-Shirt entryJason Majdanski and his friend with a major clothing malfunctionAllysha Bergado and her mom intense spectating on the bowl platformTrog did some maintenance on the mini-ramp in-between eventssome more grom fishinNeo Cadiz is ready to rip up the mini-ramp!These groms had a front row seat in the mini-ramp competitionDaniel Kastich knows the proper way to get ready for a mini-ramp contestTom Schaar gets ready to take his run2 Kings on the platformAlex Midler gets interviewed by Fuel TV after his mini-ramp run!Nice custom grip job!It was a packed house on Saturday!Shane and Jake take in all the beginner and intermediate actionThese guys should have won best dancing section award if we would have had one!! Thanks for all the support from these grom dads!!!Here we are at the Saturday Night Video Premiere Party!Allysha, Shane, & CurrenMilk chugging contest time - Alex Midler starts it off for his teamJared Marchello is a big time contenderJustin Cymbalski is helping out the Spun team!Alek Richards is not afraidOH NO! - now the puking starts!Curren is the coach!These groms are the un-official winners!with victory comes the spoils...and we'll close out saturday night with thisGilbert Estrada takes a chill break before his run in the finals on SundayTom Schaar has his home-made Half Pint t-shirt onVern and AZ are ready to get the show on the road!Blake stretches out before his mini-ramp runMatt Beaton won the best home-made t-shirt award for this beautyThese groms had good seats right by the judges stationThis guy was wonderin what the heck was going on?!? - i thought this was a roller-skate contest for adults!?!Alex Midler and Mom & Pop
CONGRATS  TO ALEX FOR WINNING KING OF THE GROMS at the SIMI VALLEY SKATELAB!!!Alex Midler sits on top of the throne at the SkatelabSigning off from another fantastic event at the Skatelab - big thanks to Todd and the staff for the nice welcome and their assistance with King of the Groms!!