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2nd Annual Phoenix Am Skateboard Contest! Circa Shoe Co.
sponsors 2nd Annual Phoenix Am Skateboard Contest!
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Phoenix, AZ - April 5 & 6, 2003 - Desert
West Skateboard Plaza will be holding it's second annual amateur skateboard
contest on April 5 & 6, 2003. Last year's
1st Annual Phoenix Am was a huge success with over 1200 spectators and
contestants from across the globe. This year, Circa Shoe Co. and several
other skateboard industry sponsors are providing their support. Media
coverage of this event will include Thrasher magazine, and Slap magazine.
This contest will provide a way for the City of Phoenix and the Skateboard
Enthusiasts to raise funds for additions to the skate park. In the past
three years, over $35,000 has been raised
through entry fees, donations and concessions.
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The park is located at 6501 W. Virginia Ave. The contest will be held
from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm on Saturday, April 5 and from 11:00 am to 5:00
pm on Sunday, April 6. To raise additional funds, a $3 spectators donation
will be charged at the gate and concessions will be sold the through out
the weekend.
One hundred riders will be accepted for the Qualifiers on April 5. All
riders must have a legitimate industry sponsor and the top 35 of these
qualifiers will skate in the semi-finals April 6. Only ten riders will
be selected to compete in the finals on Sunday afternoon. In addition,
a Best Trick contest will commence on Sunday with Zero Skateboards sponsoring
the $1000 prize. Banner space and advertising packages will be available
for purchase prior to the event. All proceeds from this contest will go
directly to the Desert West Skateboard Plaza.
There have been 15 contests at the Desert West Skateboard Plaza since
opening on May 31, 1997. The proceeds of one contest were donated to the
Paradise Valley Skate Park. Each contest has approximately 200 riders
of all levels of age and skill. Most of the contests have experienced
media coverage by the following magazines, television, video, and publications:
Thrasher, Transworld, Slap, Logic #1 and #11(DVD), Think Skateboards Free
At Last, Underdog, ABC, KTVK, Good Morning Arizona, Phoenix New Times,
Arizona Republic. Desert West Skateboard Plaza is for skateboards only
and it is the only free public park of it's kind in the country. A dedicated
committee of skateboarders and the City of Phoenix worked together to
put this park into the ground. Local skateboarders raised funds by holding
skateboard contests on basketball courts and having concerts at local
clubs. The City of Phoenix matched the funds and the first public skateboard
park in Phoenix became a reality. During it's early years, skateboarders
traveled to Desert West from all parts of the country, which prompted
the growth of similar parks in Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale, Flagstaff,
Paradise Valley and coming soon...Glendale and Ahwatukee.
For more info contact:
Laura Martin
Contest Coordinator
602-233-8715
Fax 602-233-8746
phoenixamcontest@hotmail.com
www.phoenixam.com
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