Volcom Team Trip

Just got back from the Volcom Team House in Algorta, Spain (Just outside of Bilbao).



We got to hang about with Alain, too. Best dude ever.
The team house is pretty much right behind me from the angle of this photo.



Kris Vile, Nick Stansfield, Ben Raemers and Gav Couglan made it out. Aaron Sweeney got left at the airport as they wouldn't let him on with his tattered passport.
Lesson learned? I doubt it - When they tell you that you need a new one, get one. Don't wait until they tell you six times and then deny you.

Tons o' bloggin' coming soon.

Sam Ashley shot an article, too. Some amazing shit.

UKSA National Skateboarding Championships 2009

Actually...Fuck it. I'll get this out fo the way now.



Street Qualifiers:



Vert Qualifiers:



Street Semis:



Blueprint and Mob Grip Best Trick comps:



Vert Finals:



Street Finals:



Last weekend was mental.
Sam Beckett is a wizard. Throwing 720's into runs and Kickflip Liens. Is he pulling forward from his forenamesake who seems to be stuck on the 540 variations? No diss to Bosworth. You can't knock a fourteen year old doing seven foot high airwalk 540's. Beckett's bag of lip tricks and flip tricks seems to work out for him, though.
I'd still love to see the X Games footage where Bosworth won.

As for Street - Grove got done out of the big money. I say that as a judge - and it was way harder than last year.
Cast your mind back and think about Chris Oliver's run. Not one person would have doubted him at the top of the podium. This year, though, the guesses we're all over the place from the crowd.
Ross won it, fair and square, though. Everything he did was a joke - clean and comfortable.
I'm actually looking at the scores now - and up until eighth place it is all so close. Grove was only a couple of points below Wileman - but a £700 drop in prize money is harsh.
I'm sure he doesn't give a fuck, though - He killed the Blueprint Best Trick comp (As did BP's other ex, Flynn Trotman) and walked away with an entire warehouse backing him.

Grove is on form - Ross and Sam may have taken the loot, but it was his weekend, undoubtedly.

Oh - Check Daryll in the finals. Dude's we're feeling ballsy kickflipping that driveway when he came along and ruined the show for them.

Special mention to Vaughn Baker and Neil Smith. Vaughn was clearly having a right laugh and Neil was creating lines in a park for which they don't really exist.