Active AM 2008

First, we have the Damn Am contest going on at the moment in Costa Mesa,CA. Now, we also have the Active Am coming up in November and the Tampa Am isn’t to far off reach either.

That sure is a lot of crazy Am action that has been going on lately. Basically, a proving opportunity for all the up and comers to really pull through and shine. For a lot of them, these contest wins mean the world. They’re at a turning point in there skateboarding careers where one huge contest victory could mean getting upgraded to a higher level with their sponsor, or even better, acquiring more interested companies to back their skateboarding. I always felt that sometimes the Am contests had better skateboarding than some pro contests do.

The dudes at Active are throwing in a $12,000 purse. If you’ve ever been to the Bling Fest contest they throw, it reminds me of that, but without the live bands and all. It’s a rad event to go to, the admission is free, and it’s Active, so you know they will be throwing out ridiculous amounts of free goods. Oh yea, and they got this deal going where if you bring a can of food or a frozen turkey you can be entered in a raffle type deal. One random lucky person will get a $500 Active shopping spree.

So go in your cupboard or pantry or whatever it is you store your food in and pull out that old Campbell’s soup can that is expired and shunned in the back. You never know that old abandoned stale can could be your ticket to a $500 shopping spree!

Posted by Ruben 'Studdard' Najera on Friday, October 24th, 2008 in Skateboarding.