The level of trickery going down at the Black Box Crossroads contest was unheard of and dudes were literally going milliseconds after one another to try their tricks.

The entire skate park at Black Box Distribution is top notch and is pretty amazing. I would say the only bummer about the entire event was the fact that you “could” skate if you wanted, but you almost “couldn’t” due to the traffic of skateboarders going back and forth.

The best trick competition was held on four different obstacles. By far, my favorite was the quarter pipe gap obstacle because one of my all-time favorite skateboarders, Gershon Mosley. The dude has been crushing it the whole time and has just been laying low for a while. Gilbert Crocket tore up the ledge big time. So did Chris Cole.

Crocket took 1st in the ledge obstacle and I personally witnessed an amazing kick flip backside nose grind nollie flip out. Tommy Sandoval front side flipped into the bank to a 1st place win on that obstacle. That drop to bank is no joke either, I honestly don’t even think photos can do that obstacle justice. And lastly, Chris Cole took the 1st place honors down the 11 stair. Can you say double three sixty flip? Wow! Man, a tre flip down the set is legit in itself, let alone adding another flip.

They all took their batch of cash home from the contest. There were tons of big names there and some amazing skateboarding went down, even before the contest started. Don’t be surprised if this event becomes a yearly thing. It was a complete success. Big ups to Jamie Thomas.

Posted by Ruben 'Studdard' Najera on Friday, January 23rd, 2009 in Skateboarding.

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