Sun Diego has been notorious for throwing some of the biggest events in Skateboarding. So when a new event sprouts out of there minds, there’s no doubt in mine that it’s going to be just as amazing as the other. AM SLAM is an amateur skateboard contest series with 5 stops in San Diego County, followed by the 6th which will be the finals at the Mission Valley YMCA skatepark. There are over $10,000 in cash and prizes and the list of sponsors backing this series is huge! There is a limited entry of 30 skaters per contest age group, which you bet will fill up quickly. Especially since its points based and being at every stop is vital.

Is this the next big AM contest to hit the skateboarding world? I would think so, seeing as how Sun Diego’s Spring Break Yo’Self contest is a staple in the industry. Don’t be surprised to see Sun Diego’s AM SLAM contest up there with Phoenix Am, Damn Am, and maybe even Tampa Am later.

One of the reasons I state this, is the fact that San Diego doesn’t actually have a full on Am contest of this proportion yet. I really think this contest will stick and even be a career making contest for some of the unheard AM’s in the local skate scene. Note that the flyer features Godzilla terrorizing the city behind the AM SLAM text. That’s basically a subliminal message stating to you that the contest will be of epic proportions, you can count on that.

Posted by Ruben 'Studdard' Najera on Saturday, May 24th, 2008 in Skateboarding.

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