We just received word from Mr Jay Nowman about the Rolling Dead Contest that tool place this past weekend.
Check it out!
“The final round of Rolling dead went down a treat, with a host of
international riders plus the usual UK suspects and some new faces.
A big thank you to all the sponsors and especially Creation skatepark
for helping us organise it all and putting on one of the best events
we’ve had in the UK for years.
The amateur competition really pushed the level, with Josh Newman
stmping a rodeo on the quarter pipe and Neil Shillabeer flowing
around the course hitting all in his path with technical trickery.
Paul Nash showed once again that he can throw it down with the best,
with noseslides and big 540’s all over the shop. Other special
mentions go out to Mark Brown and Todd for repping Kingston area.
The results were as follows:
1st - Josh Newman
2nd - Neil Shillabeer
3rd - Paul Nash
Once the pro’s took to the course we shut down the whole place,
meaning the spectator areas were packed with wide-eyed kids hustling
each other for a view of the action. The UK riders showed how strong
our scene now is. Jon White came through with some of the most
inventive lines, such as his 50/50 on the coping to blunt stall on
the ledge back to 50/50. Rich Bulger put in a strong showing, and
Alex Wheeler absolutely shut down the spine section of the park,
finishing off with a smooth back 540. Making it through to the
finals were the True Skool fam’s own Sam Cooke, Day One’s Simon Johns
and Highland Streetboard’s Max Anderson. Sam ruined everyone’s hope
of a good nights sleep with his paralysing style, whilst Simon Johns
killed it with a proper job noseslide down the big rail. Max
Anderson rinsed the course even better than he rinses Guitar Hero
and believe me that is a feat. A huge back smith on the rail, a
solid 900, rodeo and back flip off the sub box to finish.
Also making the finals were two spaniards and a german. Highalnd
Streetboard, Fly Master and Only Street rider Gabi Muñoz belched out
some big airs, noseslide down the big ledge and a spotless 450 to
front lip. Dimension and HPT’s Gotthard Pilsner ruined my voce with
a 360 back nosegrind and a misty 7 over a mountain of a “spine”.
The eventual and deserving winner though was Dimension Streetboard’s
Sergi Nicolas. His goosebump inducing run was out of this world.
Switch backside blunt, 180 switch 5.0 180 out, switch backside
transfer and massive airs were enough to set the scores in stone.
However being Sergi he also went and dropped in on the biggest wall
ride I have ever seen, even the climbers from the centre next door
said they would have moving bowels even standing at the top.
The results were as follows:
1st - Sergi Nicolas (£120 Prize)
2nd - Gotthard Pilsner (£90 Prize)
3rd - Max Anderson (£60 Prize)
4th - Gabi Muñoz
5th - Sam Cooke
6th- Simon Johns
The final event of the day was the Air & Style event and it was the
best seen in streetboarding yet. Limits were pushed and bodies were
bruised.
Gabi Muñoz rocked out huge back flips. Max Anderson and Gotthard
Pilsner went head to head trying to land misty 900’s They were both
successful putting to shame anyone on these here forums that claim
Streetboard Air & Style isn’t being pushed. Gotthard also came close
to a backside 900. Sergi Nicolas pushed the realm of the one foot
when he stomped a huge grabbed 360 one foot. The biggest trick of
the event came in the closing jump. Andy Garret came so so so close
to stomping an almost perfect double back! he just humng up on the
landing however cracking on of his fingers. They will come soon my
friend. All I want to know is where was Brinton at this comp?
The Air & Style results were:
1st - Max Anderson (£120 Prize)
2nd - Sergi Nicolas (£90 Prize)
3rd - Gotthard Pilsner (£60 Prize)”

There’s a few photo’s here of the street event, http://flickr.com/photos/thedeplorableword/sets/72157603354084740/
Yo Jay wicked article and super fast getting it online before I’d even driven all the way home!
One last thing that needs to be added to this article is the big thanks we owe everyone.
BIG THANKS TO JAY FOR ALL THE WORK BEHIND THE SCENES AND OF COURSE IN FRONT OF IT ON THE MIC ALL DAY
BIG THANKS TO THE GUYS AT THE SKATEPARK ESPECIALLY BRIAN FOR THEIR HUGE EFFORT IN HELPING MAKE IT WHAT IT WAS
BIG THANKS TO ADAM AND PETE FOR THEIR WORK JUDGING
BIG THANKS TO PAUL NASH AND THE GUYS AT STREETBOARD BIZ FOR THEIR TEACHING
BIG THANKS TO THE RIDERS FOR KILLING IT
AND HUGE THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO CAME FOR MAKING IT A DAY WITH SUCH A GREAT ATMOSPHERE
Neil, how about thanks to the sponsors as well ?
Like Niel has already said. Massive thanks to the guys at the park. hands down the warmest welcome we have ever received and by far the most accomodating. Streetboarding now has a future in Birmingham partly due to the enthusiastic help provided by the good folk at creation.
I would also like to thank the day for showing me the light. I now realise my calling in life is to teach good looking young ladies to ride streetboards! Any one out there meeting the criteria can get in touch via highland!
safe.
Hey Greg
yes of course the sponsors! there really are so many people to thank for the success of the event.
For sure the top riders killed it for the prize money donated by the sponsors and that made such a huge difference to the standard and excitement in the riding.
So thanks again all the sponsors and everyone else!!!
Lets do it again soon!