{"id":66004,"date":"2018-02-02T13:39:29","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T21:39:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=66004"},"modified":"2019-01-14T10:55:05","modified_gmt":"2019-01-14T18:55:05","slug":"florida-vert-series-2018-looking-ahead-to-the-future-of-vert-skating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/florida-vert-series-2018-looking-ahead-to-the-future-of-vert-skating\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Vert Series 2018 – Looking Ahead To The Future of Vert Skating"},"content":{"rendered":"

And now a message from the Florida Vert Series crew…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Looking ahead into the distant future of vert skating.<\/b><\/p>\n

Skateboarding has certainly changed in the last thirty years. It has become a mainstream sport, rather than a pastime or passion framed by a counter-culture movement. Skateboarding has been sanitized, packaged and sold to the masses, and this is no more evident than in Street-League, Dew Tour or X-Games.<\/p>\n

It’s a brave new world we find ourselves in, and all this looking back makes me wonder what could be in store for us in years to come.<\/p>\n

What’s next for us? Embracing do-it-yourself backyard vert scene, alternative media is now the norm. And then, just like that, vert has become tragically hip.<\/p>\n

The takeaways from the Florida Vert Series is not about the win or the final results, but about the culture of a backyard vert scene. It’s alive and well, and while the X-Games, Dew Tour are the pinnacle for some skaters, it is not the only way to enjoy vert events. All you need is stoked people, and skaters with a similar goal, to bolster the spirit and love of skating, without agendas. It’s not about prize-money or global rankings either, but about skating vert ramps with a competitive spirit.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Liam Pace spinning with excitement! Photo: Jamie Coggins\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n

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2018 Series has\u00a0starting to fall into place.<\/b><\/p>\n

Event Dates:<\/b><\/p>\n

Stop 1. Mead’s Backyard Vert Ramp in Holopaw, FL\u00a0on April 28th<\/p>\n

Stop 2.\u00a0Phishlips Backyard Vert Ramp in Dunkirk, MD\u00a0on June 30th<\/p>\n

Stop 3. Drake’s Backyard Vert Ramp in Leland, N.C.\u00a0on September 1st<\/p>\n

\u00a0 *TBD Stop 4. Morgan’s Backyard Vert Ramp in Middleburg, FL\u00a0on Oct\u00a020th<\/i><\/p>\n

New event t-shirt artwork coming in 2018!<\/p>\n

The Skatter Brainz will being jamming live at\u00a0the first stop!<\/p>\n

Mountain Dew Manor will have a new mini spine ramp complete by the first event! This will give skaters something to have fun on while not skating the vert ramp.<\/p>\n

We would like to thank the returning sponsors for 2018!<\/p>\n

Give them a follow on instagram and support them as they support us!<\/p>\n

TITLE SPONSORS:<\/b><\/p>\n

S-ONE HELMET CO<\/i><\/a><\/span>.<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

VIBRONIC HEMP WHEELS<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

DEMON SEED SKATEBOARDS<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

KEEPING VERT DEAD<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

PRESENTING SPONSORS:<\/b><\/p>\n

MOONSHINE SKATEBOARDS<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

LAKE SKATEBOARDS<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

SKELETON KEY MFG<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

CREATURE SKATEBOARDS<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

FLY PAPER GRIP<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

MADRID SKATEBOARDS<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

IMMORTAL LACES<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

TORTOISE PADS<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

TEAM PAIN SKATEPARKS<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

THUNDER TRUCKS<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

SHIPYARD SKATES<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

BUTCHER BLOCK WH<\/i>EELS<\/i><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

JUICE MAGAZINE<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

BLACK SHEEP UNDERGROUND<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

EMBASSY SKATEBOARDS<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

GATOR SKINS<\/i><\/i><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

RAMPTECH<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n

ROADKILL HARDWARE<\/a><\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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Stay tuned to\u00a0the Florida Vert Series web-site for 2018\u00a0Updates!<\/p>\n

http:\/\/rumbel.wixsite.com\/floridavertseries<\/a><\/p>\n

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