SPTJam 2024

It’s been a while. There’s been events but nothing of the scale that we saw in the past. That was until SPTJam moved location and Mike Marsh brought the annual competition to Rampworx. As soon as this was verified the invitations went out and brought in skaters from all over Europe.

The feel of the event was like that of old, with big tricks going down but at the same time people just jamming with their friends. It was a great opportunity to see faces from the past as well as meet new skaters and supporters that represent the future of the sport.

So, after catching up a bit with those I’ve not spoken to in years, the old camera gear came out and struggled to capture a few shots…

Porkie Pies 2017

It was another Fruit Boot Shootout event, this time The FBSO Pork pie pud slides Melton Mowbray massacre out in the sun, making the most of our Great British Summer ™. As is customary with these events it was first and foremost a session. An excuse to get together and skate. Once the midair collisions were over and the ambulance left with the first (and thankfully only) casualty of the day that’s how it turned out. As Glenn departed with a second head growing from where the first impacted the concrete everyone else, glad to see him walking unaided got back to the matter at hand – finding the lines to be had at this little outdoor park.

It seems that lines were found as you can see above. After a few hours of rolling the smooth curves and banks of this particular location prizes were given for best trick and best overall skater. Both going to Jake Ricketts for his exemplary performance all day.

British Inline Skate Championships 2017

Returning to Adrenaline Alley again for the first big event of the UK calendar with a host of skaters from around the world.

Not much to say. A great friendly event with some amazing skills. We don’t all get together all that often but when we do, it goes down.

Food Fight 2016

Probably the last main event of the year in the UK The Food Fight was down in Corby at the redesigned Adrenaline Alley skatepark. Great chance to skate the park, meet up with skaters from all over the country and of course battle for some prizes. As is standard I took the camera and here’s a few shots from what I caught…