Tanner Champion has been riding quite a bit this summer behind the winch. He dropped us a line to see how everything is going along with a couple of shots from MEKA. Tanner was our first featured New Blood rider some time ago in the first issue of Blast, check him out on pages 32 & 33. Hopefully we’ll see some more of his beautiful winch spots in issue 1.3. Thanks Tanner and keep on rippin’ bud!
Front boardin’
photo: MEKA
Back Biggie
photo: MEKA
Gotta love Blake Steele, Holding it down in the Louisiana Bayou.
In/Out Back Big Flip
Photo: James Brown
sent over from Marcus down in Florida. Kid is killing it.
Marcus Knox from Marcus Knox on Vimeo.
Fortenberry on the Lipsticks.
Andrew Fortenberry and Tommy Wooten with the gopro.
Untitled from Andrew Fortenberry on Vimeo.
Up in Michigan, Devotid Wakeskates has quietly been in a building stage. It’s been a mellow and somewhat secret mission that we are on. Not much can be said for now but current day to day business has not changed. But in the backs of our minds (and lost somewhere in the shop) rest the plans for the future. For now we’re just expanding our facility, family, product line, and dodging the cold weather more.
In this growing stage we have been lucky enough to find our newwest addition to the team. Atlanta native, Russell Brightwell. I met Russ for the first time when he came out to the Union Park/Baja Brawl Winch event last Labor Day weekend in Millington, Michigan. He ended up winning the top prize money with some crazy a$$ Krooks Shuv Out … after seeing that I just remember going “uh okay, give that dude the money!” Before that weekend I had only seen Russell shred on www.lasewer.com and a few other online web edits. But to see this guy in person was something else. Simply put, he destroys rails. From Nose Grinds to Krooks, but Blunts are the dirty south gangstas favorite!
We have been working with Russ on his new concave shape for the last few months and after we got the “thumbs up” are now offering it on the new www.devotid.com online wake store. We also have some matching shirts in the clothing section sporting the new ATL skyline graphic. So show your southern support for Russ and the rest of the dirty south gangstas by scooping some fresh threads today.
In celebration of Russell’s homecoming we are sending FREE full length videos ( In Its Travels, Beans and Rice, Homeless, and We’re Just Skiing) with all board orders purchased on www.devoitd.com this month.
photo: Ian Zinner
“Ride with the Team” – the full repertoire of products of the year 2010 will arrive with the team to you when you test the latest stuff is available. To talk about the latest developments of the products is the team to the side to find exactly that Wakeskate, which applies to your riding style. In addition you can pick-up some tipps&tricks and rock the Wakepark.
Our tour partner UGP – UnderGround Products, will present his new apparel collection with on the tour.
UGP is especially surprising all visitors and active wakeskaters with a lot of “goodies”… With a relaxing BBQ on the platform of the Insellsee the day will still be rounded up.
David Roehm has really improved his skating over the winter months and it’s only getting more consistent as we are now in full swing of the summer season. Ryan Light put together a nice video of a couple of David’s recent ski sets. More of David to come, killing the BCW gap that was just introduced to the winch.
photo: Ryan Slack
