Brian Schaefer | The Nine Club

Brian Schaefer discusses 33 years of Skatepark of Tampa, what came first Tampa AM or Tampa Pro, faxing 100 contest flyers from a hot attic for a $1,000 Airwalk purse, how Paul Zitzer’s vert ramp and a trip to San Jose led to opening SPoT in 1993, his parents’ backyard Bro Bowl & Thrasher ramp plans, his parents taking a second mortgage to fund the warehouse, living in the warehouse, the Moat Race, slamming on the loop and waking up in the hospital, Bob Burnquist doing the first switch loop, bringing vert back, Tampa AM vs Tampa Pro, supporting local skate shops and much more!

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Timestamps
00:00:00 Brian Schaefer
00:00:46 33 years of Skatepark of Tampa
00:01:23 What came first, Tampa AM or Tampa Pro?
00:01:54 Josh Stewart won the first contest
00:06:58 The 1995 first pro contest flyer
00:10:20 Faxing 100 flyers from a hot attic
00:14:10 How SPoT started, a good accident
00:19:31 San Jose skatepark and the light bulb for SpoT
00:26:20 Bro Bowl replica and trampoline into the pool
00:33:31 $5,000 second mortgage to open the park
00:34:55 George Lackey and hunting warehouses
00:43:44 Tim Payne puts the vert ramp back up
00:51:28 Living at the park
01:23:49 The Moat Race
01:30:42 The loop, Jim Thiebaud’s idea
01:42:35 Bob Burnquist’s first switch loop
01:46:50 Concrete jam and the 20-foot fire rail
01:50:15 Nike, bands, and 33 years of sponsors
01:56:34 Tampa AM vs Tampa Pro
02:02:19 Eight-trick vert part and a new hip
02:06:20 Support your local skate shop
02:10:01 The first Skatepark of Tampa book

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