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Zumiez Best Foot Forward Atlanta 2012
This business is getting gnarly. Most definitely the heaviest stop so far on the 2012 BFF tour, Atlanta brought the heat in a big way. The scene went down at Hazard skatepark just south of the ATL where an indoor skatepark housed some of the best skating in the southland. The park hosts a great set-up with quarter pipes and bank ramps enclosing the course to ensure smooth lines and quick non-stop skating to be had by all. Smack in the center of the place is a long six stair with man sized rails on each side. This would be the focal point of the mad metallic chomping, as the shredders rocked the house in a major way. No question, Atlanta has always been an epicenter of heave duty dudes ripping and shredding, so it was no surprise to see this years BFF comp take it to new heights. In the preliminaries there were so many rippers killing the trainee, the flat ledges and the stair set, the judges had to make a huge exception and call out 7 dudes to rock it to the finals. Last years champ, Joey Pellogrino killed it hard with easy-does-it 270 lipslides down the handrail. As did the mini master Nico Howard. Soloman Mosley had a consistancy that was mind boggling, and with all kinds of flip to board tricks and switch madness down the handrail, a blind man could see why Solomon was a sure fire pick for the 3rd place slot. Rocking into second place with swiftness and speed was Chris Coffman. Chris made small work of the stair set and the handrails alike. With so much madness going down, it was a notable success that Chris made himself stand out in the slurry of seven that were flying and popping around him. No stranger to danger, Chris was cool as a cucumber while moving into second place. Making magic with a host of handrail tricks and sealing it up with a switch backside hurricane, was Fletcher Renegar. Our first place champ today had his work cut out for him, but Fletcher rose to the occasion and made a little
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