Supercharged: Tim Brauch
Tim did a lot for the skateboarding industry, as well as for our local skateparks and the kids who skate there. I never got a chance to meet him because he died when I was very young, but I went to the premiere of Supercharged and sat right in front of his family. The movie really shows you what an outstanding skater and person Tim was. It was cool to see who he was and why so many people loved him in the skateboarding industry. The Tim Brauch Memorial Skate Competition is a big event here in Silicon Valley every year and 2009 was my first year participating. I placed 5th place in the Street Ams Competition for ages 13 and over. My friend Evelyn won the Spirit of Tim award (2nd year in a row).
The contest was a lot of fun and it was cool to see all the pro skaters: Christian Hosoi, Steve Caballero, Sergie Ventura and more rip it up at Lake Cunningham Skate Park in San Jose, CA.
Evelyn made a cool video with clips from some of our competitions here:
Tim Brauch Memorial 2009 Video Montage
I'm in a black t-shirt, white helmet, blue jeans. I had a really good 2nd run and landed every trick. It was pretty exciting. I didn't expect to even place, but then when they announced the winners, they said 5th place CHRISTIAN LANZA! It was definitely an exciting weekend.
This skateboarding event is highly publicized. It was cool to google my name and find so many websites that had articles on the Tim Brauch Memorial Competition. Here are a few links:
There are lots more, but you get the idea.
