Virtual unknown Ben Hatchell ripped Tampa Am this weekend even while announcer Vern Laird called him out saying "I'm pretty sure you'll never ride for Indy" and later accused him of riding Trackers even though he is really just rocking Indys on his own. Hater pretty much dissed him for really no reason. He even dissed his Rat Bones tee... Maybe one of the most classic skate logos of all time. So here's Ben Hatchell with probably the most solid 2nd place performance I've seen in while... Flawless run, no probs blunt fakie on the biggest thing in the park to cab flip, plus quickness front 270 board to blunt kickflip fakie... amongst other things like a solid front blunt on the banked wall. Congrats to Ryan Decenzo on the solid performance for 1st!

(click below the YouTube video on Ben's name for the better looking Quicktime video)

Footage courtesy robbrink.com

Also, here's some results with Indy ams Taylor Smith and Chris Troy placing 9th and 12th out of 230 entrants:
1st: Ryan Decenzo
2nd: Ben Hatchell
3rd: Davis Torgerson
4th: Felipe Gustavo
5th: Vincent Alvarez
6th: Chaz Ortiz
7th: Chris Gregson
8th: Shane O'Neill
9th: Taylor Smith
10th: Felipe Ortiz
11th: Theotis Beasley
12th: Chris Troy

Best Trick:
1st: Vince Del Valle, Kickflip frontside lipslide
2nd: David Gonzalez, Kickflip backside noseblunt
3rd: David Bachinsky, Front blunt kickflip in
4th: Vincent Alvarez, Switch alley-oop lipslide, switch front shuvit lipslide
5th: Marius Syvanen, Nollie ally-oop 5-0

I'm up really early on New Year's morning... Killer... Anyway, yesterday our devoted Web Wizard posted up the remaining 2 parts of the Indy Northwest Tour video are up on the microsite. The last part is Pier Park and then the amusing credits... stay tuned next week for the slideshow and if we can execute all the technical technicalities of the download and burn your own DVD then you can do that next Monday too... Don't worry, we're awesome at cramming... Enjoy the finale!