Any given Sunday: the first annual FTC flatground invitational.

June 5th, 2005, San Francisco, CA

THE FLYER ADVERTISED names like Carroll, Appleyard, Koston, Iannucci, Foster, Ladd, Creager, and Daewon, but when the big day arrived there were seventeen pros entered--and none of the aforementioned on any heat list. There was some amazing talent, however: Busenitz, Kalis, Williams, Fuenzalida, Forbes, Kenny Anderson, and P Rod were all there. EMB was remembered and represented with most of the OG crew, including the three legendary judges: Jovontae Turner, Henry Sanchez, and Big Dirty James Kelch. "Mike Carroll; where were you, man?" There was no transition on the course, and as Clyde Singleton (who again stole the show with his hilarious mic commentary--check out thrashermagazine.com for some of the choice quotes) put it, "If you grab your wheel well, you're out of the contest." The windy conditions made the bangin' tricks few and far between, and catered more to the person who stayed on. In the end the top three were: Pat Washington, Stevie Williams (who also took home best trick), and Paul Rodriguez for whom it was 5,000 dollars, a decent-sized trophy, and first place.