Red Bull Manny Mania Chicago Style !!!!

1st Place Timmy Johnson (center), Cody Cepeda (right), Peter Grannis (left) photo: Red Bull

Some contest are good, some long and boring and some just okay. The Chi-town stop of Red Bull Manny Mania Am was damn good! It stayed dry long enough for all the areas best to come out and straight throw down. The thing I love about Chicago skaters is that even through a hard and fierce battle, they still have fun.

Not only did the riders have a blast, but the 70% skater crowd was fully entertained as well. The contest was hosted by none other than Affiliate Skateboard's Dax Miller keeping us hyped the whole time. I swear Dax was born to be on the mic as well as a skateboard and he actually did both, riding around announcing the event. The Red Bull truck equipped with a few smokin DJ's pumped good music the whole time. Along with Joey Brezinski, the organizers Sean, Maggie, and Pamela, helped the event flow smoothly and well executed.

When all was said and done, Chicago's Timmy Johnson (Uprise, Girl, Etnies, RockStar Bearing, Character Hardware, Incredible Edible Clothing) had not only taken 1st Place but also Best Trick with a Nollie Heel Nose to Nollie Heel Out! Both of Timmy's heats went well and he remained consistent and on point smiling the whole time. 2nd Place was scooped up by Cody Cepeda from the infamous "The Crew" out of Michigan. Cody killed it too! Third was earned by Peter Grannis from Winnetka, IL.

These guy all did an amazing job hammering tricks down and over the newly constructed Red Bull ramp modeled from a design submitted by my partner Al Butella of Character Skateboards. A few people in the crowd mentioned that the riders should've gotten cash prizes, but it's all good. Skating has never been about the cash. Nice when it happens, but the ramp will remain in the city for us to shred for years to come and we're grateful. Big ups to the Chi, Timmy Johnson, Red Bull, the cute girls passing out cans and all those who participated and witnessed this years Manny Mania. It was truly a contest worth seeing.

"The Crew"s Cody Cepeda bullying the pad! photo: Red Bull

5 Comments

frankland says:
you rock timmy

Marquis King TheCrew says:
Thank you Soma. You're a great man. But don't get it twisted people TheCrew took 1st and 2nd. Timmy is T.C. All Day! T.C. TakeOver 09"!

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P-wire says:
All three of those dudes kill it. It's official. Pete Grannis came through with the injured ankle too!

character says:
Congrats Timmy and Kyle for killing it at Manny Mania 09

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