King Of The Road 2012: Team Profiles
Which team is going to take King of the Road in 2012? Check the stats...
ANTIHERO
Tony Trujillo
Follow on instagram @antihero_wakebladez
aka: TNT
Age: 30
Hometown: San Francisco
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Antihero, Indy, Spitfire, Vans, Four Star
KOTR experience: 3X KOTR participant, 2003 KOTR winner
Strengths: SOTY 2002, ATV, badditude
Weaknesses: Pee drinking
Verdict: Make or break
Andrew Allen
aka: Pork Chop
Age: 26
Hometown: San Juan Capistrano
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Antihero, Indy, Sptifire, Vans, Vans Apparel
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: Switch rail pioneer, switch hill bombs
Weaknesses: Aches and pains
Verdict: As tech as AH gets
Frank Gerwer
aka: Frank
Age: 35
Hometown: San Francisco
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Antihero, Thunder, Spitfire, C1rca Combat
KOTR experience: Built the downhill karts
Strengths: Switch hardflips, front boards, downward dog
Weaknesses: Multiple personalities
Verdict: the Great Gonzo
Robbie Russo
aka: Lil' Robbie
Age: 20
Hometown: San Pedro
Status: Am
Sponsors: Antihero, Indy, Spitfire, Converse, Dickies
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: Tight tranny, doesn't take up too much space
Weaknesses: Emotional drinker, first love, manuals
Verdict: Slash and burn
Chris Pfanner
aka: Pfanner
Age: 27
Hometown: Nuremburg, Germany
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Antihero, Indy, Spitfire, Vans, Volcom, Nixon
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: Biggest 180 in the biz, multilingual, silent P
Weaknesses: New dad far from home
Verdict: Blitzkrieg!
Andy Roy
Team Manager
aka: Snuggle Bandit
Age: 40
Hometown: Santa Cruz
Status: Pro
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: High energy, psychological torture, experience working with kids
Weaknesses: Cop bait
Verdict: Look out
Preston Maigetter
Videographer
Follow on instagram @PStonebru
aka: P-Stone
Age: 40
Hometown: San Francisco
Status: Lifer
KOTR experience: 2005 with Element, 2007 with Black Label
Strengths: Ultimate road dog, PMA, bluntslides
Weaknesses: Parkour
Verdict: "I got it!"
Xeno Tsarnas
Photographer
aka: Xeno
Age: 33
Hometown: Boston
Status: Rookie
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: Unknown quantity
Weaknesses: First time with a tough crew
Verdict: Sink or swim
CREATURE
David Gravette
aka: Baby Lamb
Hometown: Portland, OR
Age: 24
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Creature, indy, C1rca, Volcom, bones, bones swiss, blackstar beer
KOTR experience: 2nd place in 2010 with C1rca
Strengths: Rails, tranny, got the KOTR face tatt
Weaknesses: Complaining, broken arm
Verdict: Get it or quit it!
Taylor Bingaman
Follow on instagram @Taylor_Bingaman
aka: Biggs
Age: 23
Hometown: San Diego
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Creature, indy, bones, bones swiss, Osiris, Brixton
KOTR experience: none
Strengths: Overcrooks and over vert
Weaknesses: Slam dunks
Verdict: Secret weapon
Ryan Reyes
Follow on instagram @Ryrey
aka: Ryrey
Age: 21
Hometown: Tempe, AZ
Status: Am
Sponsors: Creature, Indy
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: ATV shredder
Weaknesses: Rookie status
Verdict: What you got?
Sean Conover
Follow on instagram@srconover
aka: Gary Busey
Age: 22
Hometown: Encinitas, CA
Status: Am
Sponsors: Creature, indy, OJ, Huf shoes, Ambig
KOTR experience: none
Strengths: Rails, hubbas, ginger rage
Weaknesses: Thin lips, the sun
Verdict: To bigspin out
Darren Navarette
aka: The Vertical Vampire
Age: 35
Hometown: Ocean Beach, CA
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Creature, indy, spitfire
KOTR experience: Mystery Guest for Girl in 2004
Strengths: Vert, handplants, history
Weaknesses: Garlic, ledges
Verdict: Elguerial Andrecht revert
Al Partanen
Team Manager
Follow on instagram @Parts
aka: Parts
Age: 40
Hometown: Portland, OR
Status: Pro
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: PMA, wig piece, road doggin'
Weaknesses: Skinny jeans
Verdict: Belle E Buttons
Lee Dupont
Videographer
Follow on instagram @FrekleFace
aka: Lee Dawg
Age: 35
Hometown:Encinitas, CA
Status: ESP
KOTR experience: 2010 with C1rca
Strengths: Charm, 20+ years behind the lens, violence
Weaknesses: Diet Coors
Verdict: Watch the eyes!
Chris Rooney
Photographer
Follow on instagram @Rtbftr78
aka: Rhino
Age: Younger then Phelps
Hometown: San Diego, CA
Status: Indy TM
KOTR experience: 2007 with Black Label, 2010 with Nike (winner), 2011 with Nike
Strengths: Size, the wagon, experience
Weaknesses: Trackers
Verdict: Cheeseburger in paradise
ALIEN WORKSHOP
Grant Taylor
Follow on instagram @DownSouthInHell
aka: GT
Age: 20
Hometown: Atlanta,GA
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Alien, volcom, nike, indy, spitfire, stratosphere, modus, shake junt
KOTR experience: 2010 - winner with Nike, 2011
Strengths: SOTY 2011, ATV destroyer
Weaknesses: Blowing shit up
Verdict: "Skate hard, retard!"
Gilbert Crockett
aka: The Body
Age: 23
Hometown: Richmond, VA
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Alien, indy, vans, vans apparel, venue
KOTR experience: MVP 2011 with Vans (still hasn't gotten the check)
Strengths: That tech shit, grasshopper pop
Weaknesses: Residual PTSD from Black Box program
Verdict: Switch, bitch!
Jake Johnson
aka: Jaaaaake
Age: 24
Hometown: Pittsburg, PA
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Alien, gravis, autumn skateshop, oj wheels, bottoms up
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: Wallrides, rough ground, weird spots
Weaknesses: The invisible voices
Verdict: Meet you on the astral plain
John Fitzgerald
Follow on instagram @JohnnyFitzgerald
aka: Big John
Age: 22
Hometown: West Covina, CA
Status: Am
Sponsors: Alien, Vans, Spitfire, Pawnshop
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: Stick-to-it-iveness
Weaknesses: The heavy foot
Verdict: MVP
Omar Salazar
Follow on instagram @OmarSalazar
aka: Ozar
Age: 28
Hometown: Sacramento, CA
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Alien, nike, indy, spitfire, powell swiss, huf skateshop
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: Hills, walls, collabs
Weaknesses: The emotional rollercoaster
Verdict: Whoo-hoo!
Chad Bowers
Team Manager
aka: Bowers
Age: 29
Hometown: Cincinatti
Status: From Ohio
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: Highly organized, second angle
Weaknesses: Vert, Mega, Mini-Mega
Verdict: Transferred to Irvine
Benny Maglinao
Videographer
aka: Benny
Age: 26
Hometown: Tucson, AZ
Status: Best and brightest
KOTR experience: 2010 with Etnies
Strengths: Secret genius
Weaknesses: Introverted
Verdict: ScorceseJoe Brook
Photographer
Follow on instagram @PhotoJoeBrook
aka: Fat Back
Age: 40
Hometown: San Francisco, CA
Status: Road dog
KOTR experience: Winner in 2011 with Lakai
Strengths: PMA, the Edge
Weaknesses: Hernia, vert
Verdict: Cover contender
TOY MACHINE
Leo Romero
Follow on instagram @Cuates
aka: Leo
Age: 25
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Toy machine, indy, neff, eswic, emerica, pig, powell swiss, bro style, pharmacy
KOTR experience: Mystery Guest for Nike in 2011
Strengths: Skater of the Year 2010, nihilism, rails
Weaknesses: Flan, old timey music
Verdict: Either first or Last
Daniel Lutheran
Follow on instagram @RaisedByCoyotes
aka: Dan Lu
Age: 22
Hometown: Long Beach, CA
Status: Am
Sponsors: Toy machine, indy, vans and vans apparel, pig, ashbury, beach zone, bro style
KOTR experience: 2011 with Vans
Strengths: Rails, Roger Daltrey looks, beaver pictures
Weaknesses: Early mornings, the devil's lettuce
Verdict: Lip Lock
Collin Provost
Follow on instagram @Bakedmophead
aka: Spider
Age: 21
Hometown: Huntington Beach, CA
Status: Pro
Sponsors: Toy machine, emerica, spitfire, thunder, volcom, bro style, active
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: ATV shredder, milf bait
Weaknesses: Carcass tossing
Verdict: All the tranny tricks in one session
Jeremy Leabres
aka: Lee - Ahh - Bres
Age: 18
Hometown: Corona, CA
Status: Flow
Sponsors: Toy machine, Pig, Fallen, Active, LRG
KOTR experience: none
Strengths: Fresh legs
Weaknesses: Never been out of California, or his Mom's house
Verdict: Smoke or choke
Blake Carpenter
Follow on instagram @BlakeCarpenter
aka: Who?
Age: 20
Hometown: Flagler Beach, FL
Status: Flow
Sponsors: Toy machine, dekline, pig, thunder, rip n dip, bro style
KOTR experience: None
Strengths: Hella hungry
Weaknesses: Rookie moves
Verdict: Secret weapon?
Mike Sinclair
Team manager
Follow on instagram @Carmelcreeper
aka: Pig Pink
Age: 40
Hometown: Encinitas, CA
Status: Ex-street pro for Zorlac, road dog
KOTR experience: 2011 with Dekline (last place)
Strengths: PMA, multi-tasking
Weaknesses: Empty carbs, shitty AC, never ate an orange
Verdict: "We got this!"
Jared Lucas
Videographer
aka: Luke Duke
Age: 29
Hometown: Oceanside, CA
Status: Bones TM out on loan
KOTR experience: 2011 with Dekline
Strengths: Killer smile
Weaknesses: Bad Tats and prank calls
Verdict: Won't get fooled again
Dan Zaslavsky
Photographer
Follow on instagram @FuckIfYouCare
aka: Dan Z
Age: 29
Hometown: Couch surfing
Status: Go getter
KOTR experience: 2011 with Dekline
Strengths: Tenacity, Photoshop
Weaknesses: Too intense for some
Verdict: Make it or naked
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