The 1st Annual DoItForDale Skate Contest was a huge success! First and foremost the GWL Skatepark Corp. would like to thank the multiple sponsors … Mountain CreekStimulus skateboardsVans, Junior’s Skate And Sport, LLCBurton Snowboards and Nimbus Skate for providing amazing prizes for the competitors who skated/biked/scootered hard in memory of their friend Dale Hirrel on the anniversary of his passing.

We’d also like to thank our host the Greenwood Lake PBA for letting us #sendit in their parking lot and Junior’s Skate And Sport, LLC for providing the ramps the competitors used at the venue. Our Veep Kurk Koziel organized, promoted, set-up and emcee’d the event as well … thanks Captain Kurk! Big thanks to Kymberly Hirrel and Melissa Koziel for coordinating the GWL Skatepark tent with merchandise and registrations, and to Pat Rabdau for taking some great videos of the action. Special thanks also to Vesuvius Brick Oven Pizza for providing pizza and kicking back some of their proceeds to our cause!

Poster for 1st Annual DoItForDale Skate Contest poster. The event was a huge success!
Poster for 1st Annual DoItForDale Skate Contest poster. The event was a huge success!

Most of all, we want to thank the close to 100 people who braved the cold and helped us make the kickoff event of this annual tradition one to remember! Check out some of the videos and stills. Over 30 of those in attendance competed on skateboards, bikes or scooters in memory of Dale Hirrel! From Accord, NY to Long Beach Island, NJ, we had competitors come together from the far reaches of New York and New Jersey to compete. We can’t wait until next year, and we’ll keep fundraising toward our goal so that we can soon host the DoItForDale Skate Contest in our own concrete flowpark!

Winners

Skateboard 18 and Up

1st Place – Russell Hansen Video
2nd Place – Payton Terrat
3rd Place – Dax Pradarits

Skateboard 11-17

1st Place – Frank (Last Name?)
2nd Place – Spencer Griffler
3rd Place – Henry Newhard Video

Open Bike & Scooter

1st Place – Vincent Carrozza Video

Skateboard 10 and Under

1st Place – Max Rabdau
2nd Place – Devin Koziel

Bike 10 and Under

1st Place – Devin Koziel
2nd Place – Mason Mann
3rd Place – Zachary Mann

Scooter 10 and Under

1st Place – Gavin Donaldson
2nd Place – Devin Koziel
3rd Place – Dylan Gjertsen


  
1st Annual DoItForDale Skate Contest group photo, taken by our sponsor Nimbus Skateboards
1st Annual DoItForDale Skate Contest group photo, taken by our sponsor Nimbus Skateboards