Organized by Slamjam, Slamtrick is the premiere skate contest in "la terra dello stivale" (the heart of the boot of Italy).
Marina di Ravenna, the place where Slamtrick was born, is famous not only for the "piadina with squacquerone" (kind of a little pizza but very different from pizza!!) but also for this event that every year draws pro riders from across the globe for two days of non stop hardcore skating.
The theme of the event always changes, and this time the theme was "Freak Out" and an artist based in London, named Fergus Purcell (aka Fergadelic) outfitted all the art of the event with a freak theme (and a sticker that everyone in Italy knows as 'the VAGABOND' is the icon of the contest!)
I was speaking with a good friend of mine and we were talking about the power of this event.. of course the massive presence of proriders is key, of course the good organization and the communication is essential... but in the end, we thought the most important thing are the hundreds and hundreds of people that come out every year to fill the seats and keep the energy alive under the hot and beating sun. They make this event as successful as it is!
