Which team is going to take King of the Road in 2012? Check the stats...
Posted: August 31, 2012
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 DupontVideographer
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: Scorcese
Joe BrookPhotographer
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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King of the Road 2012: AWS Edit
Alien Workshop takes a victory lap with their own edit from last year's King of the Road.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 17
Alien ends strong in SF and takes the win. This clip also includes KOTR awards and outtakes from all the teams. Thanks everyone involved for the best King of the Road ever.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 16
Here's Toy Machine lurching toward the San Francisco finish-line. Tommy Guerrero takes them to a gnarly hill bomb and they meet up with Embarcadero OG's.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 15
Creature wraps things up in San Francisco with some hill bombs, yoga, and prank calls.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 14
Anti-Hero closes in on the end of the road and Ryan Decenzo proves his MVP status.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 13
Alien Workshop rolls into Omar's hometown and continues to check tricks off the list.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 12
Here's Toy Machine in LA. Leo goes on a skate date with Lizzie, there's a Lockwood legends reunion, and the whole team gets on the Crail Couch.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 11
Venice, CA has a unique skate history and Creature goes all out. They meet up with Hosoi, skate beach spots, and Mystery Guest David Gonzalez does the time warp.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 10
Anti-Hero in Las Vegas is all we need to say. But we'll mention that a wet and weird pool gets skated, Trujillo turns up the street-skating heat, and Andy Roy is still a rad timebomb.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 9
Alien starts off with a bizarre New Wave music video, and then the shredding commences. Salazar gets pranked so bad he pukes and Grant Taylor rips as always.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 8
Toy Machine nears the finish line as Leo Romero conquers some of the craziest handrails of this year's KOTR… And Mike Sinclair continues his reign as an epic prank caller.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 7
Does Creature start feeling KOTR fatigue and slow down at this point? Hell no. This is their wildest part yet. Hell yeah.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 6
Angry homeowners, longboards, and Andy Roy's gnarly nose piercing all equal up to a struggle for Anti-Hero in Salt Lake City. But Decenzo shows why he got MVP.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 5
The mid-way point is a bizarre mix of competition, relaxing, and having a blast. Here's a board toss, high-speed relay race, and the Mystery Guests revealed: Jaws, Ryan Decenzo, Austyn Gillette, and David Gonzalez.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 4
Watch close: This clip reveals how Alien Workshop had all the right ingredients for a KOTR win. Here's Crockett, Salazar, Fitzgerald, Taylor, and Jake Johnson.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 3
Toy Machine starts off in Colorado. The wild cards on their team are New Jacks Dan Lu, Carpenter, and Leabres, but they're in good hands with all-terrain ripper Provost and the fearless Leo Romero.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 2
It would be pointless to rank which KOTR team had the most fun, but let's just say the Creature footage speaks for itself. Here's Gravette, Reyes, Partanen, Hitz, Conover, Bingaman, and Navarrette in ALBQ.
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King of the Road 2012: Webisode 1
It's here. The gnarliest, funniest, best KOTR yet. We start off with Antihero in Portland. Gerwer, Pfanner, Roy, Trujillo, Allen, Hewitt, Russo, and Cardiel. If you didn't get the DVD free with the February mag we weren't going to leave you behind. Here we go...
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GIlbert KOTR Sixty-6
Vans has a new installment of their Case of the Mondays Sixty-6 with Gilbert Crockett.
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KOTR Sixty-6 with Daniel Lutheran
Vans caught up with Dan Lu to get a set of six of his road memories from this year's KOTR.
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First Look: Geoff Rowley
This issue is a behemoth, so who better to flip through it first than Geoff Rowley?
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Sneak Peek: KOTR Super Issue
With a free DVD starring Taylor, Salazar, Pfanner, Gravette, Crockett, Romero, Decenzo, David Gonzalez and Jaws, The February 2013 Thrasher is hands-down the craziest King of the Road mag yet! Just try to keep up. We dare you. Watch the trailer now!
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Andrew Allen's KOTR Trip Sixty-6
Vans caught up with Andrew to get a set of six of his road memories from this year's KOTR.
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ALIEN WORKSHOP WINS KING OF THE ROAD
The Alien Workshop team wins King of the Road 2012.
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King of the Road 2012: AWS Blog 3
Joe Brook gives you a peek at what life on the road's like for the Alien Workshop team.
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King of the Road 2012: Toy Machine Blog 4
Dan Z and the Toy Machine team drive from Wyoming to Salt Lake City.
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King of the Road 2012: Anti-Hero Blog 3
Xeno and the Anti-Hero team pick up Ryan Decenzo and head to Vegas.
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KOTR on the Crail Couch
The Toy Machine team gets the Couch treatment over at the 'Tap. Starts slow, but ends with some bizarre facts about new filmer, J-Mar. 100 points!
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King of the Road 2012: AWS Blog 2
Joe Brook checks back in from the road with the Alien team.
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KOTR Instagram Feed
Gravette flipping out? Leo on a hot date? Check the #thrasherkotr2012 Instagram feed to see the latest.
peachy572
King of the Road 2012.
creaturefiends
Throwback to #thrasherkotr2012 crew w/ @christianhosoi @davidgonzales @srconover @navs5000 @taylor_bingaman #hitz @reyry @parts @daf #gravs
toy_machine
Get injected with the new #toymachine #thrasherkotr2012 episode from @thrashermag! Watch on #thrashermagazine.com or toymachine.com.
skateboardcriminal
King of the road 2012. Presented by: #vansoffthewall #thrasherkotr2012 #thrashermag #kotr #alienworkshop #antihero #creatureskateboards #toymachine #ps3 #skatevideo
toy_machine
What inspired more jealousy in you while watching the latest KOTR Episode? Leo's date with a beautiful woman...or the fact that that beautiful woman shreds harder than you do! #lizziearmanto #shreds #thrasherkotr2012
toy_machine
New King of the Road episode live on #Thrashermagazine.com! @cuates @jeremy_leabres @daniellutheran @bakedbaldhead @tumyeto @blakecarpenter #toymachine #thrasherkotr2012
pigwheels
@daniellutheran finds his doppelgänger and attacks a beastly rail in the new @toy_machine #thrasherkotr2012 episode #pigwheels #toymachine #danlu
toy_machine
One of the meanest AND funniest prank calls ever; Sinclair @tumyeto pretends to kick @foundationskateboards pro @nick_merlino off the F team in the new #thrasherkotr2012 episode!
toy_machine
@thrashermag has a new #ToyMachine #ThrasherKOTR2012 episode up! @cuates @bakedbaldhead @daniellutheran @blakecarpenter @jeremy_leabres @tumyeto
pigwheels
Have you seen the first #toymachine #thrasherKOTR2012 episode yet?! Go to @thrashermag.com to watch shredding and shenanigans in #colorado! @tumyeto #pigwheels
toy_machine
#ThrasherKOTR2012 #toymachine episode is live to watch on toymachine.com! #COsprings @cuates @bakedbaldhead @daniellutheran @blakecarpenter @jeremy_leabres @tumyeto @thrashermag #backit
parts
Flashback Saturday @davidgonzalez #thrasherKOTR2012 #soty2012 #possesedtoskate #80sHosoi #skateboarding @thrashermag
srconover
From #ThrasherKOTR2012 manual/hotdog challenge. Photo: @rtbftr78!
gnarthrills
king of the road 2012! #thrasherkotr2012 #skatelife #skateboarding
niejumpz_11
Its gonna be raining soon so i dropped by for a while looking any latest @thrashermag lucky got one pcs #thrashermagazinekingoftheroad2012 #skatelife #skateeverydamday #skateeverywhere #kotr2012 #skateboarding #skatevideosite
