Bryan Whalen would normally be given the VOTW honors from me because I haven't seen as enjoyable of a part as that one in a while, especially with as graceful switch skating and fun trick selection as he came through with. But there's no way I can deny Jordan Hoffart finally getting a board sponsor after too long in limbo, especially because he manages to drop yet another gnarly part.
GX1000: Living in the Bay with an incredible crew ripping through the streets Tom Asta Pro Spotlight Chris Cole for DC Cole Lite 2 Ben Raybourn Welcome to Nike Ramshakle: Nick Palmquist, Chad Bartie, Josh Hawkins, Aldrin Garcia Element United Nations at the Berrics Sylvain Tognelli opens up Nozbone's Cafe Clope with a sick part Kurt Hodge Footage Party Brad McClain Mag Minute
Next up this week for the Spectacled Shredders is all terrain ripper Ben Raybourn. After dropping two sick parts this year and basically loads of gnarly footage, here's a bit of a throwback to his part in the independent video called "The Other Ones". The glasses somehow stay on even after his 540s...
Ben Raybourn came out swinging this year. Early on, he closed out the Bones Video New Ground (his part above) with a bang. From the gnarliest terrain to some of the heshest tranny and bowl tricks, Raybourn pretty much defines thrashing. His ability to boost airs out of even the smallest transitions and at the same time land in the tightest transitions in pools and whatnot is just insane. I still cannot comprehend his ender for the New Ground. And if putting out a banging part wasn't enough, Ben came out with The Raybourn Identity just to show how much thrashing he's actually been doing, including dropping in from trees.
Two heavy video parts and Ben still is getting loads of coverage from sequences to little ads to handling tasks for KOTR. Outside of Thrasher, Ben had a very ripping Rip Clip for the Skateboard Mag, just to show that he just doesn't stop skating and that he is at that level where he can consistently put out quality footage. What's also peaked my interest is that the Rip Clip caption mentioned something about another Raybourn part coming out through The Mag later this year. If that's the case, Ben's run for SOTY is very, very strong.
(Time constraints prevent me from delving into Ben's video parts and ridiculous tricks, which is unfortunate because he absolutely kills it!)
