Red Bull Spot Check, Cape Town 2025
This was hand-down one of the wildest days in SA skateboarding to date. The good folks at Red Bull brought the Spot Check concept to Cape Town along with Zion Wright, Jamie Foy, Ryan Sheckler, CJ Collins, Chloe Covell, Gavin Bottger and one of SA’s finest, Brandon Valjalo. The concept for the day was to hit 4 iconic spots in Cape Town that generally are not friendly to skateboarders on any given day.
The Squad with their Security outfit in front of Baseline Skate Shop
Ryan Sheckler always happy to chat to the locals & CJ Collins taking pictures with fans in Baseline Skate Shop
CITY BOWL PARK
Starting from the most scenic bowl in the world, City Bowl Park, that just installed a crazy rainbow rail and personlised run up for Sheckler to take the dive from the roof – What a way to kick the day off!
Ryan taking the plunge
Saeed. Waggie shutting the rainbow rail down witha front Smith – The one clip that all 4 camera men missed! At least Grant got it!
Marci Rodriques Backside Noseblunts on the world highest slappy curb
Ethan Cairns breaking the ice on the Rainbow rail
Chloe Covell testing the Rainbow out
Company Gardens
If you want to make your mark on the Cape Town scene, you’d better have Company Gardens on your list. Seeing that only about 5 tricks are on the list for the Big 5 Block, it was insane to see Moses and Zion tick off two of the sickest NBDs – varial heel and back 360.
Moses Adams blew minds with this varial Heelflip!
Marci Rodriques – 4 Block Kickflip
Tyresse Adams loves a cash-for-trick event and never dissapoints – Impossible from the 4th Block
Choms Chloe, Jamie & CJ itching to give out them BL vouchers
Cruising to Thibault Square
Thibault Square
After a heavy jumping sesh we headed to Thibault Square for a mellow picnic bench jam, the perfect way to stack some BL cash while recovering for the grand finale
Welcome to Thibault Square
Sadiq du Toit – Boneless FSTS
Big Poppa Brad Balie with a FS Noseblunt
Ashton Banwell – BS180 Nosegrind (SW HF out)
Saeed Waggie has the best kickflip crooks in the business
Marcel vd Walt duted off his board for a rad day out in the streets – BSTS
Civic Centre
Civic centre is the closest thing Cape Town has to Love Park, a public space with amble space and obstacles for skaters to hang out and skate at, if you don’t get chased away with all the other junkies. Shout out to Red Bull for including Civic Centre.
On arrival the crowd was treated to Byron Rhoda attempting to ollie the infamous Civic double set, a first for a South African. After a few tries Byron rode away with a crowd going mental, only to be backed up by Ryan Sheckler ,aking the distance on his first try – You could probably hear the crowd errupt in Joburg – a massive moment in SA skateboarding.
Byron Rhoda, Civic Double Set Ollie – a first for a South African
Rhoda
Sheckler with the best back up!!
Thalente Biyela – BS 5-0 180
Marci Rodriquez – BS Suski for a stacked up crowd at Civic
Zion Wright showed up to Civic Centre with insane power and speed, making this obstacle look tiny! Front Noseblunt for the masses
Zion Wright – Made a Japan
Chloe with a perfect Crooks Nollie Flip out
Brandon Valjalo came through with his signature BS 180 Late flip
MVP! MVP! MPV! MVP!
