2009 Vans Downtown Showdown Photos

By Ben Kelly
Sun, Sep 27 2009 12:20 pm | Comments

So, the results are in, and Jani Laitiala (who also took home the Top Pro last year), Nick Merlino, and Foundation all came out the big winners. But now’s the time to feast your eyes on these photographic gems from yesterday’s Showdown. It all started with a session on Girl’s Little China Girl (an homage to S.F.’s China Banks), then it was on to Flip’s Extremely Sorry set up, which included an ashtray pyramid, a bottle ledge, and mushroon mannys. Then we moved over to Creature’s Hesh Cross—yep, they always bring the tranny—and finally finished it off with Black Label’s Drunk Tank and Twelve Step Program. Here’s the photos after 2009′s Showdown was all said and done.

Watch the video from Girl’s Little China Girl HERE and Flip’s Extremely Sorry HERE.

Photos by Sam Muller