Foy and a few of his professional skateboarding buddies are touring the state as a part of the Red Bull Drop In Tour. The tour kicks off in Miami on Friday, February 10, at Lot 11 Skatepark in downtown Miami. At the core of the expertise is a love for the Sunshine State and a real want to get folks concerned within the sport.
“Florida is right up there for skateboarding spots, if not better,” Foy tells New Times. “It’s a place where we have summer year-round and where we can skate year-round. Plus, if you can deal with this heat here, you can deal with it anywhere.”
Since Foy was a tot, skateboarding has been his love. He first entered an area contest on the age of 4, profitable a 12 months’s provide of free pizza, and fondly remembers rising up within the native scene on the likes of Ramp48, an indoor skateboard hooked up to a Calvary Chapel church in Fort Lauderdale. On weekends, he’d take the Tri-Rail south the place he would “skate throughout Miami,” hitting rails outdoors the likes of Miami-Dade Arena and the Freedom Tower.
After making a reputation for himself in Florida, he moved to Los Angeles in 2016 and has taken the skateboarding world by storm. In 2017, he was named Thrasher’s “Skater of the Year” and joined the USA Skateboarding National Team in road skating in 2019. These days, the 26-year-old splits his time between Deerfield Beach and Los Angeles.
There might be a “greatest trick” showcase throughout Red Bull Drop In Tour at Lot 11 Skatepark.
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For the Miami occasion, fellow professionals Felipe Gustavo, Ryan Decenzo, Brighton Zeuner, and Zion Wright will be a part of Foy. Amateurs and the general public can also get in on the enjoyable. There might be a “best tricks” showcases the place members can earn money prizes, dwell music, and autograph classes.
“With this event, we want to keep the momentum going. Miami is booming in skateboarding,” Foy says. “It’s nice to be a part of something that is really pushing the next generation and kids to get them excited.”
Beyond the Miami kickoff, the Red Bull Drop In Tour will make three further stops all through the state: St. Pete Park in St. Petersburg on February 12, Bethune Skatepark in Daytona Beach on February 17, and Skateable Art Park in Tallahassee on February 19.
“Beyond Miami, we’re beginning to get increasingly skateparks across the state,” Foy provides. “There is talent everywhere, and there are always blocks, curbs, and rails everywhere, too. The potential is limitless.”
Red Bull Drop In Tour. 4 to six p.m. Friday, February 10, at Lot 11 Skatepark, 301 NW Second St., Miami; redbull.com. Admission is free.