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Sessions Presents the 13th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Skateboarding Contest and Announces Pro Invites for Contest Sept 24th & October 1st in Scotts Valley and San Jose Caballero, Miller, Hosoi, Hawk top the Masters List while the Pro Purse Grows
(Scotts Valley, Calif. September 2nd, 2011) Sessions 13th Annual Tim Brauch Memorial Skateboarding Contest, presented by vitaminwater and etnies, today announced the list of invited masters and pros who will compete in the bowl contest September 24th in San Jose, CA. An increased purse, improved spectator viewing, and ever-growing list of skaters highlight the 13th Annual contest in memory of Tim Brauch, a San Jose-based skater whose life was cut short too early in 1999. The Tim Brauch Am Contest will be held in Scotts Valley on October 1st, at the Tim Brauch Memorial Skatepark in Scotts Valley, CA. The skatepark allows for a unique blend of street and transition skateboarding and brings out many all-terrain rippers, like Brauch. The Pro and Master Bowl Contest is part of World Cup Skateboardings Concrete Series which claims the title of the Longest Running Bowl Event and will be held at Old Lake Cunningham Regional Skatepark in San Jose, CA. on September 24th. Sessions is proud to keep Tims spirit alive through this skateboarding contest, said Joel Gomez, CEO of Sessions, and we are especially happy to have vitaminwater and etnies on board this year, as well as all of our sponsors. These events are always exciting! The invitation roster tells it all for the bowl event and the up & coming Ams for the street event are incredible. Never Forget Tim Brauch. MMC D.C. Pro and Masters Invitation Roster: Chad Bartie Kyle Berard Charlie Blair Josh Borden Steve Caballero Kalani David Dalton Dern Sandro Dias Anthony Furlong Benjamin Galloway Chris Gentry Rune Glifberg David Gravette Omar Hassan Ben Hatchell Tony Hawk Aaron Homoki Christian Hosoi Ben Johnson Tim Johnson Willis Kimbel Kevin Kowalski Andrew Langi Bucky Lasek Rion Linderman Andy Macdonald Tyler Martin Josh Mattson Brad Mcclain Chris Miller Zach Miller Mason Merlino Lance Mountain Tyler Mumma Nolan Munroe Michael Owen Michael O'friel Mark Partain Collin Provost Chaz Pineda Murilo Peres Steven Reeves Ben Raybourn Joshua Rodriguez Mike Rogers Josh Staord Skyler Siljeg Alex Sorgente Tom Schaar Josh Staord Sergie Ventura Paul Wisniewski

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