Team Z 2024
Breaking all the Rules!
IG: _timfabry
Age: 29 years old
DOB: 2/4/1994
Loc: Venice Beach, FL
Skating: 17 years
Stance: Regular
SK8 type: Street/Park
Best Tricks: Anything switch that I find that's possible at this point.
Fav Tricks: 360 flip everything and Nollie backside big-spins are fun too.
Crew: The Z-Crew and some Riverwalk folks.
Of course I also try to hang with my Anchor fam whenever across the bridge in as well.
Spots: Anywhere that's worth the time it takes to get to, like Riverwalk Bradenton,
St Pete Skatepark Sarasota and some rad local spots we know about. HMU if you have
a killer spot we will come sesh!
Sponsors: Z-East Skateboards, Zurplus Premium, Ultra Slappy Wax, Goon City Grip, Chomp Brand Clothing and last but not least Anchor Skate Supply!
Set Up: 8.25" Bad Jester Fabry Pro Deck, Jessup OG Griptape, 1" Z-Boltz, Ace 44 AF1 Trucks, Signature 52mm Z-East Side Cutz 101a Wheels w/ Bones Swiss Bearings.
Future Plans? Stay on top of my game &
pro skateboarding is hard, so just skate my ass off and hopefully get what I think we all want, the up rise! It's looking up for me so its going in the right direction it seems. And remember to never bite the hand that feeds you, It will all pay off in the end !
TIMOTHY FABRY - PRO
5th Generation
5th Generation
IG: tommy_stephan
Age: 33 years old
DOB: 12/27/1990
Loc: St Clair, MI
Skating: 20 years
Stance: Regular
SK8 type: Street/Park
TOMMY STEPHAN - PRO
Best Trick: Um kick back tail bs flip out...
Fav Trick: FS noses-land fakie half manual and go to is kickflips for sure.
Crew: Beautiful Wife, Babies and Z-Crew.
Spots: St Clair & Modern skate park, Flint
& Detroit Streets, I try to skate anything and everything available!
Sponsors: Z-East Skates, Zurplus Premium, Cassette Eyewear, DC Shoes and last but not least Brush Alley Skate Shop.
Set Up: 8.37" Knight Service T.S Pro Deck, Sesame Grip, 1" Boltz, Thunder 148 Light Trucks, My Signature 53mm Z-E Side Cutz 101a Wheels with Zurplus Swiss Bearings.
Future Plans? To teach my kid the ways of life and to show people respect and always respect skateboarding for what it really is.
5th Generation
Team Captain
JACOB KRAJEWSKI - PRO
IG: yacob316
Age: 34 years old
DOB: 4/6/1990
Loc: Brandon, FL
Skating: 21 years
Stance: Regular
SK8 type: ATV Hesh!
Best Trick: Idk Switch Tre's I guess.
Fav Tricks: Smith Grinds / Basically love to do all types of grinds....
Crew: Shmf, Z and anyone who's in on the sesh ( Florida Skate scene is family )
Spots: Always searching for new spots of all kinds so anyone can HMU if they have a spot and want to sesh!
Sponsors: Z-East Skateboards & Urethane, Errands Brand, Dlvry Grip, Sparrow Bearings, Lil jawns Skateboard Rails, Ultra Slappy Wax and Westside Skate Shop!
Set Up: 8.5"Z-E Self Execute J.K Pro Deck, Dlvry Grip, 1"Midnight Hardware, Lil Jawns Rails, 149mm Slappy Trucks, 54mm 101a Side Cutz J.K Pro Signature Wheels and Falcons Sparrow Bearings.
Future Plans? Trying to always keep things as simple as possible is my objective at all times. So I will say, go fast and don't die!
6th Generation
IG: gofassster
Age: 24 years old
DOB: 10/12/1999
Loc: Tampa, FL
Skating: 15 + years
Stance: Goofy
SK8 type: Transition
ALEX W. HUNTER - AM
Best Tricks: Miller Flip....
Fav Tricks: Frontside Grinds.
Crew: All the homies - Tampa Rejects, SHMF and the Z-Crew.
Spots: Bagel Bowl and the Bro Bowl for most part but like taking road trips from time to time to hit new spots.
Sponsors: Z-East Skateboards (Flow)
SHMF, Lot Lizards & The Tampa Rejects!
Set Up: 8.75" Spellbound Team Deck,
Mob Griptape, 1" Z-Boltz, 159 Independent Trucks, 55mm Z-East Side Cutz 101a Wheels with Bones Super Reds Bearings.
Future Plans? To keep skateboarding and representing Z-EAST with the crew, umm otherwise pretty much skate until I just cant even walk anymore, this is all I live fore!
6th Generation
IG: smokesletsgo941
Age: 20 years old
DOB: 5/21/2004
Loc: Bradenton, FL
Skating: 5 years
Stance: Regular
SK8 type: Park / Vert
MANNY VILLALOBOS - AM
Best Tricks: Front rocks on anything I can get my front trucks on top of.
Fav Tricks: Front smith grinds, front rocks and back 360's.
Crew: Z-East Crew thought you knew!
Spots: I skate Riverwalk, Campbell , Payne , GT Bray and and some under spots .
Sponsors: Z-East Skateboards
Set Up: 9.00"Arachnid Team Deck, Jessup Griptape, 1" Z-Boltz, Indy 149 Trucks,
53mm Z- East Side Cutz 101a Wheels with Zurplus Abec-7 Redz Bearings.
Future Plans? I'm super psyched to still be involved with Z-Crew. I'm look for some real progress in this art we call skateboarding. I'm Glad to be back with Z, hmm did I really ever leave? Jajajaja..... I try to keep things funny yet positive and with that said, Z-Boy'z lets get it!
4th Generation
SCOTT BENTLEY - SHMF
IG: Scottyb813shmf
Age: 49 years old
DOB: 4/17/1975
Loc: Tampa, FL
Skating: 31 years
Stance: Regular
SK8 type: Hesh +
Best Tricks: The ones I land clean...
Fav Tricks: I really like doing Judo airs, foot plant variations, and just about anything I have to earn.
Crew: SHMF, Tampa Rejects, Z-East and any of them that don't act like kooks!
Spots: Bagel Bowl, dream driveway, brush street curbs, beach barriers, anything other than skateparks if I can help it.
Sponsors: Z-East Skateboards (Flow) SHMF all day & The Tampa Rejects!
Set Up: 8.625 " Original Punk Drip Deck, Jessup Griptape, 1" Dread-Boltz, Indy 149 Tucks 54mm Z-East Side Cutz 101a Wheels with some Bones Swiss Precision Bearings.
Future Plans? keep challenging myself to be better and roll until I can’t. And most defiantly try to not break my dick again..
6th Generation
IG: mace420_
Age: 24 years old
DOB: 12/3/1999
Loc: Lutz, FL
Skating: 15 years
Stance: Goofy
SK8 type: ATV
MASON STARCOVIC - AM
Best Tricks: Fakie full cab Flips, Andrects and Layback Airs.
Fav Tricks: Hand plants and Layback tails are always fun to do as well.
Crew: SHMF, Tampa Rejects and Z-Crew.
Spots: Mainly the Bro Bowl or Carrollwood but I do like to travel around when possible.
Sponsors: Z-East Skateboards (Flow)
SHMF and The Tampa Rejects!
Set Up: 8.375" Drip Stick Deck, Jessup Griptape, 1" Z-Hardware, 149 Indy Hollow Trucks, 58mm Spitfire Conical 99a Wheels with Bones Super Reds Bearings.
Future Plans? I plan to ride to the wheels fall off this MF! But basically to live life and have fun and my my own success really.
7th Generation
IG: bryongunner
Age: 20 years old
DOB: 1/14/2004
Loc: Port Huron, MI
Skating: 8 years
Stance: Goofy
SK8 type: Street
BRYON FEILER - AM
Best Trick: Krooked Grind Variations.
Fav Tricks: Nose Manuals and Heelflips.
Crew: The Mix Tapes Crew / Wolf Pack!
Spots: Pine Grove Park and Optimist Park and anything else worth going to in area.
Sponsors: Z-East Skateboards (Flow)
Set Up: 8" Knight Service T.S Deck , Mob Grip, 7/8" Z- Hardware, Venture 5.8 Trucks, 52mm Spitfire 99a Wheels & Bones Swiss Bearings.
Future Plans? Glad to be a part of Z-East and plan to keep skateboarding for as long as humanly possible, continue to progress and have fun improving and try to make sure to keep it that way....
6th Generation
Age: 27 years old
DOB: 12/15/1996
Loc: Nomad, USA
Skating: 14 years
Stance: Goofy
SK8 type: Park / Vert
JACOB BEASLEY - LIFER
Best Trick: Full Cab, Half Cab back Blunt, Front Tail to Revert!
Fav Tricks: Lean to Tail, Back Blunt and love doing Front 50-50's .
Crew: River-Walk Z-Crew of course!
Spots: Riverwalk and just about anything Crusty with big transitions works for me.
Sponsors: Z-East Skateboards (Flow)
Set Up: 9.00" Arachnid Web SQ Deck, Jessup Grip, 66 Ace AF1 Trucks, 55mm Z-East Side Cutz 101a Wheels with some Bones Hybrid Swiss Bearings.
Future Plans? Just keep skating and hang on for the ride. See where this whole thing takes me, it would be rad if skating was all I had to worry about, because I would just Skate until I literally die, like for real!
3rd Generation
IG: zeastskateboards
Age: 52 years old
DOB: 11/27/1971
Loc: Bradenton, FL
Skating: 37 Off & On
Stance: Goofy
SK8 type: Street/Ditch
MIKE FRESHOUR - MGR
Best Trick: Being able to get out of bed!
Fav Tricks: Slappy's grinds of all types or whatever, elevator wallrides, still like doing melons, Old school Methods on a launcher .
Crew: Tim Fabry, Jacob Krajewski, Tommy Stephan, Mike Mason, Jacob Beasley, Manny Villalobos and Stevie Freshour.
Spots: Some local under spots, Riverwalk Skatepark in B-town and any ditch that's skateable weather allowing of course.
Sponsors: Z-East Skateboards, Old Bones Therapy & The Oxford Barber/Skate Shop!
Set Up: 8.625"Serprentine Deck, Pepper Griptape, 7/8"Ace Hollow Hardware, Ace 60 AF1 Hollow Trucks, Z-East Sidecutz 55mm 101a Wheels & Bones Super Swiss Bearings.
Future Plans? Stay on the grind for as long as possible. Get much more involved with the community and do my best in keeping skate positive for the next generation to come.
IG: jimmyplumer
Age: 63 years old
DOB: 3/21/1959
Loc: Atlantic Beach, FL
Skating: 50 + years
Stance: Goofy
SK8 type: Pools/Banks
Best Tricks: Backside Airs at high speed. Speed is key, even carving never slow down!
Fav Tricks: Backside Lean to tails, fast carves and of course one of my signature Elevator Drop-ins that Mitch and I made up back in the day'z.
Crew: I still skate with the Original Z-East
team for most part: George Wilson, Mike & Mitch Kaufmann and Bubba at Skateboard City and you know the rest...
Spots: Kona, Jax Beach Skatepark, Treaty Skatepark and some underground Pools and Banks when we want get out of town.
Sponsors: Z-East Skateboards, Zurplus, Sunrise Surf Shop & Skateboard City.
Set Up: 9.25" Jimmy Plummer OG Deck,
Zurplus OG Griptape, 1.25" Z-East Boltz,
66 Classic Ace Trucks, 1/4 Rizers, 58mm Zurplus Wheels with Zurplus Swiss Bearings.
Future Plans? I would like to really get this new thing Mike and I are doing rolling full force, that would be a good start in the right direction for sure. Looking forward to the future and even planning on retirement someday in the near future I hope, yet keep this thing going and stay in the game .
Z-East and Rat-Town are in my deep Rootz
100% Skateboarder! Shit, I have been doing this for over 50 years now and it's been a killer ride every step of the way!