No photographer has spent as much time behind the lens at the Vans Combi pool than Ray Zimmerman. Enjoy this black & white gallery that Ray has put together featuring a mix of up & comers in Alex Perelson and Josh Rodriguez, elite pros in Bucky Lasek, Omar Hassan and Rune Glifberg and legends Christian Hosoi and Tony Hawk all getting in valuable practice time before the big day this Saturday. Be sure to check out the pic of Eddie "El Gato" Elguera, who in 1979 became of skateboarding's early world champs and is making his first-ever Pro-tec appearance.

Christian Hosoi

Alex Perelson

Tony Hawk

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Bucky Lasek

Eddie Elguera

Eric Nash

Josh Rodriguez

Josh Rodriguez

Mike Magill

Mike Owen

Nosh Nelson

Omar Hassan

Pat Ngoho

Rune Glifberg

Omar Hassan