Zenetti the automotive leader in wheel design has teamed up with Dominic DeLuca of the world famous skate shop & streetwear boutique; Brooklyn Projects; to form the wheel industries first ever official skate team. This is not your typical sponsorship scenario, where a company just giving a skateboarder a set of wheels, poses for a picture and you never hear about them again. This is an official skate team with a complete partnership, including magazine features, show appearances and advertising campaign. We have some of the top skate professionals in the world representing our brand and feel that our partnership will help elevate the industry and spark a new trend. These athletes were hand picked by Dominic and Zenetti for their trendsetting style as well as the fact that they embody what Zenetti stands for as a brand; superior performance, cutting edge style, and class. Stevie Williams
Philadelphia, PA Vehicle: 2005 Range Rover w/ 24 inch Zenetti Brigades
Stevie Williams is the ultimate trailblazer, with cutting edge style and flavor. He has paved the way for the new generation of skaterboarders to control their own destiny. With his partnership and groundbreaking deal with Reebok - Stevie has licensed his solely owned DGK brand to Reebok for footwear and apparel. Stevie Williams is a true rags to riches story - from his days of killing stereotypes in his hometown of Philly, to the top of the skateboard world. You can catch Stevie and his DGK brand in the new Tony Hawk Project 8 game. As you can see he is not only a talented skateboarder but he is also a saavy businessman that’s controlling his own destiny and pushing the sport to new heights. Stevie's 24" Brigades provide a 4" lip and add even more swagger to his Range Rover. Sponsors: Reebok, DGK, Gold Wheels, Venture Trucks, Diamond Supply Co. and CCS. Braydon Szafranski
Las Vegas, NV Vehicle: 2005 Porsche Cayenne w/ 22 inch Zenetti Flow
Braydon hails from the high desert of the Southwestern United States, but far deeper into the famous oasis of over-the-top glitz and glamour, Las Vegas. Born October 3, 1983, Braydon began skating in 1994 on quarterpipes and mini-ramps at his house. Braydon fell in love with street skating after watching Kenny Anderson rip it. He is one the brightest rising stars of the scene and with his recent pro deal with Baker you will definitely be hearing a lot from him. Also check out Braydon doing his cameo thing in the Kelis video “I’m Bossy”. Braydon rolls 22" Flows on his Porsche Cayenne. Sponsors: Baker, Emerica, Ambiguous, Active Ride Shop, Independent, Hubba Wheels Jereme Rogers
Boston, MA Vehicle: 2005 Mercedes Benz CLS w/ 22 inch Zenetti Heir
Jereme Rogers is in the leaders of the new school and is evident with him winning Transworld Magazine 2005 Rookie Of The Year. He is the future of the skate industry with his aggressive style and down to earth attitude. He is a rare breed that still puts GOD first and foremost with is tattoos giving praise. Jereme's destinctive white Mercedes CLS with color matched white Zenetti Heirs -says it all about Jereme's style and class!! Sponsors: Girl, DVS, Royal, Industrial, Billabong, Momentum Wheels, Diamond Supply Co., Swiss, Monster Energy Drink and Boost Mobile Terry Kennedy
Long Beach, CA Vehicle: 2005 BMW 745il w/ 22 inch Zenetti Spartan
The captain of Pharrell Williams' Ice Cream Skate Team, and co-star of the MTV Viva La Bam show as "Compton Ass" Terry. Terry personifies style and flavor with his signature iced out grill and over the top flair. You can catch him @ skate demos across the country killing the course, or in the award winning video Baker 3 with a sick video part. Terry’s style translates to the car scene showcased with his 2005 BMW 745LI totally pimped out, rolling on 22 inch Zenetti Spartan’s. Sponsors: Baker, Krew, Ice Cream Footwear, Boost Mobile, Venture Trucks, Bape, Diamond Supply Co. and United Board Shop Paul Rodriguez
Chatsworth, CA Vehicle: 2007 Chevy Tahoe w/ 26" Zenetti Masquerade
Better known as P-Rod - Paul Rodriquez is at the top of his game - and a leader in the skateboarding world. In 2002 he was named Transworld Skateboarding Magazine’s Rookie of the Year and backed that up by winning the X-Games in 2004 and 2005 in the Men’s Skateboard Street category. P-Rod has also appeared in two of the Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater games: Tony Hawk’s Underground, Tony Hawk’s American Wasteland and is also to be featured in the new Tony Hawk’s Project 8 video game. P-Rods Nike SB's are a must for any respectable "sneaker head". Sponsors: Plan B, Nike SB, Hubba Wheels, KD Bearings & Grip, Industrial Rideshop, Nixon, Mountain Dew, Diamond, Ogio, Amp Mobile
Jereme Rogers: "He is a rare breed that still puts GOD first and foremost with is tattoos giving praise."
Yes - he glorifies the Lord by driving around in his 2005 Mercedes Benz CLS
"Jereme's destinctive white Mercedes CLS with color matched white Zenetti Heirs -says it all about Jereme's style and class!!"
Bwwwahahahahha! "class" ! Yeah man - sorta like Navin Johnson, in "the Jerk":
Well mom, remember my dream of owning a big house
on a hill and how I used to wish for a living room with a plaster
lion in it from Mexico and how I always wanted a large twenty
four seat dining table in a dining room with original oil
paintings by Michelangelo and Rembrandt and remember how I always
wanted a rotating bed with pink chiffon and zebra stripes and
remember how I used to chit chat with dad about always wanting a
bathtub shaped like a clam and an office with orange and white
stripes and remember how much I wanted an all red billiard room
with a giant stuffed camel and how I wanted a disco room with my
own disco dancers and a party room with fancy friends and
remember how much I wanted a big backyard with Grecian statues,
s-shaped hedges and three swimming pools? Well, I got that too.
A sellout is just someone who gets paid to do what they like to do. Y'all are just jealous nobody's giving you color-matched 26s for your sweet longboard dancing moves.
A sellout is just someone who gets paid to do what they like to do. Y'all are just jealous nobody's giving you color-matched 26s for your sweet longboard dancing moves.
I'm not saying they are sell-outs. I'm saying the whole thing is comical.
Yah boy, there is no talk of "sellouts", just that these guys are lame. LAME! LAMERINO!
Well, there's no doubt those guys are all good skaters. I don't think its much more lame that being sponsored by Nestles Quik or whatever. I say make the money when you can.
I think I find the whole "wheel industry" sorta funny. I love it that they emphasize style and "class". It amuses me when I'm driving around and see some dirtbag driving a car worth maybe $1000 but he's got fancy wheels on it. Yeah man - I can't afford health insurance for my family, but I could afford these wheels!
Man, I just don't like the image that has been brought into skating recently. All this fresh clothes/shoes/cars/boards/whatever. Skating automatically causes you to be dirty and scruffy by its nature of falling on the ground etc. This 'bling bling' promotion makes people think they've gotta have the freshest this that and the other, whereas in reality, most of us really can't afford it. It'd be sick to see a skater in an ad with ripped clothes, big hole in their shoes from kicklfips etc and a smashed up board, cos they've been skating so goddammed hard!
Plus, I don't like cars and their evil polluting, running me over and turning drivers into assholes ways. Up with skating, down with cars!
car wheel manufacturer sponsors skate team...
Stevie Williams
Braydon Szafranski
Jereme Rogers
Terry Kennedy
Paul Rodriguez
