TOBY HESLOP
Date of Birth: 6 December 1979
Sport: Freestyle Inline
Discipline: All
Sponsors: Roces inline Skates, Cozmo Wheel Co, Aust. Ramp Design.
When did you start riding? I started riding in 1992 with friends around the neighborhood and the local ramp.
Do you compete & what events? I’ve kinda past my days of competition though I still enjoy them to catch up with friends.
What are your best ever comp results or biggest achievements? Biggest achievements would be traveling the globe and making friends from all this.
| Place | Event | Year |
| 1st |
Australian Championships |
1995, 1999, 2000 |
|
Best overall S&V |
NISS (National Inline Skate Series) USA |
1999 |
|
Vans Warp Tour US |
1999 & 2000 |
Have you/do you want to compete overseas? Yes, I spent 5 years competing on the pro circuit and traveling for demonstrations, I rather doing demos now as they are more of a relaxed atmosphere
What makes you want to keep pushing the boundaries in your sport? Just being creative and pushing your mental boundaries.
Who do you most respect in your sport and why? I respect a lot of the guys from Australia who like me have been there since our sport was young and undeveloped.
If you could achieve one thing in your sport what would it be? To see our sport grow and develop into something lots of younger kids enjoy for the same reasons that I started for.
List some of the major demos you’ve done. Warp Tour (US) , Kuwait and Dubai, Taiwan, Thailand, Gravity Games H2O, Street Active, Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide Royal Shows, various tours and demos for sponsors worldwide.
What are you most proud of? Life and learning through skating.
List your signature tricks from easiest to hardest. I’m an all round skater so I skate Vert, Street and Park, I really like spine ramps and love to do stylish air tricks on them.
Is it hard to be a pro in your sport in Australia and be taken seriously? It is hard to be pro in Aust. You have to go overseas to compete or be recognized. Our sport is very underground, it exists by people skating for the love of it.
What other jobs have you had? Working with ARD building Monster Park, building and traveling the Pepsi Max Team, Video production, Youth Marketing, Retail (skate store).
What do you think the Monster Skate Park will bring to your sport? A place for young kids to learn and ride, professional quality ramps and a long awaited vert ramp in Sydney.
