Cromer, David Clark, Sebo Walker, Eddie Cernicky, Ronnie Sandoval and Mark "Gonz" Gonzalez. Van Wastell Former Krooked professional team rider, Van Wastell, was killed after an accidental fall from a balcony in Berlin, Germany, during a European skate tour on September 5, 2008. Wastell's life has been commemorated with events and published articles since the skateboarder's death. Thunder Thunder is the oldest company in the Deluxe roster and produces skateboard trucks. According to the company's fall/autumn 2012 catalogue, the Thunder team consists of Ed Templeton, Chima Ferguson, Mikey Taylor, Chris Miller, Collin Provost, Chris Cole, Justin Brock, Mark Appleyard, and Neen Williams. However, in 2012, Tom Asta, Kyle Frederick, Ishod Wair, Dane Burman, Zach Miller, Walker Ryan, Mark Suciu, Luis Tolentino, Erik Ellington, Bryan Herman, Ernie Torres, Trevor Colden, Sean Malto, and Alex Perelson all filmed promotional videos for the brand. Venture On June 20, 2011, a press release announced the distribution of the Venture skateboard truck brand by Deluxe, following a transition from the now-defunct Streetcorner Distribution company. Venture trucks are manufactured in the United States and sponsors a team of professional skateboarders. In November 2012, Plan B rider Felipe Gustavo was added to the Venture team and the company produced a truck dedicated to Gustavo's father, a longtime supporter of his son's skateboarding. Blind Skateboards' professional skateboarder, Kevin Romar, released a signature model truck, entitled the "Cypress V-Light", in January 2013 and an accompanying promotional video was also published, in which Romar performs a series of switch-stance (opposite to his natural stance on a skateboard) tricks. As of fall/autumn 2013, sponsored riders include Jack Curtin, Stefan Janoski, Gino Ianucci, Torey Pudwill, Stevie Williams, Terry Kennedy, Rodrigo Teixera ("TX"), Morgan Smith, Felipe Gustavo, Keelan Dadd, Kevin Romar, Sewa Kroetkov, Michael Bowen, and Paul Rodriguez.<ref></and the New Venture Get Up Trucks|url=http://vimeo.com/47961271|work=dlxsf at Vimeo|publisher=Vimeo, LLC|accessdate=30 December 2012|format=Video upload|date=September 2012}}</ref> References External links Deluxe Distribution Website Skateboarding companies