ACTION-PACKED TRYOUTS SKATEBOARD HOPEFULS SHOW THEIR STUFF.Byline: ALEX DOBUZINSKIS Staff Writer VALENCIA -- For skateboarders, BMX BMX abbr. bicycle motocross BMX Noun 1. bicycle motocross: stunt riding over an obstacle course on a bicycle 2. bikers and in-line skaters at an open audition at Magic Mountain, this weekend is all about making it -- nailing tough tricks and trying to earn a spot on the park's performance "street team." About nine spots on the new Action Sports Street Team are open, and Six Flags For the national flags of Texas, see . Six Flags (NYSE: SIX) is the world's largest chain of amusement parks and theme parks and is headquartered in New York City. There are 20 such parks run by Six Flags. California's Magic Mountain is billing the posts as the ultimate summer job. On Saturday, amateur and pro skateboarders took turns soaring and spinning through the air in a mini-skate park set up under the shadow of a giant roller coaster What a bad CD-R disc is often called. See CD-R and underrun. . Among the pros showing their stuff -- but not trying out for the team -- were Chad Knight, Dayne Brummet and Brian Sumner Brian Sumner (born June 2, 1979 in Liverpool, England) is a professional skateboarder for Adio footwear, Independent Trucks, Birdhouse Decks, Analog Clothing, Ninja Bearings, and Project Hardware. Brian went pro after only a few years on a board, he began skating at age 13. . Brummet, 29, shows off his skateboarding skateboarding Form of recreation, popular among youths, in which a person rides standing balanced on a small board mounted on wheels. The skateboard first appeared in the early 1960s on paved areas along California beaches as a makeshift diversion for surfers when the ocean skills in travels across the world. And he has also earned his share of broken bones This article or section has multiple issues: * It does not cite any references or sources. Please help improve this article by citing reliable sources. * It needs to be expanded. Please help [ improve the article] or discuss these issues on the talk page. -- everything from his ankles and a knee to his skull and spine. "These days, the biggest difference between the pros and the amateurs is their consistency and if they can do it under pressure," Brummet said. Announcer Gregg Witt touted the amateurs as much as the pros as a sizable crowd watched from behind a metal fence. Amateur Anthony Janow, 18, got some attention with a bank-to-bank ollie Ollie may refer to the following:
"He made that look smooth," Witt told the crowd. "That was one of the hardest tricks that went down today." Also getting plenty of attention was Luis De Los Reyes Los Reyes may mean:
Moose, river, c.50 mi (80 km) long, formed in central Ont., Canada, by the Mattagami and Missinaibi rivers. It flows NE to its confluence with the Abitibi River and into SW James Bay near Moosonee. "; as he skated, his sisters and girlfriend watched from beyond the fence. But De Los Reyes said he was not auditioning for the Magic Mountain team. "It's real fun being able to skate and get paid, but it's just I can't get a ride out here all the time," he said. The riders soared through the air, sometimes spinning completely around or grabbing their boards at the same time. In between the tricks, Witt told the crowd some of the history of the pros -- how this one was from Liverpool, England, or that one had a home in Brazil. As rock music blasted from loudspeakers, every few minutes a coaster train could be heard speeding along its nearby track. "It's a lot of concentration they have to put into it," said Luis Valdivia, 37, who was watching with his son. "It's just every ride they're risking their bones, their body." alex.dobuzinskis@dailynews.com (661) 257-5253 If you go Auditions for Six Flags Magic Mountain's New Action Sports Street Team will continue today at the park, 26101 Magic Mountain Parkway. Registration will start at 10 a.m. CAPTION(S): 3 photos, box Photo: (1 -- color) Three-time X-Games medalist Dayne Brummet, right, warms up on the mini ramp A mini ramp is a type of half-pipe which is typically less than 6ft high. Any ramp smaller than this that is not a vert ramp is commonly called a mini ramp. Mini ramps can be as small as 2ft in height. during a pro demonstration for Magic Mountain's Action Sports Street Team at the park in Valencia. (2 -- color) Crowds gather to watch skaters and skateboarders audition for Magic Mountain's Action Sports Street Team at Six Flags California's Magic Mountain in Valencia on Saturday. (3) A skateboarder approaches the ramp to perform a trick Saturday during auditions for Magic Mountain's Action Sports Street Team at Six Flags California in Valencia. Alex Collins/Special to the Daily News Box: If you go (see text) |
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