Showdown, bro-down: Vans streetstyle.Everyone and their energy drink sponsor have a wacky contest going these days. Forget the days of just building a course and hiring Dave Duncan Dave Duncan can refer to different people:
The spot is located in San Francisco near the Justin Herman Plaza on the The Embarcadero (San Francisco). Its central feature is an oversized set of 6 stairs with large concrete ledges on both sides. , but on a boat!" "It's an exact replica of Wallenberg except smaller and more like a flatbar!" "It combines the best elements of skateboarding and freestyle rapping. The overall winner gets 500 bucks and a solid gold steering wheel!" Blame King of the Road or blame those boring old World Cup contests. Shit, blame the inventor of the flatbank. Whoever you blame, the crazy contest is here to stay. Vans' entry in the unconventional competition arena is the Downtown Showdown, a team event where participating companies are invited to design their own dream obstacle that is then built by a ramp crew and plopped onto the back lot of a movie studio (thus the "downtown"). This year, Deluxe, Girl, Enjoi, and Element were the obstacle masterminds. A few words from each of the creators. Describe your Downtown Showdown obstacle. Sam Smyth (Girl TM): A wooden ski jump, gap to rainbow rail, roll out to a quarter. A MegaRamp a fifth the size of Danny Way's MegaRamp. Darin Howard (Deluxe TM): Banks to wall with a gap that has ledges and a rail across. Jerry Hsu Jerry Hsu (b. December 17, 1981) is a professional skateboarder who was born in, and currently resides in, San Jose, California. He is a member of the San Jose Tilt Mode Army crew. He also has a signature model skateboard deck with Enjoi. (enjoi pro): A six- and a half to seven-foot pillar with transitions up each side. Ryan Dewitt (Element TM): We built a 10 stair with hubbas and then halfway through the event we pulled the stairs out and turned it into a double set five-flat-five, with a rail down the middle of it. What was the best trick performed on your obstacle? Sam: I think Dom P's back noseblunt; Kirchart's 360 nose grab, too. Darin: Kenny Anderson's feeble across the top after time expired. Jerry: I liked Alex O's manual roll-in. Ryan: I liked Duffel's pop shove-it A pop shove-it starts like an ollie: the skateboarder jumps up and kicks the tail down in order to get the board airborne but then also pushes the tail of the board to its side in order to get the board spinning. The rest of the trick is like in a normal shove-it. to 50-50 on the hubba. Which obstacle was the best? Sam: I think Real's banks were pretty creative. Besides the high risk of head-on collisions, people seemed to rip it Rip It is an energy drink that is produced and distributed by National Beverage Corp., maker of Shasta and Faygo. It is National Beverage Corp.'s first energy drink. Rip It is usually sold for one dollar or less, while most energy drinks are sold for about two dollars. . Darin: Girl's Mini Mega, pretty funny. Ryan: The Mini Mega was kind of fun. Any injuries on your obstacle? Sam: Dollin slammed rolling in. Luckily his carcass cleared the gap. Darin: Maybe some people looked at it and had a second thought on the war on Iraq. Is that an injury to the system? Maybe it hurt some people's feelings. Jerry: I guess it was mostly just hard to look at. I got hurt on the Element obstacle. Fuck that thing and Element. Ryan: The hubbas went straight into the ground so it was pretty dangerous. Did anybody get hurt? Maybe Jerry. Which was the worst? Sam: Element's. I could see they just wanted to make something Nyjah would tip, and no one else would want to skate. A wasted opportunity. Don't they already have those at Gravity Games Gravity Games is a multi-sport competition originating from Providence, Rhode Island that is broken down into Winter and Summer adaptations. These feature a variety of extreme sports such as , skateboarding, Freestyle Motocross, BMX freestyle (during the summer) and snowboarding ? Darin: The Element Carcass Toss. Ryan: The enjoi obstacle maybe wasn't that great for spectating, but it was probably what I would have wanted to skate the most. How would you rate this event to a more normal skate contest? Sam: More fun. As far as my guys, I saw them more excited to skate. They were coming up with strategies and shit. Darin: I think it had a more relaxed vibe, everyone just jamming. Jerry: I hate all contests with equal intensity. Ryan: I like this stuff better than timed runs. The skaters seem a little more comfortable than being out there by themselves for 45 seconds. Enjoi Dick Guantlet 1. Rick McCrank Rick McCrank (born January 23, 1976 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a professional skateboarder. He was voted Best Street Skater by TransWorld Skateboarding Magazine in 2000. He runs Anti-Social Skateshop and co-owns Momentum Wheels. $2,500 2. Dennis Busenitz $1,500 3. Alex Olson $1,000 Element Double Down 1. Corey Duffel Corey Duffel is a popular professional skateboarder from Walnut Creek, California, United States. He was born on April 11, 1984 as William Corey Duffel to Steve and Sharon. He is known for skating big gaps, rails, and stairs. $2,500 2. Nyjah Huston Nyjah Huston (b. November 30, 1994) is a skateboarder from Davis, California. He is regarded for his skill in competitions, often utilizing stairs and rails. His sponsors include Element Skateboards, Silver Trucks, FKD Bearings, and éS Footwear. $1,500 3. Josh Harmony $1,000 Girt girt 1 v. girt·ed, girt·ing, girts v.tr. 1. To gird. 2. To secure with a girth. 3. To measure the girth of. v.intr. To measure in girth. Mini Mega 1. Nick Dompierre $2,500 2. Rick McCrank $1,500 3: Mike Vallely Mike Vallely (pronounced Val-ey-lee), a.k.a. Mike V, (born June 29, 1970) is a professional skateboarder who resides in Long Beach, California. He also is the singer in the rock band Revolution Mother. He is on the Element skate team as a pro. $1,000 Real Hella Hyphy Bank I 1. Josh Harmony $2,500 2. Mike Vallely $1,500 3. Corey Duffel $1,000 TOP AM PERFORMANCE Nick Dompierre (Real) $5,000 TOP PRO PERFORMANCE Rick McCrank (Girl) $10,000 OVERALL TEAM WINNER---Girl ($30,000), Toy Machine Toy Machine, also known as Toy Machine Bloodsucking Skateboard Company, is a skateboarding company started by Ed Templeton in 1993. [1] The Toy Machine brand is housed under the Tum Yeto distribution company. second ($15,000), Element third ($5,000) |
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