If you have not seen Arto Saari‘s backyard pool yet, here’s the best chance to see how it was put together.
Watch a quick timeline of the build and an amazing session featuring Lance Mountain, Christian Hosoi, Ben Nordberg, Dylan Rieder, Dominik Dietrich, Steve Caballero and more.
The lads from Earth Pain returned from a skate trip to Stockholm, Sweden recently and posted this latest video edit for your viewing pleasure. Watch footage of Tom Knox, Jonnie Craig, Casper Brooker and Sam Taylor.
The much documented XC Skatepark in Hemel Hempstead will officially open with a skate jam that is planned for Sunday 18th September. Expect a big turnout from the UKs best skaters and get this one in your diary now.
The Welsh scene celbrated the Porthcawl Skatepark that Maverick have delivered them recently. Watch all the footage from the gathering at this amazing park courtesy of Matthew Ryan here.
The Essex skate scene are busy right now as ever. Not only have they just completed the annual Lords of the Sword filming for you to vote the winner on here in 2 weeks time, the locals of Rayleigh had a summer jam with Switch Skate shop. Watch all of Monster Network’s coverage featuring Barry Dring, Nigel Davies, Warren ‘Great Tricks’, Glenn Steed, Sean Kelly, Wil Thompson, George Gough, Sonny Treffers and more in the video edit below.
Visit Switch this week to pick up Lakai shoes for £35!
Rayleigh Skateboard Comp Results Aug 29th 2011
Under 16’s
1st Place – Salar Kooshki
2nd Place – Harry Emmanouilidis
3rd Place – George Wren
Over 16’s
1st Place – Laurie Colley
2nd Place – Sonny Treffers
3rd Place – Barry Dring
Sponsored
1st Place – David Watson
2nd Place – Nick Remon
3rd Place – Nelson Ortiz
S.K.A.T.E Champion
Cameron Snow
Best Trick
Salar Kooshki – Kickflip into bank/360 Flip off Quarter pipe
The Zero team are working on a new video production titled COLD WAR right now. Expect hammers from Jamie Thomas, Cole, Rattray, Hill, Hatchell, Burman, Fitzgerald, Dal Santo, Tancowny, Sauder, Gilley and more.
Watch their new trailer accompanied by some classic Misfits tuneage and get hyped on these guys pushing the limits daily to bring you some of the gnarliest skating out there.
Lucas Puig is the first skateboarder to enjoy a full Pro Spotlight over at Transworld this week and merits Edit of the Week here without questioning.
This edit took 8 months to film and should be well worth the wait. Find out for yourself below.
The South of the UK will be congregating at Shoreham’s concrete bowls this Sunday 4th September for the annual Ham Jam. £1000 prize money will be up for grabs from 10am so get down there if you fancy a day of gnar. For more info, go to www.boardriders.co.uk
The annual comp at the The House Skatepark in Sheffield has been announced for Saturday 17th September. This year they have raised the bar on the prize money to £1000 for first place in the pro comp, £500 for second and £250 for third so expect a big turnout.
The day that costs just £6 kicks of at 10am with comps for under 12s, under 16’s plus 16s and over is looking to be one not to miss, so get down there and support what they have planned.
So what is this VIDEO DAYS thing? Where can you get some free skate stuff weekly?
We have decided to invite you to share your favourite video edits out there on here one day a week as part of the RANDOM SWAG operation we have going on. Simply post the URL of your favourite new edit from YouTube or Vimeo on the Video Days thread on the Crossfire Facebook and we will pick a winning entry.
The video has to have been posted within the previous month to make sure that all of them are fresh. This means you will get to see a bunch of new edits you may have missed that others are sharing as well as having a chance to win something random from us. So post your favourite video from August today and we will let you know who wins in the comments.
This clip below is now on our FB page as a starter, and an example of one of our fave edits from August that is circulating the web right now. Head to our Facebook page to enter here and share this post on your facebook page or retweet it to invite your friends today.