Category: Skateboarding

The Crossfire Xmas Jam 2009 will be held at Bay Sixty 6 Skatepark 66-67 Acklam Rd, London W10 5YU this Saturday 12th December. This year we are building a very special obstacle to skate in association with Mutate Britain. The guys at Mutate will be adding their very own skills to this year’s skateable piece of shit car that you can see being made here by the lovely Dave at Bay66.

Tickets are £10 entry to the Skate Jam on the door, get a Crossfire sticker from the skatepark to get into Mutate Britain exhibition for just £2.

Guest riders from all UK teams at this year’s event are:

Aaron Sweeney
Adam Moss
Alex Barton
Alex Lally
Ali Drummond
Andy Coleman
Ash Hall
Barney Page
Ben Cruickshank
Ben Grove
Boots
Caradog
Casper Brooker
Chris Ault
Chris Jones
Chris Oliver
Craig Scott
Dan Cates
Dan McDermott
Dan Wileman
Daniel Tomlinson
Daryl Dominguez
Daryl Nobbs
Dave Butlin
Dave Davies
Dave Snaddon
Dave Watson
Doug Parmiter
Elliot Jones
Ewen Bower
Felix Parker
Fos
Gav Coughlan
Greg Nowik
Harry Lintell
Helena Long
Horsey
Howard Cooke
Jake Collins
Jak Pietryga
Jak Tonge
James Thornton
Jed Cullan
Jess Young
Jerry Wilson
Jin Shimizu
Joe Sivell
Joey Crack
Josh Young
Kevin Firth
Korahn Gayle
Lee Dainton
Lee Benett
Lee Santer
Louis Cooper
Lucy Adams
Marc Churchill
Marcus Adams
Mark Nicolson
Matt ‘Boyo’ Williams
Matthew Nevitt
Mikey Patrick
Moggins
Neil Smith
Nicky Howells
Nick Jensen
Nick Zorlac
Paul Regan
Pete King
Porno Paul
Pooch
Radman
Rhys Meek
Rodney Clarke
Rob Smith
Rogie
Rory milanes
Rupert Antione
Sam Beckett
Sam Pulley
Scott Magill
Sean Smith
Shaun Currie
Skelly
Snowy
Steak
Taylor Oakley
Tom Gibbs
Tom Knox

XMAS PARTY

The official after party is now confirmed to be held from 7.30pm-1am upstairs at The Metropolitan, 60 Great Western Road, Westbourne Grove, London W11 1AB. This is 5 mins walk from the skate park. There’s a guest list that you should get your name on so we know you came from the jam. Email zac@caughtinthecrossfire.com. We will all eat here after the skate jam and then party into the night.

DJ’s

NIHAL ARTHANYAKE (Radio 1)
PURE FILTH (Vice/Gash!)
CROSSFIRE SOUND SYSTEM

This is gangster themed purely for the fun of it but you don’t have to dress up if it’s not for you. Organise your Mob today…

Below is a trailer for the ‘Skateboard Remix’ film night on the 16th of December at Cadbury Heath Youth Centre, Park Road, Warmley, South Gloucestershire. All profits go towards the Rolling Youth Project. For more info visit here:

It was a surprise to see this at the Berrics this week but Bournemouth’s NPNG crew have entered the Younited Nations comp. Not sure how this works whether it’s a vote thing or what but funny shit whatever. Go Dorset!

Element’s Make It Count documentary has shed it’s 4th webisode overnight. Watch the full feature titled ‘Earth‘ here that covers Bam Margera’s signing to the brand that also has a couple of tricks of Bam at Stockwell plus coverage of legendary skaters Natas, Mike V, Chad Muska and many more.

MAKE IT COUNT, CHAPTER 4 “EARTH” from ELEMENT SKATEBOARDS on Vimeo.

Rasa Libre have announced that are almost finished their new film titled Essence of Freedom that will be released online at www.rasalibre.com soon. In the meantime here’s some extra footage of Ryan Lay hucking out a few tricks in SF.

Ryan Lay from Rasa Libre on Vimeo.

New Element pro Levi Brown discusses the thought process behind his Flatlight construction pro model. If you are feeling the cold out there this week, click here for one of Element’s winter solutions.

Zoo York‘s am squad represented at this year’s Tampa Am comp in the US this weekend. Here’s some footage of upcomers Ron Deily, Dave Willis, Travis Glover and Gavin MacMahon-Nolan.

A month ago we announced that we had donated £500 to charity to fund an Expedition across the Gambia by foot. The good news is that both Helen Jones, Jason Florio and the crew are all safe and sound and have currently covered 700kms of their 700 mile round trip circumnavigating West Africa. The journey will allow them to photograph a modern account of the people and stories of rural Gambia to be included in a coffee table book covering the entire trip.

This expedition will also be a fundraising tool for ‘Gardens For Life’ (an Eden Project charity) program, which helps to educate, support and encourage schools and children around the world on how to create gardens and grow their own food. GFL also have a number of these gardens in The Gambia. Where will they end up on Xmas day? We have no idea but hopefully they will make it to Makasutu Culture Forest for a much needed rest! Read their adventure blog here.

TAMPA AM Results in full:
1 Luan Oliveira
Sponsors: Flip, Globe, Volcom, Flip Wheels, Matriz Skate Shop

2 Ben Hatchell
Sponsors: Zero, C1RCA, Bones

3 Nick Tucker

Sponsors: SK8Mafia, LSLV, Bones, FKD, Silver, Street Machine, DVS

4 Jack Olson

Sponsors: 3rd Lair, Volume Skateboards, Osiris (flow), Bones, Neff

5 Chris Mendes

Sponsors: Emerica (flow), LRG, Banned Board Shop, Mountain Dew, Silver, FKD

6 Felipe Gustavo

Sponsors: Plan B, Silver, FKD, Bones wheels, es Footwear, Nine Star Skate Shop, LRG (flow)

7 Ron Deily

Sponsors: Zoo York, Vans (flow), Red Bull, NJ Skateshop, Matix (flow)

8 Shawn Hale

Sponsors: Ergo, 5Boro (flow), Vox (flow), Indy (flow), VU Skate Shop

9 Mark Suciu

Sponsors: Etnies (flow), Habitat (flow), Bones Wheels, Force, Elm Hats, Atlas Skate Shop

10 Clint Walker

Sponsors: Birdhouse, Dekline, Ambiguous

11Adrien Bulard
Sponsors: Autobahn Wheels, Nike SB, Quiksilver, Hawaii Surf Shop, enjoi

12 Kevin Romar
Sponsors: Kr3w (flow), Blind, eS (flow), Furnace, Venture, Bones