Welsh locals have launched a petition that will send out a message to the suits out there to keep Newport Skatepark up and running until they have built a suitable replacement. At the moment rumours are circulating that users have been “kept in the dark until now about the proposed demolition of this well used facility“.
Watch Freestyle’s fun annual event that brings the locals of Newport together below at The Edge and show your support by signing this petition here.
Going to Reading Festival this weekend? If so, the Crossfire Sound System with both Zac and James Sherry onboard have been confirmed to host a headline DJ slot on Saturday night.
If you are there backstage, you can find Crossfire’s founders spinning party tunes with a punch backstage in the Relentless Energy Drink VIP tent from midnight until 2am. See you there for total carnage…
For the last 2 months it’s been bowl and pool sessions dominating the video news from Hemel Hempstead’s Extreme Connexions park so if you prefer a ledge sesh look no further.
Click play to watch 10 tricks from one of Lovenskate’s most passionate skater, Alex Barton.
Highlights from last weekend’s Downtown Showdown event in London have been released this morning from VANS. Enjoy all the skating filmed on the Cliché obstacle right here.
Once again, Hold Tight Henry has found time to film and edit another cool edit for your viewing pleasure, so sit back, get yourself a café noir and take in the wonders of John Tanner hitting up classic Parisian streets for éS.
Neen Williams joins SUPRA this week and shares some words and tricks in this welcome video.
Rich Smith‘s edit of this weekend’s VANS Downtown Showdown event is live. Watch the view from Fifty Fifty’s perspective here.
Photo by Matthew Bromley: Samual Partaixwallrides.
This weekend’s Downtown Showdown organised by VANS went off in fine style. The Spitalfields crowds were spoilt for choice with guest pro’s Alva, Rowley, Dollin, AVE and Pfanner teaming up with Vans legend, Steve Van Doren himself to bring the capital a top day out.
Despite the classic British weather that brough sunshine and showers, the skateboarding impressed with sponsored riders from Alis, Death, Palace, Blueprint, Antiz, Cliche, Enjoi, Element (Europe), Superdead and Yama getting amongst the obstacles on show built by the teams themselves. Our favourite being Death Skateboards’ Ripper Alley, that had whippy transitions, concrete coping, a bank to wall, a hip and a rails within its design.
Overall, this was the biggest skateboard event to grace London in a while. The highlight of the day being Steve Van Doren, walking around with a smile on his face serving people pizza! Look out for an interview with Dustin Dollin from the event on here soon.
FULL RESULTS:
Death Skateboards Obstacle
1st: Phil Zwijsen – EUR 1,500
2nd: Ben Raemers – EUR 800
3rd: Danny Brady – EUR 500
Cliche Obstacle
1st: Danny Brady – EUR 1,500
2nd: Chris Oliver – EUR 800
3rd: Dallas Rockvam – EUR 500
Superdead Obstacle
1st: Nassim Guammaz – EUR 1,500
2nd: Chris Pfanner – EUR 800
3rd: Rob Smith – EUR 500
Best Pro: Danny Brady – EUR 1,500
Best Am: Nassim Guammaz – EUR 1,000
MONSTER RIPPER award:
Flo Mirtain EUR 1,000
Team of the Day:
1st Antiz – EUR 14,000
2nd Element Europe – EUR 10,000
3rd Enjoi – EUR 8,000
4th Superdead – EUR 6,000
Visit the Vans site for more photos and videos here.
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Tony Alva and Steve Van Doren will be sat in the VANS store in London’s famous Carnaby Street until 2pm today. Head on down to meet a couple of living legends and get you hands on some FREE Vans goodies ahead of tomorrow’s Downtown Showdown in Spitalfields. Don’t miss this, all info here.
The video edit of the highlights from this year’s vert comp at the Relentless Boardmasters 2011 event have dropped online today. Watch the action here.