Category: Skateboarding News

It’s happened in the past and it has happened again: Two companies fly under the same banner but there can only be one.

Matt Rodriguez and Carlos Young recently encountered problems with their skate company, Uprize Skateboards, when they visited Chicago and came upon an already established skateshop called Uprise. Obviously the similarity was too close to call, and Uprize skateboards has now been re-named Frontline skateboards.

Catch up with Carlos and Matt over at the 48 Blocks , and keep a look out for the Uprise Skateshop video, Chicago’s Finest Vol.2 featuring none other than one time Chicago resident Josh Kalis.

Let this be a warning kids! Remember what happened to Menace, no All City, no City Stars…

The first of the UK Vert Fiasco series went off this weekend at Mount Hawke skatepark with a massive line-up of the best British ramp riders.

The comp had skaters split into two groups: Sponsored and Unsponsored, and judging by the results, it’s good to see a new generation giving the veterans a run for their money. More contests like this are planned for the future.

Group A (sponsored) results:

1ST PAUL-LUC RONCHETTI
2ND PETE KING
3RD SAM BECKETT
4TH SEAN GOFF
5TH SAM BOSWORTH
6TH JIM THE SKIN
7TH ANDY SCOTT
8TH WINGY
9TH LUKE HASSETT
10TH DAVE ALLEN (pictured- Invert)
11TH BRIAN KELLY
12TH PETE DOSSET
13TH CHRIS HUDSON
14TH NICK REES

Group B (unsponsored) results:

1ST JACOB ANDERSON
2ND BECKY DAVIS
3RD REECE DOUGLAS
4TH JIM LANGRAN
5TH MIKE DAY
6TH JOE T SKIN
7TH GIS
8TH ADAM HALVERSON
9TH OAKLEY LIDDELL
10TH DAVE ROWE
11TH KEITH LADERTON
12TH ROB AYTON
13TH BATFINK

Thanks to Trawler for the info.

Emerica has just added a new amateur to the team: Marquis Preston.

It’s true that this young Californian sel-proclaimed ‘Stunna’ has been creepin’ on the come-up lately, and even a few big name pros have name dropped him for one to watch.

Check out how Marquis did at Tampa Am (Thanks to Blair at Transworld !) this year for proof.

www.emericaskate.com

Photos are circulating from the Transition Extreme website depicting a brand new indoor wooden skatepark being built in Aberdeen.

The Transition Extreme skatepark is set on the old site of some disused tennis courts at Queen’s Links, next door to the Patio Hotel and near to the Beach Ballroom and Leisure Centre.

When the derelict skatepark of yesteryear left abandoned due to legal and funding problems, approval for the new site was given and building got underway in March 2006.

As you can see by the pictures (c/o Alex Irvine), the facility is massive, boasts a roof and walls which will shelter the facilities from the often harsh Scottish climate and the ramps look like the real deal. Shredding is predicted to start as soon as the climbing walls (another area of the Transition Extreme project) are installed.

www.transition-extreme.com

Wexford, on the Irish East coast, has just received a brand new concrete park after 3 months of building.

There were no snags with the local council and the design was approved with flying colours. The park blends bowl riding and street skating to create an interesting course with enough space to accustom everybody who wants to enjoy it. A Jam is hopefully going down on St. Paddy’s Day, march 17th, whilst the grand opening is due for April.

We particularly smile at the bank siding atop the platform because of it’s particular fly-out potential.

Word has it that there is more concrete being poured down East Staffs way in the form of a plaza…

Thanks to Steve Crawford from Freestyle Skateparks for the info, and Grant Masterson from Gorey Skate Club.

Yes! After a brief hiatus in the high seas, Dave Carnie is back at the helm of his fleet, Whalecock Skateboards.

Carnie’s creation has set full steam ahead on satire and any skateboard duties will be taken care of by the one and only Morrissey. Ha! Who needs another Uber-am when you can have a middle aged man in touch with his sensitive side?

Check out the Cock Blog for news updates and interviews with many a man. This weeks interview: Bill Weiss, the only man to land a naked 540 during a contest run.

whalecock.blogspot.com

It is a little hard to verify the facts, but apparently Antarctica has already been ripped on a skateboard..?

A certain Mike Sutton , brother of Bob Sutton, set sail for the extreme conditions of the planet’s southern-most tip and prevailed to skate about. Does this mean that no continent has been left unshredded?

If you’ve got a scrap of fact stranger than fiction, you know where to send it.

World Cup Skateboarding and Eastpak are proud to present the Subvert Jam in Hamburg, 31st March to 1st April.

This event will feature some of the Europe’s biggest transition skaters including Nicky Guerrero and Brazilian street champ Fabio Sleiman skating for 2,000 Euros prize money.

This Jam also coincides with the grand opening of the Subvert Skateshop dedicated to vertical vampires.

Check out www.wcsk8.com and www.eastpak.com for more details.

DC Shoes are very proud of their founding member, Danny Way.

So much so, that they have made a film entitled I am Danny Way, one of a series of films dedicated to incredible individuals.

Danny’s film was nominated for the 2007 X-Dance Film Festival, alongside 1st and Hope by Brian Lotti, beck and the Malloy Brothers, or The Brian Deegan Story, a motocross legend.

Watch Danny’s trailer here.

www.dcshoes.com

Things are changing rapidly over at the Antiz camp. Z-Movie is screening all over Europe to rave reviews, a brand new board series designed by amateur Ben The is getting shipped out to stores and a new rider has joined the team.

Gabriel Engelke has been down with the boys for quite a while now, so his addition to the roster is a given. Not familiar with Gabriel’s skating? You should be. He’s calm and creative and clocks some wicked tricks in the Scandinavian opus, Neighbours alongside fellow Antiz pro, Love Enroth.

www.antizskateboards.com