Category: Skateboarding News

The Etnies Plaza Palooza event will take place at Stoke Plaza next Sunday 10th September.

The competition format is all about sessioning 10 pre-decided spots within the plaza, including steps, rails, banks, gaps and blocks for the £1000 cash prizes up for grabs.

Competitors will be divided into amataeurs and pros and the jam sessions are open for all ages. Each spot session will last between 15 and 30 minutes and the strongest skater in each category will take home a cash prize.

The etnies, éS and Emerica UK skateboard teams will be present throughout the day plus signings, product tosses, lead sing-alongs and general fun and games.

Do it.

Prague boasts one of the best skateparks and summer contests in Europe plus a fun indoor bowl with crazy mad dogs and beer poured from the keg….but that might all end if the bulldozers are let in.

The Mystic Skatepark has already been resuscitated once after falling victim to terrible floods a couple of years ago, but this next threat seems much more permanent.

Click here to try and help keep the park alive.

Right, the Dartford skaters are about to get a new park built but they want your help in deciding which will be the final design.

Click the images to submit your views and choice. Deadline is September 8th.

After the demise of the Firm, the team found itself split apart (even a if a few riders rejoined forces elsewhere).

Well, Ray Barbee decided that Element Skateboards would be the best place for him to ooze his flavour and pop a few cheeky no-comply variations.

Good vibrations.

I don’t know if this is news but Dread Head Supremo, Karl Watson, has shaved his head and now rocks the fade.

Don’t Rastas lose their power if they do that..?

Meanwhile, Crossfire can drop the exclusive news that JB Gillet now rides for Gold Wheels after running into the Kayo boys whilst filming for the new Lakai video in Barcelona.

www.thekayocorp.com

When Element realized there was a lot of untapped talent abroad, it didn’t take long for the Element Europe team to start turning heads and make a name for themselves on the old continent.

Well, today the skate world is no longer reduced to the West Coast of America and a lot of the major American companies are following Element’s trail and starting up their own Euro divisions.

So far Blind have scooped up Jani Laitiala but couldn’t get their hands on Petr Horvat who chose Habitat Europe, and finally Zero has started sending equipment to Dominic Dietrich. Apparently the Chief tried his hardest to get Steve Forstner but Steve stood strong and remains on Antiz Skateboards.

Globe Shoes have also been working hard promoting their Euro team, and this footage proves that Europe is the place to be right now..

What’s all this then, it seems Consolidated Skateboards have designed a shoe aptly titled the ‘Drunk‘ featuring a stylish banana logo…..

New decks for Karma, Bailey, Roberto Aleman, and Jub are all featured in the new Consolidated catalogue that you can view here.

If you’re skating through Lyon (France) on the 10th September, make sure you drop by the Skatepark in Gerland for Wall Street Skateshop’s first “Street” contest.

No major prize money. No extreme camera men. No frills – Just chill. The party starts at 11am and there are prizes to be won for everyone.

Check out the Wall Street website for more info and updated footage of their team riders

It’s time to dust off the that old copy of Streets On Fire and grab your old slick stick because Santa Cruz are about to release V-Day: a video by their Veteran’s Division.

The video is a sort of documentary about the skating of Jason Jessee, Eric Dressen, Tom Knox and Keith Meek. There are also cameos of some of today’s major skate stars explaining how much of an influence the Santa Cruz Veterans were.

Watch the trailer here .

Bay Sixty 6 Skatepark in London has fresh wood installed into it’s street section with more coming over the next few weeks.

The park will now extend to the fence all the way along the road side of the park and will be built in stages.

This new melee of banks and ledges is just the start of the rebuild and should be ready to skate by 7th September once the coping is added.

Please note that the park will stay open as usual whilst these additions are being made – updates available at www.baysixty6.com