This news has got nothing to do the infamous Working Men’s Club duo Chas ‘n’Dave. I just heard Chaz Pineda’s name and images of the burly tag team came to mind. Sorry…
Anyway, Mr. Chaz has been turning heads for a while now with his style reminiscent of a certain skate star whose nickname refers to explosives (Who could that be..?), and we all know what a shock that previous pro had on the game, so Chaz has landed spots on Black Label Skateboards and Vox Footwear.
The Leap of Faith has been revisited and then choked to death!
When Bob Burnquist sets his heart to something, you can pretty much bet your swiss bearings he’ll do it. So, when we announced Bob’s ludicrous idea to skip along a 40ft rail and drop a further 1600 ft into Hells Bend of the infamous Grand Canyon, even we doubted the Brazilian. Most stunts at the Canyon end in either failure or death…
Well, ex-Firm rider and new Flip pro, Bob, blew minds when he succeeded in dropping into a 40 ft ramp, to then slide across a 40 ft rail, and finally base-jump off the end into the historic canyon!
If Bob made the slightest misjudgement, or didn’t slide to the end of his rail, skateboarding might have lost another soldier and Bob may have lost his Brazilian bollocks!
The stunt was filmed for Stunt Junkies, a high-octane adrenalin program on the Discovery Channel (expect to see footage soon). I guess they discovered Bob is clinically insane!
Castle Donington is under siege again and skaters are at the forefront! Yup- It’s the Snickers Bowl Comp at Download Festival from June 9th to 12th and a whole load of ramp rippers will be present to murder the 15ft vert bowl.
So far, worldly names such as Rune Glifberg, Omar Hassan, Renton Millar, Juergen Horrwarth, Benji Gallowayand more are expected, but don’t forget all the UK heads that’ll be dropping in and flying out – Pete King, Andy Scott, Dave Allen and many more.
While the skaters tear the bowl and it’s hip and extensions to bits, you can let your ears bleed to the melodies of Guns and Roses, Tool and shit loads more bands.
For more info visit the new Snickers site that also features info on the bowl itself, confirmed riders, video trick tips and much more if you click here.
Baysixty6 Skatepark in London will be holding a Mini Ramp Comp on Saturday 8th April 2006 at 2pm. There will be a best trick comp for under 16’s and also over 16’s, with the top 5 going into the final.
Normal session prices apply with comp entry £2, expect prizes such as an Xbox 360, Xbox games, T-shirts shoes and boards from Insane, DVS and Ortega to be won.
Get down to Baysixty6 for the 12-4pm session and get amongst it.
Check www.baysixty6.com for all details.
You know what it’s like, doing wheelies on the flat is the most fun ever and you know it.
But have you ever gone this far? Will you ever go this far? If you can beat this, film it, send it to us and we will host it.
Click the image to view the manny.
Everybody is searching for Animal Chin in their own way, and if wasn’t for local scene videos, most of us would have given up the hunt years ago.
Seeing as skaters and digital equipment seem to go hand in hand nowadays, it’s only right that scene video’s are stepping up their game and the quality is pretty much on par with mainstream videos from not so long ago.
Here are a couple of trailers for three UK videos that are clearly worth checking out:
Who?
By Scott Magill from Bridgend, Wales featuring Chris Wilson, Chris Jones, Nick Batt, Jess Young, Alan Williams, Caradog Emanuel, Dylan Hughes, Nicky Howells and more…click here for some footage or ecven here for the scene: www.bridgenders.com
Cheese on Tape
By James Cheetham from Brighton, England featuring the Level Army, Amir Williams, Duncan Christy, James Kilpatrick, Wojcek Smith and more…click here for some footage.
Writer’s Block
By Henry Edward-Woods from London, England featuring Scott Howes, Shaun Currie, Greg Conroy, Fares Hassen, John Edwards and Jin . Click here for some footage.
The guys over at Globe have decided to launch a site dedicated to their Euro team consisting of Jan Kliewer, Eero Anttila, Kilian Heuberger, Gabriel Engelke, Matthieu Hilaire and Chami Laprebendere.
The site will be updated with news and tour info which is very useful. It’s nice to see big companies acknowledging their Euro cohorts for once. Is this the end of Distro-Flow..? Click here to visit.
On another Globe related Euro tip, the European team riders will join Mark Appleyard, Matt Mumford and Greg Lutzka and Euro riders on Wednesday April 5th at The Works Skatepark at Airedale Industrial Estate, Kitson Road in Leeds. Contact 0113 244 6015 or go to www.theworksskatepark.co.uk for more info.
The Globe team will also be visiting Stoke and Prissick plazas BUT these are NOT demos. So please be nice and let them enjoy some of the world’s finest spots….
Stockwell Skatepark locals may have been ripped off recently by money grabbing councilors who have employed chimps to resurface its craters but it has not stopped a local Jam from taking place on Sunday May 28th this year.
Expect music, skating and beer, email stockwelljam06@hotmail.co.uk for all info or go to stockwellskatepark.com for details on the messageboard.
This list of shops below will premiere the new Enjoi DVD “Bag of Suck” in the UK. Give your local skate shop a call and see what day they are going to have this on their screens if it is listed below:
Do your idols wear tiny shorts or leather jumpsuits? Did you spend your honeymoon at Signal Hill? Do coloured cones clutter your closet..? Well you obviously like a bit of slalom and downhill speed.
The Paris Slalom World Cup will take place from the 25-28th May at THE spot for descent disciples – Tracadero, Paris.
On your marks, Get Set… Go!