Posted on May 22, 2011 with Comments Off
Chris Miller won his sixth Pro-tec Pool Party Masters title in seven years while Pedro Barros took first in the Pro division. Vans has photos here, and full results here. Keep an eye out as more coverage trickles in.
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Posted on May 21, 2011 with Comments Off
Kevin “Spanky” Long is the next up with his Emerica “Stay Gold” B-Side video parts which add up to over 11 minutes and they are everything else but B-Side quality – nothing short of utterly amazing skateboarding taking place here so grab a chair and enjoy!
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Posted on May 21, 2011 with Comments Off
Back with the next Europeskate Photo Of The Day and this time we have a great black and white photo showing Daniel Johnson in the middle of a frontside bluntslide on a really nice looking bank. Ethan Messina is the photographer behind the camera (check out his Flickr gallery here…).
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Posted on May 21, 2011 with Comments Off
Bam Margera got ahold of a couple of the new Contour Plus cams and stuck them just about everywhere, boards, tooth brushes, helmets and filmed some daily Bam action in this video.
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Posted on May 21, 2011 with Comments Off
The 7th Annual Vans Pro-tec Pool Party takes place this Saturday at the Vans Skatepark of Orange. The top pros and masters vie for their piece of more than $100,000 in one of the most unforgiving bowls ever built.
Unfortunately earlier this week two time defending champion in the pro division Bucky Lasek broke his ankle filming a GoPro commercial at his home pool. In an effort to save a couple of the cameras attached to Bucky’s pads he landed awkwardly braking his ankle. There..
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Posted on May 21, 2011 with Comments Off
The new Blind video “This is not a test” will be available on itunes on May 23rd. Check out Danny Cerezini as he talks about filming for the video and how he lost a few pounds during the process.
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Posted on May 20, 2011 with Comments Off
Imagine a beach, sunny warm weather, a fun crowd of spectators, a massive mini ramp and over 45 internationally known skaters taking this ramp apart – sounds like a mad party right? You got it – the Vans Off The Wall Spring Classic 2011 contest was just that and more and luckily we have some of the best action right on video for you. Jeff Grosso made his way to the contest to grace it with his presence and if you want to find out more, the official summary of the entire contest is after the jump.
The final results are as follows:
• The Air Freshener (Most Original tricks): David Sanchez (Spain)
• The Condor (Highest Air): Diego Doural (Spain)
• The Smooth Operator (Best Style): Josh Young (UK)
• The Surgeon & The Toe Mixer (Best technical rider & Best Switch trick/ Ride): Trevor Johnson (UK)
• The Bingo Winner (Luckiest move): Dani Leon (Spain)
• The Punisher & The Good Ol’Boy (Gnarliest trick/ride & Best oldskool tricks/ride: Greg Nowik (UK)
• The Easy Rider (Longest Rock or Lipslide): John Magnusson (Sweden)
• The Line Executor (Best line/combo): Julien Benoliel (France)
• The Innovator Best use of the ramp: Ross McGouran (UK)
• The Wheelchair Masters (Worst slam): Jake Collins & Sam Beckett (UK)
• The Cruising Gentlemen (Best attitude): Fernando Bramsmark (Sweden)
• The Tsunami (Overall best rider of the Weekend): Daan Vanderlinden (Holland)
• The Unlucky Friend (Last of Finals): Kris Vile (UK)
Bringing a taste of California to the Italian Riviera, the 3rd annual Vans Off The Wall Spring Classic, firmly cemented its position as the premier international miniramp contest. Over 45 riders, from as far away as Argentina, competed for a place in the final and a share of the €10,000 prize purse.
And it wasn’t just the mini ramp exploits grabbing the crowd’s attention…DJ’s and live bands kept the Vans Off the Wall Music Stage rocking whilst a custom built stair set played host to a killer best trick comp.
The event’s unique location further added to the Cali vibes as the Ingoramps designed Miniramp and the stage were situated in a prime location right in the middle of Varazze’s famous coastline and short paddle away from the best Surf spot in Italy – perfect for those who prefer the real thing to sidewalk surfing.
Friday was the first day of the event and gave the local talent the option for 5 wildcard qualifying spots in Saturday’s invite only competition. As the sun went down, a roster of Italian hardcore acts including La Crisi and Dufresne hit the stage playing well in to the night to an appreciative audience, many of whom were arriving for the weekend party extravaganza.
Saturday came around all to quick and despite the blistering sun, a sizable audience left their sun beds to gather round and watch the crème de la crème of international miniramp skaters taking their turn in the qualifying sessions with 45 riders fighting for one of the 21 final spots of the big Sunday showdown.
The qualifiers were followed by the best trick comp on the custom-built stair set testing the constants street skating capabilities. The following riders got their fair share of the €2000 prize purse: Tobias Fleischer (Fs Feeble and Fs Tail 270), Filippo Baronello (Finger flip, Tre flip and 50/50 on the barrier), Fernando Bramsmark (Nosegrind on Hubba, Bs Ollie to Switch 50/50 and Fs Nose grind on the barrier) and Steffen Austenheim (Biggie board on rail).
As day turned into night, the crowds began to swell for an all out beach party starting with the electro mix of local heroes DJ Parro and the Saint Catherine Collective. The night culminated in a near riot caused by the electro house offerings of the UK DJ duo Jack Beats as over 5000 revelers danced the night away, in this unique location.
Still feeling the aftermath of the night before, Sunday’s finals were an intense affair with the 21 qualifiers pitted against each other for on of the 14 unique prizes on offer. Taking a new
approach to the old and rusty format, Vans decided to run the finals a little different. Instead of honouring the Top Skaters only, Vans decided to open up the opportunities and award the individual talent and potential of each contestant. As a result people walked away with their share of the €10000 prize money for awards including the best line, the most creative, the most technical and the best switch Trick etc. The effect was that every finalist gave their best and the huge crowd was rewarded with some next level Miniramp wizardry.
Overlooked by Vans Vert Legend Jeff Grosso who honored the Vans Spring Classic with his presence and unique insight throughout the day, a special mention goes out to Greg Nowik who destroyed the ramp and defied all opinions of what is possible in a miniramp, Daan Vanderlinden who showed some of his older counterparts how it should be done as well as Jake Collins & Sam Beckett who collided so heavily that their Final runs were unfortunately cut short. A big thank you to all of the riders who made their way to this amazing contest.
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Posted on May 20, 2011 with Comments Off
Back again with the 5th TXOTX! Mini Ramp Contest already, time flies doesn’t it?! Volcom has put this contest on the skateboard event calendar for a bunch of top skaters who return every year to the Durango, a town in the Basque country close to Bilbao. And to celebrate this 5th edition, the cash prize money has been extended to 10 000€! As with every year, the ramp will be freshened up, the free cider will flow and the entry is free! If you can get there, then don’t miss it.
And these big events are luckily for us being brought to us with a live webcast which we’ll either link you up to or you can watch right here on Europeskate! This is going to be a long webcast weekend with the Pro-tec Pool Party taking place in Orange, California later on Saturday so make sure you come back tomorrow for all of the action the whole day…
To get you a bit hungry and wanting to see more, here’s a clip from last year’s skate action and for all of the directions to get to Curango and the contest, the schedule and the contest flyer, just click on the “Continue reading” button below the video.
SATURDAY 21st OF MAY IN THE LANDAKO ERAKUSTAZOKA BUILDING (landako etorbidea 3, DURANGO-BIZKAIA)
MAP: http://goo.gl/maps/rK65
PRIZE MONEY: 10000€
MINI-RAMP VERTICAL
SCHEDULE:
12:00 Doors open
13:00 Qualifications
16:00 Finals
17:00 Best Trick
18:00 Prize-giving
Where is Durango?:
From Bilbao airport: Bus (Bizkaibus Aeropuerto-Bilbao from 6:20 to 00:00 every 20 minutes) until Termibus (Bilbao)
From Bilbao: From Termibus: Bizkaibus to Durango (Bilbao-Elorrio from 8:00 to 22:00 every hours) or (Bilbao-Ondarroa from 8:40 to 21:40 every hours)
By road: Highway A8 exit DURANGO
From France:
Highway A63 direction Bordeaux, Bayonne, San Sebastian
Follow San Sebastian on Highway E70/A8 direction IRUN
Exit 17/IURRETA,DURANGO
From BILBAO:
Follow A8 Direction: SAN SEBASTIAN
Exit 17/IURRETA DURANGO
ACCOMODATION:
Pension/Hostel ERROTA : single 32,50€ / double 45€ / bedroom 14€ ( www.ibaizabalikastola.net tel:+34 946215877)
GRAN HOTEL DURANGO: double 86€+TVA ( www.granhoteldurango.com tel: +34 946217580)
HOTEL KURUTZIAGA: single 46,40€/ double 54,40€ (www.kurutziaga.com tel: +34 946200864)
HOSTAL JUEGO BOLOS: (info@juegobolos.com tel:+34 946215488)
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Posted on May 20, 2011 with Comments Off
Lincoln Ueda has always been the quit guy with the biggest airs. On the scene for years, Ueda is as comfortable in bowls as he is on the vert ramps he made a name for himself on. With the seventh annual Pro-tec Pool Party kicking off tomorrow, we decided to check in with Ueda, a local at the contest’s…
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Posted on May 20, 2011 with Comments Off
Filmmaker Chris Middlebrook has recently released this short off-cuts video, Mindfield 8mm Reel.
It features a selection of lost and unused Super 8 footage from Alien Workshop’s 2009 film Mindfield.
This includes skating from the likes of Jason Dill and Dylan Reider as well as collection of artsy footage of bugs, trains and clouds – for which the film is renowned.
Film students take note…
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