A 23-year-old skateboarder who was reportedly towing “on to the back door of a four-wheel-drive” fell under the car and was dragged along the street in Torquay, Australia around 6 PM October 4, 2010, according to a story in the Herald Sun.
He was struck by a rear wheel and suffered head, lung and rib injuries. . . The injured skateboarder was taken to the Geelong Hospital and later flown by air ambulance to the Alfred Hospital in a serious but stable condition.
Which reminds us. Check out this rad promo photo for Sabre.
Being a celebrity is hard work, especially if you’re Bam Margera. While posing on the Rolling Stone 2010 Hot Party (Friday, October 1, 2010) at the Mirage he put on a little stunt man demo with former heroin fan, porn actor, and author Brandon Novak.
A 29-year-old skateboarder died in Abbotsford, British Columbia Canada on Saturday night October 2, 2010 after he collided with a Ford Expedition. The woman driving the car is facing charges of “impaired driving,” according to a story in The Vancouver Sun.
Cpl. Casey Vinet of the Abbotsford Police department. . . .said the driver, who had four passengers in the vehicle with her, pulled over immediately. He said evidence of alcohol was found in the vehicle. . . Vinet said witnesses indicated the longboarder, who was wearing a helmet, may not have stopped at the stop sign. . . Passersby attempted to administer first aid, but the man died at the scene.
Our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends.
We’ll admit it: driving onto the Paramount Studios lot in the heart of Hollywood makes us feels like stars, but were were not alone. Last night, (October 2, 2010) a couple thousand of LA’s hypest skateboarding fans joined Vans for the 6th Annual Downtown Showdown. It was a crazy, four-feature, traveling skate contest that took up five pseudo downtown streets on the back lot and delivered four hours of non-stop action.
This year’s features included Pretzel Grip’s (Girl/Anti Hero) freaky figure eight speed track the “Time Trials Classic,” Black Label’s “Off the Wagon” gap to stair set, Zero’s “Blood Bath” volcano, and Foundation’s “F’d Up Stair Set.” The crowd followed the skaters from one feature to the other while the entire thing was filmed and broadcast live on the web. There was almost too much going to keep track.
The nostalgic story hinges on on a bachelor party at Rocklyn, California’sEpic Skatepark, but it starts 19 years earlier when a “skateboarding rapist was on the loose in Davis.”
I knew that we were in for some trouble. . . Not that we raped anyone, of course. But the fact that we were skateboarders who were already categorized as idiots and flunkies meant that we would automatically be perceived as the potential rapists. . . We were right. Things changed.
The new SHRED web site is packed with exciting gameplay tips! Kids will be on the deck mastering killer moves after viewing dozens of training videos that demonstrate over 50 jaw-dropping in-game tricks, including everything from kickflips and grabs to Tony’s signature 900! The site also showcases talent profiles of all the pro riders featured in Tony Hawk: SHRED, as well as a developer blog to keep fans up to speed with all the latest and greatest game news right from the source!
The Las Vegas intro is included above and these are the links to the full video event coverage: Glendale, Az; Ontario, CA; and the Las Vegas Finals. Watch ’em all at once, we dare you.
The 12th Annual Bowl Contest. . . is hosted by the World Cup of Skateboarding and will be held at the Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park in San Jose, CA on Sunday, October 3rd, 2010. The Lake Cunningham Regional Skate Park opened early in 2008 and, at 68,000 square feet, is the largest skate park in California. The park also features the world’s longest full pipe, tallest vert wall, and largest cradle. We expect the 2010 turn out to grow from previous years and continue to help promote youth skateboarding among communities. This year, the contest will take on a more festive feel in the celebration of Tim, as we have local artists displaying their work at the contest. The contest After Party will be held at Wahoo’s Fish Taco’s in Santa Clara at Santana Row on Sunday, October 3rd at 7:30PM with a live band performances.
A skateboarder in Christchurch, New Zealand landed in the hospital after crashing today (September 30, 2010) while towing behind a car, according to a story in the Otago Daily Times.
The male skater suffered a concussion, but his injuries were not thought to be serious, an ambulance spokesman said.
After reading Chris Nieratko’s typically chatty interview with Dylan Rieder in the November issue of Skateboarder Magazine it’s nice to see Rieder in a little more depth with a four-part Epicly Later’d from Patrick O’Dell. This is part three and it’s all about fashion, look, and those shoes (which, for the record, we were wrong about).
