Australia’s Herald Sun is reporting that the Bra Boys are having some trouble as two “bikie clans” have begun moving in on the surfers’ territory in Maroubra Beach. Most recently was a 20 person brawl at the Maroubra Bay Hotel last weekend.
Police are investigating several violent clashes between members of the Bra Boys and the Bandidos in recent weeks at the renowned Maroubra Bay Hotel. . . . Police said they have observed the Bandidos and another bikie clan, the Comancheros, establishing an unwelcome presence in the Bra Boys’ stronghold.
Bra Boys co-founder Sunny Abberton (right) says there is no war going on with “the bikies.”
Mr Abberton also denied any Bra Boys involvement in Saturday night’s brawl. . . . “I didn’t hear or see anything,” he said. “I was in the Maroubra Bay Hotel earlier and it all seemed pretty quiet.”
Back in the early 80s Rainbow Sandals were the only flips any self-respecting surfer would wear. And now, almost 40 years later founder Sparky Longley is still living the dream and bringing in $12 million in profits on $37 million in sales. Not bad for a guy who still “depends on word of mouth” and a few ads in The Surfer’s Journal to spread the Rainbow message.
The LA Times rus a whole background check on the company and man and we can’t think of anyone who has done the action sports business thing more smoothly than Sparky. Click the link to check it out.
Damon Way discusses collabs, DC Shoes, and Incase, with Bradley Carbone celebrities section of the Complex website.
I think it’s important to work with creative people who are operating in a different area of creativity. The industrial design sector is really compelling for me, and it’s a nice lateral move for me to be going from fine artists to product artists.
Damon also hints at a new footwear project that he’s not willing to talk about yet. Wonder if it’s that “new brand” we heard some “ex-DC Shoe employees” were starting. . . makes sense.
Hey, look: Shaun White has won another contest. This time it’s slopestyle at the Breckenridge stop of the Winter Dew Tour.
The 22-year old White scored a 95.17 on his second run, which began with a frontside 270 at the top rail, a frontside 1080 on the first jump to a backside 900. He finished with an impressive 1260, a three and a half revolution spin, on the bottom jump.“I knew I could do it, I just kind of believed in that spin at the end there,” White said. “I didn’t really practice it at all, but for some reason I knew I had it.”
Spencer O’Brien apparently edged Jenny Jones for the women’s slope. All the press release details and full results after the jump. [click to continue…]
It’s always nice to break the commerce up with a little art. And Skate One Corp is hosting a show to “celebrate the Ripper’s influence on skateboarding since his introduction” featuring artwork from pretty much every who ever created anything in the world of skateboarding. It will be on display in Room 28B at the ASR Show Jan. 22-24, 2009.
We’d really like to say that Christian action sports movies like ONEYear don’t creep us out a little, but they do. Not because we’re God haters, but more because we think religion is private. Listening to people spill their salvation stories on film has always felt a little like listening to our grandmother talk about how much she loves sex.
Apparently, Andy Finch, Kelly Clark, Tommy Czeschin, Matt Hammer, Janna Meyen, and Dave Downing don’t agree. But we’re not here to tell them they are wrong, praise God. Just to tell them we think it’s a little creepy when they share too much.
Despite an avalanche of hype, the game wiped out with critics on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, earning less-than-gnarly respective scores of 63 and 62 out of 100 on Metacritic. GameSpot’s own reviewer was even less kind, giving the two games just 5.0 out of a possible 10. . . . This afternoon the Reuters news service reported the game sold 259,000 copies in the US in the two weeks after its November 16 launch. The figure, which was supplied by Arcadia Research analyst John Taylor, says sales of the game racked up $13.6 million during the month. France-based Ubisoft declined to confirm the sales numbers.
Looks like Ubisoft might still have a ways to go before they recoup the $10 million they spent on advertising in the first weeks of November. The company won’t comment, but it sounds like Shaun is planning on a follow up.
Now that I have the knowledge and I can speak to programmers better and I understand a lot more about what’s possible and what’s not possible, this will all help with the next game,” White explained.
Ogio President David Wunderli announced today that Mark Kuryak, the former VP of hockey at Easton Bell will be the new VP Global Action/Professional/Sport.
We’ve always had the long-term vision of making OGIO the gear bag maker of choice for all categories of sports,” Wunderli explains. “Mark has proven expertise in elevating sales, service and distribution to the level that innovative products warrant. We’re excited to unleash his skills on what we know to be the category with our highest growth potential.
Motocross, snow, skate, and surf go hand in hand with hockey, right? [click to continue…]
There were a lot of down days in the waiting period but it looks like Stephanie Gilmore, 20, newly-crowned two-time ASP Women’s World Champion has won her second consecutive Billabong Pro Maui against Melanie Bartels at Ho’okipa Beach Park, earning the young Australian her first Vans Triple Crown of Surfing (an ASP Specialty Series) Title.
Turns out ASP press releases continue to be the best coverage of most events. Follow the jump for that. [click to continue…]
Australia’s Herald Sun is reporting that the Bra Boys are having some trouble as two “bikie clans” have begun moving in on the surfers’ territory in Maroubra Beach. Most recently was a 20 person brawl at the Maroubra Bay Hotel last weekend.
