On Thursday, Thursday, Thursday June 9, 2011 the monsters of skateboarding converge on Woodward West for the first stop of the MegaRamp Championship Series starring Bob Burnquist, Jake Brown, Andy McDonald, Adam Taylor, and Lincoln Ueda. (If you can’t tell we’re typing in our best monster truck announcer voices).
The competition is open to both pros and top ams and will be a fully spectator event. Judged during a jam format, athletes will drop in nine stories to jump a 70 ft. gap, landing at 45mph and subsequently hitting a 27 ft. high quarterpipe that sends them 50 ft. in the air. It’s skate action as you’ve never seen it.
Danny Way and Christian Hosoi will be in the judges stand. And yes, there will be some BMX involved, but no skiers thank God. If you haven’t seen the Megaramp in person, this might be the perfect time. It is much more impressive in person. Seriously. Follow the jump for a look at the Woodward Megaramp and all the details.
2011 MegaRamp Championship Series Debuts at Woodward West June 9th
Top skateboarders converge for the MegaRamp Open contest.
This summer, the world will bare witness to an exciting competition series that will redefine what’s possible on a skateboard and a BMX bike.
Kicking off on June 9 at Woodward West, the 2011 MegaRamp Championship Series is a full-sized MegaRamp contest tour. The world’s top MegaRamp riders will converge on Woodward West to inaugurate the tour with the MegaRamp Open.
Athletes confirmed on the MegaRamp Open roster include: current reigning 2007-2010 MegaRamp skateboard world champion Bob Burnquist (BRA), two-time X-Games winner Jake Brown (AUS), Andy MacDonald (USA), Adam Taylor (USA), and Lincoln Ueda. From BMX, look for Andy Buckworth (AUS), Vince Byron (AUS), Zack Warden (USA), Morgan Wade (USA), and Austin Coleman (USA), to name a few. Judges include skateboarding legends Danny Way, Christian Hosoi, and for BMX, Kevin Robinson.
The competition is open to both pros and top ams and will be a fully spectator event. Judged during a jam format, athletes will drop in nine stories to jump a 70 ft. gap, landing at 45mph and subsequently hitting a 27 ft. high quarterpipe that sends them 50 ft. in the air. It’s skate/BMX action as you’ve never seen it.
