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 We need your valuable opinion and in return you will be entered into a drawing for a free autographed Brian Sumner skate deck! Please take a moment to fill out our survey on our home page. It will only take 5 minutes. Thanks for your time and pray that your the lucky winner of the board!
Click Here to Take the Survey!
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If you haven’t heard yet, Contestpalooza – the contest fest on the Loop’d Network was just launched.
Check it out at http://contests.loopd.com and promote the Contestpalooza Widget on your MySpace and Facebook profiles.
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This is your official invite to Contestpalooza - the contest fest with over 20 contests available to Loop'd members only. Win stuff like Crimson skate decks, Freestyle watches, Fox gear and more!
Contestpalooza also marks the launch of the contest hub ( http://contests.loopd.com ) -- the place on Loop'd for all the newest contests and contest winners.
Want to promote Contestpalooza? Grab the widget on the Contest hub and add it to your MySpace or Facebook. Get going... click on the poster below and start entering some contests!
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Danny Way was recently voted by Fans as the "Subaru Most Outstanding Athlete of X-Games"
In Celebration of this, Danny will be at Bob Baker Subaru in El Cajon, CA today! The first 50 fans will get autographs from Danny.
If you live in the San Diego area, head down to Bob Baker Subaru today, October 16th at 4:30pm.
Location:
Bob Baker Subaru
900 Arnele Ave
El Cajon, CA 92020
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(HOUSTON, TX) – October 6, 2008 - Southshore Distribution and Fallen Footwear are proud to announce that the annual “Texas Skate Jam For Make-A-Wish” has been renamed “THE JOHNNY ROMANO SKATE JAM FOR MAKE-A-WISH” in honor of 10 yr. old skateboarder who passed away Sept. 23, 2008.
As skateboarding’s largest and most well-known charity event, The Texas Skate Jam has
raised over $400,000.00 for The Make-A-Wish Foundation since its inception and will continue to raise money for the charity under its new name. “Damian and I met Johnny in 2005 and felt an instant connection with him. He was an everyday skateboarder that was facing a life-threatening illness with the greatest display of courage we’d ever seen. He truly embodied what the Texas
Skate Jam was all about and we’re stoked to have the event continue in his namesake.” - Jeff Taylor, Event Co-Chairman “It has been a privilege to get to know the Romano family and I’m thankful for the opportunity to get more involved with this special event. Johnny has been an inspiration to us all and renaming the event in his honor will hopefully help keep
that inspiration going.” - Jamie Thomas “We’re honored and stoked to have Johnny’s name associated with such a great event.” - Mike Romano, Father Over 50 top professional skateboarders will travel to Southside Skatepark in Houston, TX on November 8, 2008 to compete in a series of “best trick” contests to support the cause. Sponsors of the 1st Annual Johnny Romano Skate Jam for Make-A-Wish include Fallen Footwear, Southshore Distribution, Zumiez, KR3W clothing, Spitfire Wheels, Zero
Skateboards, XingTea, Southside Skatepark, Independent Trucks, Transworld Skateboarding Magazine, Thrasher Magazine and Spotlight Productions.
For tickets and general event information, go to http://skateboarder.com/ or http://johnnyromanoskatejam.com # # # # ABOUT MAKE-A-WISH FOUNDATION: The Make-A-Wish Foundation grants the wishes of children with life-threatening medical conditions in order to enrich the human experience with hope, strength and joy. For more info, go to http://wish.org ABOUT SOUTHSHORE DISTRIBUTION: Southshore Distribution is one of the largest distributors of skateboard hardgoods in the United States. Southshore’s President, Damian Hebert, is the founder and chairman of the Texas Skate Jam For Make-A-Wish. For more info, go to http;//skatenet.com ABOUT FALLEN: Fallen is a footwear and apparel brand dedicated to skateboarding. For more info, go to http://fallenfootwear.com
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PRESS RELEASE DC’S KING OF SERIES RETURNS TO LOS ANGELES
AMATEUR SKATEBOARDING CONTEST TO BE HELD AT LOCKWOOD ELEMENTARY AND BELMONT HIGH OCTOBER 18th Vista, CA… The DC King of Series returns to Los Angeles on October 18th, 2008 to host the city’s biggest un-sponsored amateur street skating contest. Look for the city’s best ams to battle for the prestigious DC King of Los Angeles title at Lockwood Ave Elementary and Belmont High’s well-known spots. This year, the contest will feature an invite-only list of 50 skateboarders from around the city. DC team members Rob Dyrdek, Colin McKay, PJ Ladd, Lindsey Robertson, Ryan Smith, Greg Myers and Wes Kremer will help judge and award over $10,000 in cash and prizes during the one-day event. DC first took over LA’s best skate spots just over one year ago, with the DC team on hand to search out the best un-sponsored talent in the city. The DC King of Series began in New York in 2006 with events across its five boroughs, and then traveled the globe finding the best ams in LA, Barcelona and most recently, Sao Paulo. All the latest on DC King of Los Angeles–invited riders, locations, contest details, videos, photos, results—can be found at dcskateboarding.tv The DC King of Los Angeles event is produced by SPoTlight Productions. # # # About DC:
Founded by Ken Block and Damon Way in 1993, DC quickly grew to a leader in performance skateboarding shoes and renowned action sports brand. Today DC stands as a global brand whose product line has expanded to include men’s, women’s and kids’ skateboarding and lifestyle shoes, apparel, snowboard boots, outerwear, and accessories. As one of the cornerstones of its marketing strategy, DC has built a world-class team of professional skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing, BMX, motocross and rally athletes that exemplify and enhance DC’s brand, develop its signature products, and support its promotional efforts. DC is a subsidiary of Quiksilver, Inc.
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It was a close call but Team Regular pulled out the victory in OVERTIME
RESULTS:
TEAM REGULAR:
1. Team MVP Chris Cole* – $17,000
2. Andrew Langi – $10,000
3. Julian Christianson* – $6,000
4. Carlos de Andrade – $3,500
5. Chris Troy* – $3,500
6. David Loy – $1,000
7. Fabrizio Santos – $1,000
8. Rick McCrank* – $2,000
9. Kurtis Colamonico – $1,000
10. Austen Seaholm – $1,000
11. Sean Malto* – $2,000
12. Steve Reeves – $1,000
13. Chris Mendes – $1,000
14. Adam Dyet – $1,000
15. Danilo Do Rosario – $1,000 TEAM GOOFY:
1. Tyler Hendley* – $2,000
2. Jereme Rogers* – $2,000
3. Team MVP Justin Figueroa – $2,000
4. Rodolfo Ramos – $1,000
5. Chad Bartie – $1,000
6. Caswell Berry* – $2,000
7. Brandon Westgate – $1,000
8. Darrell Stanton* – $2,000
9. Taylor Smith – $1,000
10. Alex Olson* – $2,000
11. Felipe Gustavo – $1,000
12. Tommy Fynn – $1,000
13. Morgan Smith – $1,000
14. Kevin Romar – $1,000
15. Helder Lima – $1,000 The * symbolizes the five riders selected by the team captain for the final team. Each of these team riders receives an automatic $1,000 going into the event. The MVP is also awarded an additional $1,000.
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Gaby Ponce Age: 16 Years Old
Location: Tenafly, NJ
Check out her Profile!
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The guys at Crimson Skateboards are putting on a KILLER video contest this month. Winner takes home $1000 worth of Crimson gear. Get those camera's out and submit your best Skate footage now!
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We've given the Skate Hub a new look!
Now more than ever, get lost in everything Skate: - Find Sponsorship Opporutunities and Get Sponsored!
- Check out Skateboarding Videos and Pictures
- Browse other Skaters
- Interact with Popular Skate Brands
- Read Product Reviews
- Win stuff!
- Much more!
Come Check It Out
-Mike
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