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Elephant on a skateboard: newest Formula One attraction

March 12th, 2008 · No Comments

So I’m not really sure if skateboarders should be pleased with this or not — so you guys gotta help me figure out! Please don’t hesitate to leave your comments about this, aight?
Apparently the guys over at Formula One think that some “changes” are “necessary” after everyone suddenly realized that watching a grand prix was […]

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Skateboarding for a Cause

March 4th, 2008 · No Comments

This is one of the reasons why skateboarding can definitely be deemed as one sport that has “HEART.”
On Saturday, more than 60 skateboarders participated in a fund raising activity which aimed to raise money for the children of a man who died of an inoperable brain aneurysm.
Passionate skateboarders - both newbies and pros - uniting […]

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Six Flags to feature slalom course, jumps and ramps!

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Some pretty good news for us all, I must say! Six Flags Discovery Kingdom will add a skateboard park this summer featuring a slalom course, jumps and ramps!
Who’s so damn excited as I am? Raise your skates!!!
This new offering at the Six Flags will coincide with the opening of the ultra new Tony Hawk Big […]

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Is it a work of art or something else?

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Can you call broken skateboards nailed to trees and sneakers hanging from their limbs works of art? This very same question has been and is still a big issue in Fayetteville.
Apparently, the said city’s Board of Adjustment says it’s hardly a work of art. Instead, they think that it’s even an illegal sign!
Voting 4-1 Monday, […]

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New Mexico Extremes gets new home

February 12th, 2008 · No Comments

Looks like the upcoming New Mexico Extremes event will have a new home in the likes of Taos Ski Valley, New Mexico. Now if you’re asking why this is a big deal somehow, well here goes. The Taos Ski Valley has long been known as a skier’s-only paradise. So now that the said resort is […]

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Blood on ice!!!

February 11th, 2008 · No Comments

BLOOD ON ICE!!!
Did anybody watch what happened to Slovakian forward Richard Zednik of the Florida Panthers yesterday?
The famous skater took a nasty cut on the Sunday’s game against Buffalo. Who would even think that Olli Jokinen, one of his teammates, would even be the one who’ll hurt him?
Zednik’s neck got sliced - get that […]

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A Wii Skateboard - Wii-mote

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Are you salivating yet?

Hopefully this has something to do with the same Nintendo Wii skateboard that I’ve just blogged about. The owner says that it’s supposed to be a “Wii-mote” and it has the brand “Black Market.”
Anybody has one of these babies yet? The owner claims it’s just around $20.00 - not bad, eh?
Now, about […]

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Buzz: Skateboard for Wii?!

February 8th, 2008 · No Comments

Guess what’s up and brewing? Looks like Nintendo has some really cool plans for its Wii! Skateboarders rejoice!
How do extensions for the Wii controller - specifically designed for a skateboarding experience - sound to you? I bet you cannot wait for that, eh?
Check THIS OUT for just a few of the stuff Nintendo has registered […]

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On naming a skateboard park after a skateboarder

February 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment

A recommendation to name a new skateboard park in Courtice after a prominent skateboarder killed last year has pushed through but with not-so-supportive backing from the councilors there.
The recommendation has accordingly received preliminary approval but the three councilors who voted against the idea underscored that instead of naming community facilities (such as the said skate […]

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Mushy, mushy

February 4th, 2008 · No Comments

All right, let’s get down to business. Before anything else, I’m sure you’ll agree with me when I say that this type of entry may very well be the very first in Skaters.com history! Hence, because this one’s groundbreaking (ahem), then perhaps you guys can at least be more forgiving when I say that this […]

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