The schedule of the three days is:
Saturday 23rd October – practice session
Sunday 24th October – qualifying and semifinals
Monday 25th October – semifinals and finals
The sections are:
Open Mens
Open Womens
16 and under
13 and under
To register to enter the competition contact Cheapskates Khyber PassPhone 09 379 5048 or qualify at your Regional Qualifying Competition.
Some promo clips for the New York Leg of Maloof Money Cup that’s coming up on June 5-6 at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens.
First up a clip from one of the Sacramento Kings games. Normally it’s Skateboarding promoting everything from Popsicles to cars. This time basketball is being used to promote skateboarding. Yeah they know what’s up.
Next a clip of them constructing the course in 2008. They had to demolish the course after the competition so they could use the area for other shows. Understandably they must’ve got a bit of flack for that. Such a waste. Hence leaving the course in New York for skaters to skate after the competition and refreshing it for the next Cup.
A clip of the construction of the new Flushing Meadows course in Queens. No demolition!
A short documentary about the cup.
And first two clips of an ongoing 4 part series on vbs.tv
Here is a roster of the invited skaters, a who’s who of current popular street skaters.
Adam Dyet
Alex Olsen
Anthony Van Engelen
Billy Marks
Brandon Biebel
Brandon Westgate
Brian Anderson
Brian Hansen
Bryan Herman
Chris Cole
Chris Haslam
Chris Pfanner
Corey Duffel
Darrell Stanton
David Gonzalez
David Gravette
Dennis Busenitz
Dustin Dollin
Emmanuel Guzman
Eric Koston
Geoff Rowley
Grant Taylor
Greg Lutzka
Jake Duncombe
Jamie Tancowny
Justin Brock
Keegan Sauder
Leo Romero
Lizard King
Luan Oliveira
Marc Johnson
Mark Appleyard
Mike Carroll
Mike Mo Capaldi
Nick Dompierre
Nyjah Huston
Omar Salazar
Paul Rodriguez
Pete Eldridge
Peter Ramondetta
Ryan Sheckler
Sean Malto
Stefan Janoski
Tommy Sandoval
Torey Pudwill
Zered Bassett
Here are the times in New Zealand Standard Time (NZST):
SUNDAY, JUNE 6, 2010
5:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. – Volcom Street Pro
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m – Tech Deck Best Trick Contest
MONDAY,JUNE 7, 2010
3:00 a.m. – 6:00 a.m. – World Industries Amateur Street Competition
6:00 a.m. – 7:00 a.m – Volcom Street Pro Practice
7:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m – Volcom Street Pro Finals & Awards
Here is the complete schedule from the Fuel TV Web Site in Eastern Standard Time (EST):
CONTEST SCHEDULE (Rain or Shine)
SATURDAY, JUNE 5 (all times EST) — Webcast/Appcast times are in bold
10:00 a.m – Gates Open 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m – Open Practice 1:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m – Volcom Street Pro (Live TV is from 3:00-5:00pm)
5:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m – Tech Deck Best Trick Contest
SUNDAY, JUNE 6 (all times EST) — Webcast/Appcast times are in bold; Live TV in green
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m – Open Practice 10:00 a.m – Gates Open
11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m – World Industries Amateur Street Competition
2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m – Volcom Street Pro Practice
3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m – Volcom Street Pro Finals & Awards
As part of the Youth Week celebrations, Dunedin hosts Skate to Relate III. Dunedin’s finest skateboarders battle to win the SK82REL8 competition.
It’s on Saturday 28th May 2010. Registration is at 11am and the competition kicks off around noon.
I used to think that things like the Dew Tour and the XGames were sort’ve cool. I’ve known some fairly good skateboarders and I’ve ofter thought if they had the same level of skill in a sport that was hugely professional like playing rugby, they’d be in the money and life would be very much easier for them. I don’t watch them much myself and I think a lot of skaters don’t either, they are more for the consumption of the masses, people who don’t skate. I look at what the level of professionalism has done to other sports like Rugby and I’d be wary of that. I’m also reminded that skateboarding is not a sport, but a way of life. The people who organize those events often don’t get it, but you can forgive them because they aren’t making something for skateboarders but for TV. Business listening to business?
I enjoyed the Wallenberg – Back to the ‘Berg competition that Thrasher put on. I watched a lot of the clips on the Thrasher site and thought it was cool. I also enjoyed the Carlsbad – Last Skate at Carlsbad High School competition put on by Transworld. Both excellent events by people from within the industry, aimed at skateboarders rather than TV. Skaters listening to skaters?
I’ve been thinking about the Maloof Money Cup and thinking it was pretty cool.
Maloof Money Cup - New York 2010
That people from outside would put together an event like that. Take iconic street spots and replicate them for a competition and this year leave them after the competition for all skaters to enjoy. It will be freshened up next year and changed up a little bit here and there for the next Cup. I am looking forward to the New York leg to see how they skate that park. They have skaters advising them. Business listening to skaters?
I’ve been reading a little about Dyrdek’s Street League And Million Dollar Contest in some of the skateboarding media. They use the Instant Scoring eXperience™ to score the event. A device that is more gimmicky than anything the XGames could think of. It makes me cringe. Here is Steve Berra, Per Welinder and Don Brown’s take on Dyrdek’s Street League. They seem to be fully behind it and it’s a bit like my take on the the Dew Tour and the XGames. They are building street parks and hosting the competition there and leaving the parks for the locals when done. Must be good for skateboarding and skateboarders.
Then why do I feel uncomfortable about it. Skaters listening to business? Not sure how that will work out. Here is one of Dyrdek’s other projects.
What’s the difference between the Maloof Brother’s Money Cup and Dyrdek’s Street League? The difference is Dyrdek should know better.
A few weekends ago we headed up to the Timaru Skatepark at Caroline Bay for a competition that Soul Surf & Skate were holding.
When we arrived just before ten, which is early for a skateboarding event, the place was busy, I hadn’t realized that skateboarding was that popular in this area last time I went through. As time went on I noticed all the usual keen skaters mostly in the 16 and Under category that had traveled like ourselves from quite a distance. Good to see our friends from Temuka, and Ashburton. I knew this was going to be quite a good competition and the standard was going to be high. As the morning progressed the tents were set up, the sound system arrived, and the visitors and locals practised. The older guys in the Open section started to arrive and finally all the ABC crew and entourage were there and the comp started. It was a Jam format onto two one and a half minute run final, best run wins. Quite a good format for a comp and one I am increasingly thinking is good for local comps, as it encourages skaters with little experience at competition skating to give it a go and get some experience at skating in front of a crowd.
The 16 and Under Section was probably the fullest. It had a large amount of competitors with the standard being high. I didn’t realize how good the skaters around Timaru, Temuka and Ashburton had become.
The Open had fewer contestants, with Temuka skater Andrew Chunks Norton having an amazing run.
Best Trick was next. I think most of the Contestants were hucked out, but Billy Mclachlan from Temuka and Nick Bright from Dunedin rose to the occasion.
The product toss was awesome, they threw out so much product. Lots of people went home with new kicks and Ts. It was very enjoyable afternoon thanks to the efforts of Soul Surf & Skate and ABC.
A final chat to our friends then back in the car for the journey home, with a stop for a skate at Oamaru. This was the best part of the trip; a game of S-K-A-T-E in Oamaru against Charlie’s car. Some very suspect tricks went down. I think there will have to be a multipage contract defining which tricks are acceptable before the rematch takes place.
An article that appeared in the Thursday, February 25, 2010 issue of “The Star”, a free weekly Dunedin Newspaper. An interesting read and some photos of some of the usual Dunedin rippers.
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