August 2005
 August 30, 2005
Vans Downtown Showdown Comp |
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| Element riders will be taking place in the Vans Downtown Showdown Monday, September 5th. The contest features 10 teams that will compete against each other in a unique format. Click here for all the info on this Labor Day event. |
August 25, 2005
Slam City Jam this Weekend |
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| If you are in the Vancouver area check out the Slam City Jam contest goin' off this weekend. Element has riders in all categories with Colt and Tosh in street, Bucky and Lincoln on vert and Vanessa holdin’ it down in womens street. Be sure to stop by the Element booth where you can purchase limited edition tee’s to support Elemental Awareness programming. Click here for all the info on the event. |
August 24, 2005
Elementality no. 18 - You May be Disappointed if you Fail, but Doomed if You Never Try |
 With valiant effort, the Element team finished fourth in this years “King of the Road” tour, hosted by Thrasher magazine. Element would like to thank Thrasher, and all of our competitors, for the opportunity to participate in such a inventive and unique tour. Check out Thrasher’s site for a full report featuring some photos of Tosh and Jwray in Louisville. The eventful cross-country trek included a wealth of slams, makes, mayhem and laughs making for an experience never to be forgotten.
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August 23, 2005
Collin and Devon in LA-LA Land |
 Element riders Collin Provost and Devon Lamb took part in an event last weekend in Los Angeles put on by Freestyle Board Shop. The makeshift street course and mini ramp provided some fun in the sun on the summer Saturday. The Element young guns ripped up the mini ramp then perused about with a random medley of other pro’s and am’s, visit skateboardparks.com for more photos and if you are looking for a good price on a Element complete the Freestyle web store has a bunch of good deals right now.
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August 15, 2005
A Gust of Coverage |
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| Skate to the shop, choose any top mag and there is some skating from element riders inside. The new SLAP features Colt, Tosh, Jake, Tave, Nyjah and Brent with 12 pages in Japan, Ha!. Skateboard mag features D.C. local Darren Harper's story and skating, as well a photo from AZ wizard Levi Brown . Skateboarder howl's at Dallas Rockvam while Transworld follows Mike V through a day of skating in typical Vallely fashion pushing mind and body to the limits. Check it all out in shops and newsstands now. |
August 09, 2005
Element on Thrashers KOTR |
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| The Element van is somewhere between starting point San Francisco and New York City on Thrasher's King of the Road contest. The crew consists of Mike V, JWray, Tosh, Colt, Brent and TM DeWitt, you can download a pdf of tasks to see what they must accomplish along the way. |
August 06, 2005
Evelien Wins Silver at X Games |
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| Congrats to Element Europe rider Evelien Bouilliart who took silver in Fridays womens street event. Click for high res video and here for low res to watch footage of Evelien and Vannessa rippin the street course. |
August 03, 2005
Watch Bucky and Vanessa Live at X Games |
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| Tune in to live X Games broadcasts on ESPN and ABC this weekend to see Element pro's Bucky Lasek and Vanessa Torres. Click here to see the schedule of the live men's events. You can catch Vanessa at the days end during x-games highlights. If you live in the LA check it out first hand, here is ticket info. |
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