April 2006
 April 26, 2006
3RD LAIR 'TOP SHOP' RESULTS |
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| Congrats to Element flow rider Marques Devaughn who won ‘best trick in a line’ with a big spin flip wallride at last weekends ‘Top Shop’ contest. Element sponsored the event that took place in Minneapolis, MN at 3rd Lair skate park. Click here to view pics of the contest and get the full list of results. |
April 25, 2006
SKATEBOARD MAG 27 FEATURES MIKE V, DALLAS ROCKVAM, TONY TAVE |
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| In skate shops now is Skateboard Mag Issue 27 featuring Element riders. Mike Vallely has a ‘daily ops’ article documenting his ankle break and road to recovery. Dallas Rockvam is ‘exposed’ as he tests the not so inviting waters of the LA river to get his board and Tony Tave takes a hefty noseblunt to the pages of ‘crops.’ Check out the new Skateboard Mag as well as their web site, where you can get a free pair of element shoes for subscribing. |
 April 20, 2006
ELEMENT PRESENTS CKY AUSTRALIA TOUR |
 Element Australia presents the CKY tour with dates all over OZ going on right now. Click here for the flyer that includes all the dates and locations. For further information visit killrockstar.com.au.
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April 19, 2006
TOSH TOWNEND, JAKE RUPP & BRENT ATCHLEY AUTOGRAPH SIGNINGS THIS WEEKEND |
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Tosh Townend will be signing autographs as part of Earth day festivities this Saturday at ‘The Camp’ in Costa Mesa, Ca. On Sunday Jake Rupp will be signing as part of ASEC’s ‘Recycle Your Brain’ Earth Day Fair taking place in San Mateo, CA. Both those events feature Signings, Music, Contests, Food, Prizes & More. Brent Atchley will be signing just outside of Portland in Milwaukie, Or. Flyers for events and signings below, hope to see you there!
Tosh Townend Signing – 4/22 - Costa Mesa, CA
Earth Day at 'The Camp' – 4/22 - Costa Mesa, CA
Brent Atchley - 4/22 - Milwaukie, OR
Jake Rupp Signing – 4/23 - San Mateo, CA
ASEC’s ‘Recycle Your Brain’ – 4/23 - San Mateo, CA
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April 18, 2006
WIN AN ELEMENT 'DEAD AGAINST HUNTING' BOARD AT PETA2.COM |
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| Enter to win an Element board from the ‘Dead Against Hunting’ series on the Peta2 web site. The contest runs for two weeks, check it out and enter for your chance to win today! |
April 17, 2006
THREE CONTEST SERIES CHAMPIONS WIN YEARS SUPPLY OF ELEMENT BOARDS! |
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| Woodward West played host to the championships on the Elemental Awareness ‘Fleur De Lis Contest Series’ this past Saturday. With all skaters placing high in previous contests to gain entrance to this event, the ability level was incredibly high. Isaiah Johnson and Tony Carr shined in qualifiers but Jakel Johnson pulled out his whole bag of tricks to take first in the 13&Under division. Max Crist put together amazing lines carrying a smile the whole time, edging out the competition for first place in 14-17 division. Every match in the 18&up/Sponsored division was heated and had the large crowd on its toes, but in the end Sean Rodriguez couldn’t be beat as he rarely missed a flip trick. Thanks to the hundreds of skaters that participated in the series over the last 6 weeks. To see more coverage from the event visit elementalawareness.org. |
April 14, 2006
ELEMENT IN NEW SLAP - 'SUPERMODEL INCENTIVE' |
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Check out the new SLAP Magazine which includes 10 pages full of skate photos from a recent trip Element riders took to Australia. Featured in the article are Element riders Tosh Townend, Colt Cannon and Nyjah Huston as well as Element Australia riders Pedro Day, Jack Crook and Spongey. Special guest and basis of the article's storyline is supermodel Nicky Watson, to find out all about that pick up the mag!
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April 13, 2006
BUCKY CUTS RIBBON / PUTS ON DEMO FOR VERT RAMP OPENING IN VIRGINIA |
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Element pro Bucky Lasek recently headed to Mt. Trashmore in Virginia Beach, for the opening of a new vert ramp. After cutting the ribbon alongside the mayor Bucky put on a demo for the many that occupied the hillside. The demo was proceeded by an autograph session where Bucky also traded new Element boards for the most skated and used boards kids had on hand. Bucky was proud to be part of this rare and notable event, especially one near where he grew up.
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April 12, 2006
AM CONTEST IN BAKERSFIELD DRAWS HUGE CROWD / 90 COMPETING SKATERS |
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| The Bakersfield stop on the Elemental Awareness Fleur De Lis Contest Series was the biggest yet with close to 500 people in attendance. The event literally had cars slowing down on the 99 Freeway as they passed to check out the scene. There was a lot of diversity in the Bakersfield skate community both in ethnicity and styles and it was awesome to see do many different types of people united under the banner of skateboarding . The grass lawn was filled with parents and skaters cheering boisterously as skaters progressed into further rounds in the head to head contest format.The top 6 skaters in each division received a golden ticket to this Saturday’s event where they will be competing for a year’s worth of Element Skateboards. Winners included Chris Tovar , Jon Cummings, Evan Jimenez, Kris Dominguez & Daniel Dolbec; other standouts were Jackson Lee and Joseph Jenkins . Visit elementalawareness.org for more event info/coverage. |
April 11, 2006
BUCKY TAKES FIRST IN CELEBRITY RACE |
 Element Pro Bucky Lasek is well known for his skills on vert but this past weekend he showed off his talent behind the wheel, and had a lot of fun while doing it. Bucky took first place in the celebrity race portion of the 32nd Annual Grand Prix of Long Beach this past Saturday. Racing in a Scion car Bucky dominated the race from the beginning and had lapped everyone when the race was called after lap 10. Bucky finished the race spinning down the main straightaway across the finish line. Click here for more info, more photos coming soon.
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April 07, 2006
JINDABYNE SKATE PARK GRAND OPENING |
 Join Element in celebrating the official opening of the Jindabyne Skatepark. The park is located in the Snowy Mountains district of New South Wales. Click here for a flyer of the event that features skate sessions with the Element Australia team, live music and more. The event takes place Sunday, April 9th.
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 April 06, 2006
MSOMI SKATEPARK GRAND OPENING |
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| Over the past four years a handful of South African skaters have encouraged a group of unlikely Zulu boys to take up skateboarding by running youth camps including Indigo Skate Camp in their rural area. Skateboarding is the shared experience, while guiding many to a cultural experience at the Zulu Village. of Isithumba. The village lies in the Valley of 1000 Hills, KwaZulu-Natal, about 50km from Durban. Element is proud to have a played a helping hand in the newest achievement at Indigo Skate Camp, a new skate park. Click here for a press release and to learn more about the grand opening which takes place on April 15th. The event includes a demo and amateur skate contest. For a photo essay about the camp view the BBC news story. |
April 04, 2006
Day 6 - ELEMENT AMS IN PHOENIX |
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| While most of the U.S. is bearing severe storms we were thankful for an amazing day of weather in Phoenix, AZ. Another exceptional ditch spot played host to the first stop of the day, Collin Provost and the other riders warmed up and filmed some tricks while Spiro Razis hiked through the neighboring hills. Feeling a bit warn down from a non-stop week we ventured the same direction as always when the group is low on energy, this being the nearest Whole Foods Market, a sponsor of the trip. Rejuvenated we were able to get to some more good spots. When shooting some portraits at a random location the Element magnet (aka the tree van) brought some local kids who were thankful for some product the riders had on hand, we shared some laughs and headed to the next spot. Shortly there after we were met by an authority who after long advice toward re-directing our live's, not so kindly suggested we be on our way, constantly using the word 'behoove' as if he had just learned it today. Point taken we directed the van to the hotel and called it a day. Although ending with a bit of drama, the positives through the day much outweighed the negatives, concluding another successful AZ outing. |
April 03, 2006
Day 5 - ELEMENT AMS IN PHOENIX |
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| With the contest complete the Element Ams were happy to have a full day of street skating ahead of them. The only problem was the day of the week, Monday, possibly the most difficult day of the week to skate; for most all spots are business, schools or high traffic areas. Thanks to Element Am rider and AZ native Levi Brown, we skated for over 12 hours, at amazing spots, and never got kicked out. One of the standout spots was a yard of full pipes. Photographer Ryan Allan got it warmed before getting behind the lens and chalking up another point on the photos list. Since we were on a roll we hit up a spot we had been denied at our first day, one of the lesser known bank spots in the Phoenix region. All riders finished with footage from this spot, including a tailslide from Dallas. No case of the Monday's today, marking the most productive day of the trip yet! |
April 02, 2006
Day 4 - ELEMENT AMS IN PHOENIX |
 The Final day of the Phoenix Am contest invited Collin Provost and Tony Tave into the semi-finals. Click here to watch a video of Element Am riders from the weekends event; riders include Collin Provost, Tony Tave, Dallas Rockvam and Spiro Razis. The competition on the final day was on the same scale as the temperature on the course, hot! Once the contest came to an end everyone packed the Element van with an added guest, Tony Tave, in search of some spots. The day ended at 'Dinosaur park,' a playground where the unique landscape is more reptilian and amphibian than pre-historic, but either way proved to be excellent for skateboarding and self-portraits. Everyone looks forward to tomorrow which will be a full day of street skating in Phoenix, AZ.
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April 01, 2006
ELEMENT SPONSORED AM CONTEST SERIES SUCCESS IN DELANO |
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| The second half of the Delano stop on The Elemental Awareness Fleur De Lis Contest Series went off this past Saturday. Close to 300 kids were on hand to witness the local rippers battle it out in the head to head to event. First place in the 14-17 year old division went to Ryan Elsworth. First place in the 18 and up/sponsored division was clinched by Jared Hager. Every entrant received a limited edition shirt from Element, and the top three in each division took home an Element deck. The Contest series is brought to you by Element, The Southern Sierra Council of the Boy Scouts of America, and Shark Energy Drink. The next event will be Saturday April 8th in Bakersfield, California. |
March 31, 2006
DAY 2 - ELEMENT AMS IN PHOENIX |
 Element Ams had another full day in Phoenix, Arizona spending most of it at Peoria Skate Park, location of Phoenix Am contest. Collin Provost, Dallas Rockvam, Levi Brown, Spiro Razis, Tony Tave and Lacey Baker tested out the course and will all be skating in tomorrows event. After practice the skaters headed out to the streets of Arizona for some productive night skating in the warm Spring air. Wish them luck in tomorrows Phoenix AM qualifiers, check back here for footage and photos.
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March 31, 2006
DAY 3 - ELEMENT AMS IN PHOENIX |
 Phoenix AM competition began today for Element Ams. The contest took place at the Peoria Skate park. Element entrants included Collin Provost, Dallas Rockvam, Tony Tave, Spiro Razis and Lacey Baker. The intensity of the sun got to many of the riders, Dallas said "I got so hot during my run that on my last trick everything went black," but you wouldn't know it from his solid performance. The long day in the sun wore everyone out but not before some great runs took place. Collin and Tony both advanced to tomorrows final rounds by qualifying 13th and 27th overall. Click the links below for photos of each rider.
Dallas Rockvam - Nollie Backside Big Spin
Collin Provost - Nollie Front Board
Lacey Baker - Frontside Flip
Tony Tave - Switch Tail
Spiro Razis 180 Nosegrind Revert
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March 30, 2006
ELEMENT AMS BEGIN WEEK IN PHOENIX |
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| A group of Element Ams are out in Phoenix, Arizona for a week shooting photos and filming for upcoming projects. In addition to skating the expansive terrain of ditches, parks and unique spots they will be competing in the Phoenix Am contest taking place at Peoria Skate Park. The group consists of Collin Provost, Dallas Rockvam, Levi Brown and Spiro Razis. The first day included some great spots such as a bank spot that everyone skated well, here is a sample from Spiro Razis. The day ended with a session at Ahwatukee skate park that turned into a demo-like scene including a product toss (winner shown) and autographs. Check back for daily updates of the Element Am trip to Phoenix, Arizona. |
March 30, 2006
BAM ON CARSON DALY SHOW TONIGHT |
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| Bam Margera will be appearing on "Last Call with Carson Daly" tonight. One of his favorite bands, The 69 Eyes, will be performing as well. Show begins at midnight. |
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