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Charlie Birch at Hyde Park.

Ryan — Thu, 18 Oct 2012 09:16:09 +0000

Lost Artist and Vans flow rider Charlie Birch was over in Leeds at the weekend alongside half the Liverpool scene for the Sore Skateboards “Reprobates” premiere.

Once the Saturday afternoon showing was done with, Charlie hit up nearby Hyde Park to film a quick Ten Tricks edit…

Charlie Birch – 10 Tricks from Oliver Birch on Vimeo.

Charlie Birch’s “VX Clearout” edit.

Ryan — Fri, 14 Sep 2012 09:34:43 +0000

Lost Art youth and UK Flip flow rider Charlie Birch has got a new “clearout” edit online, made up of VX footage gathered over the summer months by his brother Oliver.

There’s plenty more to come from this kid in the near future – keep a keen one peeled…

Charlie Birch – Clear out from Oliver Birch on Vimeo.

Vans UK “Get In The Tunnel” – Remon, Dominguez, Zwijsen, Vile…

Ryan — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:10:48 +0000

Back in the cold dark evenings of December, the UK Vans team chose to spend a fair deal of time in a dirty old Yorkshire tunnel building some obstacles and filming this little “Get In The Tunnel” edit.

Featuring UK heads Kris Vile, Daryl Nobbs, Nick Remon, Daryl Dominguez, Matthew Nevitt, locals from the nearby skateshop Subvert, and visiting Belgian ripper Phil Zwijsen.

Enjoy!

Vans “Simple Session 2012″ highlights – Manhead, Ross, Vile…

Ryan — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 00:01:43 +0000

The Vans edit from this years “Simple Session” in Tallinn, Estonia, is now online, featuring Josh “Manhead” Young, Ross McGouran, Kris Vile, Sam Partaix, Phil Zwijsen and Jonathan Thijs getting stuck in to the hefty old course…

Vans “Concrete Carnival 2011″ – footage online now! Raemers, Rune, Jake…

Ryan — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 03:17:27 +0000

At long last, footage from the weekends Vans “Concrete Carnival 2011″ at The XC, Hemel Hempstead, is now online, with bowl carnage from Ben Raemers, Rune Glifberg, Jake Collins, Alex Halford, Greg Nowik, Mark “T-Bag” Murray, Andy Scott, Carl “Potter” Wilson, Josh “Manhead” Young, Pete Dossett and more!

Two clips can be found below – the first coming from Kevin Parrott, featuring Volcom riders Raemers and Rune, and the second more comprehensive version of events fro Andy Evans featuring pretty much everyone. Get stuck in…

Vans “Concrete Carnival 2011″ – results here!

Ryan — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 04:30:13 +0000

Raemers drops a McTwist in his run? Rune Glifberg smashing his way into second place? The mighty Pete Dossett placing 12th? Eric Dressen sessioning the bowl with Sean Goff and the rest of the UK Masters Division? It sounds like the first Vans “Concrete Carnival” at The XC, Hemel Hempstead, well and truly went off!

Check out the full list of results below and pray Vans hurry up with the footage…

Unders 16s
1: Robin Bolian
2: Jesse Thomas
3: Charile Birch
4: Harry Phelps
5: Kieren Brooks

Over 16 (unsponsored)
1: Chav Dan Hill
2: Nick Hansen
3: Rob Jones
4: Luke Jarvis
5: James Breeze
6: James Haney
7: Adam Collingburn
8: Salar
9: Socks
10: Radio Brett Dye

Old Man Pool Jam:
1: Sean Goff
2: Jim The Skin
3: Mark Munson
4: Mike Day
5: Eric Dressen

Sponsored:
1 Ben Raemers 365 (£2,000)
2 Rune Glifberg 356 (£1,200)
3 Jake Collins 338 (£800)
4 Alex Halford 337 (£300)
5 Greg Nowik 327 (£200)
6 Teabag 312 (£100)
7 Rob Smith 314
8 Andy Scott 313
9 Carl Wilson 310
10 Manhead 299
11 Socks 281
12 Pete Dossett 280
13 Chav Dan 306
14 Joe Howard 293
15 Nick Hansen 280
16 Igor Fardin 279
17 Daryl Nobbs 278
18 Robin Bolian 278
19 Chris Oliver 277
20 Ben Nordberg 259
21 Martino Cattaneo 255
22 Ryan Price 249
23 Dave Pegg 247
24 Fabio Martin 246
25 Salar 240
26 Beanhead 230
27 Ben Devine 223
28 Arbel Samsonov 222
29 Radman 218
30 Rob Jones 200
31 James Breeze 192
32 Felix 181
33 Jamie Farrell 120

Vans “Concrete Carnival 2011″ – Hemel Hempstead, Dec 3rd/4th.

Ryan — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 02:31:22 +0000

Slightly later in the UK events calendar than normal, Vans “Concrete Carnival” returns next month, this time around at it’s new home of The XC, Hemel Hempstead.

Taking place over the weekend of December 3rd and 4th, the now two day event will see a prize purse of £5000 up for grabs in the pro/sponsored comp, a “Werthers Original” masters jam, under 16 and 16+ comps for unsponsored types, and special guest Eric Dressen!

Prices, times and schedules for the weekend are set to be announced next week so keep an eye out for the updated info, but for now be sure to block these dates out in your diaries.

Behind the scenes of Crossfire’s “Toxic Wasters” sticker exhibition

Ryan — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 00:00:03 +0000

The Crossfire “Toxic Wasters” sticker packs are now available to pre-order ahead of their epic Halloween Massacre next Friday – for more details on all of that, and a bit of background on the project, click this.

Check out the video of Lovenskate’s Stu Smith grafting over these limited edition packs below. Act quick if you want to get your mitts on these, there are only 100 packs available!

Andy Scott and Manhead win Vans “Off The Bowl 2011″ – footage here!

Ryan — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:38:41 +0000

Back in mid September, Andy Scott and Josh “Manhead” Young were flown out for the 2011 Vans “Off The Bowl” contest in Zurich, where they both managed casually earn themselves first and second place respectively.

The video from the comp has just made its way onto the interweb, so get watching below for a quick injection of transition nonchalance from Scotty and Manhead, amongst various other Euro heavy hitters…

VANS OFF THE BOWL St. Gallen from Moe Rice on Vimeo.

The Crossfire “Toxic Wasters/Halloween Massacre” competition!

Ryan — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 11:31:55 +0000

Caught in the Crossfire have gone sticker mental lately, not only putting together a full article on everyone’s favourite collectible artifacts, but also honoring skateboarding’s love for stickers by creating a limited edition “Toxic Wasters” sticker pack that has exclusive designs from Paul Parker, Mr Gauky, Kyle Platts, Sam Taylor, Matthew Bromley, French, Stu Smith, Fos, Craig Scott, Dan Singer, Paddy Jones and Thomas Slater.

In addition to this, there will also be a special “Toxic Wasters” art show at the impending Crossfire Halloween Massacre, which takes place in Vauxhall on Friday 28th October! Tickets for this years Samhain madness are available right now – pay a visit to the Crossfire site for all the event details and ticket info.

Anyway, we’ve teamed up with Crossfire to bring you the chance to not only get your mitts on one of these super limited “Toxic Wasters” packs, but also get you a pair of tickets to the Halloween Massacre, and a pair of Vans “Old Skools” shoes as well. All you need to do to earn yourself this rad prize bundle is head on over to the Sidewalk Forum Crossfire Comp thread and post up your best photo of how you have made use of your own stickers over the years – be it on walls, boards, fridges, dogs, cabinets, doors…anything, really. The most creative/visually impressive use of stickers wins! Simple.

See the photo of the Crossfire guys filing cabinet below for one example.

You’ve got until midnight on Tuesday 25th October to post your entry – the winner will be announced on 26th October, so be sure to keep an eye on your forum private messages!