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Thursday 30 June 2011

DC STREET GOLF - 3rd July starting at Prime Skatepark - Plymouth

Bass Heavy Tunes provided by ..::sNOOk::..
Skatepark provided by Greedy Marker.
Entertainment provided by you.
Prizes from DC.
Jobs a goodun.

Getting to the skatepark in Plymouth

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Skatepark Pages BlogCast Volume 1 - Dubstep Sound Track

Quick video i put together the other night to help promote the blog and website.
Any comments welcome.


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Tuesday 28 June 2011

X-Games 17 - First Glimpse

Things are shaping up nicely.

“X Games 17 is less than a month away and anticipation is building. Also building, at this very moment, are the workers on the ground in Los Angeles, who are putting together some of the greatest event courses the world has ever seen. With thousands upon thousands of pounds of wood, cement, and dirt, the courses for rally, skate, BMX and Moto X are taking shape. We can’t show you photos just yet, but we can reveal the innovative designs that will be brought to life in the coming weeks. California Skateparks, worldwide leaders in skatepark design, are putting together the concrete parks for the Skateboard and BMX Park and Street courses. Meanwhile, Dane Herron Industries are moving serious earth to create monumental Moto X courses for Freestyle and Speed and Style. As for Rally, how do the streets of downtown Los Angeles sound for a good track layout? Better stake out your space on the sidewalk now…”

Click on the pics for full screen images.

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First seen at http://bmx.transworld.net/1000132254/news/x-games-17-course-designs-revealed/


ESPN announced Tuesday that the 2011 X Games 17 will be held July 28-31 in Los Angeles. Specific competition venues and event schedule will be announced at a later date.

The X Games features athletes from across the globe competing for medals and prize money in the following sports: skateboarding, motocross, BMX and rally car racing. X Games 17 will be covered live on ESPN's family of networks as well as across ESPN's many digital media assets including ESPN.com/action, XGames.com and ESPN3.com.

X Games 16 coverage was viewed by 35.4 million people in the U.S. during the four-day event, which includes all live and repeat X Games 16 telecasts. Outside the United States, X Games 16 was delivered to more than 382 million homes and was broadcast live to 175 countries and territories, including Africa, Asia, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Caribbean, Europe, Israel, Latin America, Mexico, Middle East and New Zealand. The X Games 16 total attendance was 138,525 -- an increase of 24 percent from 2009. Total hours consumed on ESPN3.com, ESPN's 24/7 sports broadband network, during X Games 16 was up 238 percent compared to the prior year. Through two weeks of X Games 16 coverage (July 25-Aug. 7), ESPN.com/Action generated more than 1.3 million visits and nearly 2 million video starts, up 30 percent and 27 percent, respectively. Additionally, page views on the mobile website were up 36 percent compared to the same period last year. The X Games Channel on YouTube also had its most-trafficked week ever, with Saturday alone (July 31) registering a record nearly half-million video views.

Source: http://espn.go.com/action/xgames/blog/_/post/6034293/x-games-17-announces-2011-dates



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