Torneo International de Longboard is the third edition of the biggest longboard tournament of Argentina and the region. Special guest riders: Sergio Yuppie (Brasil), Sam Warsh (Canada, Diego Alemparte (Chile), Juan Guevara (Mendoza), Gustavo Alonso (Peru). Info:



















The 2010 World Championships of Freestyle Skateboarding: Philadelphia Pa. Sept 18th-19th. Timed Runs Best Trick, plus High Ollie and Spins. Check out www.phillyfreestyle.com.

 
Steve Dykes for The New York Times

Zak Maytum, 19, competing at the Festival of Speed this month, is a champion downhill and slalom skater on his longboard.

GOLDENDALE, Wash. — Here in the high desert east of the Cascades, where towering windmills quietly whir overhead, skaters hurtle downhill along a ribbon of blacktop six at a time wearing helmets and motorcycle leathers, hay bales stacked along switchbacks for the inevitable wipeouts.

But in the garment district in Manhattan, it is a slightly tamer story. One day in the spring, Todd Brunengraber stepped from his office on West 39th Street. Hearing a distinct hum from newly repaved Seventh Avenue, he turned and watched a commuter on a supersize skateboard whiz by.

The board was similar to the type he built in woodshop while growing up, but with big, candy-colored wheels. Soon, Brunengraber, a 62-year-old grandfather who had not set foot on a board in more than 25 years, spent $50 for a lesson and joined a growing legion of longboarders.

This summer, he has been pushing to and from Penn Station, and each night after work cruising a hill on his Bay Shore, N.Y., street.

“It’s a rush to get on it,” he said.

This summer, California Skateparks brought The World's Largest Skateboard to Camp Woodward PA. One afternoon, campers and staff took the enormous skateboard out for a ride. Late in the day, California Skateparks owner, Joe Ciaglia decided to take his creation for a solo ride.

Filmed l Dave Metty, Mitch Jacki, Matt Henry, Fuel TV,
Edited l Joshua Zucker

Music: 'Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!' - ABBA

http://www.campwoodward.com  

              Mentoring the Youth Safely Through Educational Riding

The Sport of Longboarding is growing at exponential rates, about 30% per year for the past 3 years. Young riders in the sport often want to walk before they crawl after seeing how Colabo's Team Riders do it on the big screen. The next logical step of our ever-growing community is to educate the youth on how to ride in a safe & responsible way while respecting the communities where we congregate.