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EUROPE - On March 7th Santa Cruz announced its 2006 Summer Euro Enduro Pro Team Tour. The skate team is hitting several Europe locations this summer. Featuring pro skaters and guests.
Check em out at the following dates and locations.

Germany May 27 - June 1
Russia June 2 - June 6
Italy June 7 - June 11
Austria June 12 - June 14
France June 15 - June 18
UK - June 19 - June 26
Greece – June 27 – June 30

Expected Skaters:

Emmanuel Guzman
Henning Braaten
Alex Carolino
Flo Marfaing

Cick HERE for Santa Cruz Euro tour trailer.

LAS VEGAS- On April 6th, skating legend and Olympic gold medalist Danny Way announced that he will attempt to break another world record for the “Bomb Drop,” or “Highest Drop on a Skateboard.”Way will drop from the giant neon guitar on top of the Hard Rock Casino and Hotel. Way previously had made the Guiness Book of World Records when he became the first person to jump the Great Wall of China on a skateboard in 2005. The Hardrock Casino event is free and will be held in the hotel parking lot from 6-8.

The “Bomb Drop” is when a skater drops from a structure, free falling onto a landing. The current world record for the bomb drop is held by Norweigan Adil Dyani. Way will attempt to nearly double his record. Guiness World Records will be attendance to record the distance of his drop.
Some Facts on the Jump (from www.dannyway.com):
• Height of Guitar/total drop: 66’/20m; Likely freefall 20-30’/6-10m;
• Width of landing ramp 24’/7.27m; Flat bottom 64’/19.4m;
• Height of quarterpipe 27’/8.2m; Width of quarterpipe 48’/14.54m.
• Entry speed into top of ramp: 30mph/48kmh; Exit speed c45mph/72kmh.
• Current record 12’ 3.6”

Also making apperances on the giant vert ramp, constructed by John Tyson and VP Industries are pros Bob Burnquist, Pierre Luc Gagnon, Colin McKay, and Jake Brown. They will be riding the previous day, April 5th.

Check out www.Dannyway.com for more information.

Picture: Way’s record breaking Great Wall of China jump. Courtesy of Dannyway.com.

Even though our directory is less than a year old we decided it needed some changes. Over the past month we have been changing the look and feel of The 360skate Skateboard Directory to give it a cleaner and easier to use interface. It will always be a work in progress to bring you the best skateboard news, skateboard links and skateboard resources for our customers at 360skate.com. The forums have also been overhauled to blend with the overall look and feel (but there is more to come in the forum section in the months to come, Shhhh). And then the next step is the work on the shop. No hints of that yet. We hope you enjoy the new design and feedback is always apprecieted.

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This year is the 13th annual Slam City Jam and it will bring Skateboarding’s hottest Athletes to Calgary, August 25-27, 2006. It will mark the first time in the event’s history that it has been held outside of Vancouver. Slam City Jam is the North American Championships of Skateboarding AND A MAJOR EVENT ON THE WORLD CUP OF SKATEBOARDING. It is the longest running skateboarding contest on the continent. MORE THAN 150 of the world’s best PROFESSIONAL Skateboarders will battle it out for over US$100,000 in prize money and the North American Championship titles. If you have never been to it, mark your calendars and plan a trip to Canada to check it out.

“Calgary is one of the country’s hottest skateboarding markets and a proven sports and entertainment capital as home of the world-famous Calgary Stampede and the 1988 Winter Olympic Games. The DC Nationals skaters will love the city and love the pro atmosphere created at Slam City Jam,” said Kleo Landucci, president of Slam City Jam.

Related links:

• Contest Schedule
• Registration
• Contest History

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If you are new to skating and you want something fun to do, get a tail devil. When we tried this product, all the kids from the neighborhood came to check it out because of all the sparks it creates. With this product on your board, you can still ollie. This product is a great stocking stuffer and fun to play around with! Everyone will watch as you slide with sparks trailing behind you. Even though this is a fun product to demo, if you are a serious rider, we recommend putting your money into high performance bearings instead.

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