Gabe Spotts: Pushing through the Ranks

Gabe Spotts: Pushing through the Ranks
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Gabe Spotts has become the next and newest Am to rise up from the Provo area. Like his friends and heroes Matt Fisher and Brodie Penrod, Spotts is hoping to garner enough attention to eventually get him out of the suburbs and into the big city. With the help of his sponsors, which include local companies Fortica Skateboards, Discrete Headwear, Skullcandy and Board of Provo, Spotts has been keeping the Utah scene relevant through traveling and competing on the amateur circuit. … read more

Beautiful Godzilla: Highway Haikus

Beautiful Godzilla: Highway Haikus
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For better or worse, I’ve accepted that being a human with breasts, long hair and a voluptuous backside automatically subjects me to a barrage of verbal assaults the moment I step outside. … read more

Parkour, Action Movies and … David Bowie? Thirty Minutes with the CBR Stunt Team

Parkour, Action Movies and … David Bowie? Thirty Minutes with...
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CBR, whose name comes from the founding members’ names, has a variety of online videos that feature everything from martial arts fights to parkour (also known as free running). They’re martial artists, free runners and friends, but when it comes down to it, they’re stuntmen. … read more

Go Skateboarding Day June 21: Not Just Another Day

Go Skateboarding Day June 21: Not Just Another Day
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To most people around the world, June 21 is just another day on the calendar. But to myself and over 15 million other people around the globe, June 21 is a day we all hold very close to our hearts. It is a day that lets us stop and forget about whatever it is that we are doing in our day: playing video games, studying for a big test, yard work or anything else we aren’t too excited about, and do the one thing we will love doing for the rest of our lives––skateboard.  … read more

Milo Skate Park Tour 06.21

Milo Skate Park Tour 06.21
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June 21 was National Go Skateboarding Day. It promotes all skateboarders to get out of the house and skate. Injury or not, I was determined to celebrate this holiday in proper fashion. To commemorate, Milosport was holding a tour of skate parks. … read more

Hoodlum Day Parade: A Go Skateboard Day Reflection

Hoodlum Day Parade: A Go Skateboard Day Reflection
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It was like a war-raid with all the busy horns honking in protest and the freshly road-rashed participants lining the gutters, who were looking over their carnage while yelling, “fuck yeah!” or “whoo!” in support of the bombers. … read more

Junction City Train Wrecks vs. Ventura Vendolls 06.16

Junction City Train Wrecks vs. Ventura Vendolls 06.16
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For those of you who didn’t manage to make it out to the Derby Depot on Father’s Day, you missed an utterly marvelous game.  … read more

WRD: Bonneville Bonecrushers vs. Venture Vendolls 06.15

WRD: Bonneville Bonecrushers vs. Venture Vendolls 06.15
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The electricity that could be felt inside of the Derby Depot this last Saturday was insane. The crowd was gearing up for the showdown between our own Bonneville Bonecrushers, and visiting all the way from California, the Ventura County Vendolls, who were playing their first WFTDA sanctioned bout.  … read more

Pretty Sweet U.S. Tour @ Blindside and Rose Park Skate Park

Pretty Sweet U.S. Tour @ Blindside and Rose Park Skate...
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This year, Girl Skateboards celebrates its 20th year in business. To celebrate the newest film from Girl and Chocolate Skateboards, Pretty Sweet, a tour of the United States was put together.  … read more

Flat Track Face Off: WRD Hot Wheleers vs. Salt Flat Fallouts 06.01

Flat Track Face Off: WRD Hot Wheleers vs. Salt Flat...
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The showdown of the night was between The Hot Wheelers and Wasatches newest team, the Salt Flat Fallouts, who had won in the last game between these two teams, causing the only loss for the Hot Wheelers to date this season and it was obvious that this was going to get dirty. … read more