Madd Gear Big Air Finals Full Video

Strap in and enjoy some of the craziest Mini Mega footage we've ever seen. I haven't even finished the video yet, but I wanted to get it posted for you guys. Props to MGP for putting this together, and props to all the riders who threw down for this event. Check it out below.

Madd Gear Big Air Contest Video Update

As some of you know, the MGP Big Air Competition went down yesterday. The final edit is not up yet, but it will be soon, and you will be able to find it here on ISB! Until then, hear from some of the worlds best, and how they feel about the contest. Was stoked to see Andrew Broussard in attendance.

US National Championships This Weekend

If you haven't already noticed, tons of riders are flocking to Southern Cali for this weekends US National Championships competition. They will be at the Escondido Sports Center, and you can get all the details below. Head out there and check out some of the worlds best throwing down this weekend.

Scooter Jam 14 This Weekend!

Updated flier for the Scooter Jam 14 Competition down in SD! Todd Grady made it down all the way from England to announce the comp, pretty tight. Check out the flier below, and make sure to get down to the park tomorrow if you are in the area!

Scooter Jam 14 Competition

You guys ready to Jam?! (wow can't believe I just said that) Well, on June 28th and 29th, in San Diego there is going to be a pretty big contest going on. 6,000 dollar Pro Purse will be up for grabs, and the competition is taking place at Clairemont, so I know there will be some heavy hitters showing up to snatch that cash. There were three pro riders that were invited to compete, and it was released earlier today that those riders are, Jeremy Mallott (MaddGear), Vincent Kudrna (Fasen), and Dakota Shuetz (Lucky). Hell, I'd be down to just watch those three go at it. Throw in some of the ridiculous SD locals, and you have a pretty good competition. It will be like... an SD Comp! With good weather! and no lag! Which means we might even get the see the competition end when the sun is still up!   JK.

For more information check out the fliers below.

Upcoming ISA Qualifier Competitions

If you're a competition rider, you probably want to know about these comps coming up by the ISA. For more information, check out the below flyers.

Scootober Fest Oct 26th

If you're in the Southern California area, or will be towards the end of the month you might want to check out Scootober Fest on the 26th. For more information check out the flyer.

Endless Summer 2013 Competition

The Endless Summer Comp is right around the corner. Good luck to everyone that is going to be riding. For more information just check out the flyer below.

Andover Skatepark Scooter Competition

XW 8? You know you wanna go.

That's right, one of the longest running competitions in the sport is going to be taking place soon, for the 8th time. XW is known for always being a good time for everyone that attends, so if you are in the area, or want to take part in a legit competition, consider heading out to XW.

Taverny Scooter Contest

Tom Poinsot sent this one in, filmed by Yonatan Griffon.  Buttercup air over a lipsliding rider, whatt haha.  Bangers all around.

Montreux 2013 Official Edit by Fidelity

Fidelity's edit of the Montreux comp is finally here, and it contains some of the sickest footage yet.  The Montreux comp is one of the longest running in the sport's history, and each year these guys push it farther and farther.  Montreux footage is definitely my favorite of all comp footage.

Montreux 2013 Edit

This is one of the best edits I've seen so far of the 2013 Montreux contest. The contest is one of the longest running comps in the sport today. I still remember some of the earlier years where the turnouts were pretty small, and now it's always jam packed in there. There are some heavy hitters featured in the video so definitely check it out.

Fidelity- Rye Airfield Comp Highlights

The latest Fidelity video features last month's competition at Rye Airfield.  With a mix of huge box jumps and quarterpipes, to more street style ledges and rails, it's hard to know what to expect in this one.  Shoutout to Joe Armstrong for nailing that 1080 over a box.  720 bar to bar was gnarly too.

9th Montreux Scooter Contest 2013- Official Video

This video was uploaded to the Montreux Scooter Contest Youtube channel today.  A killer edit as always by RootsBoy, this features 7 minutes of the action that went down a few weekends ago.  With guys like Flavio Pesenti, Boris Germain, Ludovic Pistat, Enzo Commeau, and Americans Dakota Shuetz, Matt McKeen, and Hunter Bechtle to name a few, you know this is going to be intense.  The consistency these guys have is nuts.

Pro Scooter Series Round 1 by NickehFilms

The Pro Series in Australia kicked off with Round 1 recently at The Compound skatepark. No room for flyout tricks here, it was all about the boxes. Really stoked to see the Pro Series off to such a strong start. Last clip by Brendon was ridiculous, that kid is constantly pushing the limits. Stoked to see Coedie up there as well. Check out the edit below, and be on the look out for the next two stops here on ISB.

The Australian Pro Series Competition by Scooter Hut

 

 

 

 

 

 

-          So, Scott, when did you get the idea to throw a competition of this magnitude?

Well, the idea has been lingering in my mind for a couple of years, and  when I was in Sydney recently I met up with Darren and Hagan who own Monster Skate Park. We discussed the idea with them they were keen to host the Sydney round of the Series. Less than a week later, I had booked the other two venues, secured all the sponsorships needed to run it, and set out the structure for the first Series. I have always seen Scooter Hut as a proactive company and I don’t think people realise what my staff and I do for the sport.. Like two years ago we stuck our necks out, got the money together and put Ryan Williams, Mitch Baldry and Max Peters into Nitro Circus. At the time, nobody in our sport could have dreamt about that happening, but we made it happen and look at what that move has done for our sport over the past two years. I hope that the Pro Series will have a similar impact on the sport in years to come, in terms of giving the Pro riders an event they can really enjoy and express themselves through.

 

-          It sounds awesome so far. Tell me about the three skateparks that this competition will be taking place at.

We start the Series off on the 7th April at GC Compound on the Gold Coast. For Scooter Hut, this is like a home from home. We have a shop there, and most of our Queensland Team ride there regularly. The park has changed a lot recently and will present challenges to the non-local pro riders when they come up for it. Famous for its box section, GC Compound will prove a tough but very very entertaining opening Round for the Series. The following Sunday, the 14th April, we then hit RampIt in Melbourne for Round 2. This is a completely different park to GC Compound. RampIt is set up more like an indoor street/tech park (all those who say street can’t be in a park are probably right, but when it’s pissing of rain, nobody complains at having a park like this to ride in). So RampIt will offer a completely different challenge to the riders, and my guess is it will also bring a lot of those who maybe didn’t do so well at GC Compound back in line with those leaders from Round 1. The final event (Round 3) is at Monster in Sydney on Wednesday 24th April. We don’t really know yet how Monster will be set up for the event, because it’s currently closed for its annual Easter break, but I know however they set it up the tension and excitement will be huge on that final night. All the venues are going to be great for the competitors and the spectators alike, and the great thing is by holding the entire Series in indoor parks, we are guaranteed each Round to go ahead regardless of weather conditions.

 

-          Off the top of your head who are some of the riders that will be showing up and competing in the contest?

Riders are being announced each day over the next week, so I don’t want to give too much away, but it’s fair to say we have secured all of the best pro riders in Australia, with the exception of two who were not available due to other commitments. You can follow rider announcements on the Pro Series Facebook Page here: http://www.facebook.com/ProScooterSeries

 

-          How much experience do you have in throwing competitions? Can we expect this to be ran legit and fair? 

Scooter Hut has run a fair few smaller comps in the past, and our two most recent ones have been really successful. The Varsity Jam and last weekend’s Chatswood comp both went down well with competitors and spectators alike. The Pro Series is on a whole different level to anything we’ve ever done in the past, so in terms of experience at running a comp like this...we are pioneering on this one! I do believe the Series will be the fairest comp ever held in Australia. The fact it is being held over 3 very different venues means that the playing field is pretty even for the competitors, so nobody will have a Home Advantage. Each Round will be judged by 3 very experienced judges (all current or former pro riders), meaning that a total of 9 judges will be used throughout the entire Series. So, there should be very little issues in terms of bias or unfair marking. Also, competitors will have 3 runs in each Round. They are allowed to completely discard their lowest scoring run, so if they get unfairly judged in one run, or totally screw up a run, it won’t affect their results. I’ve spent a lot of time consulting with pro riders to make sure we get this side of things perfect, so I don’t think there will be any accusations of unfairness following the results of this Series.

 

-            Sounds legit. Talk to me about the Ladder rankings a bit. Will these be posted online so people around the world can keep up with the rankings?

Yeah, we’ve set up a website, facebook and instagram where the ladder will be posted, so it should be pretty easy for people to follow. The website will go live next week: www.proscooterseries.com. We will also be showing the scores live at the event, so spectators will easily be able to follow the scores as the judges mark the runs. It’s important that the scoring is transparent, so we will be showing the scores as the judges mark them. The scoring system itself is great. Riders are scored on their best two runs from each Round. They are then given points based on their finishing position from that Round. So First Place gets 200points, Second Place 180points, Third Place 170points, etc down to Tenth Place getting 100points. Everyone else who completes at least two runs gets 90points. We’ve calculated the points system so that by the final round of the Series most of the competitors will still be in with a very realistic chance of winning the Series.. I think it’s going to be exciting to follow, even for those outside of Australia.

 

-          5,000 dollars for the winner of this competition right? Why put up so much money?

You’re right, the prize money is huge, and our reasoning behind doing a “Winner Takes All” concept is to give the Pro Riders the incentive to push themselves to their limits during the Series. Our sport has some incredible athletes, and I think it’s fair those athletes are competing for large prize money.

 

-           I think everyone entering will be stoked on that. How many companies as of now are supporting the Pro Series?

We have had amazing support from almost every company we’ve approached. We filled all six available Partner Sponsorships within 4 days. Phoenix, Proto, Apex, MGP, Fasen and District all jumped on board to support the event in a massive way. We’ve also got five Gold Sponsors: Envy, AO, Root Industries, Eagle and Urban Artt. Scooter Hut is the main sponsor, so all in all we have 12 companies currently backing the Pro Series. Personally, I’m stoked at the calibre of brands we have had support from. I think most riders would agree we’ve got pretty much every legit brand supporting this event, with the exception of just a few, who I’m sure will support future Pro Series events.

 

-          Is this going to be an annual competition? Will we see even more stops next year?

Yeah, our plan is to make the Pro Series into a regular twice-annual event, with the goal of having a Street Series run in the summer, and this Invitational event around Autumn/Winter. Once this first Series is run, we will evaluate what we did right and what went wrong and try to make each Series from there on better. We plan to put together a Committee of Pro Riders to help plan and structure future Series as I want the Series to be owned by the pro riders who care about the future of their sport.

 

-          Are you planning to keep this strictly an Australian Contest?

For this year, yes. The Street Series planned for December/January will take place in Australia, but we will invite overseas riders to compete in it. If all goes to plan, this will hopefully become a Series that we can run globally, but for now we’ll concentrate on getting it right on home soil.  

 

-          Do you have any last words or shout outs?

Thanks to the great bunch of guys and girls that work for me at Scooter Hut...without them none of this would be possible. The only other thing I’d like to say is if you live in Australia and you want to have an amazing day out, come to one of the events. You will get to meet and ride with the pros, and then  get to watch Australia’s top riders pull some of the biggest tricks and work their butts off to win this Series. It’s going to be huge, so get down,  have an amazing day out and give support to your favourite riders.

Black Diamond Dead of Winter Scooter Jam Edit

Josiah McClements made this edit of the Dead of Winter Scooter Jam comp at Black Diamond which went down last week. Tons of heavy hitters were there, and the comp looked good. Wondering if this is going to become an annual competition, it'd be cool to see it grow. Check it out below.

Upcoming Competitons: Scooterhut Chatswood. Dead of Winter Jam, and Shred the South

"Coming up on March 3rd is Scooterhut Sydney's first competition, in association with Chatswood Youth Council. The comp is going to be held at one of our shop's local parks, Chatswood. With heaps of cash and prizes to give away and 4 separate age divisions, from under 7's to a pro division, the comp is helping to push the sport on Sydney's North Shore. Chatswood Youth Council will also be supplying a free barbecue and tunes on the day. Early registrations are available in store now, or at 9am on the day. For more information

This Feburary , Scooterhut Sydney will be receiving the first shipment of MaddGear's new 2013 VX3 range, hopefully by the time you're reading this. Packed with new features and new colours, they're sure to be great value for money. In addition to this, in February all Sacrifice gear will be discounted between 30%-50%! So make sure you check out all the new gear and deals that are available this month" 

Next we have the Dead of Winter Jam at Black Diamond Skatepark, presented by Inward and Barking Spyder.

And finally there is the Shred the South Jam in Texas.  Tons of competitions sprouting up everywhere, if none of these happen to be in your area keep checking back for more upcoming competition announcements.

"Shred the South" Scooter Comp

The above is a flyer for a comp that's happening, but this isn't just a normal comp.  The park its at, Dave's, is falling on some hard times and may be closing soon.  So, the more people to make it out there for this, the better.  Help out your local Texas scene and shred with the bros if you wanna see Dave's stick around.