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DYNAMIC YOUNG RVCA PRO USA SKATE TEAM TO TOUR SOUTH AFRICA

DYNAMIC YOUNG RVCA PRO USA SKATE TEAM TO TOUR SOUTH AFRICA

DYNAMIC YOUNG RVCA PRO USA SKATE TEAM TO TOUR SOUTH AFRICA
DYNAMIC YOUNG RVCA PRO USA SKATE TEAM TO TOUR SOUTH AFRICA

Arguably the best skater in the world and current X-Games Gold Medalist, Curren Caples will be joining his fellow RVCA team mates and professional skateboarders, Greyson Fletcher, Julian Davidson, Kevin “Spanky” Long and Josh Harmony on a skateboarding tour throughout Joburg, Durban and Cape Town this August, 20 – 31. This promises to be a tour of fun, action and some serious skating and slams as this international team is one of the most progressive and radical skate teams in the world. Their personalities are huge, and they will be joined by the local RVCA team, Yann Horowitz, Khulu Dlamini and Adrian Day.

Joburg:
On Saturday 22 August at 1pm they will be having a skate jam with the local kids in the community indoor skatepark in Maboneng on 11 Staib Street. The Maboneng skatepark has been running many local events, bringing together kids from the surrounding communities and giving them a place where they can skate safetly. This promises to be an exciting day where the local kids can meet their heroes, hang out and learn from the best in the world. There will be free pizza and loads of product giveaways, as well as signings by the pro skateboarders, and this jam will be packed. Did you see what we did there?

Fujifilm will also be having an Instawalk in the Maboneng area, starting with a graffiti tour and talk by Cale Waddacor, author of Graffiti South Africa, which will finish off at the RVCA Pro Skate Jam. They will be giving away some sick prizes to the best Instagrammers on the day. Details to follow.

Durban:
In Durban the team will be spending a day with the kids at the Valley of 1000 Hills Skatepark, recently featured on Carte Blanche. This community skatepark in the Hills has been an upliftment project in the area with skateboarders being taught life skills over and above what they learn in skateboarding.

While in Durban, the team will also be spending some time at the Durban Beachfront public skatepark, and skaters like Greyson Fletcher, son of legendary Christian Fletcher and nephew to big wave aficionado Nathan Fletcher, will be hitting the New Pier if there are some good waves around.

Cape Town:
On Saturday 29 August from midday, the Pro RVCA team will be having a free skate jam with local kids at the Mill Street public Skatepark. They will be joined by skateboarders from the local community as well as the boys from the Salesians Institute. Here there will be free pizza and some more of those sick product giveaways.

Afterwards the Pro Team will be doing a free signing at the Baseline Skate Shop, 8 Kloof Street, where locals can come and meet their heroes and hang out with the pros as this groundbreaking tour draws to a close.

For news and updates you can follow RVCA South Africa on

Instagram @RVCASouthAfrica or on

Facebook.com/RVCASouthAfrica

The tour hashtag is #RVCASouthAfricaTour

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Jason Brown (Port Elizabeth) Wins Second Urban Descent Downhill Longboard Title

Jason Brown (Port Elizabeth) Wins Second Urban Descent Downhill Longboard Title 

Glenwood, Durban – Port Elizabeth longboard skateboarder Jason Brown made it two wins in two today by winning the open men’s division at the second annual Urban Descent Downhill Longboard Race presented by Quiksilver and Gunslinger. Brown was a clear favourite going into the four-man final, clocking speeds of up to 75 kilometres per hour. The much anticipated open men’s final was tightly contested coming into the final straight before three riders collided at high speeds leaving them all on the tarmac deck and out of contention. “I am happy to be back in Durban and to take the win again, there were some heavy slams today and I am glad everyone is safe after a gruelling day of racing,” said an ecstatic Brown after the event award ceremony.

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Over eighty competitors made their way to Alan Paton Road in Glenwood to race along a 1 km length route which featured a number of bends and chicanes before a final straight to the finish line. Hay bales were carefully positioned as a safety precaution for racers, most of whom wore special racing leather outfits and compulsory helmets. Participants were categorised into five divisions; open men (19 and older), ladies, junior boys 1 (12-14), junior boys 2 (15-18) and supergroms (8-11). A number of time trials and qualifying rounds got underway before the top four finishers in each division were grouped into finals. Odin Kerkhoff (Durban) managed a flawless race to win the supergrom division, while Sebastian Rich (Durban) and Michael Davies (Durban) stole the show in the junior boys 1 and junior boys 2 divisions respectfully. Gabi Murray-Roberts made the trip up from the cape and showed her class to easily claim the ladies title.

“We were very pleased with the Urban Descent Downhill Longboard Race presented by Quiksilver and Gunslinger today, the racing was spectacular and there were some radical bails leaving some riders in some serious pain, we hope to see an even bigger field next year,” said event organiser Keith Hockly of Gunslinger Longboards.

Prizes at the event included a cash purse of R5 000 and product prizes valued at over R40 000 from sponsors Quiksilver, Gunslinger, DC Shoes, Drift Cameras, Blue Dolphin Resort, Sportsman’s Warehouse, Nev The Barber, Corner Café and Urban Pizza.

For more information and photos of the event, visit the event mini-site at: www.quiksilver.co.za/urbandescent.

Full Results:

Open Ladies

1. Gabi Murray-Roberts (Western Cape)

2. Cindi Kritzinger (Kwa Zulu Natal)

3. Sadie Burger (Kwa Zulu Natal)

Super Grom (age 8-11)

1. Odin Kerkhoff (Kwa Zulu Natal)

2. Ryan Chikandiwa (Kwa Zulu Natal)

3. Keegan Long (Glenwood, Durban)

Junior Boys 1 (age 12-14)

1. Sebastian Rich (Kwa Zulu Natal)

2. Cameron Wasserman (Kwa Zulu Natal)

3. Matthew Swanepoel (Western Cape)

Junior Boys 2 (age 15-18)

1. Michael Davies (Kwa Zulu Natal)

2. Nathan Soule (Kwa Zulu Natal)

3. Bryce Gardiner (Kwa Zulu Natal)

Open Mens (age 19 and up)

1. Jason Brown (Eastern Cape)

2. Troy O’Sullivan (Kwa Zulu Natal)

3. Lloyd Clarke (Gauteng)

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