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Saturday
Jul092005
kick ass
Saturday, July 9, 2005 at 4:38PM
Danny Way, 30 year old skateboarder, seems to have his sights set on boarding over world wonders....
Reportedly, Danny met with the "Chinese Minister For Extreme Sports" and received the government approval for the stunt. The ramp planned for the event will be 120-feet tall, with a 75-foot-tall roll-in and a 30-foot-tall, 100-foot-wide quarter pipe *. The ramp will give Danny the chance to set three new world records---distance, height out of the quarter pipe, and speed. Promoters claim it will be the largest skate structure ever built.
After the Great Wall, Way reportedly has set his sights on jumping the Grand Canyon on a skateboard.
“We are thrilled to be bringing this historical event to the Chinese * public and see it as the beginning of a significant action sports based cultural exchange between the people of the West and China,” said Joe Openshaw of Global Village Media Group, the Chinese counterpart of Garage Industries, USA * that are jointly producing this event.
Score one for skaters everywhere--he did it!
Daredevil skateboarder Danny Way rolled down a massive ramp at nearly 50 mph and jumped across the Great Wall of China on Saturday, becoming the first person to clear the wall without motorized aid, an event sponsor said.
Way botched the landing on his first attempt but then successfully completed the jump across the 61-foot gap four times, adding 360 degree spins on his last three tries, sponsor Quiksilver, Inc. said.
Flippin' sweet!
Reportedly, Danny met with the "Chinese Minister For Extreme Sports" and received the government approval for the stunt. The ramp planned for the event will be 120-feet tall, with a 75-foot-tall roll-in and a 30-foot-tall, 100-foot-wide quarter pipe *. The ramp will give Danny the chance to set three new world records---distance, height out of the quarter pipe, and speed. Promoters claim it will be the largest skate structure ever built.
After the Great Wall, Way reportedly has set his sights on jumping the Grand Canyon on a skateboard.
“We are thrilled to be bringing this historical event to the Chinese * public and see it as the beginning of a significant action sports based cultural exchange between the people of the West and China,” said Joe Openshaw of Global Village Media Group, the Chinese counterpart of Garage Industries, USA * that are jointly producing this event.
Score one for skaters everywhere--he did it!
Daredevil skateboarder Danny Way rolled down a massive ramp at nearly 50 mph and jumped across the Great Wall of China on Saturday, becoming the first person to clear the wall without motorized aid, an event sponsor said.
Way botched the landing on his first attempt but then successfully completed the jump across the 61-foot gap four times, adding 360 degree spins on his last three tries, sponsor Quiksilver, Inc. said.
Flippin' sweet!
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