With much anticipation, and to highlight the month of August as the month to definitely be in London the infamous Vans Downtown Showdown returns to Europe this summer.
London thought it had its hands full when Jack the Ripper stalked the streets but little did they know that they had just swung open the doors to an onslaught of Europe’s most notorious rippers. Historic heritage site: Old Spitalfields Market in East London (UK) has been confirmed as the venue for the third edition of the now legendary International Skateboarding Spectacle and the stage has been set for proceedings to turn sinister on Saturday, 20 August 2011.
12 skate teams will be congregating from all over Europe to take part in the contest, and such a unique one at that the event will take place on special customised ramps, which are all designed by the invited Teams themselves.
Now if you know of the previous events then you’ll know that this is major! With some of the top board brands in skateboarding already confirmed, expect to see the top Pros from Death Skateboards, Element Europe, Antiz, Superdead, Cliché, Blind Europe, Blueprint and many more doing what they can to secure their share of the crown jewels. For that matter, a combined prize total of 50’000 Euros should inspire enough carving and slashing to make old Jack proud.
The Vans Downtown Showdown concept was created for skaters by skaters and has been running globally for the last six years, each time creating unique Off the Wall ideas to be skated. Be ready to see some British flavour added to this renowned event as it continues to lead the way for future skate contests.
Entry to the Event is Free.
For more information, check out vans.com or follow them on facebook.com/vanseurope
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