Had an amazing time at the YoguYogu ProGames in Santiago, Chile. Thanks to all the Demaria Marketing Group, California RampWorks and the city of Santiago. Special shout out to the Athletes and crew for such an exciting show, Can’t wait for next year! stay tuned for more photos and videos
November 20th, 2011
The mini-MegaRamp in Santiago, Chile
For the first time in our country, made the Pro Yogu Yogu Games extreme sports competition has been most important in Chile, produced by Sports Marketing Demaria MegaRamp together with Megaramp.com, a producing the X-Games and the most important events of the discipline around the world.
Between 19 and 20 November in the Mall Plaza Oeste, in the town of Cerrillos, will present the world’s best exponents in the disciplines of Skate boarding, BMX (bicycle) and FMX (Free Bikes in Style mode)
Never before had organized an event of such magnitude that combines the three disciplines most important and attractive urban extreme sports.
More than a million dollars will be invested to have a luxury infrastructure with a capacity stadium 9 000 people, audio and lighting worldwide and the best riders in the world like the American Vincent James Byron gold medalist in the X – Games Asia 2011 and the Chilean Coco Zurita, competitor X – Games and World Cup runner-up in Germany 2008 (BMX). There is also a Brazilian – American Bob Burnquist (Skateboard), winner in 2007 and 2008 X Games Big Air and Lincoln Ueda, who won bronze in the category of Mini Mega X – Games Asia 2011 (Skate). In addition, Todd Potter FMX specialists, who won seven medals at the X-Games Best Trick by Greg Hartman and winner of the X – Games Dubai 2007, say this in the competition.
The BMX and Skate ramp is almost 60 meters long and 10 high, brought from the United States Sports Marketing Demaria, plus lighting towers and audio technology Dimer Line Array. The ramp will be the same as that used in the Asian X-Games 2011. In this, riders can reach altitudes of nearly 10 meters, where you can do all your stunts and tricks. This will test all the capabilities of these athletes who will present their jumps to 9 thousand people per day.
The best athletes present at the competition:
SKATE:
Lincoln Ueda (Brasil – America) 1st in the Oi Vert Jam in 2007 Brasil
Bob Burnquist (Brazil – America) Gold X – Big Air Games 2007 and 2008
Elliot Sloan (USA) Bronze Big Air Rail Jam X – Games 2010
Pierre Luc Gagnon, PLG (Canada) Triple X-Games gold medal in Big Air, Best Trick Vert FPFB.
BMX:
Morgan Wade (USA) Silver X – Games 2006 and Gold Metro BMX Jam LSingapur.
Vincent James Byron (USA) Gold X – Games Asia 2011.
Kevin Michael Robinson (USA) Gold X-Games Best Trick Gold 2007 and 2006 and 2009 X-Games Big Air.
Colton A. Satterfield (USA) 4th Brazil Mega Ramp 2011. L
Coco Zurita (Chile) Silver BMX World Germany, 5th X – Games 2010.
FMX
Todd Potter (USA) Gold X – Games 2008, 2009 and 2010 Best Whip
James Carter (USA) Rookie L
Derek Garland (USA) 4th Masters of Dirt 2008 and 5th Best Trick X – Games Brazil 2008. L
Garret Ahlf (USA) Bako Boy
On November 19th, 2011 the world’s best athletes will get a chance to show off their skills on the mini-MegaRamp at the Yogu Yogu Pro Games in Santiago, Chile.
Scheduled to appear are pro skateboarders PLG, Lincoln Ueda, Rony Gomes, Bob Burnquist, and Elliot Sloan. Pro BMX riders Vince Byron, Morgan Wade, Kevin Robinson, Colton Satterfield, Coco Zurita, and Camila Harambour will also be in attendance as well as James Carter, Todd Potter, Garrett Ahlf, and Gabriel Villegas for FMX. Stay tuned for more details.
Burnquist celebrates MegaRamp World Championships and Harvest of the Chipotle Community Garden at his own personal Dreamland
Vista, CA – The Bob Burnquist Dreamland MegaRamp Invitational was held November 11th – 13th in Vista, California at the private residence of pro skateboarder, Bob Burnquist. Some of the best skateboarders in the world were in attendance as well as over 100 hungry guests who gathered on Sunday afternoon ramp-side at the Chipotle Community Garden for catered organic cuisine courtesy of Slow Food San Diego, Temecula Valley Slow Food, E.A.T. Marketplace and Murray Farms.
Saturday’s event schedule was thrown off due to the rain but that wasn’t a problem for Burnquist. In true Dreamland mode, Bob put on his rain gear and picked up his surfboard which he had drilled on to a skateboard and dropped into the 30 foot quarterpipe.
Sunday morning the sun was shining, the ramp had dried up and the contest was on. In keeping with the backyard feel the contest format was unique and fun – the best setting for progression. The highlight of the day was watching Burnquist bust out a jaw dropping switch 540 to indy 720. Other highlights included Edgard “Vovo” Pereira’s body varial 360 over the gap to heel flip body varial 540 on the quarterpipe and Elliot Sloan’s ollie 360 over the gap to tail grab 540. Bob ended up walking away with top honors from the weekend’s event taking first place in all four disciplines.
Bob also dominated this year’s MegaRamp Series, taking home wins at all four events. This marks Bob’s fifth career MegaRamp Championship title. Bob also holds two vert World Cup Skateboarding titles; this latest achievement makes for a total of seven career titles making him the first skateboarder to hold world titles in two disciplines in the sport.
“The Bob Burnquist Dreamland Mega Invitational was a dream come true, and not just because of all the amazing skateboarding that went down, but the people that came together to make it happen for all the right reasons. Thank you skateboarders, chefs, family, friends, neighbors and sponsors. My backyard was invaded by progressive energy!” Burnquist stated with appreciation.
The skaters judged each other in four different disciplines; gap, quarterpipe, combo run and best trick on the rail. Following the session the skaters sat down in a tribal council setting chaired by legend Christian Hosoi and discussed what tricks went down and came up with the final results. “The format was unique and it felt awesome to skate a contest with a backyard vibe. It was an overall skill event and everyone’s skating was amazing”, added Bob.
The groms were on fire and had their own amateur contest on Sunday. Tom Schaar dominated the contest by landing a backside 360 over the gap to a 900 on the quarterpipe. Jett and Jagger Eaton and Trey Wood were also on deck throwing out an arsenal of impressive tricks. The future is bright for MegaRamp skateboarding with this super crop of young rippers.
After the awards had been presented to the skaters, Burnquist had another presentation to make on behalf of the Chipotle Community Garden. Portions of the crops from the garden will be donated to local elementary schools in the area for education. Susan La Vorgna and Vail Elementary schools were two of the schools honored at the event, where they will focus on creating a farm to plate lunch for the entire student body once a semester. The afternoon consisted of Chipotle burritos along with an amazing spread of organic food and fresh juices straight from the garden. The A.S.E.C. solar powered bus was onsite throughout the day powering the iPads and iPhones for a sneak preview of Bob’s new app Bob Burnquist Dreamland The Game which will launch in January 2012. You can catch a sneak here http://skateboard.tv/video/7698
MegaRamp Championship Series Final Results:
1 Bob Burnquist
2 Adam Taylor
3 Edgard “Vovo” Pereira
Dreamland Overall Event Results:
1st Bob Burnquist, 2nd Edgard “Vovo” Pereira, 3rd Elliott Sloan
Dreamland Individual Event Results:
Gap: 1st Bob Burnquist, 2nd Edgard “Vovo” Pereira, 3rd Mitchie Brusco
Quarterpipe: 1st Bob Burnquist, 2nd Edgard “Vovo” Pereira, 3rd Elliott Sloan
Combo: 1st Bob Burnquist, 2nd Edgard “Vovo” Pereira, 3rd Mitchie Brusco
Rail: 1st Bob Burnquist, 2nd Elliott Sloan, 3rd Mitchie Brusco
Bob would like to thank the following sponsors who helped make the Bob Burnquist Dreamland MegaRamp Invitational possible: Hurley, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Oakley, Sambazon, Toyota, Flip Skateboards, URGH, MegaRamp, CA RampWorks, A.S.E.C., Slow Foods San Diego, Slow Foods Temecula Valley, Murray Farms, E.A.T. Marketplace, Skateboard.tv
“I would like to thank my wife Veronica and my daughters for making it all worth going for. My whole family and all my friends – I love you. I would also like to thank Scott Murray and the Murray Family for their Green thumb and huge hearts, and of course all the great people who made this event possible. Thank you.” – Bob Burnquist
About MegaRamp:
The MegaRamp Championship Series features four contests taking place on full-sized MegaRamp structures. Athletes accumulate scores based on their results at each stop. In each discipline, both skateboarding and BMX, the athlete with the highest overall score will be crowned the overall winner of the MegaRamp© Championship Series in their sport. The series launched in June with the MegaRamp Open at Woodward West, Brazil in July for the Nescau MegaRamp Invitational, X Games 17 in Los Angeles and concluded at Bob Burnquist Dreamland Mega Invitational in San Diego. The MegaRamp structure is the brainchild of Danny Way and was unveiled to the world in The DC Shoes Video in 2004. The first MegaRamp skateboarding contest debuted at the X Games in 2004 with the BMX event following in 2006. The world’s best athletes ride MegaRamp structures and continually push the boundaries of athletic excellence. MegaRamp is a registered trademark of MegaRamp Events LLC who controls rights in all things MegaRamp. For more information visit: www.megaramp.com
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We had an amazing time at Bob’s house this weekend for the first annual Dreamland Invitational. Even though there was a day of rain, we were stoked that the weather cleared up on the last day to complete the MegaRamp Skateboard final.
Here are the results:
1. Bob Burnquist
2. Edgar “Vovo” Pereira
3. Elliot Sloan
4. Mitchie Brusco
We also had an amateur contest featuring a bunch of phenomenal up and coming riders including Tom Schaar and the Eaton brothers. Tom dominated the contest by consistently landing tricks including an amazing Backside 360 over the gap to a 900 on the quarterpipe.
1 Tom Schaar
2. Jett Eaton
3. Trey Wood
3. Jagger Eaton
Thanks to ESPN Action Sports for the video recap
During the Saturday rain delay, Bob surfed the 30′ MegaRamp wave!!
The inaugural Bob Burnquist’s Dreamland MegaRamp Invitational will be November 11-13, 2011 at the Burnquist residence in Vista, CA. This will be the final stop for the MegaRamp Championship Series and will determine the MegaRamp World Champion for both Skateboarding and BMX!
Invited athletes include
INVITED ATHLETES
SKATEBOARD
Bob Burnquist
Adam Taylor
Alex Perelson
Andy MacDonald
Edgard “Vovo” Pereira
Elliot Sloan
Jake Brown
Jussi Korhonen
Lincoln Ueda
Marcelo Bastos
Martin Andre
Paul Luc Ronchetti
Rony Gomes
Rob Lorifice
Tom Schaar
BMX
Vince Byron
Austin Coleman
Colton Satterfield
Morgan Wade
Ben Snowden
Coco Zurita
Check out the mini-MegaRamp in Zurich with some of your favorite athletes, Andy MacDonald, Jake Brown, Adam Taylor, Elliot Sloan, Bob Burnquist, Rony Gomes, Morgan Wade and Vince Byron!
