SHREDORDIE.com
August 20, 2010
By: Odds_n_Ends
Woodward West held the grand opening for their new Mega-Ramp on 8-17-2010. Skaters, and BMX’ers like Bob Burnquist, Lincoln Ueda, Elliot Sloan, Marcelo Bastos, Morgan Wade, Andy Buckworth and more came out to test the new ramp.
CLUTCH.MTV.com
August 19, 2010
By Adam K. Raymond
Woodward West just opened up a brand new Mega Ramp, an intimidating beast that you couldn’t get us on if we were wearing full football pads. But unlike us, Bob Burnquist and Danny Way have balls, so they agreed to break the ramp in. Along with their fellow guinea pigs, Burnquist and Way got some massive air as they flew over the ramp’s first gap and then up its 27-foot quarter pipe. They also got in some pretty sick wipeouts. But you know what they say, you can’t have a Mega Ramp without some mega spills. Ok, no one says that, but it’s true.
SHREDORDIE.com
August 18, 2010
By Odds_n_Ends
Not too long after Elliot went to the hospital, Marcelo flew a bit too far over the deck on this massive tailgrab 540
BMX.TRANSWORLD.net
August 18, 2010
By Jeff Z
With the help of DC Shoes, Woodward West built a mega ramp to help further the progress of riding said ramps and to help the next generation of riders get a chance to gain experience as well. Yesterday was the unveiling of the ramp and we were on hand to watch the show as BMX and skate pros including Morgan Wade, Andy Buckworth, Danny Way, and Bob Burnquist sessioned the behemoth ramp.
ESPN BMX
August 18, 2010
By Jared Souney
Photo - Jared Souney | The view from a top the landing of Woodward West's new full-sized MegaRamp.
Woodward West opened up its new Mega Ramp yesterday with a media day kick-off jam. A handful of the top Mega Ramp skateboarders and BMX riders came out to try and tame the new beast. On the BMX front, Morgan Wade, Anthony Napolitan and Andy Buckworth made the trip out to Tehachapi, CA (though Anthony, sore from several back to back contests, sat out the session) and christened the new ramp.
The new Mega Ramp at Woodward West features a huge roll-in to a choice of a 50, 60, or 70-foot gap, followed by a massive landing into a 27-foot-tall quarterpipe. When the Mega Ramp team says “mega” they mean mega. You might be able to see the ramp from space. It’s that big.
Woodward West’s new Mega Ramp is one of the few permanent setups in the world. While it’s more directed at pros than the average Woodward camper, there’s no telling what sort of new Mega Ramp talent and tricks we’ll see come to fruition with this massive structure.
It was scary just climbing the stairs and standing on top of this thing. I’m perfectly happy taking pictures and enjoying it vicariously through Morgan Wade.
Photo - Jared Souney | Morgan Wade breaking in the new MegaRamp with a tucked no hander.
SHREDORDIE.com
August 18, 2010
By Odds_n_Ends
Second to Jake Brown’s famous X-Games slam, Bob Burnquist said this is the worst slam in the history of The Mega Ramp….he would know!
PRESS RELEASE
LOS ANGELES (July 26, 2010) – Leading action sports event producer, ASA Entertainment (ASA), and MegaRamp Events, creators of the world-renowned 90’ high ramp used in the Big Air competitions at the X Games, announced today that they have entered a multi-year partnership to produce the MegaRamp ASA Triples tour (Triples). The ASA Big-Air BMX Triples, which was introduced in 2007 as part of the ASA Action Sports World Tour, was developed into a stand-alone tour in 2010. As a result of this partnership, the Triples events moving forward will be re-branded as “MegaRamp ASA Triples”.
The MegaRamp ASA Triples showcases the industry’s top BMX and skateboarding pros competing in a series of unique head-to-head battles while taking on the challenge of the 195-foot long course, consisting of a 25-foot high roll-in ramp, two 25-foot wide jumps and a course-ending 14-foot high quarter-pipe. The competition’s head-to-head format stretches the athletic limits of these competitors and showcases the pros’ innovation and versatility with a bevy of awe-inspiring tricks.
The tour will initially debut with four MegaRamp branded events this fall among the eight Triples contests being produced by ASA in 2010.
Below is a list of the next 2010 events:
August 28 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
September 25 Fort Wayne, IN War Memorial Coliseum
October 9 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
October 23 State College, PA Bryce Jordan Center
Additional 2010 events are expected to be announced shortly.
“ASA is extremely excited to partner with MegaRamp,” said Rick Bratman, CEO of ASA Entertainment. “The two organizations are very like-minded in their philosophies, so coming together was very natural. We look forward to producing a variety of unique and first-class events under the joint MegaRamp/ASA brand that will serve the needs of athletes, media and fans of action sports.”
“The MegaRamp ASA Triples event represents another innovation for skateboarding and BMX, “ said MegaRamp executive Darryl Franklin. “This exciting live event format presents our athletes with fresh challenges and provides fans with a great live event. MegaRamp Events is please to be associating with ASA to help bring quality entertainment and world class athletes to a wider audience.”
The 2010 MegaRamp ASA Triples events will be broadcast nationally on Fox Sports Net in November and December as part of ASA’s action sports block. Stay tuned to www.MegaRampASATriples.com or www.actionsportstour.com for more details.
For more information about the MegaRamp ASA Triples, please visit www.MegaRampASAtriples.com, or contact Denise Abbott at 310 410 3020 ext. 309 or abbott@asaent.com.
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About ASA Entertainment
Founded in 1994, ASA Entertainment Group, LLC is an action sports event, television and content production agency focused on creating and executing customized, turn-key marketing programs that range in scale from grassroots to global. ASA’s events, featuring skateboarding, freestyle BMX, inline skating, freestyle motocross, snowboarding, surfing and music, are broadcast domestically on eight networks (including CBS and Fox Sports Net), and distributed to more than 700 million HH globally via 30 international broadcast partners. ASA’s productions span the spectrum from large, international competitions such as the ASA Action Sports World Tour, the World Championships of Freestyle Motocross, the Supergirl Jam Series and the ASA Big-Air Triples to amateur contests, lifestyle and branded entertainment events, demonstrations, exhibitions, school programs and mobile tours. After 17 years as a leader in action sports, ASA Entertainment regularly connects brands to consumers through its platform of premium action sports and lifestyle content. For more information, visit ASAentertainment.com or ActionSportsTour.com.
About MegaRamp Events
The MegaRamp was the brainchild of skateboarder Danny Way. Since its debut in 2004 MegaRamp has transformed both skateboarding and BMX live events. MegaRamp brings the world’s best athletes where excitement, innovation and excellence are a guarantee. MegaRamp Events controls rights in the MegaRamp name, trademarks and related rights. MegaRamp Productions produces MegaRamp live events. For more information check out www.megaramp.com, join MegaRamp on Facebook and follow MegaRamp on Twitter for all the latest Mega news.