The 6th annual Vans Downtown Showdown was crazy. This year, Foundation, Zero, Black Label and the Pretzel grip aka Beauty & The Beast teams each built a gnarly obstacle at the Paramount studios back lot that is a replica of a New York City block. 8 of the top teams in skateboarding battle it out against each other on each obstacle. At the end of the evening, Girl and Anti-Hero (Pretzel Grip) came out on top and claimed $30,000. Vincent Alvarez completely destroyed all the obstacles he skated and was named top pro and pocketed $7,500. Foundation’s Nick Merlino claimed the top am spot and $7,500 as well.
The first obstacle is from Pretzel Grip. The idea behind it is speed. It is a time trial with everyone racing to have the fastest time flying through the course figure 8 style.
The second and third obstacles in the 2010 Vans Downtown Showdown were the Black Label and Zero Sections. Black Label’s Off The Wagon consisted of a gap with a ledge to a handrail down a double set, and the Zero Blood Bath set up was a huge volcano style ramp with a gnarly ramp to ramp jump, curved rail and a curved quarter pipe. Checkout some of the mayhem that went down on the two obstacles.
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