UPDATE: Due to rain on Saturday and Sunday, the contest is at a new location:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 - CONTEST WILL NOW BE AT UNDERPASS PARK Located under and around the Eastern Ave., Richmond, and Adelaid overpasses Friday is practice, Saturday is the actual Contest. The rain day is Sunday.
Schedule of Events
Friday, September 7, 2012
- 11am – Registration and Practice
- 3pm – Sony Xperia High Kickflip Contest
- 1st Place - $500
- 4pm – Team Manager/Industry VIP Contest Presented by Red Bull
- Two, one minute runs, best counts
Saturday, September 8, 2012
UPDATE: Due to rain on Saturday and Sunday, the contest is at a new location:
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2012 - CONTEST WILL NOW BE AT UNDERPASS PARK Located under and around the Eastern Ave., Richmond, and Adelaid overpasses - 10am – Practice
- 12pm – Qualifiers
- Jams of four skaters
- Three minutes each
- Top 12 overall make the finals
- Finals
- Four jams of three skaters
- Five minutes each
- Skullcandy Best Trick
- 1st - $350
- 2nd - $250
- 3rd - $150
- Obstacle TBD
- Awards
- Zumiez Destroyer
- Skullcandy Best Trick
- Street
- Top 12 qualify for Tampa Am and top two go directly to Tampa Am Semi-Finals
- Top two travel to Tampa Am courtesy of Billabong
- 3rd through 12th get entry fee back
- Billabong Damn Am After Party TBD
Sunday, September 9, 2012
- Rain day
Additional Details
- We are staying at this hotel for the Contest.
- Some shops are eligible to get a free 10x10 booth and a free spot in the Contest for a rider. Email nbenson@billabongcanada.com for details.
- Contact rob@damnam.com for registration.
- For some photos of the park, check out the Damn Am Canada Facebook Page.
- More details are on the Push.ca site.
Billabong Press Release
The Billabong Canadian Damn Am Presented by XPERIA Sony Smartphone is coming back to The Beach Skatepark in Toronto, Ontario, September 7 – 8, 2012.NEW FOR 2012! Always looking out for skateboarders’ wallets, Damn Am Canada has dropped the registration fee down to $50 USD. Registration is done through SPoT Productions. Please email rob@skateparkoftampa.com for more info.
The top 12 skaters will automatically qualify for Tampa Am, with the top two skaters getting flights and automatically placed in the Tampa Am Semi-Finals. Last year it was TJ Rogers who took home 1st and trip to Tampa Am, with 2nd place going to Will Marshall. For highlights of last year’s event, click here.
Kicking off the weekend will be the Sony Xperia High Kickflip Contest and the Team Manager/Industry VIP Contest hosted by Red Bull. There will be a cash purse handed out during the Sony Xperia High Kickflip Contest and Damn Am, with prizes and giveaways from all sponsors including XPERIA Sony Smartphones, Zumiez travel vouchers, and product from Dakine, Billabong, Skullcandy, Bones, Bones Wheels, Independent, Momentum Wheels, and Red Bull.
