Woodward just held its grand opening for its newest camp resort based in Lake Tahoe, which features training facilities for skate, BMX and snowboarding! Tony Hawk took some friends up to Tahoe to properly break in the new park with style. In addition to the Birdman; Riley Hawk, Curren Caples, Mike Vallely Brian “Slash” Hansen, Clive Dixon, Michael Davis and Chris Mathis were all skating the fresh park while Mike Escamilla pedaled around — even snowboarder Chas Guldemond hopped on his skate for some fun. Allow professional skater and Woodward brand manager Neal Hendrix to introduce their newest camp, then sit back and enjoy some clips of it being put through the grind in this On The Road excursion.
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Chula Vista, Calif. (June 14, 2012) — On Saturday, June 16, eight men will vie for the chance to compete in London this summer when they put their wheel to the line at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials for BMX. The competition will take place at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Chula Vista, Calif., which features America’s only London-replica supercross track.
With the overall winner of the event earning an automatic nomination to the 2012 U.S. Olympic Team, the competitors include: Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev./Chase BMX), Nic Long (Lakeside, Calif./Haro Bikes), Mike Day (San Diego, Calif./GT Bicycles), Barry Nobles (Menifee, Calif./DK Bicycles), Corben Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz./GT Bicycles), Donny Robinson (Napa, Calif./Hyper Bicycles), Joey Bradford (Monterey, Calif./Prophecy BMX) and Josh Meyers (Treasure Island, Fla./Ssquared-Answer). Tyler Faoro (Coral Springs, Fla./Phoenix-Profile) was named the replacement athlete, designating him eligible to replace any athlete who experiences injury, illness, or any foreseen incident prior to the start of the event  … More