I can’t tell you the name of the road (it’s a secret), but I can say that it curves up into the Santa Ynez Mountains. Also, that Billy Smith drives a car like he skateboards: leaned back in a longboard stance and turning the wheel with a skateboarder’s delayed maneuver. But he’s so absurdly affable that there’s never any disquiet. Cresting the mountain, he talks about how matching air resistance with gravity and terminal speed changed the lives of him, his brother, and his friends.
The occasion for this road trip is a demo of Sporting-Sails, a flying squirrel-style parachute that Billy patented with his brother, Nick. A sail is  … Details
When Marc Elin, the principal at Windsor High, heard the statement, he cocked his head to the right and with complete bewilderment said, “Really?â€
Yes, really. More than 500 schools in 31 states, including California, have begun teaching skateboarding in their physical education classes.
Skateboarding? The immediate image is an unflattering stereotype. Societal malcontents with … Details
Revolutionary multi-board sport fitness and training machine! Brush boarding at the National Ski and Snowboard Show 2009! Recently featured on BBC Sport with Mike Bushell
The 6th annual Vans Downtown Showdown went down as usual at Paramount Studios in Hollywood, CA Saturday night. The teams participating in the obstacle building were Black Label, Pretzel Grip, Zero and Foundation
The performer of the contest was without a doubt recently turned Chocolate pro, Vincent Alvarez, who was his usual tornado of fast skating destruction. Other standouts included legends Chris Cole and Omar Hassan. Cole even put in an extra effort in Foundation’s “F’d Up Stair Set,” which he wasn’t slotted to skate, but because of an injury to Jamie Tancowny re-checked and saved the day for Zero  … Details