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Serving up some Action sports highlights for August 8- 13, 2015

Things have been completely heating up in action sports. This rewind looks at the Costa Mesa Damn Am skateboarding contest, Tony Hawk Foundation Boards + Bands Auction, and other skateboarding and BMX Freestyle shenanigans.

Damn Am Select Series Costa Mesa
 

Hot damn! Another Damn Am Costa Mesa has passed and this year, Brazil’s Wacson Mass. took the win and a trip straight into the semifinals of this year’s venerable Tampa Am which will be held in December. Mass also earned  a chance to qualify to skate on the 2016 Street League Series Pro Open. This contest, a cornerstone of the Damn Am Select Series takes place at the Volcom Skatepark in Costa Mesa, California (USA).

1. Wacson Mass (BRA)
2. Micky Papa (CAN)
3. Gage Boyle (USA)

Damn Am Select Series Costa Mesa Independent Truck Best Trick Results

1. Frankie Villani (USA)- no comply hurricane
2. Micky Papa (CAN) - nollie flip nosegrind
3. Julian Christiansen (USA) 270 shove-it
4. Andy Anderson (CAN)- darkslide
5. JP Oliveira (BRA)- 360 flip frontside noseblunt slide

Caught on the web: Jaseboards of Hawaii

There’s a certain contingent in skateboarding that doesn't appreciate longboarding, but for downhill, racing, cruising around, and commuting, there are few things better than a longboard with some nice juicy wheels to absorb everything in your path. Jaseboards is the only longboard company HQ on the North Shore of Oahu, Hawaii, creating boards that withstand the salt air. They also have street boards, cruisers, and longboards, created from bamboo and other materials.

Check them out of Facebook

Tony Hawk Foundation Boards + Bands Auction

Skateboarder Tony Hawk and Grammy Award-winning musician Ben Harper gathered today in Los Angeles with supporters of the Tony Hawk Foundation to kick off the third annual Boards + Bands Auction – a special fundraising initiative that merges the worlds of skateboarding and music to benefit Hawk’s foundation.

Boards + Bands pairs A-list award-winning music talent with some of the biggest skateboarders in the world through artful collaboration. Hawk invited a select group of professional skateboarders to donate their personally ridden skateboards and submit the name of their favorite songs. Harper then sent those boards on to the appropriate artists with one simple message: “Please write the lyrics to this skater's favorite song on his skateboard, and we'll use it to create more skateparks for kids.”

"We are thrilled about this year’s amazing collection of boards featuring unique collaborations between some of the biggest names in skateboarding AND music, and we are grateful to all that made it possible," said Tony Hawk. “We have high hopes for this year’s auction as we continue to further the Foundation’s mission of bringing skateparks to low-income communities around the world."

"As a proud Board Member of the Tony Hawk Foundation, it’s inspiring to see such an amazing outpouring of support from this year’s collaborators," said Ben Harper. "This year's auction is sure to be the most successful to-date, and we are eager to put the proceeds back into this important cause."

The auction is now live, and those interested in bidding can do so at www.BoardsAndBands.org. 100 percent of the funds raised from the auction will directly benefit The Tony Hawk Foundation – a charitable, nonprofit organization that promotes and provides technical assistance and funds for high-quality skateparks in low-income areas throughout the United States that promote healthy, active lifestyles, and for International programming that enriches the lives of youth through skateboarding.

Since launching the program in 2012, The Boards + Bands initiative has raised over $139,000 to benefit the Tony Hawk Foundation.

Arnette  O Marisquino XV
 

This action sports festival was a World Cup Skateboarding event for men and womens, and the MTB Dirt Jump was a Freeride Mountain Bike (FMB) World Tour Silver event. There was BMX Flatland and Park-- all this took place in Vigo, Spain on August 7-9.

World Cup Skateboarding Men’s Pro Results

1. Aurelien Giraud
2. Adrien Bulard
3. Danny Leon

World Cup Skateboarding Ladies Pro Results

1. Leticia Bufoni
2. Aura Bredart
3. Julia Brueckler

BMX Freestyle Park

1. Daniel Dhers (VEN)
2. Kenneth Tencio
3. Danny Josa

Super MTB Dirt Jump/ FMB Silver Event

1. Nicholi Rogatkin
2. Nuno Pints
3. Darryl Brown

Coming Attractions

• Damn Am Select Series :Woodward, PA August 27-29, New York City Sept 18-19, and Woodward West September 25-27, 2015.
• Wheelie Dope- Sept 5, 2015 Los Angeles, CA, USA Joey Brezinsk's invite only manual contest West LA Courthouse i