Maloof Money Cup changes everything…

At first I was aloof about the Maloof Money cup… Yes, Thank you. Good night! Don’t forget to tip your bartenders. I’ll be here for the rest of the month…

OK. The idea of a building a concrete street course for one event and then tearing it down seemed absurd and grossly decadent, but it turns out California Skateparks was using mostly Spohn Ranch (I think?) reusable prefab concrete elements. I saw some of last year’s street footage on network TV of all places, and it was enjoyable. The participants fell all over themselves to gush about the event and the prize money, which seemed a little forced in the way the TV program presented it. It was almost like extreme ass kissing to guarantee another event. This year the vert event (was there one last year?) features a crazy ramp with a mini megaramp. I’m not sure how that fits into the judging or whether or not it will be a separate event. The total purse is at $450,000, and Fuel TV will being doing a live HD webcast. To get you in the mood they have a video teaser, and interviews with Bryan Herman, Braydon Szafranski and Joe Maloof one of the egos, I mean wallets behind the event. He says Geoff Rowley designed the street course this year instead of Rob Dyrdek, but I swear they were hyping Paul Rodriguez as last year’s designer.

Maloof Money Cup: Jully 10-12. It’s a shame that this conflicts with the equally as anticipated Kilwag Passing the Cup for Money & Lack of a Job Contest. (I’m not saying it’s fixed, but I am favored to win. )

Thanks to Concretins for the tip.