My first summer on a skateboard was spent on a yellow plastic banana board with red urethane wheels. Soon after figuring out how to roll down the driveway and make a turn onto the sidewalk, the second order of business was drawing obstacle courses and imaginary hazards with chalk on the driveway. In the late 70’s the idea of the skateboard pinball course was commercialized as the facilites known as Skate-Ball, which seemed like an idea that was kind of silly, though I’m sure fun, but it doesn’t live up to the full potential of the concept. Enter this crazy ramp funded by Moutain Dew in New Zealand. (?) It cost about 500k (New Zealand) and has computerized sensors and software to activate the lights and notes and somehow, the scoring. The whole thing was used for an invite only contest last Saturday but will be open to the public for three weeks afterwards. Massive waste of money? You bet, but If i lived anywhere near that I’d be in line to ride it. Videos after the jump. If you’re still in the mood for more skateboarding obstacle course action, check out this old 2008 post on the Japanese game show Unbeatable Banzuke.
– Thanks to Michel Skart Poulin for the tip.
On local news, with the always popular reporter slam at the end.
Used as a commercial
Time lapse of construction.
Non-hyped footage.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B8wYoF2SgPk
10 comments
PoolPunx
…obviously that was not Andrew Morrison, the skateboarder, reporting. Too bad. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DR9fYqnubk
BoBo
oh man, I wanna go!
Shrewgy
Haha, I just posted a link to this in the old SkateBall post. Sorry.
Grover
That reporter must have been inspiered By The all mighty Lumpkin. The reporter that rooled in on the vert ramp in Minesota in the 80’s.
Jason
Oh, please tell me there’s video of this.
Grover
Type in gary lumpkin skateboard 80’s on google or skate and annoy search. Lumpkin a true showman.
Helpful Guy
Here’s the link
https://skateandannoy.com/2007/03/ramp-city-anytown-usa/
Gnarles Copinghagen
Pretty funny and cheesy but ol’ lumpkin must have had a decent set of balls to do that with zero experience.
Jason
My money is on the blind, deaf, and dumb skater.
iain
Well, actually Deaf, Dumb & Blind – but I reckon WINNER