bigbluepride35 Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 I thought this was sports news worthy. Seems pretty nuts. That's so friggin awesome. If anyone finds a clip please share. LOS ANGELES -- Daredevil skateboarder Danny Way rolled down a massive ramp at nearly 50 mph and jumped across the Great Wall of China on Saturday, becoming the first person to clear the wall without motorized aid, an event sponsor said.Way botched the landing on his first attempt but then successfully completed the jump across the 61-foot gap four times, adding 360 degree spins on his last three tries, sponsor Quiksilver, Inc. said. . . . A crowd of several thousand people, including China's ministers of extreme sports and culture, gathered at the Ju Yong Guan Gate about a 40-minute drive from Beijing, Quiksilver's greater China marketing director Ryan Hollis said. . . . Way's made the jump on an adaptation of the so-called mega ramp, a gigantic structure that he helped create near his home in the Southern California desert. He set a skateboard jump world record for distance (79 feet) on a mega ramp at last summer's X Games, and in 2003 set the height record of 23? feet at the desert ramp. Full ESPN Article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matrix XII Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 wow! that's nuts man... props to danny way indeed :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stanneh Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Danny Way has been like a god in the game for aslong as i can remember now was so good to see some news on the guy hes a true inspiration cheers for the link. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doli Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 China's ministers of extreme sports and culture They have ministers of extreme sports and culture? thats something i would never expect anywhere not just China. sounds cool Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insurektion Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Danny Way is almost too good. I need to see a clip of this. I havent clicked the link yet but I will. And probably find the videos siitting right there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kyro Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 (edited) http://dannyway.com/press_detail.php?id=163 mayb video is here http://www.dannydoeschina.com/ ... i m checking it out. forgot to paste link and update... this are his announcement by china vids URL http://www.methodmag.com/fileadmin/media/video/way1.mpg URL http://www.methodmag.com/fileadmin/media/video/way2.mpg Edited July 9, 2005 by kyro Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fit4130Rider Posted July 9, 2005 Share Posted July 9, 2005 Anyone have a video? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluepride35 Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 The site says that video replays should be up in 24-48 hours so we may all have to wait a bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fahmi_r Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 and yeah. it was on the channel news too. he is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Atlantis Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 I've been waiting for this since I first heard it was gonna happen. So glad he's done it :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rojack Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 :blink: - never heard of him... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
golazo Posted July 10, 2005 Share Posted July 10, 2005 i seen the clip today.. pretty cool, nothing that i can't do :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigbluepride35 Posted July 10, 2005 Author Share Posted July 10, 2005 Just saw the video clips. Coming down from the vert portion of the ramp looked PAINful lol. I'm sure the adrenaline from landing the jump helped to dull the pain though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Allen Veteran Posted July 13, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 13, 2005 I guess this is cool :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psyko Posted July 13, 2005 Share Posted July 13, 2005 This is absolutely nuts and crazy at the same time! Props to Danny Way! :rock: \m/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroChaos Veteran Posted July 13, 2005 Veteran Share Posted July 13, 2005 They have ministers of extreme sports and culture? thats something i would never expect anywhere not just China. sounds cool 586188642[/snapback] lol, thats the first thing i thought too. and danny way is awesome...big ramp was the best part of the summer x games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
finality Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 I can just see the Mongols getting ahold of some skateboards... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dannyscott5 Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 wow, go danny!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanManIt Posted July 14, 2005 Share Posted July 14, 2005 That's amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+E.Worm Jimmy Subscriber¹ Posted July 15, 2005 Subscriber¹ Share Posted July 15, 2005 (edited) They have ministers of extreme sports and culture? thats something i would never expect anywhere not just China. sounds cool 586188642[/snapback] that is what i though. :huh: minister of culture is oblious one, but minister of extreme sports? :cool: nice ! btw, it is for real There are several plans afoot to take skateboarding to the next level in China.The first step was the creation of the Ministry of Extreme Sports. This is not a joke. The Chinese government wanted a department to oversee the development of skateboarding, rollerblading, BMX biking, and other events featured at the XGames and the Gravity Games. Wei Xing, the Minister of Extreme Sports, told ?the LA Times?, ?We are responsible for holding the events, training the athletes, the referees, the judge. And for overseas teams to come into China, they need to get approval from this association.? good for them. though i wonder is getting approval is the only real aim of this position. they supervise EVERYTHING Edited July 15, 2005 by panacea Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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