This past Saturday Rob Dyrdek hosted a benefit fundraiser for his Foundation in support of the Variety Boys & Girl’s Club, the Boys & Girls Club of the L.A. Harbor. Catch footage of Rob and The Game in the foam pit, Travis Barker, Yelawolf, and The Cool Kids performing. There was a demo from Street League pros Chris Cole, Sean Malto, and Torey Pudwill. Rob sums up the day in his own words and Chanel the rapping receptionist closes it all out. Check out the photos here.
Filmed & edited by Blair Alley
STREET LEAGUE SKATEBOARDING™ ANNOUNCES THE 2010 DC PRO TOUR FUELED BY MONSTER ENERGY
DC and Monster Energy To Co-Present Groundbreaking Professional Street Skateboarding Series
Street League Skateboarding™ announced today that DC and Monster Energy will present the highly anticipated 2010 series. The DC Pro Tour fueled by Monster Energy is a prestigious, invite-only three-event series featuring 24 of the best skateboarders in the world. Founded by twenty-year professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob Dyrdek, Street League™ is truly the future of competitive street skateboarding.
“I am very honored to have my two closest sponsors, DC and Monster participate in the launch of Street League™,” says Rob Dyrdek. “DC and Monster have always supported my vision for street skateboarding, from building skate plazas throughout the world to now creating the first-ever professional skateboarding league. Their support is a testament to their belief in the need to create a professional street skateboarding series that skate fans across the world embrace.”
Street League Skateboarding™ features the exclusive participation of twenty-four of the best street skateboarders in the world. To assist their transition into the league, each pro has been given the option to compete in two non-sanctioned wildcard events until the end of 2010. Beginning in 2011, the pros will compete exclusively in the Street League™ series and other Street League™ sanctioned events worldwide. Using real time scoring and an exciting proprietary competition format, Street League™ will tell a compelling story about each skateboarder’s performance and will have fans on the edge of their seats from the first trick to the very last. The inaugural year of Street League™ features a 3-stop arena tour beginning at Jobing.com Arena in Glendale, Arizona on August 28th, Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario, California on September 11th, and the final stop in Las Vegas at the Thomas & Mack Center on September 25th. The skaters will be competing at each event for a total purse of $1.2 million.
About Street League Skateboarding ™
Street League Skateboarding™ is the first sports entertainment property that gives professional street skateboarding its very own league for individual competition. Street League™ features the exclusive participation of the world’s best professionals, over $1MM in prize money, and real skate plaza course design inside world-class arenas. Driven by the need to enhance the experience of live professional street skateboarding, Street League™ utilizes real-time scoring and a proprietary format that makes every trick count. Street League™ is the brainchild of twenty-year professional skateboarder and entrepreneur, Rob Dyrdek. More information is available at streetleague.com.
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