Burnout: Shark vs Sword


Crossroads 2010 trade show thing.

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Parking lot style. Hella fools.

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Master lensmen, Dan Z and Allen Ying.

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Broussard and Strubing talk style.

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Elemental advocates, the Ryans.

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Chris Troy turned 21.

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Shuriken and Raffin, Label for life.

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All biz at the slave table.

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Tosh, Rothmeyer and Dennis.

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Doug of pizza tattoo fame with Hustle Jamie.

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Dune with a hot plate.

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Father of the year candidate, Mike Gilbert.

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Ben Hatchell, about to get hassled about 540s.

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Joey got a new haircut for the event. Lookin’ sharp!

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Rad dad, Chris Cole.

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Lil’ brother or sister fixin’ to bust.

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Div.

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Bearded webmasters, Mouse and Moffett.

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Lengthy legends, Kevin Wilkins and Bill Walton.

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You two!

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Without warning, a Toad walks by.

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Bones booth, going off.

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Waters.

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Fritsch and companion.

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Vamp.

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Hewitt and Div talk flannel.

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Russell brings it.

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Nick and Pat, in complete control.

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Party in the Zero van.

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The Sandovals.

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Chula’s Tony P and a friend.

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Thought she didn’t shred?

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Then things got weird.

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Shark ramp. Dreams becoming reality.

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Somehow, Oscar Jordan became one of the announcers.

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He was completely fearless - insulting everybody.

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Get that dude on the Dew Tour!

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Nando going commando.

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Crail.

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Hatchell with a modern nosegrind up and around.

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Smolik brought the switch tail revert.

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Nando was trying the 360 varial champion grab, to no avail.

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Back feeble to frontside out.

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Bennett.

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Brad McLain sends a Hager running with a massive fish.

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Logistical problems.

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Boop.

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Mims crushes crooks fakie.

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McLain with the frontside ‘cane.

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Shef was there.

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Who knew Merlino could do ‘70-style handplants?

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Strubing.

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Nick Garcia with a blistering back smith.

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Then the 540 battle started. First up was a kid in a purple shirt who quickly earned the name ‘Purps.’

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Hatchell was up next.

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Totally sick. 500 bucks.

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Over to the next obstacle.

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Product placement.

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A fucking sword rail. Sean could barely believe it.

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Pott warms up with the front board.

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Lil’ B slides switch. He also switch crooked it.

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Merlino goes for kicky back lip.

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Which Nyjah did a few goes later.

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Nandez nosegrinds.

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Elmendorf.

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Cole, back tail fakie.

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Lopez-Mont. Remember him? Nosegrind.

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This kid was sick.

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David Reyes, front crooks.

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Merlino nollie flipped to back board.

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Moose, kf nose.

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Cole, front blunt fakie.

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Elijah Berle, burly 180 switch crooks.

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Then there’s always this guy. Hana dreamin’.


Wowee-wow-wow!


Nyjah the ninja with a nollie nbs. First place.

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Money talks.

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Frank crunches the numbers.

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Smolik snags a stack for the switch tail.

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If winning means a kiss on the mouth from OJ, he might just want to sit the next one out.

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Who?

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Nick Merlino!

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Cole got some, too. Don’t worry.

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Congrats, Nyjah, Thanks, dudes.