T-minus one day and counting … the Vans Downtown Showdown, shown live at
vans.com tomorrow at 5 pm PST (with pre-event show starting at 4 pm), is
almost here, so we wanted to provide a bit of an update on expected teams
and the obstacles they’ll be shredding.

Expected Teams:
Real: Damian Bravo, Robbie Brockel, Peter Ramondetta, Nick Dompierre, Ernie
Torres, Keith Hufnagel, JT Aultz and Dennis Busenitz.

Foundation: Sierra Fellers, Don Nguyen, Angel Ramirez, Abdias Rivera, David
Reyes and Sean Conover.

Black Label: Jason Adams, Adam Alfaro, Kyle Leeper, Chris Troy, Shuriken
Shannon, Peter Raffin, Tyler Mumma and Brian “Slash” Hansen.

Zero:  John Rattray, Tommy Sandoval, Garrett Hill, James Brockman, Tony
Cervantes, Jamie Tancowny, Keegan Sauder

Creature:  Darren Navarrette, Al Partinen, Sam Hitz, David Gravette, Adrian
Mallory, Stu Graham, Devin Appelo, Alex Horn, Neil Heddings, Taylor
Bingamen, Silent Mike, Raven Tershay.

Girl, Alien Workshop and Toy Machine will also be representing.
Unfortunately, due to unforeseen conflicts, Element will only be with us in
spirit.

Here are the obstacles that we picked for tomorrow … you gotta tune in to
see ’em!

Creature’s Darkest Passage Into The Depths Of Doom and Despair
Girl Gonz Wild
Foundation’s Former World's Biggest Skateboard
Real’s Sacto Rebate

For the uninitiated, more on the Vans Downtown Showdown ....
The $85,000 Vans Downtown Showdown one of the most popular skate contests
of the year.  We’ve invited top skateboard companies and their riders to
submit designs for obstacles with winning submissions sessioned on October
13 at Paramount Studios.

What's the Deal?  Each team will session four unique, custom-made obstacles
in a round-robin format with awards going out for top team, best pro, top
am and best performance by obstacle.

When is it?  Saturday, October 13 at 5 pm

What’s at stake? $85,000 in cash and prizes for individual and team winners

Where's the Live Webcast and Blog?  Catch the action plus photos, videos
and all the dirt at www.vans.com the weekend of the event powered by
Studio411.

When can I see it on TV?  The Vans Downtown Showdown will air on FUEL TV.
Check back on vans.com for dates and times.

What About the Design Your Own Obstacle Contest?  Think you have the chops
to create an obstacle on par with the designs sent in by Girl, Creature,
Foundation and Real?  Give us your design and you can win that obstacle
built by the Vans Downtown Showdown crew!  Visit www.vans.com for more
details.

The Vans Downtown Showdown is made possible by Scion, Rockstar Energy
Drink, Tony Hawk’s Proving Ground and Gibson Guitars.

For updates, check out www.vans.com.