Vans Showdown

2007 Vans Downtown Showdown Where to Score Tix, Where to Watch and How to Enter Vans Design an obstacle Contest!

It¹s back! Join Vans on Saturday, October 13 for one of the most popular skate contests of the year, the $85,000 Vans Downtown Showdown. We've invited top skateboard companies and their riders to submit designs for obstacles as part of the Showdown course on the Paramount Studios Back Lot.

You can watch it live by entering to win tickets at select Southern California Vans stores (Monterey Park, The Block at Orange, Alhambra,Torrance, Santa Monica, Culver City, Del Amo, Santa Anita, Canoga Park, Glendale, Montebello Mall, South Bay Galleria, Northridge Mall, Stonewood Mall, and the new Vans store in Hermosa Beach).

If you can't make it, tune in to vans.com for coverage all weekend including a live webcast on the 13th. Who Will Be There?: The top teams in skateboarding, including Real, Girl, Zero, Creature, Element, Foundation, Black Label, Alien Workshop and Toy Machine. Expected skaters include Anthony Van Engelen, Johnny Layton, Dylan Rieder, Josh Harmony, Nick Dompierre, Rick McCrank, Chris Troy, Nyjah Huston, Corey Duffel, Adam Alfaro, David Gravette, Darren Navarette, Billy Marks, Jamie Thomas and Chris Cole.

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 (doors open at 4 pm)

Where's the Showdown? Paramount Studios Back Lot

What¹s 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.