Rune Glifberg Noseblunts the round lip of Mamzar Bowl back in 2006. Photo: Evan
It’s been spoken of for a very long time now, and finally Omar Al Abbar has risen to the occaision of putting on Mamzar’s first skateboarding competition. A Bowl-B-Q they’re calling it! Sounds like oodles of fun, see you there!
SKATE BILADI MAMZAR BEACH BOWL BBQ
The first competition held in mamzar, Skate Biladi (skate my country). It is going to be a competition with 2 groups (Junior- who cant drop in, and Seniors- can drop in). After the competetion there will be a BBQ and in the middle of the day there will be a SECRET stand.(nobody knows what its going to be…)
THURSDAY Feb 25th
- 5:00pm to 9:00pm
5:00pm- Grind box Jam (best trick/ two groups)
7:00pm- Race down the sides of the bowl (Goofy vs Regular) Just for fun- winner gets a prize
FRIDAY Feb 26th
- 12:00pm to 10:00pm
12:00pm- PRACTICE
2:00pm- Junior/intermediate trash can Jam (over the trash can)
3:00pm- Senior trash can Jam
4:00pm Junior/intermediate Bowl Jam-Qualifying
5:00pm- Advanced bowl Jam-Qualifying
5:30pm- Chill Jam (includes food and secret stand!!!)
6:00pm- Quarter-finals of Junior/intermediate bowl Jam
6:30pm-Quarter-finals of Advanced bowl Jam
7:00pm- Finals for Juniors/intermediate
7:30pm- Finals for Advanced
8:00pm- BOWL BQ starts!!!
8:30pm- Presentation
10:00pm-FINISH- time to go home
IT IS GOING TO BE THE FUNNEST EVENT OF 2010!!!!
Born out of the mysterious sands of time the Mamzar ramp is storied in lore and legend. The wizards at Dubai Municipality magically made it appear 10 years ago as the first purpose built skate park (ok yes it was made for rollerskating first, it’s true) in the Middle East and has since become home to some of the most legendary sessions of locals and pros alike including Rune Glifberg, Maysam Faraj, PLG, Evan Collisson, Ibrahim Wadhi, Jake Brown, Kyle Smith, Ryan Sheckler, Colm Noonan, Bam Margera, Shaun Barton, Johnny Layton, Lawrence Jokun, Kenny Reed, Chris Pfanner, Gustav Larsson, Mark Issa, Mark Appleyard, Kareem Ghanam, David Loy, Danny Kasher, Figgy, Shamik Marjoria, Ross McGouran, Oran O’Kelly, Dennis Busenitz, Alex Medvedev, Aaron Suski, Mark Gavigan, Javier Sarmiento, Ryan Chambers, Chima Ferguson, Bryan Gavigan, Dave Duncan, Davey Edmondson, Sasha Steinhorst, Doug Martin, Josh Ogilvy, Kris Vile, Mark Ruzayk, Mark Khalil, Ignacio Morata, Martin Jaouni, Mustafa Freekshit and many others who have graced the pages of Skate Arabia, Thrasher, and Transworld skating its beautiful blue magnificence.
Mark Appleyard kickflip melon’s in 2006 for his Flip Extremely Sorry video part, high and above anything else thats been done at Mamzar. Can only imagine how much fun that feels to do. Photo: Winkle
Imperfect as it may be it has become the single most important monument and symbol of the rich evolution of skateboarding in the Middle East. Feb 25-26 we hope to add to that legend by presenting the very first Emirati hosted Skate Biladi or “Skate My Country” Mamzar Bowl-BQ at this historic location. Like the informal sessions of the past we hope to maintain that Mamzar love and turn up the stoke with some semi-organized organically grown events including the big blue bowl-jam, the sandbox jam, the shallow-end-trash-can-jam, and the first ever (we’re guessing) downhill Yakhi race from the tops of the Mamzar ramp in full Arab dress. In traditional Arab style the BBQ will be smoking with lots and lots of delicious food and even tastier jams to keep the tropical island vibe going the only way Mamzar can… Skate Biladi… Skate My Country…
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