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Red Bull Manny Mania 2010 has now launched into its 4th year, and its going worldwide!!
Over 25 countries, all lead to one place... New York City, for the World Finals!
Join us on August 21st 2010 and watch legendary pro's compete for the world Red Bull Manny Mania title.
Watch the trailer, and read Joey Brezinski's interview below.
RED BULL MANNY MANIA ARRIVES BACK IN THE UK
Red Bull is proud to announce the return of Red Bull Manny Mania in the UK this October and November. The competition, which was a huge success last year, will see some of the best amateur and professional manual tricksters battle it out on an original manual pad configuration in an attempt to be crowned 2009 champ.
Over recent years manual tricks have risen in popularity and this technically difficult area of skating deserves recognition. The contest will have a jam session format to reflect the way skateboarding happens naturally and also to encourage the best tricks.
This exciting format will see talented unknowns pitch their skills against some of the country's best. The competition will have four initial qualifiers with the top four riders from each session progressing through to the Grand Final in London on Saturday 28th November.
The competition promises to be hotter than ever with the inclusion of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. They will also holding four feeder sessions with one skater qualifying for the London Final from each.
UK skater Kris Vile comments: "It's nice to see some creative thinking in the competition scene. Red Bull Manny Mania will give people the chance to bring their manual skills to the table and show them off. Plus I'm stoked Ireland are in on the action this year. I'm sure they'll bring a big bag of tricks along with them to the Grand Final in London. I can't wait."
From coast to coast, amateur skaters have been putting their two wheels to the test, competing in the Red Bull Manny Mania Am series all summer long across 15 cities. Now the best skater from each stop will compete in the digital manny rumble royale, vying for your vote as the grand prize winner, with the chance to take home $7,000 in prizes and take their shooting, and their recognition, to the next level.
At the end of September, the skater with the most popular manual maneuvers will be sporting a prize back with the best of digital video equipment - winning a JVC HD Everio GZ - HD40 camera, a Macbook Pro 15"widescreen computer and programs to edit their future footage with including Final Cut Studio and Mac OS X Lepoard - and last but not least, a handy pelican case to carry their gear to all the hot skate spots around town.
So who will get bragging rights as the best manual am in the US? Will it be East Coast reppin', or someone from Dirty South? A Navajo tribe member who skated in Long Beach or a part-time music producer from Baltimore? The fans will decide who wins, and who will take home video equipment that will help one skater raise the bar on his video parts, perhaps taking them from You Tube to your next favorite skate flick.
Phoenix Manny Mania Am Series is up! Check out all the rest here.
More than 5,000 fans flocked to First Friday in downtown Phoenix last Friday for Red Bull Manny Mania, an amateur skateboarding competition based on "the manual," (a skateboarding trick similar to a wheelie). The competition between the 30 Arizona skateboarders was fierce, but Mesa's Ryan Lay came out on top, besting Glendale's John Rob (2nd place) and Phoenix's Jahir Carbajal (3rd Place). John Motta was the winner of the Skateboarder Magazine "Best Trick Award," for his "manny to feeble, 270 out."
Started in 2007 as the first-ever professional manual contest, Red Bull Manny Mania is giving amateur skaters from all corners of the U.S. the chance to show off their best manual combos in 15 cities this summer. The 2009 Red Bull Manny Mania AM Series features stops in Pittsburgh, Portland, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Boston, San Francisco, 
Chicago, Richmond, Atlanta, Miami, Houston, Columbus, Denver, Los Angeles and Phoenix. Winner Ryan Lay will have footage of his performance entered into the digital finals and posted on the official Red Bull Manny Mania website to compete against the winners from the other 14 stops across the U.S. The skater with the most votes on his video at the end of the summer wins a digital video camera prize pack valued at over $7,000.
The manual or "manny" is a skateboarding trick where, while rolling, the front wheels of the skateboard are lifted off the ground, but the tail does not touch the ground. A manual is similar to a wheelie in other wheeled sports. It is regarded as one of skateboarding's most difficult tricks, and requires balance, skill and creativity.
Phoenix Results -
1st Place - Ryan Lay (Mesa)
2nd Place - John Rob (Glendale)
3rd Place - Jahir Carbajal (Phoenix)
Skateboarder Magazine Best Trick: John Motta, Manny to feeble, 270 out.
MANNY MANIA LOS ANGELES, VIEW NOW!
RED BULL MANNY MANIA LOS ANGELES - TOMORROW!!!
But it's actually in Long Beach:
Red Bull Manny Mania LA, Part of Long Beach Funk Fest
On the streets of Downtown Long Beach
W Broadway between Pine Ave and Pacific Ave
Event Time will be 2pm - 6pm
Practice will be 12 - 2pm
A couple contestants: Ryan Decenzo, Justin Schulte, Steven Webb, Angel Suacedo, Tony Karr, Grant Patterson, Morgan Smith, Keelan Dadd, Spencer Hamilton, Nick Tucker, Marshall Heath, Jamie Palmore, Larelle Gray, Derek Fukuhara, John Lupfer, Justin Cefai, Rodrigo Lima, Ray Maldanado, Tony Montgomery, Ricky Webb, Chris Van Berkom, Nick Trepanier, Dane Vaughn, Adrian Adrid, Damian Loud, Norman Woods, Marty Murwski, Paul Kwon, Mark Suciu, Richard Flude, Billy Roper, Stevie Perez, Matty Chaffin, Cesar Fernandez, Matt Miller, Spencer Brown, Nate Principato, Carlos Zarazua, Zak Allegri, and more coming...
Denver, CO--August 22, 2009--Eight hundred skateboard fans descended on Red Bull Manny Mania Saturday afternoon in Denver. The day began with 40 talented skaters from all four corners of Colorado, each competing for their chance at fame and fortune, also known as national recognition in the skateboard community and $7,000 in prizes. In the end only one man was left still rolling on two-wheels; that one was Julian Christianson.
"Wow, the competition was HOT! I was really impressed with all the competitors at this event," exclaimed Christianson after hearing he would top the podium. "Red Bull Manny Mania really brings a whole new side to the Denver skate scene."
By winning the Denver competition, Christianson will have his performance posted on the Red Bull Manny Mania website alongside the winners from the other 14 stops across the U.S. The skater with the most votes at the end of the summer wins a digital video camera prize pack, valued at more than $7,000.
Rounding out the podium were Jerel Roberts winning second prize, and Alex Heath winning third place as well as "Best Trick." "Denver's finest skaters came out for Red Bull Manny Mania," commented Manny Mania judge Sean Robinson. "They made my job really difficult."
Adding to the allure of the event, Red Bull Manny Mania was broadcast live on-site. Utilizing Core Action's revolutionary filming system, cameras mounted on the competitors decks shot video of each skater. That video was then fed to numerous plasma TVs on-site. Participants can now visit coreaction.com to download their performance.
RESULTS:
First Place - Julian Christianson
Second Place - Jerel Roberts
Third Place - Alex Heath (Also won "Best Trick")
Check out more Manny Mania Am Series Madness here!
