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Skateboarding at its finest was brought to the land of Kimberley, South Africa last weekend.  It was the first contest Maloof Money Cup had ever hosted in this country, and the first time we had built the Mini-Mega Ramp here.  It was also the first time anyone had ever landed a tailgrab 900 on the Mini-MegaRamp!  Elliot Sloan was trying this trick in the Mini-Mega Final, but it wasn’t until Sunday during the Best Trick contest, that he NAILED it!  Enough said, here it is captured on video.  The results of the comp our below.

Elliot Sloan First Ever 900 Tailgrab on Mini-Mega Ramp from Skatepark of Tampa on Vimeo.

Maloof Money Cup PRO Mini-Mega and Vert
Final results were combined scores from Vert and Mini-Mega events.
1st: Pierre Luc Gagnon (PLG)
2nd: Bob Burnquist
3rd: Pedro Barros
4th: Adam Taylor
5th: Alex Perelson
6th: Andy MacDonald
7th: Sandro Dias
8th: Elliot Sloan
9th: Marcelo Bastos
10th: Jake Brown

Mini-Mega Best Trick Winner: Elliot Sloan’s Tail-Grab 900

This Friday, Maloof Money Cup South Africa will be broadcast LIVE on Youtube.com/MaloofMoneyCup

Here are the times to tune in for Pacific/Eastern Time Zones

• Friday, Sept. 30th , 9AM-10AM PDT / 12PM-1PM EDT

• Saturday, Oct 1st, 4AM-9AM PDT / 7AM-12PM EDT

• Sunday, Oct 2nd, 6AM-9AM PDT / 9AM-12PM EDT

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California RampWorks has been building the Vert ramp and Mini-MegaRamp for the Kimberley, South Africa event since early September. View construction photos.

California RampWorks is a week into building the the Vert ramp and mini-MegaRamp for the first ever Maloof Money Cup in Kimberley, South Africa.  Here are some pictures from the build of the Vert Ramp. This will be a permanent Vert, left for the future generation of skaters.  MMC South Africa takes place September 30th-October 2nd.  For more photos and builds from California RampWorks, follow us @carampworks.

As the official builder of MegaRamp events, CRW is heading to Zurich, Switzerland, for Europe’s largest freestyle sports event – Freestyle.ch Sept. 24th and 25th.  The events new Crossover Section innovates by adding a professional, mini-MegaRamp skate contest and bmx demo for the first time.  Professional riders PLG, Jake Brown, Adam Taylor, and Morgan Wade are a few of the guys who will be dropping in at the Zurich event.  Shortly after this event, CRW will be shipping the new ramp to Santiago, Chile, for back to back mini-MegaRamp builds, all the while setting up its original mini-Mega and building a permanent Vert Ramp for Maloof South Africa, set for Sept. 30th-Oct. 2nd.

New mini-MegaRamp at Woodward East

Mini-MegaRamp History:
Though less than half the size of the original MegRamp- as seen in X Games’ “Big Air” and Danny Way stunts, the mini-MegaRamp is still massive in size.  The mini-MegaRamp first debuted at the 2009 ASR show and later that year at Harmony Festival’s Eco Cup.  At a fraction of the cost of the MegaRamp to build and a quarter of the time to set-up, the ramp became ideal for smaller venues to host professional MegaRamp contests and demos. As the MegaRamp gained in popularity among riders, spectators, and event vendors, the professionals needed more time to practice and ride.  In 2010, Camp Woodward answered those requests, California RampWorks built a full-size MegaRamp at its West facility, and in 2011, added a mini-MegaRamp at Woodward East.  Now, the ramps are being ridden by kids as young as 8 years old, and opening doors for the next generation of skaters and bmx riders, such as, Mitchie Brusco.

Upcoming MegaRamp Events
Freestyle.ch-  Zurich, Switzerland, Sept. 24th and 25th
Maloof Money Cup, Kimberley, South Africa, Sept. 30th-Oct.2nd.
Mini-MegaRamp, Santiago, Chile, November 18th

CRW will be departing soon for Kimberley, South Africa, to build the newest of Maloof Money Cup contest stops.  Living up to their promises, the Maloof brothers are leaving permanent parks at every stop in the professional contest series.  This year in South Africa, California RampWorks will be installing a permanent, Vert Ramp and a temporary mini-MegaRamp for this year’s contest course; a full Street Plaza will be designed and built by California Skateparks, and left for the future skater generation of Kimberley as well.   Check out the rendering below.  The Maloof Money Cup S.A. event runs Sept 30th- Oct 2nd, although the building begins as early as Sept. 10th.  California Skateparks is also currently building a 15,000 sq. ft. permanent skatepark for Maloof Money Cup DC.  This contest kicks off Sept 4th.  Click for more information on Maloof Money Cup.

Rendering of Maloof Money Cup South Africa- the Vert Ramp and Street Course will be permanent fixtures for the future generation of skaters to enjoy.