Hunters Extreme Ultimate X 2013 Video by Gopro

Jean Marc Johannes soars the stairs! (Photo: Ultimate X/Pierre Marqua)

Lets get something straight, Ultimate X 2013 was the most boss Action Sports event ever seen in South Africa. From Skate, Bmx, Wake and FMX the boys and girls were throwing down and the crowd were going mental! Fellow MC, Chris Cab, who normally works on MOD and Ken Block events in Europe, was totally blown away and compared the Ultimate X to the best he has seen. Just check out this edit by GoPro South Africa and you will see exactly what I mean and look out for this week's Podcast with some of the top athletes raving about the event, such as Bmx superstar, Greg Illingworth.

Air.Craft - A short film with Robbie Maddison

Dc Shoes and Robbie Maddison put on an absolute FMX show in an old abandoned military aircraft graveyard. This is well worth ten minutes out of your day...

Moto Defined by DC - Teaser

DC have to have one of the best team rosters of any brand in Moto. So it was inevitable that at some point they would put all that talent to good use and release a Motorcross video, featuring Supercross, FMX and free riding. The movie drops on January 15th 2013. Just watch the teaser and start frothing, taking careful note of the names appearing in the video...

DC Presents Captain Kai's Movie Night - Surf and Snowboard

Its time for another Movie Night in Cape Town with DC Shoes this time around! Pull into Aces n Spades on Thursday, 29 November 2012 and join me for some fun short films and trailers.

Facebook Event Page HERE

The surfing short, Free for All, with surfers Craig Anderson, Mitch Coleborn Dillon Perillo and Ry Craike. This short film was shot over a one week period in Indonesia during this year's team trip.

The main feature is DC's all new Snowboarding Film, Must be Nice, with a stellar cast. Must Be Nice features footage of the guys from the past year shredding around the world. A true team movie, this film is what snowboarding is to DC.
Featuring: Devun Walsh, Torstein Horgmo, Iikka Backstrom, Lauri Heiskari, Aaron Biittner, Ryan Tiene and Anto Chamberland.

Halloween Jam - Scary BMX Anarchy in 2012

Buddy Chellan flies above the freaks at Halloween Jam 2012 (Photo: @IshotImagesZA)

I always enjoy the Halloween Jam. BMX and dirt are always koo and the boys have put some serious work into the Gum Trails setup over the years. With both Greg Illingworth and Wayne Reiche away on the overseas front, it allowed the younger guys to really gun for the title and the prizes. Considering I shot this on 1 camera and got 4 minutes of good footage, well, just know the riding was amazing...

Malcolm Peters was my stand out for the day! Whipping bikes all over the show! (Photo: @IshotImagesZA)

Boys were gunning hard on the Wall Ride. (Photo: @IShotImagesZA)

Malcolm again on the Wall Ride. (Photo: IShotImagesZA)

Crop Dusting with DC Rally Driver, Jon Williams

Dc Shoes phoned me up and asked if I would be keen to go and shoot with their local Rally Driver, Jon Williams. Yes, came out my mouth pretty quickly. So with the RED Camera crew of Heart Media along for the ride, Black Media went and spent a day in the Cape Fields (Canola Fields) with the Sasol Rally team. This is shot on 2 cameras, all the slow motion stuff being on the RED Camera. Couple of GoPros and voila a quick, high speed jaunt with Jon for your viewing pleasure.

PS: Note how close I got to a Rally Car doing over 100km per hour on the one bend. My Sphincter closed for hours!

WATCH IN HD!

Moses Adams slays a Stair Set

We all know that Moses Adams is one of the most talented skaters in South Africa ever. (if you dont, you have been living under a rock possibly.) When Manny Santiago claims the guy, you best believe...

Captain Kais World on www.2ov.fm - The Wright Side of Wrong with I am Wok

With the premier of Wok's first foray into cinema this evening in Cape Town, I had him on the radio show on Monday eve. Things got a little wild when Wok groupies invaded the studio high on vino and Rox from the Roxy Surf School and the Armstrongs, Ian and Max, could only raise their eyebrows.

If you wanna come see the premier this eve, here is the link - Wright Side of Wrong Premier CT

Download or listen to the Podcast HERE

Watch the teaser for the movie...

EKATERINA ITS THE WRIGHT SIDE OF WRONG from Peter Hamblin on Vimeo.

Captain Kai's World on www.2ov.fm Podcast - Jon Williams Rally, Maloof Winners and Hurley Pro

On this week's radio show I hosted SA Rally driver, Jon Williams, who is also on the DC Shoes team. I was lucky enough to shoot with him last week, as you can see above. He gives us the lowdown on his car, the championship and what its like to be a Rally Driver in SA. Snoddy popped in for a quick chat. I announced the winners of the Maloof Money Cup Hamper and Tickets to the event. Robby MacDonald joined me from Vudu Surf, to discuss the ongoing Hurley Pro at Trestles and some surf updates. Old school music met the latest beats...

Download or Listen to the Podcast HERE

Ken Block versus the Stig

I am a little upset it took me this long to find this. two of our favorite characters when it comes to caning cars together at last! This was for a Ford Falcon campaign in Oz late last year. It simply begs the question, when is Ken Block going to bring his Gymkana to South Africa?

 

The Friday Mix - Surf, Snow and Wake videos heading your way.

Dieter doing what he does best, blow minds on Noisiavision.

This week I bring you 3 action sports videos that are going to make you very happy. First up is Wake Skate and the new movie called, Noisiavision. The new movie is available for download online HERE and features our very own Saffer charger, Dieter Humpsch. The movie looks insane.

Next up is Kai Neville's new surf film, Dear Suburbia, available next month on Itunes. It features the top young surfers on the planet in various wild and exotic places. Edited with Kai's usual unique style, this will be a must have if you want to watch the leaders in modern surfing. Interesting though, that Jordy is not in this one...

Lastly, DC brings us the Torstein Horgmo documentary, Horgasm, a Love Story. Torstein is one of the top snowboarders on the planet and this will be very high on my download list come October. Enjoy the teasers and have great weekend.

NOISIA VISION Teaser from NOISIA VISION.tv on Vimeo.

Dear Suburbia: Trailer from Kai Neville Studio on Vimeo.

HORGASM - A LOVE STORY - TRAILER from torstein horgmo on Vimeo.

DC Shoes present "REELedit" 2012 - R30'000 Skate Video Contest

It has been a long time coming, but the awesome team at DC Shoes Africa have finally launched their incredible skate video competition. I can tell you now I will be entering! R15'000 for the skater and R15'000 for the Film guy - finally a video competition that acknowledges how much the film guy puts in! Get going peeps!

For some time there has been a calling for something new on the SA contest scene…and when looking at modern skating, a lot of the focus is on skate video parts because ALL skaters are into videos; but not everybody is into the traditional '45sec contest run in a skatepark format'...So why not run an event that appeals to everybody? … A video contest initiative is born - REELedit.

"The concept is simple – skaters need to team up with a filmer to create their own individual video part, and post it online. Then let the skateboarding community out there decide who they feel has put out the best part…The same way all the pros are judged these days – by the video parts they put out. There is no restriction to the type of skating the video focusses on – so it doesn't matter whether you skate street, miniramp, bowls, vert etc. - it's simple; just make an awesome video part that will impress the skate community out there and get them voting for you.” - Andrew Morck (DCshoesAfrica).

DCshoesAfrica has put up R30 000 cash for the best video part – half goes to the skater / the other half to the filmer. This rewards both the skater and the filmer/editor for their time, energy and skills put into the production of their video.

The window for submissions is 01 July – 01 Dec 2012 which leaves ample time to create the best videos possible. Entrants simply upload their video on the DCshoesAfrica Facebook fan page under the REELedit gallery. It is then up to the public to vote.

"The last couple years has seen some really progressive steps in the SA skate scene. Not only has our skateboarding progressed massively, but it seems there has been a shift from the industry’s side to evolve and create more interesting, interactive events... any move away from the the classic mall contest or demo would be a move in the right direction, but DC has really stepped things up here and embraced the very essence of skateboarding in this new platform. Video has always defined skateboarding and skateboarding has always been a collaborative effort between skateboarders and the people who dedicate years of their lives capturing skateboarding. This is going to be one of the most interesting and innovative skate contests ever as it's a contest for both the skater and the producer - plus it's judged by / voted by all the skaters - not just a panel of 3 has been skate judges. Kinda like an artist and a producer - put the right 2 together and you got magic. The people vote what's good and what's not. Can't wait to see what is created!" – Clint van der Schyf (AV Skateboarding).

"Having total control over the filming & editing of your own video part allows more creative avenues to put out your own individual vibe – which is what skateboarding's roots are really about – creative expression, individuality and progression." – Khule Ngubane 

Find more info: check out the DCshoesAfrica Facebook fan page – http://www.facebook.com/Dcshoesafrica

Wok interviews Twig - The Haters come out!

Wok loves himself and his balls, your opinion, does not even enter his head...

By now most of you are aware of my good mate Wok and his "Self Absorbed" creation that is his blog - I am Wok. He has been putting famous surfers on the hot seat and calling the interviews, Between Wok and a Hard Place. Generally he manages to put the guests onto the back foot, almost embarrassing them, while remaining aloof and non emotional. Twig manages to break that facade and even gets Wok to crack a laugh. Twig also has some good points and you get a good feel for what his mission is all about. This is a really funny interview, but what is even funnier is the response it got from one "hater" out there in FB land (See Below.) To be honest mate, if you expected anything else from Wok, you have been living under a rock! Furthermore curry gives you Diarrhea not the Wok.

The Comment (And the backlash, haha):
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150794845785069&set=a.46030705068.67256.706145068&type=1&ref=nf

Isenseven "Fools Gold" - Bring on the Winter & Boarding!

The crew at Isenseven are back with a new Film, "Fools Gold". These guys have been responsible for some of my favorite snowboard films through the years and judging by the trailer here, "Fools Gold" is going to be great! With the snow season fast approaching in South Africa, this will be a great video to get your amp on for a trip to Afriski and Lesotho!



Fool's Gold. Yup, that's the name of our 2012 feature length blockbuster film.
A few of our boys have left us, a few guys re-joined and a few new faces will appear this year. But never the less, it's a great mix of the bestest team ever and we hope you love each rider the way we do. Although, they sometimes can be annoying.
Watch our crew hit jumps, hit rails, hit faces and hit hits all over the world, captured on our crispy HD cameras for your viewing pleasure (or pain...)

Fool's Gold will be available September 2012 at your local boardshop and iTunes worldwide. Boom!

ISENSEVEN presents "FOOL'S GOLD"
A film by Alex Schiller, Tom Elliott and Vincent Urban

Edit: Vincent Urban
Motion Graphics: Alex Schiller

Principal Cinematography: Tom Elliott, Alex Schiller, Maxi Seefried

Additional Footage: Julian Pintarelli, Martin Venier, Dominik Fellmann, Karsten Boysen, Elmar Bossard, Priit Paluma, Michel Schmidhalter

Production Assistant: Flo Schöftenhuber

MUSIC:
Wildlife
"Stand In The Water"
From the album "Strike Hard, Young Diamond"
wildlifemusic.ca/
Get their album on iTunes here:
itunes.apple.com/ca/album/strike-hard-young-diamond/id405923301

Featuring Alex Tank, Benny Urban, Tobi Strauss, Fips Strauss, Peter König, Tom Klocker, Luka Jeromel, Marco Smolla, Colin Frei, David Bertschinger Karg, Kevin Bäckström, Ludwig Lejkner, Wojtek Pawlusiak, Dani Rajcsanyi, Christophe Schmidt and some other friendly faces.

This film is supported by Pleasure Snowboard Magazin, Head Snowboards, Burton, Forum, Nitro, Nike, Oakley, Airblaster, Zimtstern, Ride, Vans, Planet-Sports.com, DC, Volcom, Bataleon and Snowstyle.

www.isenseven.tv

Street League 2012 Teaser

The biggest skate tour dedicated to street skating returns in 2012 thanks to DC and Monster. The world's best street skaters battle it out to be the boss of the league! One can only hope and pray that this eventually comes to SA, like the Maloof. (We also need to hope that ESPN decides to broadcast these comps in SA.)

Street League Skateboarding has announced the 2012 schedule for the DC Pro Tour fueled by Monster Energy with stops in Kansas City, MO; Ontario, California; Glendale, Arizona; and Newark, NJ.. Tickets for the 2012 season will go on sale April 2nd at www.streetleague.com. The series will be available live on ESPN2, ESPN3, Street League's official facebook page, and distributed to over 198 countries via the ESPN Family of Channels.

Ken Block & Monster World rally take their first win of 2012 at 100 Acre Wood

Ken Block and the Monster World Rally Team, got their 2012 race season off to a good start with his 6th consecutive win at the Rally in the 100 Acre Wood in Salem, Missouri. The super fast course and drift style corners played right into Mr Block's hands! Check out the burning Brake Calipers in the night stages. The man was pushing hard!



Ken Block and Alex Gelsomino win their sixth consecutive Rally in the 100 Acre Wood in Salem, Missouri - and was also the very first stage rally outing and win for the Ford Fiesta HFHV race car. These are the highlights. Enjoy!

For more keep your eyes peeled to DC Shoes Fan Page.

Ultimate X 2012 - Event Wrap Up & Video

Girls & FMX Bikes are always a great combo! (Photo: Ultimate X/Pierre Marqua)

Now that the dust has settled and we have all recovered from the heat wave that was last Saturday, I can finally put to paper my thoughts on the 2012 Ultimate X. I dont need to get that verbose or even write a whole soliloquy - bottom line is, Ultimate X 2012 was bloody marvelous!

The event has grown every year, but this year saw a massive jump. A large part of this had to do with the new Skate and Bmx park. The levels of riding in the park were simply mind blowing. The best skating and Bmx I have seen in a very long time.  (Dont believe me, just take a gander at the video below!) Many of the local riders were a little intimidated by the course, due to the fact that we dont have a park this size in the Cape. This needs to change in order to up the level of riding. Guys like, Greg Illingworth (Bmx Winner), showed that they have been riding overseas in massive parks, with their flow through the course and utilizing different lines on every run.

Big Park meant big tricks! (Photo: Ultimate X/Pierre Marqua)

Instead of having a huge bunch of riders in the FMX, the organizers chose to keep the field tight and had the two best guys in Southern Africa. This was a great decision. Nick de Wit and Alistair Sayers put on an amazing Fmx display that had the crowd eating out of the palm of their hands. Multiple backflips, huge extensions and the showmanship only guys who have performed on the World Stage could bring to the event. Ultimate X brought the best and we were all stoked to see it!

The Huge crowd loved the Fmx. (Photo: Ultimate X/Pierre Marqua)

The Wake boys put on a show, but the Jetski is a problem. The wake slows things down and not having a high extended rope certainly limited the size of airs off of the kicker. Rumor has it that their is going to be a cable system for next year. We can but hope, it would be epic. There were no huge problems on the day. We witnessed amazing riding and all in all the event was an incredible success. I am really looking forward to seeing what they come up with for next year. Ultimate X in Jozi? (Who knows what could happen...)

Talk about close to the action! (Photo: Ultimate X/Pierre Marqua)

Ken Block launches 2012 Rally Car & Schedule

In a word, I am super "Amped", for 2012 and more of Ken Block's antics in his Ford Fiesta Rally Car. The man responsible for the now infamous "Gymkhana" videos and of course DC Shoes, will be taking on the World Rally Cross championship, Rally America, X Games and another Gymkhana World Tour. I am looking good for X Games and hope to meet the man while I am there. Never one to take himself to seriously, Ken launched the new cars with the help of comedian, Nic Swarsdon. Good to know Ken can laugh at himself...



 

Red Bull Supernatural 2012 - Travis Rice wins! Check the video

Travis Rice wins his own contest... (Photo: Red Bull)

Travis Rice, not content with changing how we all film Action Sports and specifically Snowboarding, created the Red Bull Supernatural event. To say it will revolutionize competitive snowboarding would be a grave understatement! Of course, inviting 18 of the top boarders in the world did not count for much, because Travis decided to win his own contest. He is the best, there is no denying it. The bulk of the video footage will only be available after the network special in the States, but here is a taster or 2...

Waiting for Lighting - the Danny Way Documentary

I have been waiting a long time for the Danny Way documentary! The man has led from the forefront of skating for over 2 decades and introduced the world to the Mega Ramp concept. Many of his peers have been documented and had their stories told over the years, but finally we get to see the whole Danny Way Story in - Waiting for Lightning.

I will definately be hoping for South African premiers of this film and will keep you guys in the loop!