The Downtown Throwdown rolled into a town that has been on what has seemed to be a month-long bender. Fleetweek, America's Cup, The Dew Tour, and most notably, the Giants winning the World Series, San Francisco has been going off. The Downtown Throwdown added to the excitement as some of the best rail shredders in the game gathered at the Civic Center to celebrate the art of dropping hammers.

Sammy Luebke with the Civic Center in the background.

The day got off to a little bit of a late start as the crowd definitely took its time to muster up. Once the beats started dropping, the riders started their endless assault on a trio of rails put together by Krush Kulesza and his Snowboy Productions. The menu for the day was a down-flat-down box, an a-frame bar, and up bar to donkey dick.

Krush with the Instagram Alerts

Guest judges Sean Genovese, Bode Merrill, and Forest Bailey had their work cut out for them because the pool of riders included Andrew Brewer, Ryan Paul, Zak Hale, Dylan Thompson, Brandon Hobush, Nial Romanek, Johnny Brady and more.

Sean Black - style for miles

Shred celebrities Jesse Burtner and Preston Strout manned the mic to help the eclectic crowd understand the complex trick variations that were being thrown. Sick Crocs bro

When all was said and done, the JEDI, Nial Romanek walked away with top honors. It's been a longtime coming for him to win a big comp. He's definitely one of the top rail riders in Lake Tahoe.

Nial Romanek stoked

Here are your winners

1st Place – Nial Romanek; $6000

2nd Place – Brandon Hobush; $3000

3rd Place – Dylan Thompson; $2000

4th Place – Ted Borland; $1000

5th Place – Andrew Brewer; $500

Bode Merrill’s Bakers Dozen Award - Johnny Brady; 13 Cosmo Shots

Monster Moment Best Trick Award- Brendan Gerard; $500 FS 180 switch 50-50 half-cab out on the pole-jam


To see more pics, they had the crowd hashing their faces off on Instagram. Click here to see all the #dttd madness

Boreal opened up this past Friday. Good times were had by all.. Now come get your shred on from 9am to 9pm.

The 395 Ditch Destruction Derby is this Sunday. Sign ups are at Classic Skate Shop, 119 Thoma Street Reno, NV 89501. All ages and skill levels are welcome. It will be a best run, best trick, and fastest run format. The contest starts at noon this Sunday at the 395/Bonanza Ditch.

It’s fall in the bay, and as usual, everyone’s blessed with sun and an abundance of music and art events. As the Oakland art scene continues to grow with events like Art Murmur,—and the rising rent in S.F. pushing artists out of the city— local contributors teamed up with the Youth Speaks organization to throw together a yearly event for the locals.