Hopkin team rider Jackson Shapiera was featured on ABC3’s Rush TV, an extreme sports show detailing the riders and characters involved in each all things extreme.
Hopkin Racing team rider Rob McWhinnie explores some terrain around Sydney’s Northern Beaches before venturing into the heart of Sydney City to a new carpark the crew had recently found
Hopkin Racing team rider Jackson Shapiera took a trip down to Adelaide in South Australia with QLD rider Adam Yates in search of hills and good times with the local crew. This is a raw run of one of the many hills to be found down there.
Beat the Bastard was held in Townsville, QLD Australia. It was the first Free Ride event ever to be held in Australia, and was also the first Gravity event to be a charity. They were raising money to beat the bastard, prostate cancer.
The event also included the 2nd round of the Cone Head Cup, and was a gnarly SuperG course that was around 60km/h and through hectic bends.
It was truly an epic event. DVD coming soon…
Jackson Shapiera is a team Hopkin rider from the Northern Beaches in Sydney, Australia. He has been competing for 2 years and is ready to take out the number one position on the world cup. Along the way he has picked up sponsors such as Rayne Longboards, Orangatang Wheels and Kooky speed trucks and is showing the rest of the world that Australian longboarders are a dominating force to be reckoned with.
Every Sunday, skaters from around Sydney (and further) gather to shred the local hills on the northern beaches. Every week is a new adventure as they find more and more terrain to thrash. Here is a small taste of what the sunday sessions is all about.
In February and March of 2009, the best downhill skaters from around Australia gathered in the Snowy Mountains of NSW surrounding Mt Kosciuoszko (the highest point in Australia) in search of the best downhill terrain the country has to offer. This is what they found…
This is a compilation of shots from Down Under (Australia) and the Great White North (Canada). Featured riders are: Jackson Shapiera, Stephen Daddow, Kristian Pinochet, Scoot Smith, Rylan (Raggie) English, B-Rad, Scott (Guff) Guthrie, Mike McGoldrick, Adam Yates and Brian Peck.