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Danny Way Videos.

 

 

1974 - April 15, Danny Way was born in Portland OR.

 

1981 - By age six Danny was skating regularly at the Del Mar Skateboarding Ranch.

 

1986 - 11 years old Danny wins the first competition he enters. Shortly after he is sponsored by Hosoi and Vision.

 

1988 - At only 14 Danny becomes a member of the Bones Brigade. He quits the team a few months later to turn pro for the company H-street.

 

1989 - Danny wins his first Vert contest in Michigan.

 

1990 - Danny leaves H-street to join Blind.

 

1991 - Danny was named by Thrasher as Skater of the Year.

 

1991 - Danny leaves Blind to team up with the former co-founder of H-street to start a new company - Plan B.

 

1994 - Danny breaks his neck in a freak surf accident.

 

1995 - Just recovered from the neck injury Danny wins the Tampa Pro Vert Competition.

 

1997 - The DC super ramp was built. August 16th,

 

1997 - Danny broke the world record for the highest air on a skateboard, did a 12-foot kick flip, and became the first (and still only skateboarder) to drop out of a helicopter into a ramp – The Bomb Drop was born.

 

1999 - Danny repeats the Bomb Drop with a dislocated shoulder for MTV’s Sports and Music Festival. Despite his injury he stays on to compete and win in the high air contest.

 

1999 - 2002 - Danny underwent 7 surgeries, 5 on his knee and 2 on his shoulder.

 

2002 - Danny Way conceives the idea of the first Megaramp. Danny to sets a new Longest Distance Jumped record of 65 feet and a new Height Out Of A Ramp record at 18 feet, 3 inches.

 

2003 - Danny is awarded best Vert Rider at the Transworld Skateboarding Awards.

 

2003 - The second version of the Megaramp is built at Point X Camp. Danny breaks two world records in one run. -Longest Distance Jumped at 75 feet and Height Out Of A Ramp (Backside Air) at 23.5 feet. June 19th,

 

2003 - The DC Video premiered and blew away the skateboarding industry. May 26th,

 

2003 - 6th annual Transworld Skateboarding Awards. Danny wins Best Vert Skater and Best Video Part for the DC Video.

 

2003 - Danny adds the Mega Box and a rainbow rail to the Mega Ramp and once again blows away the industry and fans with his new part from the DC Video Deluxe Edition.

 

2004 - First ever Skateboarding Big Air contest held at X Games X at Staples Center. Los Angeles, CA.

 

2004 - Danny wins gold and breaks his own distance record. Now set at 79 feet.

 

2004 - Danny wins Thrasher Magazines 2004 Skater of the Year the only person to win it twice!

 

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This guy's crazy for real. I stopped reading/paying attention to skateboard magazines a few months after that mega-ramp stunt for completely unrelated reasons, but I have nothing but respect for someone who has his knee operated o 5 times and keeps abusing the shit out of it.

 

Danny Way- true soldier.

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