Damn Am at 3rd Lair, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Presented by DC, Billabong, and SPoTlight Productions
June 6 - 8, 2008

• Bowl Jam, Street, and Street Best-Trick Contest only
• Skaters pre-registered for the Damn Am event will be able to skate 3rd Lair free of charge the week prior to the event
• Each registered skater will receive a free Damn Am t-shirt and other promo items from our sponsors

• Damn Am Street Contest

  • Event is one advanced division only
  • 100 skater maximum entrants
  • Registration begins in March
    • Email Rob Meronek to register - rob@damnam.com
    • Only a team manager from a legitimate skateboard company can register riders. Individuals are not allowed to sign up directly

• Damn Am Street Best-Trick Contest

  • Entry fee: Free, but only for Damn Am Street Contest skaters
  • Prize money: $500 donated by Damn Am
    • All donations, if any, will also be added to the existing $500 purse

• Damn Am Bowl Jam

  • 12 pack of anything to enter the Contest (beer preferably)
  • Event is one advanced division only
  • 30 skater maximum entrants
  • Open to anyone including Pro Skateboarders
  • Registration begins today
    • Email Rob Meronek to register - rob@damnam.com

• Friday - Sreet Practice and Bowl Jam

  • Open Practice 9am to 8pm for Damn Am skaters only
  • Riders meeting at 4pm
    • Contest format and night life will be the topics
    • Heat sheets will be posted at the Park and online at 7pm
  • Damn Am Bowl Jam
    • 30 skaters maximum
    • Two, 45-second runs, best run counts to determine results
    • Top 10 skaters advance to the official Damn Am Bowl Jam
    • 20 minute session in jam format, one intro run, skate until you fall
    • Starts at 8pm

• Saturday - Street Qualifiers

  • Open Practice 9am to 11am for Damn Am skaters only
  • Damn Am Street Contest
    • Begins at 11am
    • 100 skaters
    • Five heats
    • Two, one minute runs, best run counts to determine results
    • Top 30 skaters advance to Semi-Finals
    • Top two qualifiers go directly to Finals

• Sunday - Semi-Finals

  • Open Practice 9am to 11am for Damn Am Semi-Finals skaters only
  • Damn Am Street Semi-Finals
    • Begins at 11am
    • 28 skaters
    • Two, one minute runs, best run counts to determine results
    • Top 10 skaters advance to Finals meeting up with top two street qualifiers
  • Damn Am Street Finals
    • Begins immediately after Damn Am Street Semi-Finals
    • 12 skaters
    • Three, one minute runs, best run counts to determine results
    • All 12 skaters qualify for Tampa Am 2007
    • Top two skaters go directly to the Tampa Am 2007 Semi-Finals
  • Dunk Tank Intermission
    • Get your girl in the tank and get free gear
  • Damn Am Street Best Trick
    • Available only for Damn Am Street Contest skaters
    • 30 minute jam on obstacle to be determined during event
    • Prize money: $500 donated by Damn Am
      • All donations, if any, will also be added to the existing $500 purse

• Nearby Hotels

  • Super 8 Motel (Right Across the Street)
    Phone: 763 546 6277
    6300 Wayzata Blvd. Golden Valley, MN 55416
    (It's the closest and cheapest one)
    Hotel Details
  • Doubletree (across the highway)
    Click here for location details, including a spcial rate of $89.99 a night.
  • Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites (About a 1/4 Mile Away)
    Phone: 763 545 8300
    6020 Wayzata Blvd. Golden Valley, MN 55416
    (Nicer and more expensive)
    Hotel Details

• 3rd Lair Details

  • 3rd Lair
    850 Florida Avenue South
    Golden Valley, MN 55426
    www.3rdLair.com
  • Phone: 763 797 5283
    Fax: 763 797 7402
  • Directions from the airport (The Minneapolis, St. Paul International Airport):
    Take highway 494 west, go north on highway 100, go west on highway 394, get off on Louisiana Ave. exit, take a right on Louisanna Ave., take your first right on Frontage Road which is Market Ave, look for Taco Bell and take a left on Florida Ave., it's the 2nd building on the left hand side - (2 buildings away from Taco Bell)
  • Directions from the the south:
    Take interstate highway 35 and head North toward Minnesota or Iowa, your now heading northbound on 35 - go thru Iowa, just before Minneapolis the highway splits - make sure you stay to the left and take highway 35W keep going north (do not take 35E!!), you're still heading north on highway 35W, take this to highway 494 and go west, go north on highway 100, go west on highway 394, get off on Louisanna Ave. exit, take a right on Louisanna Ave., take your first right on frontage road which is Market Ave, look for Taco Bell and take a left on Florida Ave., it's the 2nd building on the left hand side - (2 buildings away from Taco Bell)

• Nightlife

  • Nightlife to be announced. Watch for Damn Am weekend flyer being passed out at the Contest