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Hometown: Montreal, Quebec, Canada Birthdate: May 2, 1980 Sponsors: Osiris, Monster Energy Drink, Dark Star, Electric, Boost Mobile, Kicker Audio, Capix, Skullcandy, RDS Apparel On his 8th birthday, Pierre-Luc Gagnon, who goes by “PLG,” was given his first skateboard, and his father, Dennis, built a ramp in the back yard to encourage his son’s skating. In 1992, PLG’s father bought a skate park, and that same year, the 12- year-old began to enter skateboarding competitions. Despite his early success, his parents always stressed the importance of school, and PLG had to maintain good grades to skate or get new boards. 2 ANDY MACDONALD Hometown: Boston Birthdate: July 31, 1973 Sponsors: Verizon Wireless, Airwalk, Positiv Skateboards, Coast Body Wash, Bern Helments, Clif Bar, Go211.com, Vedalo HD Eyewear Andy MacDonald started skateboarding when he was 12 years old and, although he grew up trying every sport imaginable, he found skateboarding to be the most fun. Once he graduated from high school, MacDonald drove cross-country to California with the dream of becoming a professional skateboarder. 3 SHAUN WHITE Hometown: Carlsbad, Calif. Birthdate: Sept. 3, 1986 Sponsors: Adio, Birdhouse, Volcom, HP, PlayStation, Burton, Oakley, Target, Burton Shaun White burst onto the skateboard scene in 1999 and hasn’t looked back since. Although renowned for his work on the slopes — claiming two Olympic gold medals in 2006 and 2010, as well as a total of 10 Winter X Games titles in snowboarding slope style and super pipe — White is also a well-respected skateboarder. 4 BUCKY LASEK Hometown: Baltimore Birthdate: Dec. 3, 1972 Sponsors: Element, Billabong, Rockstar Energy Drink, Vans, Wendy’s, Von Zipper, Pro-Tec, Ogio, Independent Trucks, Boneless Pads Lasek got his first skateboard at age 12, when his bike was stolen. He turned pro in 1990 at age 18, left his Maryland home in 1998 and headed west to Southern California. Over the course of his twodecade career, Lasek has proved time and again he’s the fiercest, and most composed, of any competitor on the vert ramp. With a never say die attitude, a perfectionist’s approach to choreographing contest runs, and an uncanny ability to pull out a miracle when necessary, Lasek has taken home multiple Dew Cups. He unveiled the first new skateboarding trick of the 2008 Dew Tour by landing a boneless fronstslide rodeo during the Panasonic Open. 5 SANDRO DIAS Hometown: Santo Andre, Sao Paulo, Brazil Birthdate: April 18, 1975 Sponsors: Positiv Skateboards, Oakley, Red Bull, Ollie Shoes, Hawaiian Dreams Sandro Dias started skating in 1986 at age 11 and turned pro in 1995. 6 PEDRO BARROS Hometown: Florianopolis, Brazil Birthdate: April 16, 1995 Sponsors: Volcom, Evoke, Drop Dead, Khiro, Type S, Wave Boys, Red Bull, Vans, Indy, Pocket Pistols Pedro Barros has been sponsored by Drop Dead Skateboards since the age of 3. As a 15-year-old skateboarding phenom, Barros burst onto the skate scene during the 2009 Pool- Tec Pool Party. 7 MARCELO BASTOS Hometown: Sao Paulo, Brazil Birthdate: Nov. 12, 1987 Sponsors: Freeday, Ogio, Hot Buttered, TSG, Pro Tec Bastos has been coming up fast through the ranks of professional vert skating, having just starting the pro ranks in 2010. He has already earned a first-place finish this year, during the 9th Oi Vert Jam in March. 8 BOB BURNQUIST Hometown: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Birthdate: Oct. 10, 1976 Sponsors: Flip Skateboards, Toyota, Hurley, Oakley, Nixon, Pro-Tec Helmets, OGIO, Sambazon, Amazon Energy Despite getting on a skateboard for the first time at the age of 11, Bob Burnquist was virtually unknown to most skaters when he entered the Slam City Jam in 1995. Nonetheless, he impressed his competition with his technical ability and switchstance lines and walked away with the win. In the years since, Burnquist has gone on to roll over every obstacle in his path and he’s changed skateboarding. 9 ROB LORIFICE Hometown: Encinitas, Calif. Birthdate: June 20, 1988 Sponsors: Blind Skateboards, Vans, Bone Wheels, Theeve Trucks, Rockstar Energy, Redsand, Gotcha. Rob Lorifice started skating at age 15. He turned pro in 2004 and quickly established himself as a leading skateboarder. 10 ADAM TAYLOR Hometown: Cocoa Beach, Fla. Birthdate: Sept. 25, 1989 Sponsors: Skin Industries, Ron Jons, Tracker Trucks, Triple 8, Pull-In, MegaRamp, 187 Pads. Adam Taylor started skating about seven years ago, but didn’t start competing in vert until four years ago. Even though he has started at the bottom, Taylor is beginning to quickly move his way up.

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Birthdate: June 20, 1988 Sponsors: Blind Skateboards, Vans, Bone Wheels, Theeve Trucks, Rockstar Energy, Redsand, Gotcha. Rob Lorifice started skating at age 15. He turned pro in 2004 and quickly established himself as a leading skateboarder.

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Brian “The General” Deegan , founder of Metal Mulisha and twelve-time X-Games medalist collaborated with Feld Motor Sports-owned Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam® to create the first ever line of Hot Wheels® Monster Jam Metal Mulisha die-cast monster truck toys.

Toy fans around the world can add these rare 2011 “First Edition” Metal Mulisha monster trucks to their Hot Wheels Monster Jam collections . These trucks are inspired by the authentic monster trucks that tour globally with Monster Jam. The launch of these vehicles marks the first ever release of a Metal Mulisha monster truck in the Hot Wheels Monster Jam toy line. ” Deegan said.

Inspired by Brian Deegan and Metal Mulisha, the Hot Wheels Monster Jam die-cast monster trucks are now available in multiple scales and sizes at retailers worldwide and MonsterJam.com. The authentic line of Hot Wheels Monster Jam trucks feature die-cast bodies, oversized tires, and chrome-look wheels and is currently packaged with Metal Mulisha and Monster Jam temporary tattoos.

The officially licensed Monster Jam die-cast monster truck vehicles will allow fans to bring home the high-flying, car-crushing action of Monster Jam live events. Advance Auto Parts Monster Jam is the largest and most popular monster truck touring property in the world, entertaining over four million fans yearly at premier stadiums and arenas. Monster Jam features icons like Grave Digger®, Maximum Destruction®, Monster Mutt®, El Toro Loco®, and more.