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 Last year's first- and second-place finishers in skateboard park, Ryan Sheckler and Greg Lutzka, look, sound and skate very differently. (By Cameron Spencer -- Getty Images)
ADRENALINE After dedicating eight months each year to snowboarding, Shaun White struggles to revive his skateboarding every summer. Camp Woodward is the gold standard for athletes who continually raise the bar and never stop pushing the limits. NBC invests $30 million-$50 million in the Dew Action Sports Tour in hopes that it will become the next big sport. The Landers brothers may have started the next big sport by mimicking BMX moves on a motorcycle. Kenan Harkin, host of the Dew Action Sports Tour, teaches Sonny Amato to ride a BMX bike. ON OUR SITE Gallery: Extreme athletes test their limits at Camp Woodward. Video: Some of the best action sports athletes show their skills. The Post's Jon Wile and Sonny Amato took your questions on 'Adrenaline' and action sports. FMX rider Mike Metzger answers your questions on action sports. |
Travis Pastrana and Kenny Bartram's introduction to rally car racing has given it a spot at the Summer X Games and a position as the action sport of auto racing.
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The third-place finisher in BMX park on the final day of the AST Dew Tour's Panasonic Open, Mike Spinner, 20, lives to make the tricks no one else does look easy.
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