In some sad news the MACBA Big Four are being torn down.

In the commenting section of the news article a commenter going by Moleiro had this to say:

“As far as I know they are not going to build a new set. The whole spot was getting special attention from the Police for a long time ago, and the rumour is that they are gonna rebuild it in a way that is not so appealing for skateboarding, maybe some knobs too… but that’s just a rumour thought.“

Sorry everyone, I guess Spencer Hamilton actually did murder the set in his Strange Brew part. Check it out if you haven’t, 3 tricks 1 part. Go pick up a copy to witness the last days of MACBA.

Source: TWS

Since we’re always trying to keep you updated on our riders click on the photo below for Darrell Stanton’s Question Authority at Skateboarder. Curtis Johnston wrote in to Skateboarder and got his questions answered by the man himself.

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Ian Twa’s hard work is paying off and today is not “just another day” as his video series has been titled (check out his section for the videos). Checkout Twa’s Transworld Check Out and go pick up a copy of their mag.

Head over to dcshoes.com and stay updated on what Force Trucks riders Marquise Henry and Kota Ikeda are doing out in Asia. Just click on the photo to head over to their site.

Spencer has been racking up new sponsors and making a big impact on the skateboarding scene this year. In the last couple of weeks Spencer has been added to two major powerhouses in the skateboarding industry, KR3W Apparel and Supra Footwear. Those new sponsors along with his epic Strange Brew opening part, that lived up to the legendary status of the Ali soundtrack chosen, have cemented Spencer Hamilton’s place in skateboarding, so get used to hearing his name cause he is here to stay.

With all that has been going on with Spencer we decided that it would be a good time to catch up with him, so Spencer is the focus of a new post called “iText With Force Pro Skaters.” What you’ll get is a look inside our texts with our industry leading team, so keep checking back, cause these will be posted up weekly.

interview by: Ben Watanabe

So that was it. Make sure to keep checking back if you want to see who the new rider is that Spencer and I were talking about. Who knows, the new rider could be the next to do an iText, or it could be Darrell Stanton, Andrew Langi, Devine Calloway, Walker Ryan, or any of our riders.

Now go watch Spencer’s part in Strange Brew and go skate! Or if you want more Spencer news and coverage check out Spencer’s section of the site.

Force riders are making moves and getting on some of the best teams in the industry. First with Devine moving to Etnies, Walker getting on C1RCA, Marquise joining DC, and now Spencer getting on KR3W! Check out the announcement from KR3W below.

“KR3W is very proud to announce that one of Canada’s finest, Spencer Hamilton, has officially joined the ranks of the KR3W Am’s, along side Furby and Greg Meyers.

source: KR3W Apparel

From an amazing bonus part in the award winning Alien Workshop video, to joining the DC AM Team, and now Justin Williams and Greg Carroll, the owners of Force Trucks, are proud to announce that Marquise Henry is the newest addition to the Force Trucks Team. Recently Marquise came through SF with the DC AM Team, so we took the chance to meet up with him to give out some free product to some kids and have our intern interview him.

Ben: Congratulations on getting on DC’s AM team and Force Trucks. How did your riding for Force Trucks and DC come about?

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“Kota Ikeda is the first member of the Force Trucks Japan team and there couldn’t be a better choice. Just check out the videos and know that he is even better in real life. If you ever get over to Japan take some time to get out of Tokyo and go to Kawaguchi to witness Kota for yourself.”

-ベンジャミン渡辺 (Ben the Intern)

Kota Ikeda’s sponsors: Force Trucks Japan, Nixon Japan, DC Japan, Volcom Japan, Modus Bearings, & Crock Wheels

More announcements of additions to the Force Trucks Japan Skateboarding team, more Kota footage, a Force Trucks Japan Tour announcement, Force Trucks Japan Tour video all possibly coming soon…

池田幸太はForce Trucksのジャパンチーム初のメンバーで、幸太をこのチームに迎えられたのは僕らにとってとてもラッキーなことだ
まずは彼のプロモーションビデオを見てくれ。そして、実際の彼がビデオよりもさらにすごいスケーターであることを知ってくれ。
もしいつか君が日本に行くチャンスがあれば、東京を出て川口まで池田幸太を見に行ったほうがいい。

＊ジャパンスケートチームの告知や池田幸太のプロモーションビデオ、Force Trucks ジャパンのツアービデオなど随時アップデート予定。

-ベンジャミン渡辺 (Ben the Intern)

Check out these videos of Kota in Japan

One of our favorite flow team members Mark Suciu won the eS Game of SKATE in Santa Cruz last Monday. This will be Mark’s third time heading to the finals and you know what they say third time is the charm. Check out the video and full story at Transworld.

Also Mark recently took first place at the Zumiez Best Foot Forward contest in Pleasanton and you guessed it there’s a video for that too.

Congratulations Mark, keep it up.

Also keep an eye out for Mark in the friends section of Proof.

Force Trucks Rider Walker Ryan will be making a couple of stops with the Expedition and Organika teams. If you have a chance make sure to get out and see Walker, if you haven’t seen his Organika video or C1RCA video click on the links and watch them now. You’ll definitely be at the battles after watching those. Check the fliers for details.

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