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World's Largest Skateboard Ramp

By Alex in Sports, Video Clips on Nov 2, 2008 at 2:17 pm


In 2006, professional Bob Burnquist built a skateboard ramp in his backyard. But it’s not just any skate ramp … the $280,000 mega ramp is 8-story tall and longer than a football field! (It has an acrobat’s net to um, save a skateboarder from plunging to certain death)

On a recent sunny afternoon, the ramp’s owner, Bob Burnquist, a renowned 30-year-old professional skateboarder from Brazil, peered over the side to treetops below and said: ”I’m not afraid of falling. I’m afraid I might jump.”

That mind-set helps on the Mega Ramp, where skaters reach speeds of up to 55 miles an hour and soar like stuntmen.

Approximately 360 feet long, the ramp is 75 feet high at its apex.
That is where riders begin their run, speeding down a 180-foot-long roll-in to a ramp that launches them across a 70-foot gap with trapeze netting below. Landing on a 27-foot sloped section, they then boost up to 50 feet above the ground from a 30-foot quarterpipe. A shorter route begins with a 55-foot-tall platform leading to a 50-foot gap, and the 30-foot quarterpipe.

Links: NY Times article by Matt Higgins | YouTube Link – via Ride Legend


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  1. ernest
    Nov 2nd, 2008 at 4:33 pm

    It's not really in the spirit of skate boarding. Why not just go ski jumping instead?

  2. Moi
    Nov 2nd, 2008 at 8:32 pm

    That is really is quite a skateboard ramp. His backyard is HUGE!!!

  3. Jake D.
    Nov 2nd, 2008 at 10:42 pm

    ernest, probably because he's a professional skateboarder.

    Bob Burnquist is one of the most famous Vert skaters. Which means he skates half-pipes and large ramps like these professionally.

  4. Gail Pink
    Nov 3rd, 2008 at 8:58 am

    It must be nice to have a back yard the size of a football field!

  5. DOJ
    Nov 3rd, 2008 at 7:12 pm

    If you live away from cities a backyard like that isn't so expensive

    cool video

  6. sean lloyed
    Feb 2nd, 2009 at 7:48 am

    dildo

  7. oliver browne
    Feb 2nd, 2009 at 7:50 am

    fuvk me baby one more time!!! (up thje arse)

  8. oliver browne
    Feb 2nd, 2009 at 7:53 am

    eh'NOOO!

  9. jake feyen
    Apr 28th, 2009 at 9:58 am

    how much did that cost??

  10. dave miller
    Nov 17th, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    david gavriloff custom home builder builds huge collossol skateboard ramps ,,incorperates his houst as vert jump ,,

  11. dave miller
    Nov 17th, 2009 at 12:26 pm

    David Gavriloff custom home builder builds huge vert ramps ,,

  12. mike white
    Nov 18th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    David Gavriloff building custom skateboarding ramps for his two boys payton gavriloff and his youngest dalton gavriloff , right on his own property , possibly the largest private wooden skate board park i have ever seen besides the insane ramps of bob burnquist , this guy builds any custom ramp you can imagine ,,, he is the best bar none ,, thaanks to him and his pro team of quality builders , taking ramp building to the next level , transform your back yard to a park ,, like no one else ,, thanks to him ,,keep it up !!

  13. Julia Stewert
    Nov 27th, 2009 at 1:49 pm

    Dave Gavriloff .Owner Gavriloff Construction company , built for us a custom wooden 1/2 pipe and fun box ,for our two boys for x mas .

    we ordered them on thurs and two days later he delivered them and installed them at our santarosa home . we are so pleased with him and recomend him to anyone, fast, reliable and professionally built.

    my husband is so pleased with this 1/2 pipe superior quality of his building and at the great price , we got several quotes from other local builders several were more than twice the cost ,of what Gavriloff charged . We are going to see if he will build for us a deck and gazebo. thank you to him and his crew.x mas will be a blast now our yard is a dream yard .thanks to Gavriloff Construction.

  14. Vince Sebastini
    Feb 3rd, 2010 at 4:27 am

    I was looking for Ramps for our property ,I saw this ,forum and ,contacted David ,via this post . and wanted to add my own comment ,Thank you all who mentioned him , , Gavriloff Construction , old school Builder who Rocks !!! he is a freeking animal , 3 days start to finish i had 2 16ft x 32ft huge half pipes and a few ramp to funbox type set ups , he uses a skatelite product for the finish they are sweet ,, Good Job Guys ,, for reference or pics of our home ramps e mail me SebastiniWinebottler@yahoo.com happy to Show off their handy work .

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