Danny Way Speed Record

Worldsport follows Big Air Skateboarder and X Games Athlete of the Year 2008 Danny Way as he attempts to break the World Speed Record on a Skateboard with the help of Rob Dyrdek.

[@90PercentSkill]

dont get me wrong, danny way is a true badass of the skateboarding world. he has contributed sooo much to the sport and is extremely talented. HOWEVER i find it strange that this was considered such an achievement when others (such as Mischo Erban, Douglas Silva, Kevin Reimer) reach even higher speeds without the assistance of any kind of motor at all. just gravity. THAT is something I think needs to be recognized as a feat of bravery, balance, and skill.

[@nomosk8]

i went once on 30mph and bailed really hard, cant even imagine on 70...Danny's a true warrior

[@Bostonharborwater]

pretty sure danny way has mastered the short board my friend

[@LAUGHmaniac123]

i cant even think of a word to describe danny way.

[@drakostreet]

@WorldSportTV In teutonia - brazil downhill skateboarders have reached +70mph in fact, douglas silva from brazil has the guiness speed record.. check it out!

[@tommybwilson379]

@TheBeairdManCometh -TRUE SAY!!! too many skaters today dont kno their roots...this man has broken tons of fuckin records, and progressed skating in many ways..

[@englishcollegechav]

2 words for dany "THE BEST"

[@Mraddzz]

DW IS MY FAV SKATEBOARDER

[@theelephanttaco]

My comment wasn't malicious I was just letting everyone know, but thanks for that great demonstration of maturity.

[@timmckenney9012]

Good shit danny.. goat.. you and colin in revolution.. vert street skating like no others could...my hero ..

[@kfouria]

Dyrdek got no love in this video. Whether it you are propelled by gravity or a t-rex... those kinds of speeds on a skateboard are super scary, and I have mad respect for anyone that has those kind of balls.

[@RobinWestring]

@burBURTONton You do realize this video is over 1year old and Mischo's record might not be registered...

[@MrDomq22]

danny is so chill

[@Fortune2point0]

@brummie Where's the line between a street component and any other ones? At what size or duro does a set of wheels cease being "street"? What width truck?

[@choad45]

looks like he's been roughed up alittle over the years. The guy's got balls!!

[@JullarMusic]

i think Danny just wakes up and just says.." Fuck it ill do it....why not." to everything that comes to mind lol. " Great wall of china? Pfft. Ill jump that shit..."

[@gsguitarman]

dannys a beast

[@WorldSportTV]

D'ya have video of that? It'd be mad to watch.

[@dudebroman44]

@Myung13 we used a trailer car so it might've been slightly off, but we know its well into the 70's

[@Fortune2point0]

@brummie What makes it a street board component vs some other kind of component? They're a different kind of skateboard, but they're still skateboards. This is (was) the skateboard speed record, not the street skate speed record.

[@LordKlektar]

A few years ago I had my dog pull me down a hill while riding my skateboard. She was a husky and loved to pull. I was probably going about 15mph, but it felt like 100. I got the speed wobbles and bailed hard. Watching this blew my mind.

[@monsterkiller5]

do you wanna try it? exactly

[@BetterSkateThanNever]

damn, what a legend. 74 mph wtf

[@Fortune2point0]

@brummie Answer the rest of the questions. At what point does personal preference make something not standard? Bushings? Trucks? Deck size?

[@TheLonelyHappyMeal]

how fast does he get when going down the mega ramp?

[@InDaClub717]

i agree with the Mischo Erban part, but the problem with that kid who skitched on the truck is that the truck was close in front of him, reducing the wind drag on his body. Had he held onto the side of the truck, he would've biffed it and quite literally died. He had no helmet, nothing. Mischo Erban, however, knows how to ride, and he's very, very good at it.

[@jeenyus720]

I'll do this in my neighborhood with my DGK, a couple layers of clothes and being pulled by my friends cbr1000.

[@theskier27]

1:11 i think the record is like 70 mph im pretty sure he knows 100% what the record is

[@topxsoul]

Has anyone done more in skateboarding than Danny way other than Tony Hawk (although in a different way)?

[@Endlessdonut97]

@BBS7JUDGE Foot stop. It allows for a more comfortable speed tuck (not that Danny is doing one) It's more commonly seen on downhill skateboards.

[@skatemafia10]

Yeah I am confused as to why he didn't just use actual longboard equipment made for this?

[@brummie]

@Fortune2point0 thats like puttin a mini horse in the grand national and saying well its a horse. just because they are the same thing in principle in all practicality they are different. do you actually skate?

[@Fortune2point0]

@brummie What counts as street wheels? 55mm 99a? 50mm? 60mm? 80a? 90a? What's the average length of a street deck? 31.5? 32? Why does it matter anyways? Fastest speed on a slalom board would be more interesting imo. Myself, and many other "long boarders" (AKA skateboarders) see them as the same thing.

[@BeeDubDakota]

@ganabetis maybe you missed the superfuture promo where he does a tre flip to manual on the megaramp box with no helmet.

[@liIfoot]

@Bsblob thanks for the advice man

[@theelephanttaco]

no its different because he doesnt have a car, did you see the size of danny ways board in this, they're all skateboards anyway

[@TonyJMX]

Actually a square is a square and a rectangle is a rectangle.

[@Sandburglar]

Would be fun to go beat it, maybe next weekend? Towed.. haha, gotta love it!

[@leighgriffiths]

you guys at WorldSportTV should get in contact with IGSA or something. IGSA's fastest downhill skateboard race saw competitors hitting over 70mph last year. now those are real speed records on skateboards.

[@Myung13]

@dudebroman44 and how did you measure it?

[@nkmcfrln]

@ironmaidenmanic Take a look at how steep the incline was for the approach that Danny used to jump the Wall of China or any other similar world record attempts by any other skateboarders and tell me you're going to skate down something like that anytime soon, in your sleep. It's a huge feat in itself just launching yourself off one of those things and dropping or rolling into the quarter pipe section. Danny was APPROACHING 50 mph when he launched over the Wall.

[@Xevays]

Wasn't this originally on Fantasy Factory and Rob Dyrdek and him were just screwing around when they thought of doing this?

[@Lukinhasflip]

watch out people! we got a badass here

[@badmemrys]

@Skateinfection so one of them should try to officially break the record

[@DomoSkate0815]

@Elementluver303 not only his...he was riding it

[@RUSSty1975]

how about SKATEBOARDING PIONEER i think thats a fitting description, that guy has got to have the hugest set of kahoonah's to do the amazing stuff he does on a sk8board....

[@brummie]

@Fortune2point0 size id say 7.5-8 bushings are whatever all they effect is looseness of your truck and truck is aslong as they dont poke out way past your wood

[@nicholasclave]

THE BEST SOTY

[@TheLmmsm224]

@pr0dd2k9 and hes not the only skater who goes 80mph james kelly , jackson shapeira and more all keep up withh this speed in most of their races and are pushing it even further

[@connormcglone9344]

Um ahem...... thats a longboard hes riding @freddiewROX

[@meshuggahdave5607]

For real

[@alakaboom4]

NO WAY! YES WAY! DANNY WAY!

[@Myung13]

@dudebroman44 did you have a purpose build highspeed board like danny? seeing as he was experiencing trouble with the stability of his trucks, surely to top that speed you needed one? and how come you don't do it again to break a world record? not worth your time huh?

[@pr0dd2k9]

@rebelsk8r3 NO SHIT! IT'S CALLED DOWNHILL SKATEBOARDING! DANNY WAY IS STILL FUCKING AWESOME!

[@Fortune2point0]

@brummie Stability block? It's to put his foot against so it doesn't slip off. Nothing to do with stability.

[@gremis321]

he called the wheels tires

[@HarmFlo]

@MrTOMASIVAT .. a longboard is also a skateboard.

[@dudebroman44]

@Myung13 I don't need to, I live in Colorado and there is a hill here where you can get going that fast. There are already videos of it

[@danballarin]

Why is the Evil Emporer from Star Wars talking?

[@brummie]

anyone know the record on a bog standerd board? not long board

[@MikeOhTheDon]

crazy

[@brummie]

@Fortune2point0 personal preferance is not the issue.

[@Fortune2point0]

@brummie I don't see why you disagree.

[@nkmcfrln]

@ironmaidenmanic You should contact Danny Way and Professor Schmitt and show them how it's done. Better yet you should find out who they are in the first place. Skateboarding has come a long way since the concave.

[@CarWrapsCasablanca]

Danny Way is a Ghost Riders !

[@deitydhskater]

@skyking166 look up Andrew Mercado he rides regular indys and has done upper 70

[@kawomon]

theres so many variables apparently.

[@MrGunkProductions]

@wazzuppskater1 yeah it was on fantasy factory

[@TheTechBombs]

CAST?: rob dyrdek, danny way. it was rob dyrdeks idea, he should get the trophie

[@brummie]

@Fortune2point0 no they are completely different. completely differnt to ride there is still a speed record for a bog standard car aswell as the suped up ones so why not for a plank?

[@TheSammy97]

Thats Rob dyerdeks t-rex, and he was driving it

[@SkateboardAndSkates]

@Brick09 how do you know you go 100

[@lemonite1]

It's Danny No-Way!

[@cojeep636]

correction bud, not a longboard, a board made in the likeness of a street deck, made significantly longer. Companies (though not in the small world of street skaters) already make boards made for this stuff, something like an evo would have been easier, safer, and would have significantly reduced the chances of speed wobble. As well as wheels designed for speed. Respect to Danny Way for trying it, for sure, not so much for not knowing how to do it properly.

[@pr0dd2k9]

@rebelsk8r3 THANKS FOR THE PHYSICS LESSON

[@brummie]

@Fortune2point0 have you not noticed the masive stabilaty block for his back foot? and that is my point they are for 2 differant things. just because they are the same kind of thing they are not for the same activaty. and they clearly know about skate boards otherwise he would not have let them near the project would he.

[@Fortune2point0]

@wazzuppskater1 Abec only goes up to 9, and by the time he's rolled 50 feet, they're already way down below Abec 1.

[@uoleppi1]

no, longboard is a skateboard - check wikipedia for example.

[@electrowound]

now hes gotta do it switch.

[@earthwingnewsletter]

@DoomGoon138 hell ya man thats the way to do it

[@Myung13]

@dudebroman44 nice man, I can't wait to see the video. because ofcourse, you wouldn't do something so ridicolously epic without filming it, right ... ? :)

[@TheBeairdManCometh]

@tommybwilson379 thanks man! :)

[@brummie]

@Fortune2point0 i neva said there was a seperation. and they are totally differant. they ride differant. i ride both and there have tottaly different feels. also at no point have i moand he used a long board. i just asked what the record was on a normal board.

[@420y2k]

@timpovikings what jumping the great wall of china and having the highest air of any very not good enough for welshes? i dont suppose u can do better, mate?

[@lilleursus]

rob drived the t rex u see in his show

[@wubbazorg]

I do both.

[@lachlancraig]

some people from adelaide went speeds over 100kmph on longboards

[@eveready86pluss]

Bro, your a fuckin' sick skater with dozens of unthinkable and/or unduplicated feats that any skater would be content with just having one. but the whole concept of being towed by a car would be a great feat with a tow line. well, still you have my respect doing anything with a skate under your feet. keep flying and hope we meet one day. peace, eveready..

[@xXShadowRejectsXx]

""WEE 100 MPH ON A SKATEBOARD... OH SHIT A PEBBLE" **SPLATE*** + 10 points

[@Zachc94]

I saw this on fantasy factory

[@MrAntifunctional]

fucking lol'd at the fucking announcer with his fucking accent xD

[@benlucas111]

who you talking bout MrDreamPop?

[@TGPanda242]

They are both by Mischo. I was also correcting you cause his last name is Erban not Erbam.

[@livemusicvancouver]

I bet that this comment section is full of comments like this, but... It's really cool what Danny did here, but that being said, a few downhill longboarders have been that fast and faster without the safety net of holding onto a bar, which makes it much easier. Anyways, very cool, but they could have benefited by checking out the downhill longboarding scene first.

[@KIDLATBUHAWI]

Title must be " WORLDS FASTEST SKITCH "

[@Fortune2point0]

@brummie It is a normal board. If you mean record on a street deck, then ok. But he's on a normal skateboard.

[@theelephanttaco]

isn't that also by mischo

[@wundery]

yehhhhhhhhhhh rob

[@gottadolladox]

OMFG 113 KM ON A SKATEBOARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@nathanmontelongo6544]

i wanna see someone go that fast without the car

[@connormcglone9344]

That was a fucking pintail board