Saturday, August 2: X Fest, available for $10, is the ultimate action sports festival featuring sponsor & industry booths, interactive parks, athlete appearances, demos, BMX and Skateboard Vert competitions and new-to-the-X Games BMX and Skateboard SuperPark competitions. Bleacher seating at the Vert and SuperPark are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis for the four finals on this day: Women's Skateboard Vert at 11 a.m., first-time event BMX SuperPark at 1 p.m., BMX Vert at 4:15 p.m. and Men's Skateboard Vert at 5:45 p.m. Get your Moto X Fix for $20 - includes reserved seating for men's and women's Moto X Racing, Speed & Style, SuperMoto and Freestyle as well as admission to X Fest. Sunday, August 3: Sunday wraps up X Games 14 at The Home Depot Center with the fastest event at the X Games: Rally Car Racing. Reserved seating is available for $20 and includes X Fest access. Additionally, X Fest is available for $10 and features Skateboard Vert Ams at 11 a.m., first-time event Skateboard SuperPark at 12:30 p.m. and Legends of Vert at 2:30 p.m., which last year featured old school talent including Chris Miller, Christian Hosoi and Steve Caballero. Bleacher seating at the Vert and SuperPark are limited and available on a first-come, first-serve basis for the three finals on this day.
WHAT: The X Games is the definitive annual action sports competition featuring more than 150 of the world's best athletes competing in: BMX Freestyle, Moto X, Skateboard and Rally Car Racing. X Games Los Angeles-based venues include STAPLES Center, the new Event Deck at LA Live (downtown across from STAPLES Center) and The Home Depot Center in Carson, Calif. For more detailed information on ticket prices, the times of venue operations and more, please log on to ticketmaster.com. For information on transportation, parking, athletes invited to participate and more please log on to expn.com.
WHEN & WHERE: ESPN X Games 14 will be held July 31 ? August 3. For 2008, The Home Depot Center will host an increased number of X Games competitions, while other events will return to STAPLES Center as well as the new Event Deck at LA Live downtown across from STAPLES Center.
Fourteen hours of live X Games programming on ESPN, ESPN2 and ABC all showcased in high definition will be aired July 31 - August 3, as well as on ESPN International, EXPN.com, ESPN Classic, ESPN360.com, SportsCenter and ESPN2?s X Center.
Pics: Espn/Shazamm
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