DC King of Los Angeles -Day 3- Barker Hanger

July 1st, 2007 was, as it is every year, Canada Day. More importantly, it was the 3rd stop of the DC King of Los Angeles Competition inside the Barker Hanger at the Santa Monica Airport. Once again, the scene was thick, and DC took no shorts putting together the day's course. On one side of the hangar, there was a street setup too good for your average contest. A big pyramid in the center, complete with benches and ledges across the top, with two massive quarters on either side, not to mention your standard flat rails, up rails, picnic tables, and etc. On the other side however, was the realness, a spot on replica of the Chino Hills Four Block which would play home to the day's finals. As usual, the kids were out in full force. Everybody was ripping, including Danny Way who managed a big ramp to ramp indy with no ACL in his knee. The competition got serious, with a flurry of action happening on the Four Block. It got so intense in fact, that a second "final final" round had to be instituted so the skaters could throw their tricks one at a time, as opposed to the constant traffic jam at the base of the stairs that had been going on throughout the day. The top three for the day included a couple of new faces, including young Javan Campello, who took third, and Chris Mendes who rolled through like a force of nature with a massive full cab flip, switch 360 flip, nollie 360, and a nollie frontside flips down the 4. Fan favorite Keelan Dadd came in second with a massive switch double heelflip, but with newcomer Mendes's victory, the leaderboard was thrown into disarray. With the final stop at LACC right around the corner, who will be crowned King Of Los Angeles. Stay tuned and find out.