The Skateboard Tony Hawk Rode When He Completed the First 900 Is Heading to Auction

The Skateboard Tony Hawk Rode When He Completed the First 900 Is Heading to Auction

The skateboard Tony Hawk rode when he completed the first 900 is expected to fetch between $500,000 and $700,000 at Julien's Auctions in September.

Tony Hawk's First 900 Skateboard

On June 27, 1999, at the X Games in San Francisco, Tony Hawk landed skateboarding's documented "900" — a trick that involved two and a half...

Tony Hawk Is Auctioning His Gear And Board He Used When He Did An Iconic Trick

The X Games had established itself as the place for more extreme sports competitions by the late 1990s. Tony Hawk became the first skater to successfully execute the 900 flip--a two-and-a-half-revolution aerial spin--after 10 failed attempts, revolutionized the sport, and helped launch his own video game series. Now, some lucky fan can own the gear and board Hawk used to perform the trick at X Games '99.Dubbed "the 900 collection," the lot is ma…