Kansas City was burning up tonight at skateboarding´s biggest contest series, the 2012 Street League Skateboarding™ DC Pro Tour fueled by Monster Energy, as they ran through four heats of next-level skating in the high stakes Qualifying round.

Skateboarding´s biggest contest series, the 2012 Street League Skateboarding™ DC Pro Tour fueled by Monster Energy is officially underway. 24 of the world´s top skaters converged on Kansas City today to begin practice for the series´ explosive season opener. The Sprint Center arena has been transformed into a one-of-a-kind concrete street plaza-style park where the elite field of pro skaters will battle throughout the weekend for to see who will win the first stop.

From the sound of the campsites last night, the tens of thousands of fans already gathered here in Le Mans sure are. The Monster Energy Grand Prix de France is primed for its showdown as round four of the MotoGP World Championship clicks into gear with FP3 and Qualifying all set to go down at the Bugatti Circuit later today.

It was announced today that Monster Energy will sponsor Kurt Busch and the No. 51 Chevrolet of Phoenix Racing in Saturday night’s NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race at Charlotte (N.C.) Motor Speedway.