Hooked On Slalom

7.625 inch x 28.2 inch Comet slalom deck with a shape looking a whole lot like the Santa Cruz John Hutson Cutback model.

Toe stop. Crucial equipment for pumping to gain speed on the course.

Cambered deck, wedged front truck dialed in loose, de-wedged back truck so that kingpin is near vertical thus reducing turning and helping gain traction.

Pocket Pistols 69mm 80a Manx wheels sitting on Tracker Racetrack RTS trucks. Ready to roll.

There Never Really is a Good Time

There never really is a good time for news like this. Jay Adams. 100% Skateboarder. Rage in Paradise.

Charlie West Slalom Fest

For the first time in nearly 30 years, skateboard slalom racing returns to the Kanawha Boulevard in Charleston, West Virginia as part of the Sportsfest WV Games on August 16, 2014. For more information about the slalom event please visit the official event facebook page here.

New Video from Fynn Grabke's The Picturebooks

This one is circulating today and getting a lot of views for good reasons. The Picturebooks new video for their song Your Kisses Burn Like Fire features the video editing skills of Mr. Claus Grabke. Excellent work of both sound and sight!

Virgin Blacktop Trailer

From Charlie Samuels, Virgin Blacktop is a documentary about the Wizards Skateboard Team from Nyack, New York in the late 1970s. The trailer looks incredible, I can't wait to see the finished film.