Dear Supporters and stakeholders of the Downhill Skateboard Scene
The Speedboard and Longboard Association of Calgary (SLAC) will hold a Fall 2008 Raffle to raise money to keep the Paskapoo Downhill Rodeo alive. We need your help.
SLAC is a non-profit, community based association. We are seeking support from sponsors who can donate product for the raffle.
SLAC is responsible for the financial commitments of last year's Paskapoo Downhill Rodeo which must be dealt with now so we can concentrate on the 2009 Paskapoo Downhill Rodeo.
Raffle Project Scope: Products we are targeting to be donated to Raffled: COMPLETE boards, wheels, bearings, trucks, helmets, Slide gloves ect.
KAHUNA CREATIONS SPONSORS WORLD’S FIRST LAND PADDLE RACE
DEBUTING AT THE 2008 SEISMIC NATIONAL SKATEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS
MORRO BAY, CA. July 9, 2008. Kahuna Creations is thrilled to announce the first ever race featuring its new land paddle, the Kahuna Big Stick. The event will be held July 11-13 at Morro Bay, California.
Athletes will meet at the beautiful Cloisters Park. The race will take the competitors through some of the most picturesque and rugged landscapes while enabling the athletes to experience stand up paddling on land.
"I'm stoked that the Kahuna Creations "Big Ride" land paddling race is part of the 2008 National Skateboard Championships. Skateboarders are always up for trying something new, and I think the "Big Ride" is just that, and the $500 purse makes it even more exciting." says Jack Smith - Race Director and former Guinness Book of World Record holder for long distance skateboarding.
“This is a chance for the athletes to have fun as well as make history. Board riding is all about fun, being with friends and trying new things” says Steve McBride, Founder of Kahuna Creations, “the Big Ride competition at Morro Bay is a great way to kick off this new element of board riding.”
“I'm stoked to try the land paddling at the Nationals this year.” says Gary Fluitt, 2004 World Slalom Champion and 2007 World Slalom Champion Runner-Up, “As maybe the most non-conformist subculture on the planet, skaters ought to be open minded to try new things. Land paddling looks like a fun way to get across town on a board”
Gentleman Jack Smith writes in to remind Silverfish Longboarding skaters about the epic skate event set for California’s Central Coast next weekend: elite skateboard racers from all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe will meet July 11-13 in Morro Bay, California, for the Seismic 2008 U.S. National Slalom Skateboarding Championships. National Champions in multiple divisions - kids, juniors, masters, amateurs and professionals both male and female - will be crowned in three disciplines: Slalom, Super G, Tight Slalom, Overall titles will also be awarded to the combined champion of each division and the racing will take place on infamous roads and courses, including Turri Road for the high-speed Giant Slalom. Seismic Skate Systems has stepped up as the prime sponsor of this event, along with Fatboy Longboards, Honey Skateboards and others to be posted soon.
There’s a full schedule of events and more you should check out. Click on through.
State-funded skateboard racing? Yep (and the pending "Gorge Games" are, too), we've got a report on the Cascade Slalom Association's recent races in Oregon, sent in by Gordon Cully and Pat Chewning.
Race Report:
THE OREGON STATE GAMES, ‘08
The State Games of Oregon held its third annual slalom skateboarding event on the ultra smooth and fast Soap Box Derby track at Bush’s Pasture Park the weekend of June 21-22, 2008 in Salem, Oregon. The competition drew about 30 skaters of all ages from along the West Coast, with many of the competitors coming from California and Washington.
The State Games of Oregon is an amateur Olympic-style competition for athletes of all ages and skill levels and includes a total of 38 sports with about 16,000 athletes. The Games started in 1986 with 11 sports and 4,000 athletes and has grown into one of the biggest west of the Rockies. The slalom skateboarding portion of the competition is an ISSA prime event that is organized by the Cascade Slalom Association and included racing classes for Juniors, Open, and Masters. The competition format included fully automatic electronic timing with the Dual Hybrid Slalom and Giant Slalom taking place on Saturday, June 21st and the Tight Inline Slalom and SlalomCross taking place on Sunday, June 22nd.
This is the first ever Arizona Pusher, and it is open to everyone! We are working with local shops and some of out favorite board companies to put this event on and spread the stoke in Arizona. This event requires nothing but fun and a little exercise , so if you have a board come out and push! This event was initially the idea of Cole Kurtz and was brought to life with the help of a few friends and sponsors, PoopRadio clothing and boards owner, Christian Selby, and the help from Honey Threads, Sidewalk Surfer, Tunnel,Loaded, and LongboardLarry. Through their advice and generosity this event was able to become a reality , and the whole thing is really molded together by all you lovely people out there on the fish helping plan and organize the event.
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