The Great Bob Skoldberg..!He saw me skating vert at Skateboard Oddessy in Mission Viejo, CA 1978 Gave me a set of Independent Trucks (109mm) took my number and Gave it to Fausto Vitelo and I became one the first dozen of vert skaters on Independent Trucks 😊 cheers from Lido Isle, Newport Beach, CA.😊
I was stoked to see there was mention of this competition on youtube. I used to live in Avalon, went to High School there for a few years, my dad was a hotel manager. I was one of two Islander's who qualified and took part in this comp. Was the first guy out the gate.. I knew many of these skaters, like Tony Alva and Bobby Piercy.. Yep...great times for a 15 year old kid. Just two years before vI enlisted in the Air Force. Now I'm 57 and falling apart. Seems like it was a century ago, but again, like it was only last week. Strange...
I just caught up with this on YT... I was living and working in Avalon the summer of 77, summer job with my brother after high school.. I remember this race very well, very fast downhill runs, not much protection, a few bales of hay..I had the tshirt till I wore it out, Wide world of sports was there, skateboarding like this was new...what a great time to live on Catalina Island!
as it was in the beginning , thanx for bring it back the real skateboarding .. with longboarding those wonderful and xtreme days of skateboarding are back! \m/
Crazy speeds on those old school wheels. I wish I could go back with one of my slalom rigs and hand it to one of those guys. he'd win easily with the wheels and trucks i have on it. Piercy R.I.P.
@Fuck Google Wheels are usually about 78a hardness. Rear truck could have a semi hard bushing and negative wedge, while the front should have a softish bushing with positive wedge. Depending on your trucks of course.
That IS amazing! I know those streets well. Never knew there was a race there. Safety was clearly not a priority. I'm not a skateboarder, but those boards look awfully short for those speeds! So, Marcus, NorAms 2013 Catalina Island?!?
i feel like these guys have more skill than modern riders because they have hard ass wheels and theyre getting speed wobble all through it. its really just them riding instead of them and the technological aspects of their set up
Hacer esas bajadas con esos monopatines en aquellos años era toda un proeza, tablas estrechas y con flex, ejes cortos, ruedas pequeñas... ¡¡¡YEEEAAAHHH!!!
The Great Bob Skoldberg..!He saw me skating vert at Skateboard Oddessy in Mission Viejo, CA 1978
Gave me a set of Independent Trucks (109mm) took my number and Gave it to Fausto Vitelo and I became one the first dozen of vert skaters on Independent Trucks 😊 cheers from Lido Isle, Newport Beach, CA.😊
36 years and its still exciting! This is what drew so many of us to skateboarding and skateboard racing. Truly the good old days!
I was stoked to see there was mention of this competition on youtube.
I used to live in Avalon, went to High School there for a few years, my dad was a hotel manager.
I was one of two Islander's who qualified and took part in this comp.
Was the first guy out the gate..
I knew many of these skaters, like Tony Alva and Bobby Piercy..
Yep...great times for a 15 year old kid. Just two years before vI enlisted in the Air Force.
Now I'm 57 and falling apart.
Seems like it was a century ago, but again, like it was only last week.
Strange...
So sick!
I remember reading about this event in Skateboarder Magazine sometime in 1977.
It's so great to finally see the video footage all these years later.
I just caught up with this on YT... I was living and working in Avalon the summer of 77, summer job with my brother after high school.. I remember this race very well, very fast downhill runs, not much protection, a few bales of hay..I had the tshirt till I wore it out, Wide world of sports was there, skateboarding like this was new...what a great time to live on Catalina Island!
...nice ..
as it was in the beginning , thanx for bring it back the real skateboarding .. with longboarding those wonderful and xtreme days of skateboarding are back! \m/
this is awesome old school racing
That is awesome i feel like i would have enjoyed this era of skateboarding
Amazing images
Wow. Hitting those speeds on those old boards is pretty gnarly.
Death race
I'm in "77" Heaven! WOW!
This is really incredible!
This was hip. Thanks for uploading this.
That slalom event is unbelievable go Bobby piercy
this was so extremely rad
I remember watching this when it first aired. My face was plastered to the screen. ...I'm so old.
its amazing to know that the 26yr old Jamie in this video is now 68
I was a year shy of starting kindergarten when this took place and I'm a grandfather now.
I can’t believe deana caulkins could go with two feet together like that incredible
respect the roots
Crazy speeds on those old school wheels. I wish I could go back with one of my slalom rigs and hand it to one of those guys. he'd win easily with the wheels and trucks i have on it. Piercy R.I.P.
@Fuck Google Wheels are usually about 78a hardness. Rear truck could have a semi hard bushing and negative wedge, while the front should have a softish bushing with positive wedge. Depending on your trucks of course.
Yeah, thanks for uploading this historic piece!
I still have some Turner Avalon wheels from the early 2000's.
Intro music is Jan Hammer Group - Don't You Know
- if you didn't know ;)
Uncle Jamie (Hart)! Holy shit!
I loved the over-the-haybale hop at the end of the downhill run!! Turner Summer Ski was well represented! (I have 5 Turners myself!).
P.S.R.
amazing event . . .weneed more this in in actual days haven fun speed . . . skate ever.
I went to Catalina last summer. SO COOL. Just make sure you eat crystalized ginger if u you plan on taking the ferry there. Barf
and they grow awesome mustaches
That IS amazing! I know those streets well. Never knew there was a race there. Safety was clearly not a priority. I'm not a skateboarder, but those boards look awfully short for those speeds! So, Marcus, NorAms 2013 Catalina Island?!?
we should bring those manly short shorts back
i feel like these guys have more skill than modern riders because they have hard ass wheels and theyre getting speed wobble all through it. its really just them riding instead of them and the technological aspects of their set up
Bobby Piercy blended his ski style with Peralta's pumping style
WOW !! Top Banana for the Upload dude ! Classic or what !
sick!
these guys could probably beat the pros of today , you see all the crazy speed wobble they were riding out
I'm riding oj right now.
Jim Lampley is the reporter.
12:02
Cadillac wheels change the whole sport first urethane wheel made. Road Rider Wheels set the standard for others first wheel with Precision bearings
i go put this in my channel ok
Fucking wow 😳
they had go pros before?!
3:17 blowing it.
This is my happy place.
Jim Lampley looks so much like Corey Webster.
Wobble wobble wobble
Hacer esas bajadas con esos monopatines en aquellos años era toda un proeza, tablas estrechas y con flex, ejes cortos, ruedas pequeñas... ¡¡¡YEEEAAAHHH!!!
@rottinq Yeah, but they weighed like 25 pounds haha
those are some sketchy wobbles going on there
Look forward to my book coming out roadrider did not come out 1973 nor did it come out in 1974 that's Richard Novak lying