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Downhill Disco 2012

Showing up to a scene full of hundreds of people, skateboards, helmets, pads and smiles I skated towards the road I have been too many, many times before. I have seen every type of event go down here but I think it is safe to say this was the gnarliest, craziest, most innovative contest I have seen. I turned the corner to see the Mike Vallely rainbow rail, followed by some sort of side ramp, a hump ramp (known as the Honey Hump) and a step up jump. Further down the road there were smaller ramps, spine ramps and the huge kicker from last years Disco. With all that there were cones snaking down the course and groups of skaters walking back up the hill.

Just two years ago I attended my first Disco. There was only a group of around 50 people in attendance and you didn’t need to jump off any ramps, go through any tunnels or ride over spines, step up jumps and sideways hit ramps. The event seemed more of a race than anything else and a strong group of fast racers competed in the event.

I attended the event last year and the place looked like a snowboard park with ramps and jumps, rail and even a tunnel lining the course. A whole new crowd of shredders were competing and people layed down four deep allowing riders to soar over their bodies, people even hucked themselves over their buddies stand or sitting in chairs just past the ramps. The event still a race also had somewhat of a slide jam to it.

This year was so completely insane. There were hundreds of people. Lots of shredders and even a lot of spectators. Cameras were a plenty snapping pictures and recording video capturing everything that happened. The rain brought a halt to the race portion of the event after only a few groms had the chance to take their runs so far. The rain gave  birth to a couple new contests which included who could do the longest stand up slide and who could launch the farthest off the huge ramp. The rain did not let up and with hundreds of soggy shoes, rain soaked boards and bearings and some donated skin and blood Scott Lembach from Muir Skate told everyone to meet back the next day at 9am. Although I did not make it this day I am still finding out who won and will post that when I know. Until then enjoy these pics I snapped. Got many, many more so check back. – Leecifer

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Muirskate’s Holloween Slide Jam 2011

Filmed by: Max Capps

Edit by: Lee Eisler

So we didn’t make it out to this one but we hooked Max Capps up with our camera and tripod to see what he would get. After reviewing all the footage we absolutely loved the commentary from Max and Roger Jones. HIlarious stuff! Instead of making this some short video edited to music we decided to pull out a little different flavor, plus we have been digging raw footy lately. We took 45 minutes of footage and turned into 13 minutes taking you through the event.

The event seemed really cool. It was a very laid back contest with the crowd choosing the winner through cheering. It was more of a bro down skate session with all the homies. Anyways Daniel Luna won the open section.

 

Boogie on down to the downhill disco

Disco balls, dancing shoes and a course designed to test out the skills of everyone who competed. That’s right! It was again time for the 2011 Downhill Disco presented by www.muirskate.com.

The course this year set the bar for years to come. “I think that kickers are going to be the big thing for the next 12 months, so you guys learn how to do them because we’re gonna do it next year too” said www.muiskate.com shop owner Scott Lembach.

With a constant barrage of people coming down the hill and various features set up throughout the course there was never a dull moment.

The riders competing in the event were separated into two different groups based on age. The younger riders were called the Disco Squad and the older group was called the A-Team.

There was a race in which they timed how long it took riders to make it through the course. The course was a cones course designed to be difficult to navigate through. It included jump ramps, tunnels and a hippy jump to make things interesting for the riders and the spectators.

After the race was held for both competing groups a slide jam was held. The slide jam was full of features to help riders keep ripping.

Out of all the features the big kicker ramp was the focal point. Riders were going huge. Many 180′s and even a 360 were thrown down in the list of tricks landed. No big deal.

The gnar bar got raised a step further when 3 brave men decided to lay at the end of the kicker ramp as skaters launched over them. 3 people soon turned to 4. It was then raised again when someone decided to sit in a green plastic chair, letting riders launch clear over his head.

The amount of people launching off the ramps, attempting and landing 180′s and getting some hang time blew me away. Everyone was sliding, and jumping, and moving to the beat.

Congratulations to the winners!

Race results:

1st Place- Jimmy Riha

2nd Place- Louis Pilloni

3rd Place- Duke Degan

4th Place- Jeff Budro

5th Place- George Mackenzie

Slide Jam Results:

1st Place- Louis Pilloni

2nd Place- Jimmy Riha and Seth Brown

3rd Place- Duke Degan