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Dump Road Outlaw 2012

50 mph in a straight line down a chip sealed road. This is how they used to race in the 90′s. 2012 is a new day an age and skateboarding has come a long way since the 90′s. Downhill skateboard races nowadays aren’t considered exciting unless there are turns and what not.

Not dump road though. The race has been running for quite some time and is part of the infamous Cali Outlaw Series. No sponsors, no permits, just a group of friends both old and new meeting up to race a road nestled in the Badlands of California.

The race is exciting and each finish is a photo finish. The packs are so tight and it actually takes some strategy to win.

Some try to push out to the front of the pack and stay there while others try to get into that persons draft in an attempt to pass them somewhere along the way down the almost 1 mile stretch of road.

Riders pay their entry fees, run a few practice runs followed by the race runs. Heats are run, riders are eliminated and finally it becomes time for the finals. Everyone cheers on their friends and a champion is crowned.

 

Open Class

1st- Tim Del Rosario

2nd- Daniel Luna

3rd- Key Dougherty

 

 

 

Groms

1st- Ethan Vinograd

2nd- Chance Gaul

3rd- Roger Jones

 

 

 

 

Luge

1st- Mike Mc Intyre

2nd- Key Dougherty

3rd- John Rogers

 

 

 

 

Attic Skateshop Slide Jam

Talega, a popular skate spot with every local company and their moms throwing slide jams and races there so walking up the hill was a familiar scene. Skaters sliding their way jamming down the hill and spectators hanging out at the hairpin left where most of the crashing takes place.

With a small ramp set up and a group of skaters and many familiar faces a good time was to be had. Pizza was delivered to the hill ordered and consumed by the Laguna kids and there were people from L.A all the way to San Diego that drove out to attend the event.

For those of you unfamiliar with Talega it is a pretty gnarly hill not to ridden unless you know how to slide or a ready to learn. The bottom half of the road consists of 3 big hairpins and a fun lefty at the beginning. Skaters usually start just above these hairpins. The straightaways to them is steep forcing you to have to drift each one and the pavement is super buttery making it a great hill for free riding.

A good group of shredders showed up to the event and lots of skin was left at the hill.

 

Peter Kell shares his top 5 most kick ass boards in longboarding

Peter Kell has a creative and entertaining way of reviewing his top 5 most kick ass boards in longboarding.

Edit By: Peter Kell

5. Kevin Reimer’s custom made carbon fiber Rayne Killswitch

4. 313 Skateboards “The Bird”

3. Airflow “Bracket”

2. WeFunk “Roadmaster” with no cutouts

1. 42″ OG Sector 9 Race deck

Macaroni & Cheese

Edit and filmed by: Max Capps

 

Sometimes it’s hard to tell what Tyler Hampson likes more. Macaroni and cheese or skateboarding. For him the perfect day is enjoying his two favorite things. I don’t know if he actually got to eat macaroni and cheese this day but we know he’s thinking about it now. – Leecifer