Whiter
five bowls with the and coping, among them is the popular clover
The skating is not restricted to the bowls Freestyle action in Whitter's parking lot
The bowl at the end of Whitler's full pipe is heavily vertical and pitched out. Lester Kasai, layback air
Flaring a high backside Olie over the famous "canyon at the Big O, Tony Hawk
coping. The capsule is also heavily
skated although some criticism
may be c
eclaimed because of its
dfight transitions
upn
A deep
keyhole is also part of the park
geography. In 1979 played host
to a Hester Series contest and
since then has been the target of
some bio skating
Another feature of the park is its
full pipe, constructed of what was
originally a steel pipe, but now
surfaced and serving its purpose
quite well A ime aside gives an
example of the owner's commit-
ment to creating a park of high
quality when originally poured the
bottom of the pipe was kinked but
the management promptly
ordered the flawed area jack
hammered and properly built. That
is what we mean by responsible
owners
A few other smaller bowls with
(of course) ties and coping com-
plement the remainder of the
park. A small freestyle area is
available, as well as a small banked
half pipe
In closing I would like to add that
the park is well kept, the Pro shop is
fully stocked and the arcade has
all the right machines in short
you can have a ball there.
Well, that's it for part one of my
report on LA, A Skatepark Paradise.
As you can read and see, the
scene here is happening. The
involvement encompasses skaters
park owners management and
parents. This is skating 80's style
growing and ever more radical
Catch you next issue for the
wrap-up in the meantime, keep
THRASHING
-Dudley Counts
Teddy Bennet blast a horeside aerial in the capsule pool
The clover is the birthplace of many new moves-Duane Peters going crazy