TEXAS
Dowell
spring
in series of
skateboarding
1981
op.
szorlac
COMPETITION
#2 AUSTIN, TEXAS
The second contest in our series
took us to Austin. This event was
run in conjunction with Sportfest, a
two-week period when the city
gets involved in all kinds of sports
everything from g
ng from golf tourneys to
celebrity canoe races The
skateboard event was put on in
the same area as the Souther
Nationals Frisbee Competition
thus we had access to over 10,000
spectator
Saturday moming as usual, we
almost had a rain-out Luckily after
an hour or so of heavy rain, the
skos
ses cleared and the competition
rosumed. The number of entrants
er of entr
increased from the Galveston
contest, showing us that skaters
want to support competition
events a As an added affraction
John Gibson and Stuart Singer
came to town to judge the contest
and skate with the participants
RESULTS/FREESTYLE
13 & Under
1-Andrew Lopez
16-10
1-Travis DeArman
2-Mike Isermon
3-Mike Valdez
19 & Over
1-Bugger Cram
2-John Griston
3-Cody Bel
RAMP
13 & Under
1-Andrew Lopez
2-Travis DeArman
3-David Word
14-15
1-Craig Johnson
2-Tommy Harmel
3- David Chism
Gettin' red while gettin' air, The Lone Star way
Ladies Ramp (Skateboard)
1-Sally Stout
Ladies Romp (Rollerskate)
1-Else Vander Borght
Mens Rollerskate
1-Alan Guimond
16-18
1-Jeff Philips
2-(e) David Gobea/
Dan Wilkes
3-Rick Trevino
19 & Over
1- "Bugger Cram
2-Gerald Burris
3-Keith Rodgers
TEXAS Spring Series
#3 DALLAS
The climax of the Series
happened indoors (no way for a
rainout at the Dallas Convention
Center. It was run in conjunction
with a local radio station's lifestyle
fair. This included everything from
live bands to public service groups
from stereo displays to bull riding
An estimated 300.000 people
came to this three day event.
The number of entrants for this
contest grew again from the last
one with a few coming from
Oklahoma. From even farther
away Florida to be exact, came
Alan Gelfand and Dan Munay to
join local boy Stuart Singer in
doing demos and judging
The crowds surrounding the
ramp at times were immense, so
the skaters really had the
enthusiasm to do their best
a big success
RESULTS/RAMP
13 & Under
1-Andrew Lopez
2- Travis DeArman
14-15
1-Craig Johnson
2-Tommy Koese
3-Todd Presson
4-Mark Bridges
16-18
1-Jeff Phillips
2-Dan Wilkes
3-Dave Chaffin
4-Kevin Brown/Pete Castro
5-Scott Morse
19 & Over
1-Dana Buck/Barry
McDaniel/William Cram/
Gerald Burris
2- John Nav
FREESTYLE
13 & Under
1-Andrew Lopez
16-18
1-Mike Valdez
2-Travis DeArman
3-Tim Litzman
4-Dan Wilkes
5-Mike sermon
19 & Over
1-Duane Kunksley
2-Barry McDaniels
3-Gerald Burris
4-Keith Rogers
5-William Cram
ROLLER SKATE
14-15
1-Pete Miller
16-18
1-Allan Guimond
2-Stan Frank
30
Freestyle involves strength and coordination
3-Else Vander Borght Alan Gelfand doing his standard promo bit
"The Brewski Man" on a rum
Indoor freestyle in Dallas
G
Alan Gelfand logging air time
CLOSING COMMENTS
Thanx to everyone involved in
the Series and especially to the
skaters who participated-without
you, there would be no point to
any of this
We have shown that skating is
and always will be here, and that
contest or exhibitions will bring
them together to show the masses
what it is all about.
If you live somewhere where
skating needs a boost, talk to your
nearest skate shop, try to organize
a contest - that's how the Spring
Series of Texas got started. But
most important-get involved-
if you don't do it no one else will
THANK AGAIN to all the sponsors
of the Series: Madrid, Indy. Variflex
Sims, Tracker, NHS Powell Peralta.
Zorlac, Donel, Schmitt Stix, SO and
THRASHER MAG See ya at the next
Series
-Jeff Newton