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MIKE SMITH CONCAVE
29% x 10%-6 Ply Maple
$39.95
30% x 10%-7 Ply Maple
$39.95
ROGER HICKEY DOWNHILL CONCAVE
33×9%
$48.25
STREET MODELS
40x9% Long board
30 x 9%
$22.95
28 x 8
$48.25
$18.00
Medium
25
SKID PLATES
6 or 8
Wood rail grabs
T-SHIRTS
Small
STICKERS
Small
Medium
Note Tape no included on skateboard decks
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$ 3.50
Large
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Large
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MIKE SMITH
CONTENTS
Cover Top: Tony Hawk, rising amateur star,
during one of his typically bizzare re-entries 14
at Del Mar. Photo Rex Marechal.
Bottom: John Hutson leads Paco Prieto to
the finish at Capitola. Photo Dick Noll
STAFF
PUBLISHER
Edward Riggins
ASSISTANT TO THE
PUBLISHER
Rick D. Noll
EDITOR/ART DIRECTOR
Kevin J. Thatcher
PHOTO EDITOR
Reginald Caselli Jr.
DEL MAR PRO/AM
SKATEBOARD
CONTEST
Intensity, in the pool plus
fun on the banks equal an
exciting contest in
San Diego.
34
LOST IN LOS
Freestyle plus expenses,
that's the key...
40
WILD RIDERS
OF BOARDZ
The Big Boyz roll west
to California.
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P.O. Box 2845
(213) 921 0133
Santa Fe Springs. CA 90670
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS
Mike Folmer, Debbie McAdoo,
MoFo, Lowboy,
Jeff Newton, Brian Ware
CONTRIBUTING
PHOTOGRAPHERS
Brad Bowman, Mike Folmer,
Jim Goodrich, Brad Jackman,
Rex Marechal, Sonny Miller,
Jeff Newton, Rich Rose,
Bruce Walker
PRODUCTION
Andy Croft
THRASHER
A publication of High Speed
Productions, Inc.
P.O. Box 24592
San Francisco, CA 94124
Phone 415-822-3083
1981 by High Speed Productions.
Inc. All rights reserved. Published
12 times per year in San Fran-
cisco, CA. Cover price: $1.00
available world wide. Subscription
rate is $10.00 per 12 issues.
Foreign rate: $20.00 International
Money Orders only. Advertising
rates available upon request.
22
PORTFOLIO:
THE RAMP RANCH
Debbie McAdoo tells the
story of her huge half-pipe
and the Rancheros that
shredded there..
26
THE CAPITOLA
CLASSIC
John Hutson regains
downhill crown after a
hard fought battle in the
streets of Capitola, CA.
6
MAIL DROP
10
TALKING ED
12
SHOWCASE
A guide to the new models.
42
ON BOARD
44
NOTES FROM
THE UNDERGROUND
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5 x 7's