ON BOARD
COMING EVENTS.0000000000000000000000
Texas Fall Series 1981
Oct. 10 & 11...
Oct. 24
Nov. 7 & 8.
. Austin, Ditch & Slalom
San Antonio, Ditch
...... Dallas, Half Pipe & Slalom
Call Jeff Newton (214) 352-9329 or write to ZORLAC SKATES, 3356
Camelot, Dallas, Texas 75229 for more info and to get on mailing list.
GLOSSARY OF SKATE TERMS
Minor leagues lightweight, wimpy,
unimportant.
Wannabee to crave a certain life-
style or social status.
One who 'wants to be'.
Swivel neck a giddy, spring
headed, nervous type
of character. Wired
up.
Dimentia completely mad, insane,
or otherwise out of this
world.
Pummel-skating to the fullest,
with no regard for equip
ment or skating surface.
As in "We pummelled
that pool until the coping
started to fly off."
Odd Moments IN
Skate Boarding
ASK THE DOCTOR
The Thrasher crew would like to wel-
come the addition of Dr. Rick
Blackhart to our distinguished staff of
skateboard specialists. Beginning next
month, Rick will head up his own
department as our in-house consultant
and soothesayer for deranged skaters.
For those of you who may not remem
ber, Rick was the infante terrible who
stormed down from Northern California
in '76 to take the skating world by sur-
prise with his outrageous antics in and
out of the pool. Now an avid downhill
specialist, Dr. Rick is here to answer all
of your questions concerning
skateboarding, women, fast motor-
cycles...or just about anything you'd
like to throw at him.
Address all correspondence to: Ask
The Doctor c/o Thrasher Magazine, P.O.
Box 24592, San Francisco, California
94124.
Blackhart, Los Altos pool, circa 1976.
FOGTOWN SKATEBOARD
CONTEST
August 30, 1981
San Francisco has always boasted a
hardcore contingency of skateboar
ders and that's exactly who showed
up for the First Fogtown Skateboard
Contest held in Golden Gate Park.
Hosted by Rainbow skates with some
help from Thrasher, the contest
featured dual slalom, freestyle and a
half-pipe ramp. Skaters from all over
the Bay Area, including seasoned
veterans such as Peter "kiwi Gifford,
Rick Blackhart, Joe Woodman and
Dave Criddle came to help out and
participate.
Special thanks go out to
Powell/Peralta, G&S Skateboards, In-
dependent, Gremic Skateboards of
Los Gatos and Variflex for donating
prizes. The Bay Blazers for the use of
their ramp, KSJO Radio, and all the
help from the Rat Pack Fogtown
Shredders.
RESULTS
SLALOM
12 & under
1. Luis Cruz
2. Pietot Alcala
13 through 16
1. David Volz
2. John Pietkiewicz
3. Richard Lind
17 & over
1. Joe Woodman
2. Rick Blackhart
3. Don Fisher
4. Jim Suzuki
STREETSTYLE FREESTYLE
1. Luis Cruz 1. Keith Butterfield
2. Pietot Alcala 2. Jim Thornberg
3. Mike Johnson 3. Eric Hilton
ON BOARD
HALF-PIPE
13 through 16
1. Norris Clawson
17 & over
1. Peter Gifford
2. Tommy Guerrero 2. Kevin O'Connor
3. David Volz
3. Gary Boodt
ARD
JEFFREY PITT,
SOUTH CAROLINA
FRUIT of
Skate team
59 CADILLAC SPEED
KNEES SUD
off AT
PFLUGERVILLE
DITCH
Mr. Mionic
TYPICAL
MYNDAVERAGE
SKATE
DIST
24 WHEELS our
WITH
"SPIDER RAMAN
400 16.
SKATEBOArder
At
Signal Hill
at
107.43mph
FAIRING
Kevin O'Connor blazed.
Kiwi tip-toed to first.-K.T.