SATURDAY 17th
Here's the day we have all been waiting
for, the Pro/Am finals. After the second
heat of pros were run, there was much
confusion on whether to now run the pro
finals or am finals, to insure that the pros
wouldn't have to skate on a slick ramp, if
it ran long. The pro was ready to go until
someone realized that some of the
entrants were back at the hotel taking a
nap or something. So the ams went.
Followed by the pros.
The skating was intense!!! The head-to-
head system really made it hard because
of the heat. But when you want something
bad enough you give it all you've got.
Local boy, Monty Nolder managed a 4th place showing behind his California/G&S teammates.
SOVA RIFLEX
As Saturday night drew to a close, a
chosen few descended on Baucom's car
and dumped a bucket of piss and shit on
the hood. He deserved it.
Everyone was glad that they survived
the week, and even gladder that they
could return home. But we'll be back next
year for more punishment.
POOL UNSPONSORED
1st Jeff Goodwin
$30
2nd Donny Griffin
3rd John Aires
4th David Tobin
POOL SPONSORED
1st Jeff Phillips
$30
2nd Chris Miller
3rd Buck Smith
RESULTS
Here are the results from the Kona/Variflex
contest along with some results that come
from having so many skaters in one place.
at one time. Photos by Jeff Newton.
New bedsprings had to be installed at the
Holiday Inn.
HALFPIPE UNSPONSORED 17 & over
1st John Aires
$30
2nd Steve Marinak
$10
3rd Dale Key
4th Johnny Miller
5th Dave Tobin
HALFPIPE UNSPONSORED 16 & under
1st Jimmy Murphy
$30
2nd Gene Forest
$10
3rd Shawn Adams
4th Randy Barfield
5th Donny Griffin
Jeff Newton finally buckled under pressure after
another 2,000 miles on the road.
SPONSORED HALFPIPE
1st Jeff Phillips
2nd Buck Smith
3rd Bob Reeves
4th Chris Miller
5th Craig Johnson
$200
$100
$50
$30
$20
6th Jeff Jones
7th Scott Green
8th Bryan Farabegoli
Lance Mountain, caught in one of his more
serious moods. Handplant
SATURDAY 17th
Saturday night brought hours and hours
of fun for all at the hotel. Schmitt's van
gets graffitied by unknown persons armed
with "magic markers." The couple in the
room next to ours gets into a brawl. Some
chick kept screaming while her boyfriend
kept pounding her. It only stopped after
the police came knocking at their door.
SIO, Barry's dog, gets fed acid by
somebody. The Variflexers keep going
after the little girls who live at the hotel.
Still no luck, boys. Baucom drops his
pants in front of those girls (maybe that's
why no luck). Billy Beauregard bought a
case of brew for the G&S team with his
winnings. Blender spends too much time
at the candy machine with his coat hanger
stuck in it. Allen "Mr. Carpenter" Losi,
repairs their shell of a door with assorted
skate hardware. Who broke the door in
the first place? The Boys from Brazil were
gone. Who were those guys? Really?
28
Facial and body contortions by Lester Kasai
helped him into 6th place and a few bucks.
Neil Blender slashes the humid night air at
Kona with his patented table top backsides.
Micke found the time to relax with a few games in the pool room.
A new breed of skater was developed.
BOWL 13 & under
1st Kevin Lambert
2nd Donny Griffin
BOWL 14 & over
$30
3rd Robbie Higgerson
ERIC
$80
$40
Mandatory stickering sessions were mandatory.
1st Gene Foresi
2nd Scott Green
3rd Kevin Kleinhelter
4th Jody Williams
5th Keith Mullen
6th Kevin Brown
FREESTYLE 13 & under
1st Kevin Lambert
4th Jeff Head
$30
2nd Donny Griffin
3rd Robbie Higgerson
FREESTYLE 14-16
1st Kevin Shivar
$10
2nd Tom Nickelson
FREESTYLE SPONSORED
1st Sam Myhre
$30
2nd Donny Myhre
3rd Mike Russel
4th Mike Valdez
ERIC GRID
Neil Blender racked up a heavy phone bill on the
parent company.
PRO HALFPIPE
1st Billy Ruff
Toilets had to be sealed for their own protection.
$500
2nd Neil Blender
$350
3rd Micke Alba
$275
4th Monty Nolder
$200
5th Mike Smith
$175
6th Lester Kasai
$150
7th Billy Beauregard
$125
8th Allen Losi
$100
9th Chris Baucom
$75
10th Tony Hawk
$50
29