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PENNSYLVANIA
A is on the map boys. The Public Menac
Harrisburg, PA East Coast's mondo ramp. Deal with this:
squad has built t
10 transitions, 16' wide, 2 of pure vert, coping
both
oth sides, 2 decks, one with full stairs. This ramp is huge! It
D know about
makes Annandale (D.C.) and Tom Grohoski's ramp seem
small. We skate regularly with the Toke Team and Micro at
Annandale. They have sessioned here and were blown by the
Keystone Ramp. Tom Groholski and Jim Murphy showed
from N.J. to blaze the contest. Most of PA and MD kn
this ramp but we've taken action by sending pictures. We
completed the ramp this August so it's still rather young. We
will hold a Spring contest sometime TBA Hey, all you dudes
that live in Philly and street skate, drive up here to Harrisburg
ith us. The ramp is sessioned daily by
and session with u
nd Public Menace rules!!
Doug Mayes
Menaces: Dan Brown, Ray Young, Steve Villareal, George
g, PA.
Harrisburg, I
Wagman and myself. Several other locals like Dean, Owen,
Rich, Vince and Shawe are just starting to shred, just
remember, the Keystone State and F
A massive keystone ramp
Jim Murphy grabs one off the coping
THRASHED
OREGON
Here's an old photo that might interest
your readers. The skater is Mark Conahan,
editor of BODYSLAM. The photo is by Tom
Huckabee. The ramp ca. 1982 (May) was
built by a surf-hippie named Tim Sample in
the outback west of Portland, Oregon.
Basically the ramp was an eight foot wide
by 18 fo
I foot diameter half-pipe with a full
bowl at each side/end. In other w words a
capsule ramp. The transitions were very
good. Drop in chutes that could be closed
off or left open as mini-canyons, vertical on
the halfpipe above the bowl and countless
lines for speed made truly manic air-lines
possible (see BODYSLAM #2). Carves
too as the photo shows.
Anyway, rumor has it the ramp was
razed. The landlord was cool enough to let
it happen in the first place but Tim moved
and the 11. didn't want none of them
strange lookin' punk rock types comin'
round. History.
an care
Tim and his surfer buddies produced an
amazing ramp and they didn't even c
about skateboarding! So what's wrong with
the rest of us, eh?"
Max Concave
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