Sarip
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MKS
break. It wouldn't have mattered; the
board was so warped that he tossed it
after a few runs, anyway.
Grosso, on the other hand, broke a
few boards. What the hell? He skated
hard, that's fer sher.
Joe Lopes gets the Most Improved
Award (or maybe he's always been this
good). Some people give Joe shit about
skating pro, and for no reason. My
favorite trick was his backside ollie-to-
board over the channel.
The most non-skating excitement of
Friday occured when someone's board
heli'd across the flat-bottom, and chop-
ped the legs out from under a grand-
mother who was passing by the ramp.
The woman collapsed in agony at the
feet of Muir and M. Trainer SIO Barry
gave her his immediate attention, and
Frank Hawk gave GSA Director, Jim
Willis, a major headache by exchanging
heated words with the woman's son,
The son promptly demanded the best
orthopedist in Atlanta, an ambulance
and several cops to take a report.
So it goes.
I powered about ten rolls of Kodak's
finest, then dessicated a Chinese
poopoo platter, washed down by three
highly illicit beers and blended on to the
motel. Before dinner Muir and Malba
had an appetizer of flat tire. Mice
danced over my head all night. But I
think I stabbed one of them. Woke up
around noon, I think, and made it to the
park in time for the first runs of the day.
The ramp was a good one-no kinks,
no complaints. Built by Tim Payne and
T.K., it featured a thirty-two-foot width,
nine-and-a-half-foot radius transition and
natas
ector
Top-contender Christ Hosol (above) qualified first in the finals. He made it a tough
"run for the money" by pulling tricks like this judo-air out of his back pocket. Joe
Johnson (right) exhibited plenty of flair through his precise runs. Lien.
Opposite page: Easily the strongest and most impressive skater in the competition
was Monty Nolder. A big guy with big, aggressive moves, midway through a fakle-
ollie to Smith grind.
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