CONTESTS
BANK ON IT
May 15, 1988
Ahwatukee, Arizona
Street and ramp contests are a penny a
bucketful, but when was the last time you
heard about a bank contest?
This contest was a chance for those of the
old school to show the ollie eager upstarts
from whence it all came. Ignore the fact that
these banks were made of plywood. Each sat
about six feet high and twenty four feet.
across. Two had likeable transitions and one
was an ankle smasher. The slam bank had
a parking block at the top, and the other two
had plastic coping. One even had a deck.
Between the spam qualifiers and the spam
finals, the spectators were treated to a
longboard circus of three. Because they had
refused to pay entry fees, it was exhibition,
not competition. The three long men were
Jay Tubbs, Glen and Jim Billy Bob Rob Roy,
alias Disaster's Master. Jim Billy Bob flashed
twisted moves like cess slide grind double
reverts. Even something as simple as a rock
and roll looks way cooler on a longboard.
-Bobaba Jones
Little J.D. Gibson, 12 & Under ripper, winner.
RESULTS
Sponsored Am
1. Ricky Barnes
2. Brian Brannon
3. Brian Cook
4. Randy Colvin
5. Jason Lee
6. C. Brewster
Am A
1. Cody Boat
2. Jeremy Black
3. Jim Waataja
4. Jason Knapp
Am B
1. Scott Hersker
2. Eddie Ryan
13-15
1. Matt Schnurr
2. Steele Hallows
3. Jason Massey
4. Eric Hahn
3. Randy Versterg
4. Ryan Black
12 & Under
1. J.D. Gibson
2. Jason Williams
3. Jay Eagerton
4. Jake Yerke
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VISION
VISION
NSA SOUTHEAST QUALIFYING
April 10, 1988
Half-Pipe Contest
1. Blaize Blouin
2. Donnie Myhre
3. Lonnie Roite
4. Thomas Thylon
5. Sam Mytre
6. Jim O'Brien
7. Rob
Tylor
8. Markluncy
9. Doug Walker
10. John ghes
11. Mark Wilson
12. Lenny Byrd
13. Barry Floyd
14. Matt Campora
15. Mike Nichols
St. Petersberg, Florida
Streetstyle Contest
1. Mike Daher
2. Kevin Davis
3. Fred Reeves
4. Sam Myhre
5. Jab Stewart
6. Kris Markovich.
7. Thomas Taylor
8. Gregg Kellum
9. Chad Shooter
Tôi sao Dương
11. Aric Schwarskof
12. Dave Bamdas
13. Donny Myhre
14. Dex Brieghaupt
15. Brian Beauchene
Tale of two backsides. Robert Taylor's contorted facial matches
his twisted tweak air, Inset: Blaize Blouin planted himself right
Into first place.
U.S.B.A. RAMP JAM
Leucadia, CA April 9, 1988
On a sunny April Saturday the people at
Team Steadham/Astrodeck held an invita-
tional amateur ramp contest. Friday was a
big practice day for everyone, but only twelve
feet of the 28-foot structure was skateable.
This was because the sponsors' logos were
painted on the ramp instead of using normal
banners. Saturday was contest day, and
about 30 ams showed up. They were still
riding only 12' of the ramp because the
painters were lagging. Finally, at about 1:00,
everything was dry and the 2x4's on the tran-
sition were taken away. The contest began
at 3:00 p.m. There were three heats of ten
skaters, and each was to get four runs (jam
type) then four skaters from each heat were
to advance to the final sub jam except for the
four highest scorers who would go straight
to the final jam. Chris Livingston did varia-
tions of every trick, and what stood out for
me was a Madonna to no-hand disaster
(rad!). Rodney Mead went high and did many
different inverts, including a rad Texas plant.
Dueling for first and second were John Son-
ners and Chris Borst. Borst missed a few
540°s but made his last one, then fell on a
frontside invert. This left it open for Sonners
to win. He did another long, outstanding run
(lipslides over the channel, stale fish and
even a rad Miller flip, hand on coping). He
came out the winner. There was also a pro
demo with Eddie Reategui (8' Indy airs). Tony
Magnusson, Steve Steadham, Mike McGill
and a few runs by an unpadded and still rad
rookie pro Ben Schroeder. A pizza fest fol-
lowed with tons of free pizza and soft drinks.
Thanks to Ron Wilkerson who owns the land
where the ramps are for putting up with the
whole thing.
-Kevin McMahon
1. John Sonners
2. Chris Borst
3. Danny Way
4. Jeff Hedges
RESULTS
5. Chris Livingston
6. Bruno Herzog
7. Mike Usepher
8. Rodney Mead
Rodney Mead stretches a thick Texas plent over the channel at
Ron Wilkerson's backyard ply paradise.
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