to big pay if any of the big boys should slip. Tony Hawk was missing.
which meant almost everyone would be moving up at least one notch
in the final results. Favorites in attendance and proving why in
Friday's practice were veterans like cat-footed Caballero, sure-fire
McGill, maniacal Mountain (all in the first heat alone). Then you had
mega Magnusson, the brothers Buzz, Losi and Midgett, the two
headed Demain and Kasai creature, hellacious Hosoi, the aforemen-
tioned and surging Sergie, rank Reese Simpson, jumpin' Jason
Jesse, joltin' Jeff Kendall, big balls Ben Schroeder, shootin' Schultes,
malicious Malba, fabulous Fab, cruisin' Chris Miller, cultish Kev Staab
and monster Mark Anthony. Whew! This contest wasn't just going
to be an East/West showdown, it was sure to be an all-out, worldwide
board to the death (with $2,200 prize money)..
Next to the ramp on the side of Mount
Trashmore, a grass-covered hill of garbage and
compost, slalom practice was going full pump.
Simon Levine was puffing a smoke between each
practice run and bumming another during the long
walk back up the soap box derby track on which Bad
H Henry Hester had laid down a grueling staggered
slalom course. Simon had come all the way from Brighton
Beach, England, to compete for the minimal $500 purse in
the first stateside pro racing event since the old bank slalom
days at Upland. During Friday practice the fastest racers out of
the box looked to be Rob Roskopp, Keith Hollien, Steve Sherman
and Simon. Even Bad H was returning to form. (Continued on page 114)
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The absence of any NSA guidance allowed
for innovation on the slightly damp
slalom course. For instance, Lucero
and Grosso (above) demonstrate
their patented double-density
outrigger technique. Meanwhile,
exhuberant outdoor types like John
Fabriquer (below) went mildly stir crazy.
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