Over hill and dale, Charlie Graham (right) blazes
a dusty trail over two porta-launches at Hampton.
Trey Winslow (above) goes blindside to fakie at
Hampton. For above the Trashmore steel, Henry
Gutierrez (top right) tucks up a mute. How many
micro-wheelers on a three-quarter pipe have you
ever seen? Well here you go, Rob Bradford (oppo-
site right) gets edgy at Chesapeake.
only ones still left standing were Thrashmore and Hampton, but
they were hardly used.
Then came the street sessions. Skateboarding became alive
again. It became just as popular as rollerblading. Thrashmore was
skated more and more by both sports. The city noticed its popu-
larity and decided to build another public ramp in the outskirts
of Chesapeake, VA. This one had a mini.
Chesapeake ramp has variety-hips, extensions and spines
which grow from three feet to eight feet. It also has a three-
quarter over-vert wall for the more experienced. It was just
re-sheeted with thicker metal for more speed and because they
first used thin metal which only bubbled in the sun.
The other ramp. Hampton Ramp, was more recently main-
tained by the owner of a gymnastics gym, but is now watched by
the city as it was in the beginning. It has the basic five foot.
metal mini-ramp with a wooden hip, a small street course and a
metal vert ramp. There's always a session here!
And finally, Mount Thrashmore. The ramp has aged over the
years, but it still stands strong. The locals are still ripping the
first of all public ramps. You can still watch the tricks of Henry
Gutierrez, Glenn Gutierrez, Eddie Gutierrez, Mike Cresini, Mike
Asunsion, Junior Purnites, Rob Bradford, Rob Aglium, Jeff Artez.
Jerry Manato, Lauren, Trey Winslow and Sergie V.