March 3rd New Rule
NO HEELYS ALLOWED IN PARK
NO SPRAY PAINT
NO WAX
NO EATING OR DRINKING IN THE ARENA
Ramp City 24th May 2008 midday ~ 6pm approx £5 in to skate or spectate
So come along and watch the best British vert skaters battle it out for points leading to this years
UK Vert Champion. The standard gets high each year with the young guns now blasting the old
guard clear out of the water.
Here's few words written by Wingy on the Mt Hawke event, Blackpool should go off again!
Well what a start to the Vert series was this weekend down at Mount Hawke skatepark Cornwall.
It was kind of what we expected and then some. We all new this was
going to be the year that the new young Blood came of age but what was
not expected is the shear speed and determination of it. Within minutes
of the skating starting on the Sunday anybody over the age of 15 felt
like a complete beginner. As we all looked at each other with absolute
confusion about what do to the young guns opened fire!!
Kick flip this 540 that heel flips the height of most
Skaters of our generation’s normal airs we all new the book was passed
on and we had to fight hard to stay with them. Just one over 15 made it
to the final in the A group that was Sean Goff everyone else in that
final was still at School. That is the first time I have witnessed
anything like that in nearly 20 years of
Skateboarding. Every one of those guys deserved there place in that
final no kiddy points for having ago the real deal. And its only the
first round by the time we reach the final it will be something very
special to see so watch this space. As the final did unfold Sam Beckett
was firing hard with lots of very high consistent runs with flips
allover the place this took him to the first place spot with out any
doubt. The second place finisher was Alex Halford from Nottingham who
was in his first A group contest and Did not have any trouble at all
playing out with the big boys with long runs and a Massive backside 540
to finish you would have thought he had been doing this stuff for years.
Jacob Anderson took the 3rd spot this guy is only 13 but still has
progressed well in the last 2 years with more flip tricks and some
varials and even something from back in the day a Saran wrap blast from
the past trick showing that these kids can learn Old and New style
tricks.
The rest of them all deserve a mention as this was one tuff final with
even a International rider Chris O'Reilly from Georgia USA another
ripper and poor Young Paul Luc Ronchetti struggled along with a Broken
Collar bone. But a true crowd favorite was Jim Langham from Brum who
with his own individual style of skating had every body on edge every
time he dropped in. Well done all you guys on that the first of many
battle this summer.
The B group was a whole load of new faces never seen before but again
they wanted a piece of the Action just as much as the A group.
So many new guys already with a half decent standard of skating even
the B group is going to a close and well fort out thing this time.
Guys Like Zac Kutz, Rob Fuller, Chris Spencer and Joe T Skin all well in there and giving it some Balls Love it !!!
Mount Hawke was a blast and we owe it to Trawler and all the sponsors
(Relentless, Vans and Shiner) for making this happen, hope to see you
all for Round 2 at Blackpool in May
And we will go at again.
If you want to see more on the results please check our myspace for The Independent Vert Series.
Mini Area The
new mini/spine area is now open, bikes not allowed with pegs on sorry
but they cause so much damage and if we have all bikes will be banned
from it.
New website designed by local skaters and park regulars Mark and Woody (not Big Woody).
StudioLoki - when we get round to setting our own site up.
