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50 centsFeb. 1979 Vol. 3No.11National Skateboard
Page 2Cover Photo:JERRY VALDEZ caught in action at Marina del Rey Skatepark (Calif.) byphotographer Pete Mark.ontent DEADLINES: for articles and photos going into the next [Mar.] issue is Feb. 9;camera ready ads are due Feb. 16.La Costa RacesPark DirectoryA.R.O.Contest RumorsMichigan ContestHazard ReportCalendarCanadian Pro AmI.S.A. }**}}1}**):}1})}NEXT MONTH: Pro pool contest at Victoria Skatepark (Calif.) and SensationBasin's W .R.A.P.S. (Fla.)*}}):}National Skateboard.EDITORDiana DootsonPHOTOGRAPHERST.A. AmoriPaul HostertThe NATIONAL SKATEBOARD REVIEW is amonthly publication owned and edited by DianaDootson. Subscriptions are 6 per year, 7.50 per yearoutside U.S. and Canada. Issues may be bought in bulkorders of more than 25 30c a piece. They will be sentC.O.D.,nPRODUCTIONI ARTGail StevensThe REVIEW is intended to reflect skateboarding 'on t he local leveL I rely on contribu tions fromskateparks, retail shops, contest directors, and in- .dividual skaters who want to be heard . To be your voiceI need to hear from you. Write: N.S.R., P.O. Box 2204,Leucadia, Ca. 92024.New Subscriptions.r---------- - ---------- ----I 6 per year ( 7.50 to addresses ---------.*PHOTOGRAPHERSThe NSR needs fresh new photos. Looking for RADICAL action shots, overviews of skateparks, and portrait shots of Pros. Send black and white prints; notslides, negatives or color prints. Put your name, location of shot, and rider'sname on back of print; write lightly with a ball point pen. If you do your owndeveloping, print the photo a shade lighter than would look good; the printingprocess darkens the photo.Photos submitted with articles covering contests or skateboard team will be paidfor. Fees should be discussed in advance; call 714/753-6214 . Mail to: N.S.R.,P.O. Box 2204, Leucadia, CA, 92024. GET ON IT!!r-- --------------------------Bulk Order BlanksThirty cents each with mif1imum order of 25.Will come C.O.D . via UPS.NameNameAddressAddre : · . CityCityStateStateZip -------------ZipI am a SkateboarderQuantityretailerskate park ownermanufacturerinvestorother00000Send check or money order to P.O. Box 2204, Leucadia, CA.92024.Ordered by:Please printCheck oneOParkReta il shopOClubOtherooSend to NSR, P .O. Box 2204 Leucadia, CA. 92024-------------------------- -- ------------------------------
Page 3MARC SCHMID running cones at his first La Costa race.SCOTT HOSTERT taking 3rd in the G.S. f .JIl.T .R. hisself. As if you couldn't tell.aa Cosla RaCeEThe December La Costa races wereheld on Dec. 10. We plan to race againin Jan; but not before this goes topress. Seems there's a race monthlynow. Call around the 1st of the monthto find out when (714/753-6214).Gib Lewis provided the electricaltiming for this afternoon. Giant slalomcourse was by Gib Lewis; the TightSlalom was by Tommy Ryan.RESULTSTIGHT SLALOM1. Tom Ryan2. Gib Lewis3. Pete Dro tleff10.1710.2810.394. Scott Hostert5. Chris Foley6, Pat Ferguson7. Bo Brown8. Marc Schmid9. Don Baumea10.4310.4811.0611.5812.36DQGIANT SLALOM1. Gib Lewis2. Tom Ryan3. Scott Hostert4. Pete Drotleff5. Kevin Karnes6. Pat Ferguson7. Don Baumea8. Chris Foley17.8418.1518.9519.1319.6319.6921.76DQPAT HA YNES 7 new Team Captain for G&S, keeping a sharp eye on his boys. Ain't it fun?!All La Costa photos by Paul Hostert.
Page4. "' . .:'.(. ":' .'1i- ',."'.,. .: ',',:'!I "' . . . ."1'::,.' No newly opened parks have beenreported in. If you know of any in yourarea, drop me a line (P .0. Box 2204,Leucadia, CA, 92024). A completelisting of verified operating parks wasprinted in the Dec. '78 issue; the nextcomplete listing will be the June, '79issue.PETE MARK shot by Tony Lllnaat Marina del Rey, Calif.A.W.H. SALESTOP BRANDSIMMEDIATE,DELIVERYIf you are in the SKATEBOARD business, or plan to be, you need our products!We handle the best equipment skateboarding has to offer!G&S FIBREFLEXNORCON. SPEED SPRINGROAD RI DERZ-FLEXLAZERPOWERFLEXMACHOGULLWINGRECTOR & WOLFETRACKER. BONESKRYPTONICACSTRITONLOGAN EARTH SKIBELAIRUFOSIMSALVA SKATESPRO·TEeDOG TOWNBADLANDSHOBIEINDEPENDANTCASTERAND MORE!If you plan to open a complete skateboard pro shop, or want to expand yourpresent shop, contact us. We can assist you in setting up your shop to fit yourneeds. Immediate delivery of all orders! Write or call for a catalogue. Dealersonly .A.W.H. SALES'MID-AMERICA'S #1 SKATEBOARDDISTRIBUTOR1026 David St. Evanston, 111.60201, (312) 869-0950IntroducingDennis Martinez & Doug Saladino's ModelsYoYo ConicalSee your G & S dealeror Write for new 1979 catalogue .GORDON & SMITHSKATEBOARDSA Christ Centered Company5111 Santa Fe Street. Suite ESa n Diego, CA 92109(714) 483-323 0
nrPage ,5Team Leaders StartOwn ContestTeam leaders from Sims, Pro-AmPure Gold, G&S, Van's, D-Beam, andKanoa met in So. California to discusscurrentamateurcompetitionprograms. The group has decided tomake their own contests. They've hiredDi Dootson to develop their programwith two committees (Finance andContest Outline) made up of volunteers from the teams.Dave McIntyre (of G&S, and alsoChairman of the I.S.A. CompetitionCommittee) has supported the Ad HocCommittee since its first meeting in theVan's offices last November. TheI.S.A. has offered a meeting space andprovided access to its competitionbook for reference.Several parks in So . California havebeen represented at the Meetings. Theyexpressed approval of the group'sactions and their intent to join.The complete I.S.A. Board hasexpressed an interest in this group'sgoals and are interested in affiliatingthe two groups. A proposal to makethe .A.R.O. (Amateur Rider'sOrganization) the amateur arm of theI.S.A. (as the P.R.O. serves theprofessional skateboarder) is beingreviewed by both groups.The ARO will present a season'slong series of contests. Series I will befrom Feb. to April, 1979. Series II willbe May to July; Series III will be Aug.to Oct. After a successful nine monthsof competition, point leaders willcompete in a Season Finals inNovem ber.This schedule leavesDecember and January as off-season.The ARO is concerned initially withconducting low cost, efficient, communicative, pleasant contests in the So.California area. After the bugs areironed out and production is finelytuned, the program is expandable toareas of the country requesting such aformat.Keep your eyes on this group. This isskateboard contests developed byskateboard team leaders - they knowwhat they need.Contest RumorsRitchie Carrasco does 98 - 360's,Carlos Santizo does 70 . Layne Oaksdropped by Banzai, now withG&S . Sabre East team adds LarryKeener . Brian Lilje just picked upby Kryptonics . opening of GetAway park in Huntsville, Ala, put offby rain . Hester planning his bowlseries for '79 . skate convention inKissimmee, Fla, is pulling a good turnout from the West Coast. . Carlsbadskatepark is closing . Kim Cespedesworking out for next contest atMilpitas.ERIC TOLLGAARD sending Valentine greetings from Carlsbad Skatepark.ATLANTIC\"1tACSTracker TrucksOJRectorRadPadLand JammerHautForce TruckCity WheelsKryptonicsNorconMegatron TrucksSims1-(800} 638-35621-(301) 289-8680City, Md., 21842.90405, (213) 822-9988.
Page 6MiChigan: ENDLESS SUBy Ron Zawlocki e-.eThe Midwest's largest team competition held at Endless SummerSkatepark, Roseville, Mich., turnedinto the hottest skate session everwitnessed east of the MississippL Outof state skaters began to appear two'odays before the contest, to find thelines which locals had been drawingsince luly when the park opened. Onthe day of the tournament 16 teams,. consisting of 5-7 members each, cameprepared to rip. Chris Yandall had been workingwith the Endless Summer staff for twomonths to assure the smooth operationwhich took place tournament day.Brian Mc Ginn, Billy Hobbs, and RayAll sbu ry , members of the MidwestPepsi-Cola Skateteam, along withChris did an excellent job of judging .The events of the contest consisted of ateam relay race, flatland freestyle,half-pipe riding, pool freestyle, onewheelers, and aerial in the pool.Maximum air was seen as the RoachBoys team swept the aerial event. TomMc Shane, Endless Summer Team,set a new park record with 26 consecutive one-wheelers. Tom also leadhis team mates lim Morris and ScottMcPhail to a clean sweep of the halfpipe contest. Keith Eastmead. EastlandSchwinn of Columbus Phio, was wastotally "rad" displaying elevator dropsand a super block session. Especiallyimpressive was the SkateboardParadise team from Cleveland Heightslead by Shawn Scott who cruised the34 foot vertical walls with reckless essabandon.Trophies were presented to firstthrough third place winners in all agegroups. First place winners in all eventsreceived some really hot equipment.Sponsors of the tournament were,Kryptonics, UFO, Flite, Pride Plastics,Vision, Lazer, 0.1., Gull Wings.Custom Skateboard Shop, CaliforniaSkateboard Shop, Village Cycle,Endless Summer Skatepark and aspecial thanks to Dynamic SportsUnlimited.PE'MARTY COSTANZO (Skateboard Paradise) edged out Rich Leeds for 1st inflatland freestyle.All Endless Summer photos by t.A. AmoriTOM McSHANE (Endless Summer) was a unanimous choice for the Tourna .ment's "Most Valuable Skater" award.
Page 7IMER TEAM INVITATIONAL". e eeASHCRAFT (Endless Summer team) working his way to two 1st place wins and one 2nd.RESULTSAERIALS1. Jeff Jackson2. Kit Shiger3. Todd CadieuxCONSECUTIVE ONE WHEELERS1. Tom McShane2. Keith Eastmead3. Kit ShigerFLATLAND FREESTYLE9 to 11 years:1. Chris Horoshko2. Jack Toomey3. Jim Woodruff12 to 14 years:1. Shawn Scott2. Steve Hardy3. Ken Mallica15 to 17 years:1. Marty Costanzo2. Rich Leeds3. Pat Murphy18 and Over:1. Pete Ashcraft2. Tom Ferris3. Brian HallHALF PIPE9 to 11 years:1. Brent Mondry2. Al McDonald3. Chris Horoshko12 to 14 years:1. Bill2. Mike Woodruff3. Shawn Scott15 to 17 years:1. Tom McShane2. Jim Morris3. Scott McPhail18 and Over:1. Pete Ashcraft2. Keith Eastmead3. Al HemmingerPO'O L FREESTYLE9 to 11 years:1. Al McDonald2. Brent Mondry3. Dave Lester12 to 14 years:1. Mike Woodruff2. Ken Malica3. Shawn Scott15 to 17 years:1. Tom McShane2. Jeff Jackson3. Scott McPhail,Jim Morris, Kit Shiger18 and Over:1. Keith Eastmead2. Pete Ashcraft3. Al HemmingerTEAM RELAY1. Eastland Schwinn2. Four Seasons3. Skateboard ParadiseTEAM STANDINGS1. Endless Summer2. Don Thomas Sporthaus3. Eastland Schwinn4. Roach Boys5. Skateland ParadiseThe half pipe competition was intense as displayed by this wheeler by Tom Ferris(Eastland Schwinn).
Page 8F;ditor,'s Note: This is Part 4 of theU. S. Consumer Product Safety'::ommission's report on skateboarjingo In this section, they outline the'11ain things that go wrong , with quipment to create accidents. Therong list in the text would make a good-:heck list for beginning riders; they can'JSe it to thoroughly check over their70ard before they buy and after it has7een ridden a while.Next month's article will be the'::ommission's conclusions of theirfindings.Between one and two percent of theIljUlies reported during the specialtudy period were attributed to productausation. This was determined bylefining a product caused accident as.ny accident reported in one of theollowing hazard patterns:-Wheel Came Off- Board Broke or Cracked-Other Skateboard Failure- Board Stopped Suddenlyfhe first three patterns were chosen on:he basis of a review of incidents onfile. The fourth pattern "Board topped Suddenly" was included toidentify incidents involving wheel orDearing failure. All accidents reportedfor these patterns were assigned for in:lepth investigation. This was a con;ervative measure in terms of identifying product failures, for it allowed1S to eliminate cases which were, infact, not product failures. If the inv-estigation did not eliminate the:eported product failure, or if it waslot possible to complete an inv-estigation, the case was assumed to;onstitute a product failure.However, in addition to incidents of; roduct failure, there is an un-HAZARD R PORTdetermined proportion of accidentsinvolving the product as a contributingfactor. Appendix C is a summary of 35incidents from CPSC files of productfailures or contributions to accidents.Because accident sequences involvingfeatures of skateboards have occurredin a variety of patterns other than thefour patterns labeled product failure, itappears likely that the proportion ofaccidents which are in some degreeattributable to the skateboard issomewhat higher than one or twopercent.In-depthinvestigations,consumer complaints and personsoutside the commission who areassociated with the sport provided thefollowingadditionalinformationabout characteristics of skateboardswhich can affect the probability of anaccident.- Axle bolts which are too short and donot have sufficient room for the wheelretaining nut to fit all the way on.-Retaining nuts without, any type ofcrimping to prevent the nut fromworking its way off while in use.-Wheel arrangements which allowretaining nuts to tighten to the pointthat free turning of the wheel isinhibited.-Bearings which are neither shieldednor sealed which can be affected bydirt or water.- Absence of or inadequate isolatersbetween parts of the truckingmechanism ' and between the trucking- Nylon bearings, some of which canmelt due to heat build up.- Metal boards can become sharpenedalong the edges from contact with theground.mechanism and the deck, resulting inhigh levels of vibration.-Wheel assemblies sold with some ofthe ball bearings missing.-Insufficient flexibility in truckingmechanism which does not allow therider full control of the board.- Loose or missing screws from truck todeck assembly resulting in inability tocontrol the board.- Insufficient distance between deckand wheels which results in deckcontact with the wheels, particularlywhile turning -Wheels made of materials such asmetal or clay whi
6, Pat Ferguson 7. Bo Brown 8. Marc Schmid 9. Don Baumea GIANT SLALOM 1. Gib Lewis 2. Tom Ryan 3. Scott Hostert 4. Pete Drotleff 5. Kevin Karnes 6. Pat Ferguson 7. Don Baumea 8. Chris Foley 10.43 10.48 11.06 11.58 12.36 DQ 17.84 18.15 18.95 19.13 19.63 19.69 21.76 DQ PAT HA YNES 7 new Team Captain for G&S, keeping a sharp eye on his boys. Page 3
