Tlacuacha Ramp – Guadalajara, Mexico
Dreams are achieved with patience and perseverance. It is the best description for the Tlacuacha Ramp. Two years to carry out the construction of this 100% DIY spot!
Dreams are achieved with patience and perseverance. It is the best description for the Tlacuacha Ramp. Two years to carry out the construction of this 100% DIY spot!
They don’t come too often, but when you get word of a good pool, that one session can make up for lost time. This one kicked off with Cory who gave the Soggybones Skate Shop’s phone a bell. Thank fuck we picked up. Old mate had just emptied the pool that happened to be next door to his place. Turns out the pool had been sitting there for five months, hadn’t ever been ridden and as we found out, the transition was solid. We only had a quick window to smash it before it got pushed so we rounded up a few Soggybones team riders and mates.
On July 25th, 2015, the 6th Annual Pink Motel Camtest/Tuckfest contest benefiting cancer charities and in honor of Dave Tuck who passed away several years ago after battling pancreatic cancer.
There’s actually not much to say about this event. Just that its goal is to get together as many good tranny shredders as possible in teams of four. It’s rather a group thing where the teams skating together is better judged than individual skating – therefore some pretty weird combos. And there’s a carnival Friday night where everybody goes, hence the weird costumes on some guys.
Here it is folks the next ‘crete-raiser is set to go down Saturday, April 20th, 2013! Come shred Rocky’s bowl and help raise some extra dough to finish the BUILD.
“I’ve always wanted to go to Denmark & Sweden ever since I’ve seen Pontus Alv skate. The spots look like they are out of a fantasy novel and the vibe reminded me of a lot of my home back in Vancouver. When Powell Peralta told us they wanted to do a tour this summer I was excited like a teenage kid that got laid for the first time. The crew consisted of a plethora of unique shredders: Steven Reeves (who in my mind is the definition of Powell Peralta), Bowl destroyer Brad McClain (my personal favorite), one of my best friends Josh Hawkins, filmer Terry Larue, and of course the mysterious photographer/TM Deville Nunes…” – Jordan Hoffart