Adventures In Skateboarding

So this past weekend I hopped a ride with a couple of the homies to check out the Maloof Money Cup Skateboarding Contest in Costa Mesa. We were there to enjoy a day of fun filled festivities but specifically to check out our boy Mike Carroll (Girl Skateboards) tearing up the course. Lucky for us, the contest was on the same property as the Orange County Fair so we wandered around the grounds while the boys were warming up and practicing their tricks.

The Maloof Brothers, of Palms Hotel and Sacramento Kings fame, created a street inspired course that was erected specifically for the 3 day tournament and was torn down the day after the contest ended. Not exactly the most eco-friendly setup but apparently the concrete is going to be recycled and reused to build another skate park.

Thanks to Mike C. for the VIP passes, Diana T. for driving her Prius all the way out to no man’s land, the Woos for being great beer drinking buddies and finally to Sam S. for introducing me to the finer points of deep fried Oreos, Twinkies and Snickers bars.

Flicks via concretedisciples.com

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