When We Was Rad:
Skateboard History from UK Vintage Magazine

New Style [Skateboard] Comp in Birmingham


Birmingham Skateboard Competition 1990Banked Slalom is Rad

The Brummie NEC Skatemaster Airwalk Converse bash was a smart little affair tagged on to a supercross motorcyle type thing. Three days of assorted goings on left a good impression, and Dave Crabb as pucker prince and overall skatemaster: a title achieved by combining his position in ramp, street and — a blinding innovation — banked slalom.

Pictures (from top to bottom) Jim Thiebaud, Claus Grabke, Neil Danns, Pete Dossett, Anders Pulpanek, Lucian Hendrickse, Dave Crabb, Gerd Reiger, Mattias Bauer, Steve Claar, Lucian Hendrickse and Dave Crabb.


One response to “New Style [Skateboard] Comp in Birmingham”

  1. Ha ha, the Judges losing it. I was a judge in that comp and we all gave Neil Blender 10/10 when he did nothing. But it was Neil Blender for God’s sakes!!

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