Heelside Magazine

With A Side Of Victor

Who needs a side of fries and coleslaw when you got Victor.
Who ever was at the Hopshop for the sneak preview of this flick will know its one of the best produced longboarding flicks to date. So many good shots and angles, the film work is just awesome, not to mention the all star cast of complete shredders! Check it out now it totally fucken Rocks!
-Starring-
Louis Pilloni
Jeff Budro
Matt Kienzle
Chance Gaul
Daniel Luna
AJ Haiby
George Mackenzie
Jackson Shapiera
EG Fratantaro
Stacey Brooke
Erik Lundberg
Simon Pigeon
Pivot
Tug
PeeWee
& Victor Earhart.

One Upon a Time in Bro-Town

The longboarding scene in New Zealand has caught up with the times and the scene over there is booming. With amazing hills and beautiful terrain all over the country it is turning out to really be the adventure zone, now with downhill skateboarding added to the list of things to do there.
Hopkin skate got behind the annual Wellington Wind Turbine race which has now hit legit status by sponsoring the event and sending over some of the boys (and girl!) to teach New Zealand a little thing or two about racing, but not before the team were to sample some of Wellington’s finest skate spots!

Matt Boortman Newtons Nation 2012 Interview / Crash

Matt Boortman takes us through what happened when he crashed at Newtons Nation 2012. Interview by Kurt Nischel Filmed by Cherie Broer & Crash Footage Filmed by Simon Bonney.

Newton’s Nation 2012 Final Race

The Final from Newtons Nation 2012, Mischo Erban take’s it out with a close final, Douglas Dalua 2nd Dillon Stephens 3rd and James Kelly 4th What an amazing 3 days of Downhill Skateboarding!

Newtons Nation 2012 Interviews : Mischo Erban Raw Run

First Day of Newtons Nation 2012 Qualifying Interviews and a last Raw Run of the day from Mischo Erban.

Lea Robbo / Mt Keira Challenge

Lea Robbo has been skating for 10 years, and last weekend competed for the first time in the Mt. Keira Downhill Challenge against some of the world’s best longboarders.

When she was still in her teens, Lea’s older brother signed her up for the local skate gang.

Lea has been street skating ever since, and about 7 years ago overcame her nerves to give downhill longboarding a go.

In the skate world, longboarding is a fairly recent arrival on the scene, with older skaters leading the way. Steep hills with twists and turns are favoured, and experienced longboarders can reach speeds up to 90km/h.

The documentation of the longboard experience through helmet cam, with breathtaking vids uploaded to the net almost daily, has recently pushed up the popularity of the sport.

And so last weekend 150 longboard riders turned up at Mt. Keira. overlooking Wollongong, to take part in the inaugral Mt. Keira Downhill Challenge.

Although the competition attracted the best from around the world, including world champion Patrick Switzer from Canada, Lea knew she had to give it a go.

In all, 9 girls competed, a record number for a skating competition, which Lea finds very encouraging.

Lea was keen to document her experience for Open’s 110%, so she strapped on a helmet cam to take us along for the ride.

In the video Lea stacks a couple of times, but that’s all part of the sport. Stacks are inevitable, and so full leathers, helmets, and gloves are worn at all times. As you can see, Lea just gets up, leaps back on the board and continues downhill. After all the rain, the wet road made for some gnarly action.

The sun came out for the weekend, and the event was a huge success. Australian Skateboard Racing Association president Haggy Strom hopes the event can return to Mt. Keira.

News has just come in that Lea came second overall in the women’s bracket, so a great effort and congratulations.

Enjoy Lea’s longboarding video. By Open Producer Sean O’Brien / ABC

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Comet’s New Retail Store

Comet Skateboards — a skateboard manufacturer in Ithaca, NY — is officially opening its first retail store to sell skateboards, apparel, and accessories. Comet’s retail space is located on the second floor at 126-B on the Ithaca Commons. The ribbon cutting will take place at 3:30pm on Friday, April 27th, followed by an open house. On Saturday, April 28th, Comet will also host the first ever Ithaca Slide Jam, a skateboard contest on Buffalo Street followed by a party at Bandwagon Brew Pub, where the new Comet skateboard line will be on display for the rest of the summer.

Events Summary:
4/27 Friday 3:30pm – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony – Outside 126-B The Commons, Ithaca, NY
4/27 Friday 4-7pm – Grand Opening – 126-B The Commons, Ithaca, NY
4/28 Saturday 11am-4pm – Ithaca Slide Jam – East Buffalo Street (top of the hill), Ithaca, NY
4/28 Saturday 4pm – Party at Bandwagon Brew Pub – 114 N Cayuga St, Ithaca, NY

15 Years of Leadership:
Since being founded by skateboarders in 1997, Comet has been recognized world-wide for their high-performance skateboards and their sustainable business practices. Comet is committed to environmental and community stewardship both internationally as a founding B Corporation and locally as a charter member of the Sustainable Enterprise & Entrepreneur Network (The SEEN). Comet welcomes everyone to join them on April 27-28 in celebrating the start of a new era in Comet history.

SunRise Episode 01

the end of the world tour 2012
episode 1
myself and 5 mates leave lima peru for cuzco high in the mountains, the trip is 24 hours straight and on the way we find a young grommet, new roads and eventually make it safly to the kokopelli hostel where we well keep as home base for the next week – Rob & Maga McWhinnie Doin Epic Shit!

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god wolf – other plans
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Straight From The Dawgs Mouth

N-Tense D-Centz Tour . . . oioioi, yer bra, sorry i havent got the chance to get to ya. things on the road are testing at times wen ya wanna blog stuff. all good tho. in Auckland at the moment and are headin across to Waiheke Is tommorow for a few days untill gettin home on the 6th. easter long weekend so we’ll jam for sho eh. Heres a few pics if ya wanna use them on the site. i see the new issues out. Cant wait to read it wen im not on the hat at home eh! ha ha. YateDawg