Cones on a Wall

It’s a wrap. The second annual West Linn Park Slalom is in the books and we have a few pictures from a great day of fun. Hats off to Tom Inouye and Mike Estes for once again hosting the event. See more pics and some prose after the turn ….

JP rockin’ the longboard around cone 2.

Shawn keeping it chill at cone 3 while taking 2nd in the 30-39 division.

Wally charging past cone 5 to take 1st place in the 40-49 division.

Benji flowing cones 7 and 8 in the clam on his way to 1st place in the 30-39 division.

Lance shaking out the jet lag around cone 10 on his way to 3rd in the 20-29 division.

Proud new father Marek navigates the tricky 12th cone and snags 2nd place in the 20-29 division.

Chuck holding his own around the final cone and a 2nd place finish in the 40-49 division for a second year.

Nick doing his best to keep the wheels on the ground as he flys through the finish.

Steev taking no prisoners as he crosses the finish line to take 1st place in the 20-29 division.

Some large awards for the kids.

Steev waving his new hat to an appreciative crowd.

Benji accepting an insane sum of cash from Mike.

Wally tests the aerodynamics of his prize and encites a grovel fest as he launches it into the crowd.

This is the sweetest picture of a 50 year old man with a skateboard that we have ever seen. Congratulation Doug!

Tobin sharing post race tips with Benji.

Shawn doing his best to cover up his team manager Jay.

Skip, Thor, Chris and Mark bathing in the race after-glow.

Thanks again to Wally and Mike for hosting another quality event. For more coverage and official results of this event, check-out Skate and Annoy as well as Old School Skateboarding. The word on the street is that Newberg and Battle Ground are next on this year’s circuit. Stay tuned….