Carlsbad Gap R.I.P

[@RochfordFilms]

Man the 90s-early 2000s was the golden age of skateboarding

[@KM-ch2wc]

Dawg....it seems like it was the golden age for so many things

[@nascarvintage17]

@@KM-ch2wc tottaly agree

[@hugh_manatee]

Golden age of everything sir. Human society peaked.

[@DynomyteDewd91]

For whatever reason, haven’t been around or skated in years. Watching this just brought back a lot of memories growing up and skating with friends from school and around the neighborhood, skating for hours instead of doing homework and worrying about life. The good days.

[@MrBellerose]

Brandon Nist Same

[@MrSpikebender]

You guy's sound like your old!!! I lived in Carlsbad in the mid eighties. I now live in Fresno. I'm 54 and there is a group of us Geezers all over fifty that go skate every Saturday morning. Here is the funny part. It's a bike park only but it has cool shit and we all jump the fence when dude shows up @ 10 to unlock the gates we leave : )

[@harrypotter6894]

Do I guys smoke crack there or no

[@LeeePowers]

Same. In Bay Area though. 43yrs old now,and it seems every city has a skate park. Never imagined in the 80s id see skate parks in almost every city.

[@CT-nb5lm]

Brandon,,how old are you & when did you skate>? i ask cause im hopefull i can get you back on ur board or atleast get ya stoked.. Im 45 & unretired 5 years ago when my 8 year old daughters friend was talking smakc about doing a kicklip & my daughter bragged that i could. ugh! lol now i had to bust it.. i tried it in the grass & landed it 1st try.. *1st try since 2001. and in 2001 i only skated for 1 hour. before 2001 i hadn;t skated since early 90's... now im a curb dancer and backside flips over manholes or off the manny curb is as tech as i get.. but nose slides or 7 inch frontside bluntslides feel great lol.. Bets part is shopping for that vintage deck & indys etc etc... **i bet you could land a kickflip in grass 1st try too..

[@MrEelwentworth]

They could teach a physics course based on the gap.....

[@IRVDawg]

Could they?

[@dam.5470]

@@IRVDawg yes

[@purelyconstructive]

...and it would be taught by Rodney Mullen. :-D

[@madLphnt]

@@IRVDawg lol

[@goldfinger1445]

This spot was in tony hawk pro skater 2! Memories!

[@Seamo57]

+Gold Finger - Yes!! I remember being so bored & disappointed w/ early attempts like: "Skate or Die," & playing "720º" in Arcades.. and wishing for something that actually became a reality! I remember being so pumped about that when I saw that included, but that gap was such a beast.. and in the game you could easily do anything down it.. no prob.. it seemed tiny lol.. but it was actually correct, or extremely close to it, in terms of the size comparisons.. But obviously the mechanics to make the game more "Fun" and allow you to sail through the air w/ ease was part of the joy of it.. I wished the mechanics would've been a little different for "Real Skate spots," to make them more realistic.. (But these were the 1st TRUE EFFORTS at TRUE SKATEBOARDING GAMES!!), with that being said, even the 1st T.H. Pro Skater game was mind-blowing to my generation, (I'm guessing yours too) who dreamed of having such a game when we were just younger (from when I started in '89, at 9 yrs. old, through my teens during the 90's... and then BOOM!!!), It was so surreal when we first played it.. Unbelievable!!.. and to see this actually, and finally become a reality was definitely something I worried, may not happen, b/c at the time up until practically right before it's creation, Skateboarding didn't have the popularity & therefor the money backing it, that it did to even allow for the production of such an endeavor.. not to mention the technology to produce such a thing.. it was Cutting Edge for sure! And it was not "COOL" to be a skater in the 90's in most places, we were outcasts! So It's great that things turned around..

[@gentbar7296]

trip

[@gabefields9072]

School 2!!

[@js100serch]

where?, can't remember... too lazy to take my dreamcast out.

[@qwertpoiuy430]

@@js100serch school 2, it's a secret area

[@thesoulservice]

"Like, just like..." - Rob Dyrdek

[@bucketheadrox]

I knew I was gonna find this comment somewhere

[@andrewcastleberry4921]

What a poser

[@whyme4512]

He says “like” too damn much

[@breadwinner6921]

prob raised by a single mother

[@judeuk6554]

@@andrewcastleberry4921 what? Why are you calling him a poser...

[@peterjv8748]

I never knew a small corner of a bland school campus could be so interesting.

[@fiddygd8304]

Anywhere can be a skatepark.

[@stephcurry5939]

I never knew a wooden plank attached with some wheels could be so interesting

[@Pedro370100]

Thats skateboarding! :)

[@fiddygd8304]

@C_dubbz _ didn't think about that......

[@stackierobinson5408]

@@stephcurry5939 amen 🙏🏽

[@ExoShadow]

What are they complaining about? I did so many tricks over that gap on THPS2 like nothing. Rolled away clean and everything.

[@splurski]

i know right they are nothing compared to us on THPS2!

[@drueskillz]

Lmfao!

[@drueskillz]

Lmfao

[@grandmascat9782]

@@steev1290 same

[@ricciduro2297]

Listening to primus-jerry was a race car driver

[@Seamo57]

So awesome to see "THE KING" Jeremy Wray not only acknowledge, but give such props to Tom Penny for that insane Switch F/S Flip, done when he was young!.. I saw it in an old 411 about Flip.. And no one seemed to have noticed that monstrous and effortless looking, beautifully executed trick.. down a fvcking Beast of a gap! All of those tricks were monumental.. I miss that gap soooo much!

[@carsonwarner3797]

Yo straight up, Brandon Turner's switch hardflip is the cleanest thing I've ever seen done down Carlsbad. That was so nice

[@GoldenLamentation]

Krispyflips clean ass raw shit

[@caseyhunt360]

TWUAN OWNS CARLSBAD.

[@MidTierVillain]

Casey Hunt yea, Dixon killed it!

[@SkatEarthProductions]

Cody McEntire nollie big heel

[@emericarider690]

and tom penny fs flip

[@ebsss100]

I wish more pros would talk about famous gaps like this about the difficulties of it.

[@imALTAMONTING567]

The MY Wars are pretty good, kinda similar

[@joedent3323]

yer mums gap is infamous... and vast.

[@ajenee7773]

The feel of this feels like someone's going to die at the end

[@trevorw1005]

The gap died :(

[@medievalshadows2836]

Fr

[@medievalshadows2836]

@@trevorw1005 wait really lol

[@medievalshadows2836]

@@trevorw1005 what is it now? Is it still a school or did they start new construction or what is it now?

[@andrewhightower]

@@medievalshadows2836 kzbin.info/www/bejne/mYbagmVmiNNll5I watch this video

[@jessefitzpatrick9682]

Second Hand Smoke/Welcome to Hell drove me to skate every day. 25 years later, at 40, I still try to skate every day. Props to that gen that got my ass out there! Skateboarding is by far the thing I have enjoyed most in my life.

[@truskateboards3683]

Best short doc ever! Miss my city and school. This takes me back every time i see this. Thank you

[@slayer8actual]

I went to Carlsbad High, class of '78. When my family first moved there back in 1971, our house was on the edge of town with nothing but hills and tomato fields for as long as a tank of gas on our dirt bikes would take us. The beaches were empty for the most part except for locals and a few tourists in the summer. I think the population was around 13,000. Now, it's well over 110,000 and with surrounding communities, it's close to 200,000. The hills we used to ride in are now homes, malls, car dealerships, fast food outlets...in other words, it sucks. Yeah, say what you want about growth and economy, but it still sucks. Overcrowding ruined that small beach side village and that's a shame.

[@phillychild122]

@Lif3 Calavera Lake was fun. The hike and then the rope swing. We used to jump off the high tree branches into the lake.

[@jessesoliz3614]

Dude i had these tape as a kid so iconic fr watch almost everyday glad I grew up in 2000s

[@bobruffule13]

Same. The homies and I would watch this to get fired up before going out to skate for the day.

[@cyn9308]

This is dope!! I grew up in Carlsbad until 6 grade moved to Oceanside but cbad is just the spot.

[@310068473]

I remember in early 2000's I said I was gonna skate that gap when I had the money to tour to california. R.I.P Carlsbad, at least I still got videos to enjoy :(

[@eddierancid4884]

be glad you didn't. we drove from Thousand Oaks down to the school. my friend oliver tried to to hardflip it, clipped the wall, arm and collar bones just turned to mush. he git F'd, and i went home

[@RegulerShowTV]

GermOnline Damn and these people make it look easy

[@jvcrules]

@@eddierancid4884 Damn bro

[@jasondashney]

@@RegulerShowTV The gap is legit. Some things in video are way smaller in real life, but this gap isn't. It's a man's gap. I was there with a couple pretty big names who took a few tries just to ollie it, and then nobody tried real tricks down it.

[@jeffreyhinman1397]

You can tell that’s a 12-14’ gap, give or take a foot.

[@luismora9121]

They all got the secret tape

[@LLusion]

can anyone tell me what this video is from?? been trying to figure it out for years

[@stitched-upgamer761]

On Video Skateboarding Summer 2002.

[@suburbia8831]

I remember sk8ing that gap back in the day. The up hill landing is no joke

[@MrRickRenegade]

8:25 is out of this world. Look at the tweak on it.

[@dasnutnock6408]

Dyrdek was spot on - Wray’s frontside 360 was definitely a “man’s” frontside 360.

[@SomeJustice19k]

Josh Kasper.... First dude with balls enough to olly a 20, yet unbelievably soft spoken. Legend.

[@alvslife]

Maybe no-one will see this, but this video comes from a Docu-Series called ON Video - Summer. Specifically this one is the ON Video - Summer 2002. I've been looking for this one for ages

[@furyvsblitzkrieg]

Plan B's Second hand smoke was and possibly is my favorite skate vids. Jeremy's session and Mullen's spot was the high light for me.

[@guillermoramos56]

Mark S oki

[@Seamo57]

Ahhh thank you!!! Finally someone shows Tom Penny’s Switch F/S Flip... just beyond perfect! I watched everything go down thru the vids & mags @ the time! & the Jeremy Wray was the man that gave him props! Not to take away all the other madness that went down, but Tom was just a kid basically! I miss seeing all the insanity of the CBG.. of course they all get demolished.. 😤😡😢😭🤦🏻‍♂️

[@apexshinbi638]

I miss dyrdek before he sold his soul to MTV

[@yikes6969]

More like MTV sold their soul to Dyrdek.

[@Garbageman0]

same with bam

[@ryanschindler923]

Loved the ON Video series back in the day... on a side note: you know how hard it is to search for stuff online for "on video" lol

[@trevorjacques5287]

search for "on video skateboarding magazine"

[@yeahbronah6319]

2:01 "deerdick"

[@guillermoramos56]

yeah bro nah ???

[@chrissatanic224]

He meant to say dyrdek

[@benreilly595]

It's the Indian name. He came out da teepee and saw a deer dick.

[@danleech7149]

Drydick

[@StallionFernando]

That's not how you pronounce his name?

[@enjoy_the_board]

Nothing tops Tom Penny’s switch frontside flip.

[@FireWaia]

I don't skate, but i grew up in the 80's and 90's being a hiphop kind of kid so this hit home in a very warm way.....

[@NaCreaters]

Legend says Tom Penny is still switch front-side flipping Carlsbad.

[@pharcyde9780]

switch

[@johnnymontana8608]

5:49 Rodney Mullen

[@peterhobman]

johnny montana it's gotta be right , I just noticed this and I know he skated their

[@crabsofhell8449]

Lmao

[@1chance4life76]

hell yeh

[@maliam6730]

hahahaha

[@Nantosuelta]

The god

[@TheRickyp83]

Rob Dyrdek pretty much summed up his entire skateboarding career in this video. The only thing that ever amazed me about Rob's skating was that he managed to stay pro for as long as he did. Matter of fact I'm willing to bet if it weren't for getting a show with MTV, he would've lost his sponsors in the early 00s. Name one impressive, memorable thing Rob has ever done on a skateboard....I'll wait.

[@robinpreese]

TheRickyp83 lol

[@dumbasslive2515]

Got paid?

[@jasondashney]

Backside 360 ollie late back foot flip on a bank in an early interview for a sequence. He also grinded that 20 stair square rail in that DC ad.

[@daltonking3297]

Rob and big was an epic show. He was the highest paid on MTV when he was making his shows. He created a foundation called safe spot skate spot building skateparks for kids with nowhere to skate. Hes given a ton to charity.

[@spookyboi317]

He was amazing as a kid, but I think that skating evolved too quickly for him. He may not be the best skater anymore, but he's skilled bro and my respect for him comes from how much he does for the world of skateboarding. He went the business route which you have to respect bc we want skaters running the skate world, not businessman.

[@tmzebe530]

Can’t believe this on here. Thanks for posting

[@anthonywandowicz8084]

I love tom penny especially those switch frobtside flips. So good

[@hosshogg00]

Kasper’s Blind Layout At the Carlsbad Gap blew my top as a little Skate rat 🐀 Jeremy Wray... Caine Gayle...and Markovich (Boooozy)...I read their interviews...skateboarding is the best stoke I’ve ever had and I’ve never been even as close to as rad of a skater as ya’ll...Just landing that gap would have been bad ass...you all got busy with it...BIG UPS

[@AllOneVoice]

Maaaan On Video was so incredible. Great mini documentaries such cool style and Classic clips

[@JGRIMES]

*i just luv exploring the internet and finding shyt like this in its archives*

[@huckleberryharrison6248]

It's great to see something give Jay Ray props. His Four Wheel Drive part was amazing, as was most things he did on his board.

[@JSPRigsandRoads6655]

I been to this spot 25 years ago. Haha, is anyone still watching this in 2023

[@f.prince6642]

As an el Camino alumni I’m depressed we didn’t have as cool of skate spots on campus. C-bad always been dope. Oceanside amphitheater contest we’re my favorite.

[@Floridamanzt]

Erik Ellingtons big spin with the steezy walk after will always be a favorite of mine

[@CT-nb5lm]

We need more documentaries on elite spots like Tripple Set,,GonzGap,HubbaHideout,HollywoodHigh,Federal Rail. Love Gap and all the elite spots..

[@gang6009]

Masterpiece littlr video, something they CANNOT replicate today

[@schwartz_video]

That whole area's a parking lot now haha. But the school has some sick sets now, a new 12 stair, a 16 stair, and a ton of buttery ledges!

[@williamgatesenson]

thanks. you're the only person here to mention why it is gone. like RIP and all that shit but fuck at least say what happened to it

[@itsjstjohnny2287]

I remember jumping this gap on Tony Hawk pro skater 2 lol, tried so hard to get to that "Secret" area

[@wunkid47]

Showing this video to anyone I know that has never skated before is like being from another planet. Baker 3 murdered this spot.

[@switchlaserflip9243]

Skateboarding sure has evolved since the 90's!

[@CT-nb5lm]

imo 1995-2005's roster was probably the best skating has seen.. Imagine Andrew Reynolds or Mike Carrol or Tom Penny at a street league..

[@CrescentRollCarl]

Should do a video like this of Chafey High. These two spots were the shit back in the late 90s.

[@Jeremyramone]

about 20 minutes from my flat. that ledge in the front is quite fun but there are spots bloody everywhere in this area. cheers

[@ericwidder2954]

Turners Switch Hardflip is still the hottest thing I've seen down that.

[@CT-nb5lm]

Legend tellls that Bob Burnquist Nollie Back Heel'd it in 1999.. (Dude was a beast b4 he got into lame megaRamps. And i believe it because he is also mentioned in every legendary spot too.. He did somethig epic at HubbaHideout. something blunt. **Also heard Rowley did something on the same exact day DannyWay did the famous clean Nollie.. Pretty cool how all these Hall Of Fame rippers of the greatest era all sessioned together.

[@louktevada4036]

These guys need to get together and build a Carlsbad gap at a skatepark , would be cool

[@johnroberts8221]

There is a clone @ alga Norte

[@MrPig40]

You can always tell who the pros are. They never hesitate to compliment another pro.

[@OskarBravo]

Powerful Penny.

[@alexfriedman2047]

penny for president. Best of all time

[@lilbrothaizwatching]

Most valuable Penny there is.

[@chrishampshire8325]

willy santos boooom whos doin them days massive cab late 360 shove. better than any big spin, big up josh casper and the legend tom penny best style ever for street style for sure

[@no1cares623]

Pause at 8:51 and you see that Tom Penny is a little kid.

[@av4395]

Yes I saw this too

[@iRyan876]

The good old days :) Before you had to do a Switch Hardflip to Nose grind to even make a video part.

[@SoPoTheVibe]

We have one like this called Hoaglands st gap in ft.wayne IN that reminds us of Carlsbad gap. It’s still a beast gap among many in Indiana street spots & unknown spots scattered all over.

[@10arcs4]

I grew up in Carlsbad and it’s probably the best street skating ever

[@TransferAir]

The most popular Gap responsible for some of the worst slams but also for best nailed tricks! 🛹🤙🏼

[@joezink881]

I could only really feel confident with grabs down it. The few flip tricks I tried wrecked me.

[@timepperson3284]

Lots of footage from Uno, my fav skate video of all time!!

[@MrSpikebender]

The skate spots are the same, (insert understatement) but the tricks have gotten INSANE. I lived in downtown Carlsbad in the mid-80's on State St. We opted for a half pipe instead of parking in the driveway--- Good times!!!

[@HomieCity]

im watching this while taking a shit and its awesome

[@dekabnaeb6776]

Simon W me too

[@zachwilliams7632]

Same!

[@wizard7564]

Simon W 7 years later on the shitter before school

[@kipppnippp4971]

On the shit pot 2019

[@medievalshadows2836]

@@wizard7564 lmao

[@MichaelBellFILMS]

Wonderful Documentary

[@lifestyles2482]

All of these guys were like so dominant in the 90s it was unbelievable.

[@R21-666]

Of course Danny Way is in this, what did I expect... The man is a machine! He can skate anything.

[@Pinevalley82]

Man I wish I had the opportunity to go and skate thatt Gap r.i.p Carlsbad

[@Betoruffo]

Michael Lawruk i live in SD and never skated it

[@grayslim6194]

What happened to it?

[@burialrecordings]

I used to have this on VHS. Good memories!!!

[@LLusion]

what was this from? or what was it called?

[@burialrecordings]

@@LLusion On Video Skateboarding Summer 2002 Issue

[@beautifullife543]

Penny Switch Frontside Flip, Etnies High 5 video memories from my childhood

[@kevinsmith6oh6]

Everytime rob says "like" take a shot

[@CT-nb5lm]

rip liver

[@1chance4life76]

I remember I ollied it a few times back in the day and then 360flipped it in THPS on playstation

[@versnellingspookie]

Did you actually make it?

[@kaffeendaisy]

1CHANCE4LIFE OnlinePoker my high school lol 😝

[@thecleaner1237]

I use to see my older bro use to skate. He could get down but he never skated her Theo. We're from texas I know it's in my genes to skate I'm 23. I'm getting older I want to skate and keep it going and make to the big times.... I know I can.. With a lot of hard work

[@OscarOffTheCuff]

Brandon turners switch hardflip... insane

[@cattleprodding]

5:49 " Don't mind me just doin' some truckstandin' "

[@RockNRoll-wb8fn]

ITS A SHAME THAT THIS SPOT DONT EXIST ANYMORE, THE SCHOOL SHOULD BE PROUD !!!!

[@tomf4087]

1.16 is Markus Wyndham. Totally underrated skater. Used to skate with Ocean Howell. Another underrated skater, though better known.

[@voteZDLR]

It's the principal. He saw this new "sketburding" thing and saw how they were just going everywhere with impunity and tearing things up. "Not my school" he says. So legend has it he goes all around campus with surf wax and various other lubricating substances and lathers them up while it's still dark outside. Thus, nobody is able to land a gap there. The damn principal has ensured and is continuing to ensure it never happens.

[@mydixiewrecked315]

Anyone have any pairs of jeans from this era of skateboarding? I am trying to get my mitts on some of the older BLIND jeans wide leg style pants as opposed to the regular fitting testicle hugging jeans of today.... I used to have multiple pairs of jeans from this era,but a piece of garbage family member of mine stole them from myself while I was laid up in a hospital bed back in two-thousand and four. if you could help me out I would be the utmost appreciative & forever in debt to your kindness.

[@charlesdarwin7253]

When is this game coming out? :D

[@jhelm49]

Ellington’s big spin was sick too

[@touchmyapex6324]

antwuan dixon's nollie heel down carlsbad at the end of his baker 3 part is still the best

[@popanollie1]

i saw the removal and literally cried. but props to the demolition crew they tried leaving most concrete intact to be hauled off to skate heaven, instead of smashing it to tiny pieces

[@slowteeth]

Crispin Glover + Kid Rock = Josh Kasper

[@DANseven77]

i have watched this video like 20 times and its still my favorite, does anyone know any similar videos

[@joydutoy864]

Watch the documentary about love park its kind the same

[@BrandonTskates]

I've been waiting for you to reupload this lol

[@feverXdream]

I got to skate it back in '02ish, awesome memory.

[@jakeuhhb]

One of the worst bails ive seen on footage on this gap was some dude tried an inward heelflip and ended up bustin his balls bc of it. Shit still makes me cringe to this day

Tony should had put the entire school in the game (thps)

[@toyfactory5206]

ON video back in the day were the best videos. Even to this day everything they threw down it back in the day is still insane today.

[@glennsanford9447]

Tyler Bledsoe's big flip down this is unmatched and underrated

[@Vectd]

The OGs.

[@pkbattosai]

Some times it's hard for me to watch skateboarding vids I just miss it so much but to old n fat to do it any more lol but good memories

[@Eyeriz96]

anyone know where i can find the song or beat that starts at 8:39 ? lol so dope

[@ScottyGMusic]

I saw the holy ghost leave Josh Kasper on that head hit. I remember seeing this gap in print, but this video showed me how insane it was in real life.

[@opticalmixing23]

Ed Templeton mastered this gap back in 80's

[@tehf00n]

I remember when I did a 360 varial flip over the Gap. Best THPS session I had that day.

[@pablosmith5473]

360 varial flip? LOL you are disqualified for saying that.

[@tehf00n]

@@pablosmith5473 you can do a varial whilst doing a 360 somersault in THPS.

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

Anybody know what original vid this clip is from?

[@lebrunjemz687]

it's the On Video "Summer 2002"

[@Thrashman-ye4cf]

@@lebrunjemz687 thanks mayne

[@animbot6817]

This is fascinating I'm watching this in Carlsbad right now. Didn't know the history as far as skating. Anybody know the school where this gap is?

[@vicgut3848]

All of them are Legends