Catalina Classic Skateboard Race - 1977

Amazing footage of the original Catalina Classic race from 1977. John Hutson won the Downhill, and Bobby Piercy took first in the Slalom. Deanna Calkin was the Women's Slalom winner. A lot of the top racers from back in the day are in here: Jamie Hart, Bob Skoldberg, Mike Goldman, Dennis Shufeldt, and more. Enjoy!
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[@JBG949]

The Great Bob Skoldberg..!He saw me skating vert at Skateboard Oddessy in Mission Viejo, CA 1978 Gave me a set of Independent Trucks (109mm) took my number and Gave it to Fausto Vitelo and I became one the first dozen of vert skaters on Independent Trucks 😊 cheers from Lido Isle, Newport Beach, CA.😊

[@chrisiman3451]

I was stoked to see there was mention of this competition on youtube. I used to live in Avalon, went to High School there for a few years, my dad was a hotel manager. I was one of two Islander's who qualified and took part in this comp. Was the first guy out the gate.. I knew many of these skaters, like Tony Alva and Bobby Piercy.. Yep...great times for a 15 year old kid. Just two years before vI enlisted in the Air Force. Now I'm 57 and falling apart. Seems like it was a century ago, but again, like it was only last week. Strange...

[@Taaaarail]

36 years and its still exciting! This is what drew so many of us to skateboarding and skateboard racing. Truly the good old days!

[@MrGreenPad]

I just caught up with this on YT... I was living and working in Avalon the summer of 77, summer job with my brother after high school.. I remember this race very well, very fast downhill runs, not much protection, a few bales of hay..I had the tshirt till I wore it out, Wide world of sports was there, skateboarding like this was new...what a great time to live on Catalina Island!

[@trufisp1]

...nice ..

[@sodajr]

So sick!

[@savezelda]

This was hip. Thanks for uploading this.

[@auldsk8r]

I remember reading about this event in Skateboarder Magazine sometime in 1977. It's so great to finally see the video footage all these years later.

[@rogerionogueira2573]

Amazing images

[@ODespistadoO2008]

as it was in the beginning , thanx for bring it back the real skateboarding .. with longboarding those wonderful and xtreme days of skateboarding are back! \m/

[@SkateboardCalifornia]

Wow. Hitting those speeds on those old boards is pretty gnarly.

[@thelastronin7145]

Death race

[@Shorepoundsound]

I'm in "77" Heaven! WOW!

[@evanhal420]

this is awesome old school racing

[@standingpineapple6651]

This is really incredible!

[@AdrenalineFueled1]

this was so extremely rad

[@travisguide4516]

That is awesome i feel like i would have enjoyed this era of skateboarding

[@cindymananzalamartinez6679]

its amazing to know that the 26yr old Jamie in this video is now 68

[@finnmcginn9931]

I was a year shy of starting kindergarten when this took place and I'm a grandfather now.

[@travisguide4516]

That slalom event is unbelievable go Bobby piercy

[@crazykorean182]

respect the roots

[@Lengsel7]

I remember watching this when it first aired. My face was plastered to the screen. ...I'm so old.

[@yoyoskates]

Yeah, thanks for uploading this historic piece! I still have some Turner Avalon wheels from the early 2000's.

[@travisguide4516]

I can’t believe deana caulkins could go with two feet together like that incredible

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

Crazy speeds on those old school wheels. I wish I could go back with one of my slalom rigs and hand it to one of those guys. he'd win easily with the wheels and trucks i have on it. Piercy R.I.P.

[@NitroModelsAndComics]

@Fuck Google Wheels are usually about 78a hardness. Rear truck could have a semi hard bushing and negative wedge, while the front should have a softish bushing with positive wedge. Depending on your trucks of course.

[@lizosaurusrex]

Uncle Jamie (Hart)! Holy shit!

[@ericbrammer2245]

I loved the over-the-haybale hop at the end of the downhill run!! Turner Summer Ski was well represented! (I have 5 Turners myself!). P.S.R.

[@tmacofficial5114]

Intro music is Jan Hammer Group - Don't You Know - if you didn't know ;)

[@petergreco]

I went to Catalina last summer. SO COOL. Just make sure you eat crystalized ginger if u you plan on taking the ferry there. Barf

[@DrumGold]

WOW !! Top Banana for the Upload dude ! Classic or what !

[@noisandando]

amazing event . . .weneed more this in in actual days haven fun speed . . . skate ever.

[@MohawkMatt93]

and they grow awesome mustaches

[@leecation]

sick!

[@jessewolter7990]

Fucking wow 😳

[@Tyneo4231]

12:02

[@SK8PVE]

That IS amazing! I know those streets well. Never knew there was a race there. Safety was clearly not a priority. I'm not a skateboarder, but those boards look awfully short for those speeds! So, Marcus, NorAms 2013 Catalina Island?!?

[@MohawkMatt93]

i feel like these guys have more skill than modern riders because they have hard ass wheels and theyre getting speed wobble all through it. its really just them riding instead of them and the technological aspects of their set up

[@Joecuzzi]

Bobby Piercy blended his ski style with Peralta's pumping style

[@seanholmes8290]

I'm riding oj right now.

[@TheLastBean]

these guys could probably beat the pros of today , you see all the crazy speed wobble they were riding out

[@xXzeal123Xx]

we should bring those manly short shorts back

[@tommccallan8802]

Cadillac wheels change the whole sport first urethane wheel made. Road Rider Wheels set the standard for others first wheel with Precision bearings

[@jjsmither5256]

Jim Lampley is the reporter.

[@SoldierSide36]

3:17 blowing it.

[@finnmcginn9931]

This is my happy place.

[@noisandando]

i go put this in my channel ok

[@cripmeister9104]

Wobble wobble wobble

[@rottinq]

they had go pros before?!

[@martinhult]

Jim Lampley looks so much like Corey Webster.

[@caribbeansportshop2306]

Hacer esas bajadas con esos monopatines en aquellos años era toda un proeza, tablas estrechas y con flex, ejes cortos, ruedas pequeñas... ¡¡¡YEEEAAAHHH!!!

[@connorw828]

@rottinq Yeah, but they weighed like 25 pounds haha

[@lancereed4639]

Look forward to my book coming out roadrider did not come out 1973 nor did it come out in 1974 that's Richard Novak lying

[@KawikaKainunu]

those are some sketchy wobbles going on there