King of the Road 2003.HOW IT ALL WORKS ... 4 TEAMS, [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] EACH WITH 5 HAND-PICKED SKATERS, [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 1 PHOTOGRAPHER, 1 FILHER, AND 1 TEAH HANAGER. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] ALL WITH 2 WEEKS TO HAKE IT TO SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden & THRASHER thrasher: see mimic thrush. thrasher Any of 17 species (family Mimidae) of New World songbirds that have a downcurved bill and are noted for noisily foraging on the ground in dense thickets and for loud, varied songs. HAGAZINE'S BAYVIEW RUHBLE EARNING POINT BY: 1) DOING TRICKS IN "THE BOOK" 2) DOING CHALLENGES IN CERTAIN CITIES 3) DOING OTHER WACKY CHALLENGES (for instance, skating naked) 4) PICKING UP THEIR "MYSTERY GUEST" 5) COHPETING, WITH THEIR FOOTAGE, DO THE HIGHEST, LONGEST, AND GNARLIEST TRICKS! TO WIN: CA$$$H THE TROPHY THE COVER & DEFEND THE TITLE IN 2004! THE TEAMS TEAM TUMYETO Johnny Layton Ethan Fowler Diego Bucchieri Diego Alejandro "The Butcher" Bucchieri was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina on April 23, 1977. However, he currently resides in Barcelona, Spain. He received his first skateboard when he was 10, and began skateboarding in 1987, looking up to legendary skateboarding figures like Adrian Mallory Gareth Stehr Scott Bourne Bourne, town (1990 pop. 16,064), Barnstable co., SE Mass., crossed by Cape Cod Canal; settled 1627, inc. 1884. Bourne Bridge (1935), across the canal, made the town an entry point to Cape Cod and a resort and commercial center. (mystery guest) Josh Beagle (TM) Mike Burnett (photog pho·tog n. Informal A person who takes photographs, especially as a profession; a photographer. ) Jeff Morris (video) TUMYETO ROUTE Miami, FL * Jacksonville, FL Atlanta, GA * Louisville, KY * St. Louis, MO Kansas City Kansas City, two adjacent cities of the same name, one (1990 pop. 149,767), seat of Wyandotte co., NE Kansas (inc. 1859), the other (1990 pop. 435,146), Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties, NW Mo. (inc. 1850). , KS Lawrence, KS Denver, CO * Reno, NV * Tahoe, CA Walnut Creek Walnut Creek, residential city (1990 pop. 60,569), Contra Costa co., W Calif., in the San Francisco Bay area; inc. 1914. It is the trade and shipping center of an extensive agricultural area where walnuts are among the major product. , CA San Francisco, CA * TEAM VOLCOM Caswell Berry Javier Sarmiento Rune Glifberg Rune Glifberg (born October 7, 1974 in Copenhagen, Denmark) is a professional skateboarder who currently resides in Leucadia, California. Glifberg began skating at age 11 after a friend brought a board over to his house. Dennis Busenitz Dustin Dollin Dustin Dollin (born June 26th, 1980 in Ballina, New South Wales) is a goofy-footed professional skater from Katoomba Australia. He is currently sponsored by Volcom, Independent Trucks, Baker skateboards, Vans, and Spitfire Wheels. SAD (Mystery Guest) Remy Stratton (TM) Scott Pommier (photog) Trevor Prescott (video) VOLCOM ROUTE Boston, MA * Newport, RI Rutland (Skatopia), OH Cincinnati, OH * Chicago. IL * Denver, CO * Albuquerque, NM Santa Nella, CA San Francisco, CA * TEAM DELUXE Ernie Torres Tony Trujillo Tony Trujillo (born August 23, 1982 in Santa Rosa, California) is an American skateboarder. He is noted for his anti-corporate attitude and love for rock and roll, as well as his aggressive skating style. Darrell Stanton Dan Drehobl JT Aultz Randy Colvin (mystery guest) Jasin Phares (TM) Gabe Morford (photog) Dan Vellucci (video) DLX DLX Deluxe DLX Direct Line Access DLX Deluxe Edition DLX Distribution List for Linux ROUTE Manhattan, NY * Brooklyn, NY Philadelphia, PA Pittsburgh, PA Louisville, KY Chicago, IL * Minneapolis, MN * Denver, CO * Boulder, CO Salt Lake City, UT * Reno, NV Sacramento, CA Novato, CA San Francisco, CA * TEAM eS Eric Koston Eric Koston (born April 29, 1975 in Bangkok, Thailand) is an American professional skateboarder. His family moved from Bangkok to California when he was 8 months old and he settled in San Bernardino when his parents divorced. PJ Ladd Patrick John Ladd[1], professionally referred to as PJ Ladd, (born January 11, 1983, Rockland, Massachusetts) is a professional skateboarder who rides for Plan B Skateboards, éS Footwear, Venture Trucks, Hubba Wheels, Jessup Griptape. Paul Rodriguez For Rodriguez's son, the professional skateboarder, see . Paul Rodriguez (born January 19, 1955 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico) is a Mexican American comedian. Alexis Sablone Rick McCrank Rick McCrank (born January 23, 1976 in Peterborough, Ontario) is a professional skateboarder. He was voted Best Street Skater by TransWorld Skateboarding Magazine in 2000. He runs Anti-Social Skateshop and co-owns Momentum Wheels. Harold Hunter (mystery guest) Tony Evjenth (TM) Luke Ogden (photog) Scuba Steve (video) ES ROUTE Philadelphia, PA * Pittsburgh, PA Rutland (Skatopia), OH * Indianapolis, IN Bloomington, IN Milwaukee, WI * Denver, CO * Boulder, CO Salt Lake City, UT * Utah Salt Flats, UT San Francisco. CA * * Required Destinations OTHER CHALLENGES & RULES THE BASIC RULES * You must go to all of the cities on your route. Anywhere else is up to you * All City Challenges should be opened only after entering the city limits of said city * Only a member of the team, the immediate media (the photographer and video guy), the Mystery Guest and the team manager can earn points * Only one person can earn the points on any specific trick; i.e., just because two people can do it doesn't mean you get the points twice * Meet the challenges to the best of your abilities and understanding. Any ambiguities in the wording of the challenges are unintentional * All tricks must be filmed to get points * It is up to the video guy to be able to present the footage to Phelps on August 30th to be judged * The validity of sketchy landings will be at Jake Phelps' discretion * All decisions by 3ake Phelps are fair and binding * You must be in Denver on August 25th to pick up your Mystery Guest * You must be in SF at High Speed Productions on August 30th, around noon * All unexpected expenses are the responsibility of the sponsoring companies * The team with the most total points will be named the Kings of the Road * A member of the winning team will be featured on the cover of the special K.O.T.R. issue of Thrasher HIGHEST, LONGEST, HOSTEST (judged against the other teams--worth 50 points each) * highest air * biggest rail * most stairs ollied * biggest gap * biggest channel * biggest b/s lip * Daewon Song Award--most rigged set-up * Doppelganger--best look-alike * dirtiest gear * longest grass/dirt ride * worst tattoo found * Hall of Meat--worst injury * best slam * tallest switch drop-in * biggest 360 flip * biggest switch ollie * biggest kickflip * best line * Rohan Challenge---best trick blindfolded blind·fold tr.v. blind·fold·ed, blind·fold·ing, blind·folds 1. To cover the eyes of with or as if with a bandage. 2. To prevent from seeing and especially from comprehending. n. 1. * best rail trick * most gnar * longest grind * best trick on a wacky board MISC MISC Miscellaneous MISC Miscellany MISC Miscarriage MISC Malaysia International Shipping Corporation MISC Maui Invasive Species Committee MISC Minimum Instruction Set Computing MiSC Microsoft Software Center (Indonesia) . CHALLENGES HARD * make out with a person of the opposite sex five years older than you * find a person with a pro skater's name (must show ID) * skate an indoor rail * find someone to make a rap about the K.O.T.R. HARDER * make out with a person of the opposite sex over 30 * find a person with your name (with ID) * skate a rail in the rain * spot a celebrity * focus a stranger's board HARDEST * make out with a person of the opposite sex over 40 * get a Thrasher tattoo * hop a freight train to the next town * bomb a hill switch * piggy back drop-in * skate naked * grind a real handrail, barefoot NO DOCUMENTATION = NO POINTS ONLY ONE SKATER FROH EACH TEAM CAN COLLECT POINTS FOR EACH TRICK THE MYSTERY GUESTS THIS SURLY GROUP were chosen for their underground, misunderstood or otherwise notorious nature. Be it comedic value, legend status or shocking arms, each mystery guest was hand-picked to be back-up fire power as the teams pushed on to the finish line. Ace in the hole? Or just another mouth to feed? Let's see Let's See was a Canadian television series broadcast on CBC Television between September 6, 1952 to July 4, 1953. The segment, which had a running time of 15 minutes, was a puppet show with a character named Uncle Chichimus (voice of John Conway), which presented each how they stack up. SCOTT BOURNE AKA: Black Arms! Age: 31 Home: Boiler Room boiler room n. a telephone bank operation in which fast-talking telemarketers or campaigners attempt to sell stock, services, goods, or candidates and act as if they are calling from an established company or brokerage. in SF Strengths: Shocking tattoos, prop-master, super farts Weaknesses: Women, ollieing Assigned to: Tum Yeto Tum Yeto is a skateboard distribution company that operates out of San Diego, California. Founded in 1989 by professional skateboarder Tod Swank, Tum Yeto manufactures, disributes, exports, and wholesales the Foundation, Toy Machine, Pig Wheels, Dekline, Ruckus Metal, and Deathbox Fun Facts: Black arm tattoos do NOT cover swastikas; author of SLAP's "Black Box;" huge overseas; straight outta 'Cacka; can talk about self for hours SAD AKA: Simple As Death Age: 29 Home: Compton, CA Strengths: Six-pack, N-manchu, manuals Weaknesses: N/A Assigned to: Volcom Fun Facts: Rips pools; AKA: Skate And Destroy; no time for slippin': best 'stache since The Mess; most physically fit dude on the circuit HAROLD HUNTER AKA: Harold Age: 28 Home: NYC NYC abbr. New York City NYC New York City Strengths: Quotable quot·a·ble adj. Suitable for or worthy of quoting: a quotable slogan; a quotable pundit. quot , unbreakable, semi-recognizable Weaknesses: Cheeseburgers, reading Assigned to: eS Fun Facts: Huge in Japan; appeared nude on English magazine cover; survived 9-11 and Zoo team cuts; first appeared in Thrasher at age nine; once had signature wheels in a condom box RANDY COLVIN AKA: Rasta Rebel Age: 31 Home: Arizona Strengths: Mongo Mongo Any of several peoples living in the African equatorial forest. They speak a dialect of a common language, Mongo or Nkundo, which belongs to the Niger-Congo language family. power, good with hands Weaknesses: Father's soda Assigned to: Deluxe Fun Facts: OG World Industries pro; only mongo-footer of the new school; Muska before there was a Muska; once stalked stalked adj. Having a stalk or stem. Often used in combination: long-stalked; short-stalked. Adj. 1. by the Scientologists; builds parks with Grindline
TERRAIN CHALLENGES
HARD 10 POINTS HARDER 20 POINTS
MANUALS
HALF-CAB KICKFLIP MANUAL B/S 180 OUT SWITCH HEELFLIP SWITCH NOSE
KICKFLIP MANUAL F/S SHOVE-IT OUT WHEELIE HALF-CAB HEEL TO NOSE
FAKIE OLLIE FAKIE MANUAL SHOVE-IT OUT MANUAL NOLLIE FLIP NOSE
WHEELIE F/S NOLLIE 180 OUT
LEDGES
360 FLIP TO NOSESLIDE KICKFLIP B/S TAIL BIGGIE
KICKFLIP B/S TAIL SHOVE-IT B/S 180 NOSEGRIND 180 OUT ALL
HALF-CAB NOSESLIDE NOLLIE HEELFLIP OUT THE WAY AROUND
TRANNY (5 feet and taller, please)
STALE TO FAKIE SAL FLIP FAKIE
HANDPLANT ON COPING B/S SMITH REVERT
CRAILSLIDE REVERT FINGER FLIP LEIN TO TAIL
BACKYARD POOL
ROCK-N-ROLL BACKSIDE DISASTER
B/S PIVOT LEIN TO TAIL
SHALLOW STAIRS W/ HANDS DOWN BACKSIDE AIR
STAIRS (8 or more)
SWITCH B/S 180 360 FLIP
VARIAL FLIP FAKIE FLIP
F/S HALF-CAB SWITCH HEEL
SIX- TO-10 STAIR RAIL
B/S SMITH KICKFLIP F/S BOARD
F/S CROOKS SWITCH 5-0
NOLLIE TAIL TO FORWARD NOLLIE NOSEGRIND
11+ STAIR RAIL
F/S 5-0 NOSEGRIND
F/S SMITH 180 OUT BACKSIDE LIP
B/S SALAD B/S 5-0
FLATGROUND
LAZER FLIP ONE-AND-A-HALF KICKFLIP TO
360 OLLIE KICKFLIP PRIMO TRIPLE KICKFLIP
NOLLIE DOUBLE FLIP CAB HEELFLIP
HYDRANT (there can be a bump)
HEELFLIP B/S FLIP
LATE SHOVE-IT NOSE BONK
SWITCH OLLIE SWITCH B/S 180
DITCH
HAZARD CRAIL TAP FAKIE
BACKSIDE CARVING 360 FLIP F/S DOUBLE FLIP
RUSSIAN BONELESS TO FAKIE B/S 360 OLLIE WITH A KICKFLIP
HARDEST 50 POINTS
MANUALS
360 FLIP NOSE WHEELIE
F/S 180 FAKIE MANUAL TO FAKIE FLIP OUT
SW B/S 180 FAKIE MANUAL HALF-CAB OUT
LEDGES
NOLLIE F/S CROOKED GRIND TO FORWARD
KICKFLIP F/S CROOKS
FIS NOLLIE SW 5-0 TO FIS HALF-CAB OUT
TRANNY (5 feet and taller, please)
360 FLIP TO PIVOT FAKIE
F/S INVERT
B/S NOSEBLUNT REVERT
BACKYARD POOL
DEEP END ROLL-IN
F/S ROCK
SHALLOW STAIRS NO HANDS
STARIRS (8 or more)
SWITCH B/S 360
SWITCH 360 FLIP
NOLLIE B/S HEELFLIP
SIX-TO-10 STAIR RAIL
KICKFLIP B/S LIP
NOLLIE HEEL NOSE
B/S NOSEBLUNT
11+ stair rail
NOSEBLUNT SLIDE
KICKFLIP F/S BOARD
FIS FEEBLE
FLATGROUND
SHOVE-IT TO UNDERFLIP
SWITCH LAZER FLIP
F/S 180 FRONT FOOT IMPOSSIBLE
HYDRANT (there can be a jump)
360 FLIP
NATAS SPIN
NOLLIE
DITCH
SWITCH 360 FLIP CARVING BACKSIDE
HO-HO PLANT IN
360 BACKSIDE NOLLIE HEELFLIP
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