BBQ at the Pump Track with RVCA

KCDC Pump Track and BBQ 

Presented by RVCA

                                                                                                     Video by Angel Delgado 

On Saturday September 25th we partnered up with RVCA and Old Blue Last to throw a skate jam and BBQ at the Pump Track in Domino Park, Williamsburg.  The day couldn't have been more perfect and we were so hyped with the turnout! With burgers flipping and beverages pouring skaters took to the pump track for some good old fashioned racing fun.  Steve Rodriguez and Kader Sylla MC'd the event and were the masterminds behind each individual contest, if you could even call it a contest.  It was more like a free for all, get yours or someone else will type of jam.  Huge thanks to RVCA for making this whole day possible and Old Blue Last for providing the beverages!  Thank you to everyone who came out, we love our skateboard community!  Check out the photo recap below for more from the day!

Photos by Nathan Hutsenpiller

Shane Says - Entry #2

It was the last hot Saturday in October and I wanted to try my luck at barging a few runs on that pump track on Kent Ave.  There was no way I was paying $10 and waring a helmet (as I heard was protocol) so I just showed up.  The place was empty except for a few people setting up for an event so I just started skating.  Next thing I know I hear "Shane!!" It was a friend of mine whom I hadn't seen in a while.  He was now a rep for Triple 8 pads and was setting up a tent for Broadway Bomb.  I get introduced to the other organizers and the beers start flowing.  This led to a rad private session that lasted about an hour.  That's when we see the "racers" crossing the WillyB bridge.  "Here they come" says one of the organizers.  Next thing I know, a flood of about 200 skaters came through the gate.  All races, all genders, all ages.  Excluding my friends in the band Witch Slap, which happened to be playing the event, I knew nobody.  What really stood out is that nobody was riding "conventional" skateboards.  They were all longboards and crazy, straight up Mad Max, junkyard setups.  The oranizers of the event were kind enough to let me hang out on their platform as well as be a Judge of this "Death Match" style event.  More beers.  As comical as some of these boards were, either the bottom scraping the ground over every hump or deemed too long and not possible to ride on the track, the spirit and energy of skateboarding was still there!  Collisions, high speed chases and a super enthusiastic crowd that contributed to a very awesome atmosphere.  It was a good day.   

So remember, next time you see that kid with dread locks and weed spandex with the "kook" board, they most likely love skateboarding as much as you.  Thank you Broadway Bomb and thank you skateboarding!  See you next year at the finish line.                                                                   -Shane Medanich