Halloween Hellride 3
The Hellride gets gnarlier every year. Raybourn claims the top spot, Ronnie literally gets caked, and Charlie Blair shuts down the festivities with a taildrop of death. Happy Halloween!
Words and Photos: Joe Hammeke
Arrived at the Diamond Mine bowl and Raybourn was already on fire.
Shaun Ross and Chris Russell. Slippery Banana and King Haole
Lifeblood garage workers ready to lube and drill
Ben and Chris
Ozar and Matt Rod Sacto represent
Ghostbusters and Fabrizio
Raybourn’s 80’s set-up
Where’s Waldo? Chris Cope knows.
Robbie Russo Sally of the Pedro Pirates
Oscar Navarro and Selena
Jeron Wilson
Lil Red Riding Hood and Pocahontas love In-N-Out? Of course
Jason, a sailor and some very comfortable ladies
Cardiel kept the turntables fired up all night long.
Gotham city has never been safer
Back at the bowl Ronnie Sandoval airs over the skeleton.
Chris Cope indy back smith
Greyson Fletcher in heavy traffic
By the time finals rolled around most guys costumes had fallen apart or been discarded. Oscar Navarro air to fakie.
Willy Lara nosegrind through the corner
When choosing a costume for something like this, how well you can skate in it is a key factor. Raney Bares as Duane Peters and kept with the theme by skating just like Duane and only doing Duane’s signature tricks. Those timeless moves can still get you to the finals.
and thats time...
The crowd went nuts.
Nine of your ten finalists, Raney/Duane was in typical Duane fashion M.I.A.
The winner of 10g’s with Joey and Nick Tershey, Ben Raybourn
Then it was happy birthday to second place finisher Ronnie Sandoval
and of course cake to the face.
Happy birthday Ronnie, all you guys killed it..
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