The Laguna Seca Invitational: A Race Reborn
Andrew Chapman, Zak Maytum, Erik Lundberg, and Chris Chaput battle it out in the semis. Photo: Justin Preston.
The Laguna Seca Invitational happened just about a month ago on Thursday, April 19th ; up in the rolling hills above beautiful Monterey, California. This event was the first downhill skateboard race at Laguna Seca in over 30 years and consisted of a one-day, hit it and quit it, 34 man invitational race; and was presented by NHS’s recently rebirthed downhill line: Road Rider. Read More
Road Agents: Postmarked New Mexico
Phil Ginn carving off some speed somewhere in the heart of New Mexico. Photo: Joel Lipovetsky.
New Mexico is at the south end of the Rocky Mountain range. Geologically, everything here was brought about by volcanic activity. (You can see something like 60 plus extinct volcanoes from the foothills of Albuquerque.) Due to the fact that everything is made from hard granite, nothing erodes—and this means steep, unbanked roads. We get somewhere around 8 inches of average rainfall in Albuquerque annually and somewhere near 350 days of sunshine! Translation: year-round shredding. Read More
The 2012 Downhill Disco
A local homie negotiating the Rainbow Rail. Photo: Marcus Bandy.
The event season is well underway and we’ve been out and about trying to cover as many of them as possible. The reason we document so many events is because no matter it a race, demo, tour, or jam; much of the growth of the larger scene happens, on-site, at these events. It’s all about skaters getting together, shredding with friends, and making new homies. This year’s second annual Downhill Disco was fun as all hell, and a clear example of a distinct growth in the community and an increased excitement about gettin’ radical. Read More
The Amanda Powell Interview: Heroine Of Shred
Amanda going fast—Malibu chargin'! Photo: Bandy.
“Amanda Powell is the only lady I know in L.A. rushing to the Malibu hills as often as possible to skate what most guys are terrified to skate—firing-up her scooter and hitting the hills is Amanda’s daily routine.
When she isn’t job-hunting from her computer she is eating PB&J’s, mobbing a canyon run, or shredding the boardwalks of Venice Beach. Her effortless transitioning between a 55” dancer and an ever-shortening speed-board shows just how versatile of a skater she really is.
If you told her a year ago that there would be a press release about her switching board sponsors she would have called you crazy, and then skated away, surfboard under one arm, on her way to the beach.
Things are moving fast for Mander—I can’t wait to see what comes next.” (Dane Webber)
The Wheelbase One-Year Anniversary Party
Wheelbase is a magazine born from the idea that the stories of skateboarding are best told by the skateboarders themselves—be it through photography, film, video, fine art, the written word, or otherwise—To put it simply, we have dedicated our lives to skateboarding and we love telling the tales of our skateboarding tribe.
Wheelbase became a reality, one year ago, on March 18th, 2011 and we are so grateful to be here living out our passion for Shredding! In order to express our gratitude and excitement, we decided to throw a Wheelbase one-year anniversary party and celebrate all of our friends and family who have made Wheelbase a reality. Please enjoy some of the sweet moments we captured throughout the night’s festivities: Read More
