Quick Trip to North Carolina
Posted on Monday, November 26, 2007 by Rob
Photos by Aaron Squire and Ryan Clements
Text and Captions by Ryan Clements
Mission: Fly up there from Tampa for the day to view the Olympic Whitewater Training Park (empty).
Purpose: Evaluate terrain to see if it's suitable for some type of skateboarding event.
Conclusion: Terrain is skateable with modifications, but gnar factor is extra high. Only the gnarliest ATV's will be able to destroy this thing...think Dennis Busenitz, Mike Peterson, etc.
I'm not sure if we're going to go through with the project or not, but if we do it's going to be one helluva event. There will be many meetings taking place to figure this one out. We'll keep you posted, but for now, check out the pics and the recount of my day.
I was out of the house before 5am, on the plane at 7am, driving around Charlotte by 9am, evaluating the site at 10am, eating lunch at high noon, back at the airport at 1pm, and sitting back at my desk at home by 5pm.
Text and Captions by Ryan Clements
Mission: Fly up there from Tampa for the day to view the Olympic Whitewater Training Park (empty).
Purpose: Evaluate terrain to see if it's suitable for some type of skateboarding event.
Conclusion: Terrain is skateable with modifications, but gnar factor is extra high. Only the gnarliest ATV's will be able to destroy this thing...think Dennis Busenitz, Mike Peterson, etc.
I'm not sure if we're going to go through with the project or not, but if we do it's going to be one helluva event. There will be many meetings taking place to figure this one out. We'll keep you posted, but for now, check out the pics and the recount of my day.
I was out of the house before 5am, on the plane at 7am, driving around Charlotte by 9am, evaluating the site at 10am, eating lunch at high noon, back at the airport at 1pm, and sitting back at my desk at home by 5pm.
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