Bringing a Knife to a Gun Fight

On Saturday, the 10th annual Central Park skateboard race went down. Sponsored by the NY Longboard Association the event is a fucking trip and brings out an entire subculture that you would never know existed in NY. People even came in from other states and overseas for this shit! After congregating randomly by Columbus Circle, under the watchful eye of mad jakes no less, about 200 of us bombed the park's entire 6.2 mile circuit. Of course, we were repping Shut to the fullest but were also the only crew that decided to rock short decks instead of wile cruisers - kinda like bringing a knife to a gunfight. We mighta looked cooler, but we got our asses whipped on time. The fact that I bailed shirtless at about 40mph didn't help my finish either, although I got right back on that bitch and still made it in about 38 minutes. But considering the winner, and new record breaker, clocked in at 22 minutes, my time wasn't shit. Funniest moment was when, after I ate shit, some old bag about 4'11'' and 90 years old started yelling at me like "you're stupid, you're stupid!" and then to no one in particular, "look at this guy, he's bleeding all over, he's so crazy, he's so stupid!" If I wasn't so bummed that I smashed my ill Samsung NV11 I woulda tossed this lady in a ditch. So if any one wants to bless the Caranguejo with a new cam (same model preferably) that would be dope.

Peep the action below! Additional pics by Michael (after my shit broke - thanks yo!)


Lots of dudes on longboards = looks like we came to the right place.

Don't forget to sign in (its not like it was sanctioned though)

Shut

Shut Skates

Mad longboards son



Biggest dude with the biggest board. Repping BK naturally.

Last year's Champ Casper

Ian Nichols who ran the whole shit

O Brasil parece no todo lugar ne?



These kids were the shit (although at this age you should be riding a real skate not an old fogie cruiser)

But they weren't as rad as this bum drinking Henney minis and yelling "Freestyle!" for no reason.

Look at this fucking guy - Cobra Kai right???

And they're off!

The winners

The loser

My fucking cam!!!

John - the ill skating EMT. Big Up Strong Island!

Who woulda thought? Both my homies Seth and John were EMT's Thanks yos!!