> Eastside thanks everyone for their support these last few amazing years. And special thanks to our local skating scene in Portland and the dedicated members of the Eastside Rollers for their constant love and pride for the growth of longboarding here and afar. Stay tuned for some new editions and designs for 2008 as well as many new races and events to join in and participate or enjoy watching. And keep a look out for our aspiring Racing Crew who has been racing up and down the West Coast with 15 or so Podiums so far - GO PORTLAND!
> Shoog Showdown - Dec. 6th, 2008 - Double Race Weekend - Presented by Nick Calafato 1st annual Downhill Race. Meet at Washougal High School (30 mins. North of Portland) by 9am for registration. Full Face and pads required - Rain or Shine - $5 entry - Cash for Podium.
- Race Info Link
> SwitchBacks Slippery SlowFest - Dec. 7th, 2008 - Presented by Casey Morrow - Happy BirthDay Man!!! On Portland's newest longboard playground this will be a fun day rain or shine. Check out some local riders in action > SwitchBacks Gallery - SwitchBacks in the Rain
> Vancouver Vixen - Nov. 9th, 2008 - Winter Push Race in Vancouver, WA presented by Chris Stevens and the Eskimo Man. Free event with free prizes, after session too!
- Results and Info Link
> Boone to Bush Salem Night Race - Sept. 20th, 2008 - 70 riders come out for this 3rd annual race. Casey Morrow finishes this 6 mile course in 18 minutes! Salem locals Marshal and Nathan podium. - LBL Night Race Pics
> Astoria Skate Race - Sept. 14th, 2008 - 1st Annual event presented by David Plechl featuring 3 different races. 15 riders show to race in this beautiful coastal town. McGuirk 1st - Mitchell 2nd - Morrow 3rd. - Info and Results
> Maryhill Festival of Speed - IGSA World Championship - August 27 - 31st, 2008
SCOOT WINS and DEFENDS! The American Dream James Kelly (Cali) takes an amazing 2nd place with top qualifer Martin Siegrist (Switzerland) 3rd and Mike McGoldrick (Canada) 4th. Five days of riding Maryhill ran as smooth and organized as last year allowing riders to make up to 7 or 8 runs a day. Qualifing runs on Friday and Saturday lined riders up in the bracket for Sunday's race. Variable downhill wind was the weather all week which made for top speeds into Cowzers Corner near 45mph. Casey Morrow on right comes out of this corner with Sandman from Scoot's Team Green (Pender Harbor, BC). Big Congrats to Casey for qualifing as the top 8th fastest time making himself known amongst the world's best downhill skaters. David Mitchell (LBL) places 13th in the race for the top Oregon rider finish with Billy Meiners 20th and Morrow 21st. - IGSA Results and Report - Maryhill Photos
> Dive To The Pearl - August 17th, 2008 - 1st annual race presented by Casey Morrow. Portland's own Urban Assault Longboard race from the top of Council Crest down Dosch, Sunset, and Terwilliger into downtown. Riders choose their route from their over to the Pearl District ending at Jamison Park on NW 10th and Johnson. McGuirk 1st, Morrow 2nd, Hovey 3rd. Tabor local Zack wins a DropKick - woot woot!!! - Top section Video
> PORTLAND PUSHER 10 - August 10th, 2008 - Robin McGuirk recaptures the thrown winning 9 out of 10 races to close the series. Casey Morrow 2nd, David Mitchell 3rd. Many thanks to the all the sponosors of the past five years, organizer Josh Burt and everyone who's participated! - NCDSA Info Link
> Gibson Outlaw - July 26th, 2008 - First annual DH race presented by David Mitchell. 45 to 50 mph speeds on a smooth sweeper course with a steep straight away finish.
McGuirk 1st - Morrow 2nd - Hovey 3rd - Mitchell 4th. - Gibson Photos
> McNarlee Outlaw - July 27th, 2008 - First annual DH race presented by Casey Morrow. Fast technical course with gnarly left right combo for the finish.
Meiners 1st - Morrow 2nd - McGuirk 3rd - Hovey 4th. - McNarlee Video
> Tri - City Outlaw - June 28th, 2008 - Presented by Noah Clarke in Kirkland, WA. Ryan Sorenson from Beaverton takes First with Jon Huey 2nd, and locals Zac and David 3rd, 4th.
> Burnside Bomb - June 29th, 2008 - 1st annual DH Race Presented by Billy Meiners. 10 riders show to ride the uhaul up to SW Skyline and Burnside on a very early Sunday morning. Bombing 50 mph into the city and pushing up over the bridge proved to be quite a battle. McGuirk 1st, Dmennis 2nd, Huey 3rd.
- Tri City + Burnside Bomb Video - By Casey Morrow
> Casey's First Big Win at the Cali #5 Nor Cal Race - May 25th, 2008.
Bringing the rain with us we were accustomed to the wet riding with the Rain Wheels. McGuirk takes 2nd, Andrew Mercado from Team Brown (SoCal) 3rd, and Louis Pilloni (Spokane, WA) 4th also riding our rain wheels to stay alive into the finals. Congrats to Casey for nailing this run winning all his heats far and away from the rest. And thanks to James Kelly for putting us up a night and running a clean race, we'll be back next year! - Nor Cal Video
- Pic by Barbara McCall
> Oly Rolly - June 1st, 2008 - Presented by Jon Huey - Five mile course through beautiful Evergreen State College campus. Lots of fun, raffled prizes, and killer off-road after session. McGuirk 1st - Morrow 2nd - Dmennis 3rd - Full Results - Pics by Casey Morrow
> SEATTLE PUSHER - May 10th, 2008 - Presented by NorthWestLongboarding.com.
Eastside riders Robin and Eric take 1st and 2nd at this first annual push race. Thanks to Shane Donogh of NWLB and all the sponsors for a fun race with lots of free prizes.
- Pics by Eric Hovey - Video by Casey Morrow
> Ditch Slap 08 - May 1st- 4th - Timeship Racing presents 6 races in the famous ditches of Albuquerque, NM. McGuirk gets 3rd overall with 3rd at the Bear and Chinese Ditch Race, and 1st at the Cross-town race. NCDSA - Complete Results
- Ditch Slap Gallery - Photos by Joel Lipovetsky and the Portland crew.
> Annie Ross Open 3 - April 13th, 2008 - 60 riders push through S.E. Portland for this 8.5 mile Annual Endurance Skateboard Race. Robin holds off the P-town Pusher champ David Mitchell. Organizer Will Best raises $500 plus for the homeless! - Full Results
> PDX SGS Death Course - March 9th, 2008 - Mitch Byers becomes a man on this day with the Worst Crash Award dislocating his shoulder. 15 racers in all show to get two timed runs down the 13 Cone Death Course. Robin narrows Skip by 0.36 of a second with Hendrickson in 3rd and Louis Pilloni 4th. Congrats to Louis for coming out all the way from Spokane killing the hill for the first time, he would of got 2nd place if not for a 1 second cone penalty. And BIG THANKS to Josh Burt for putting it on and everyone who helped.
- Full Results
- Link to Forum Pics
> Zoo Bomb Skate Race - Feb. 15th, 2008 - Billy The Kid and Casey Morrow take 1st and 2nd while Mitchell, Huey, and McGuirk battle for third resulting in a gnarly 2 man crash with Mitchell finishing 3rd and Eric Hovey 4th. Congrats to Billy and the Zoo Bombers for organizing it all and blocking traffic. And to the all the local sponsors for generously donating prizes for all who raced.
> PORTLAND PUSHER 9 - FEB. 3rd - 2008 Winter Pusher - New Champ David Mitchell leads 70 riders through N.E. Portland. Jon Huey and Casey Morrow podium 2nd and 3rd as McGuirk sits one down due to injury. Big thanks to all the volunteers, the generous sponsors, and to Josh Burt for organizing it all into another great day of Skateboarding. Loads of prizes were raffled off to the finishers and everyone went home with something. New Gallery below with photos from Casey Morrow and Robin McGuirk. Full Results listed at NCDSA.
- Portland Pusher 9 Gallery
> King of the Forest 3 - Sept. 23, 2007 - King Robskey takes the thrown from Canada along with Sir Huey taking 2nd both finishing 30 secends ahead of the rest! Rob wins 2 races in 2 different countries in less than 24 hours - woohoo!
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