I was stoked to see there was mention of this competition on youtube. I used to live in Avalon, went to High School there for a few years, my dad was a hotel manager. I was one of two Islander's who qualified and took part in this comp. Was the first guy out the gate.. I knew many of these skaters, like Tony Alva and Bobby Piercy.. Yep...great times for a 15 year old kid. Just two years before vI enlisted in the Air Force. Now I'm 57 and falling apart. Seems like it was a century ago, but again, like it was only last week. Strange...

The Great Bob Skoldberg..!He saw me skating vert at Skateboard Oddessy in Mission Viejo, CA 1978 Gave me a set of Independent Trucks (109mm) took my number and Gave it to Fausto Vitelo and I became one the first dozen of vert skaters on Independent Trucks 😊 cheers from Lido Isle, Newport Beach, CA.😊

36 years and its still exciting! This is what drew so many of us to skateboarding and skateboard racing. Truly the good old days!

So sick!

I remember reading about this event in Skateboarder Magazine sometime in 1977. It's so great to finally see the video footage all these years later.

I just caught up with this on YT... I was living and working in Avalon the summer of 77, summer job with my brother after high school.. I remember this race very well, very fast downhill runs, not much protection, a few bales of hay..I had the tshirt till I wore it out, Wide world of sports was there, skateboarding like this was new...what a great time to live on Catalina Island!

it is so cool too see how much skating has changed but also, how little

These were a real cool set of dudes no attitude just coolness.

this is awesome old school racing

This was hip. Thanks for uploading this.

Wow. Hitting those speeds on those old boards is pretty gnarly.

I'm in "77" Heaven! WOW!

respect the roots

That slalom event is unbelievable go Bobby piercy

That is awesome i feel like i would have enjoyed this era of skateboarding

I remember watching this when it first aired. My face was plastered to the screen. ...I'm so old.

this was so extremely rad

This is really incredible!

as it was in the beginning , thanx for bring it back the real skateboarding .. with longboarding those wonderful and xtreme days of skateboarding are back! \m/

Amazing images

I can’t believe deana caulkins could go with two feet together like that incredible

its amazing to know that the 26yr old Jamie in this video is now 68

Crazy speeds on those old school wheels. I wish I could go back with one of my slalom rigs and hand it to one of those guys. he'd win easily with the wheels and trucks i have on it. Piercy R.I.P.

This is my happy place.

Uncle Jamie (Hart)! Holy shit!

Yeah, thanks for uploading this historic piece! I still have some Turner Avalon wheels from the early 2000's.

Intro music is Jan Hammer Group - Don't You Know - if you didn't know ;)

and they grow awesome mustaches

amazing event . . .weneed more this in in actual days haven fun speed . . . skate ever.

I loved the over-the-haybale hop at the end of the downhill run!! Turner Summer Ski was well represented! (I have 5 Turners myself!). P.S.R.

I went to Catalina last summer. SO COOL. Just make sure you eat crystalized ginger if u you plan on taking the ferry there. Barf

WOW !! Top Banana for the Upload dude ! Classic or what !

sick!

12:02

Bobby Piercy blended his ski style with Peralta's pumping style

we should bring those manly short shorts back

That IS amazing! I know those streets well. Never knew there was a race there. Safety was clearly not a priority. I'm not a skateboarder, but those boards look awfully short for those speeds! So, Marcus, NorAms 2013 Catalina Island?!?

Fucking wow 😳

I'm riding oj right now.

Cadillac wheels change the whole sport first urethane wheel made. Road Rider Wheels set the standard for others first wheel with Precision bearings

i feel like these guys have more skill than modern riders because they have hard ass wheels and theyre getting speed wobble all through it. its really just them riding instead of them and the technological aspects of their set up

Jim Lampley is the reporter.

these guys could probably beat the pros of today , you see all the crazy speed wobble they were riding out

3:17 blowing it.

i go put this in my channel ok

they had go pros before?!

Wobble wobble wobble

Hacer esas bajadas con esos monopatines en aquellos años era toda un proeza, tablas estrechas y con flex, ejes cortos, ruedas pequeñas... ¡¡¡YEEEAAAHHH!!!

Jim Lampley looks so much like Corey Webster.

@rottinq Yeah, but they weighed like 25 pounds haha

those are some sketchy wobbles going on there

Look forward to my book coming out roadrider did not come out 1973 nor did it come out in 1974 that's Richard Novak lying