Capitola Classic Video

If the repave wouldn't it be awesome to have another Capitola Classic.

Capitola Classics second Street Style event 1985

Capitola Classic Street Style's second event in 1985 Tommy Guerrero wins.
Cover of Christian Hosoi jumping over the car. Huge crowds and good for the local businesses.

Thrasher article






August 31, 1985 Capitola Street Style Classic Results
1 Tommy Guerrero
2 Christian Hosoi
3 Mark Gonzales
4 Steve Caballero
5 Steve Olson
6 John Kopp
7 Keith Meek
8 Rob Roskopp

Capitola Classic Streetstyle event 1984

The first year for the Street Style event.
Steve Caballero won.






Capitola Street Style Classic Results

1 Steve Caballero
2 Tommy Guerrero (AM)
3 Steve Olson
4 Bill Ruff
5 Christian Hosoi (AM)
6 Garry Davis
7 Joe Arabia (AM)
8 Micke Alba
9 Keith Meek
10 Craig Johnson

Capitola Classic Thrasher Article November 1982

Capitola Classic 1982

Capitola Classic pushed back until Spring 2012

Sorry we had to push back again. We are all too busy and my main help Marcus Rietema President-International Gravity Sports Association (IGSA) has a new baby coming and the downhill events are filling up in 2 hours with 170 riders. The interest and sport is growing which is a good thing but we can't do it all so this has to wait. Working on this new Official Guide for 2012

Here is last years 2011 IGSA Guide
http://issuu.com/concretewave/docs/2010_igsa_guide_sm

Check: Silverfishlongboarding and This is Push Culture

Capitola Classic 2011?

Working on it, the dates we are planning are the first week before or after US National Championships, San Dimas, California USA, October 8-9, 2011. The weekend dates October 15 & 16 most likely it will be a one day event on Sunday the 16 th. The pavement is not great but so many people have asked about it and I've wanted to revive it for decades. Will keep you posted. Permit process first with Capitola. I am working on it with Marcus Rietema president and founder of the IGSA. He's got the no how I have the drive.


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International Gravity Sports Association (IGSA)

The Capitola Classic was a skateboarding event that received international attention and brought lots of excitement and energy to the Capitola village back in the late 1970s and early 1980s. The Capitola Classic was well known in skating circles for its annual downhill race, which was a head-to-head speed competition that drew top names in the sport, many local as well as international, including Santa Cruz, California local John Hutson, who held the world speed record for skateboarding at 53.45 mph and dominated the event each year.

Freshpark SkaterX Capitola?

Freshpark World Championships of SkaterX in Morro Bay going off today. Wondering if we should or could do a one laner at the Capitola Classic? or downhill or street.

Freshpark World Championships of SkaterX - Top three qualifiers:
Willis Kimball
Brad Edwards
Benji Galloway

Classic Capitola Classic shots

Gary Fluitt and Bob Denike? Not sure.


Gary Fluitt


Jack Smith Downhill

Still working on it

I was going to give up and posted on twitter that I was done. But got re-inspired to keep trying a bit longer for an October 2009 event. Even if it is smaller than what we originally hoped for. I'll keep you posted. Thanks folks for hanging in their.

Photo's of Monterey Avenue Capitola Downhill Race

Marcus and I walked the course and checked out the pavement, run out, start, finish, road closure and nearest beer drinking establishment that would love to have skaters play pool and hang out. We found the Bay Bar & Grill 209 Espanade Street. Matt the owner was super nice. The place is going to be perfect for an autograph signing or awards hangout.

We will keep you posted as we go through the permit process.

Capitola Classic Tommy Guerrero

Answer to the question how many people will come. Not sure about the first event after such a long break and with the way the economy is but this is how many were at the last Capitola Skate event.

Photo: J. GRANT BRITTAIN

Capitola Classic article today!

Capitola Classic Article posted this morning.

Capitola Classic Twitter For updates on the event if it happens
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Capitola Classic Event

In the very early stages of planning this event and would like to find out what type of event people would be interested.
Please take the survey on the right.

If you are interested in helping out or being a sponsor please send me an email directly:
slalomrankings@sbcglobal.net



Thanks for helping out.

Capitola Classic? Feb 28 Meeting Let's talk.

Should of posted this a week ago!

I'm planning on going and finding out if folks really want to do this event. I keep getting folks asking. It would be great to have Jimbo poster design and a good crowd of skaters to take over Monterey Avenue with respect and bring in some tourist dollars.
Join us for a Capitola Call to Service brainstorming meeting!

Bring your ideas about how we can build a caring community by connecting people who need help with volunteers.

Come and help us figure out how to reach out – neighbor to neighbor. Many of us could use some help. ALL of us can give some help.

We will be developing an online service that can make it easy for people to get involved with and connected to their community and that can serve as a model for other communities.

When: February 28th, 10am – noon

Where: Jade Street Community Center , 4400 Jade St. , Capitola

For more information: contact Amie Forest at 831-426-3549 or email capitolacalltoservice@gmail.com
Capitola Classic
Capitola Classic Twitter For updates on the event if it happens
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Capitola Update

The pavement on Monterey is pretty alligatored and rough. Word is the road will not get paved for 4 years. Can't hold a race on it and it would be way better to have a skate contest on something smoother. I'll keep you posted.

Capitola Classic Once Welcomed Skaters to the City's Streets

I spoke at last months Capitola city council meeting about why the kids need a skatepark and how I spent most of my youth driving to San Jose just to skate. Linda Fridy a writer for the Mid County post was in the audience and got a hold of me. She wrote another article about trying to get a skatepark in Capitola and is super supportive and nice.

Richard Novak founder of Santa Cruz Skateboards, Independent trucks and Santa Cruz Mountain Bikes recaps the past event and supports my efforts to make the Capitola Classic a reality again. He was one of my first skateboard sponsors from when I was 16 years old and has always been a strong supporter of my art and skateboarding career for decades.

The Capitola Classic

Will it be a downhill race? Slalom race? Street skate? Decade’s later people still talk about this race. I am going to try and revive it. There are slalom and downhill races going on throughout the US and Worldwide. When they had skate events in the streets of Capitola it was a great community gathering for both young and old. The Capitola Classic event received international attention and people that were there still talk about it over 25 years later. It brought lots of excitement and energy to the village and of course revenue. My first slalom race on this hill was 1975 I was 15. I’d like to help more young skaters to have a memorable experience like that at least once in their life.