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.

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 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
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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.

Capitola Classic News 70's no show

I promise we won't do a repeat. This is an old newspaper clipping I found in my skate stuff. I wonder if anyone remembers this?

After this happened the city of Capitola asked Richard Novak to run the event. He and Jay Sherman took it on and made it so popular that it the event had to be stopped due to the fact it was getting to big for the size of the town at that time. It brought people from all over out to watch and take in the beauty of the little beach town.

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.