Australian Skateboard Racing Association

Race reports and photos

If you're in Sydney, we race on the first Sunday of every month. Check the charliedontskate coneheads forum for details of the next race.

Check out the photos and the times from our recent races.

• Allawah Slalom Jam, September 16, 2006
  A sunny day at the most fun slalom venue in Sydney.

• P5 Slalom Jam, July 2, 2006
  Two courses - a loose and a tight. The fastest combined time was the winner.

• Allawah Slalom Jam, June 12, 2006
  Lots of newcomers, and some tight racing for the top spot, but then Haggy arrived late and strolled to victory.

• Allawah Slalom Jam, April 30, 2006
  The last practice race before the National Titles at Bangalow, this was a great day and was recorded by some excellent photography by Craig Buckingham. Don't forget to click the pics to see the full-size versions - they're stunning!

• Allawah Slalom Jam, March 26, 2006
  A tight duel between Paul Price and Haggy Strom with Haggy coming out just in front.

• P5 Slalom Jam, March 18, 2006
  The first of year's duels between Paul Price and Haggy Strom, with Haggy just pipping Paul at the end.

• Allawah Slalom Jam, December 3, 2005
  The first timed race held in Australia in the modern era had an incredible turnout, with a large contingent of racers from Queensland making the trip.

• 2004 AJSA Dual Slalom
  Photos and videos from the 2004 flatland Japanese slalom comp.

Slalom skateboarding videos

Feel the flow, feel the speed.

Local videos

• Scott Tansley, September 16, 2006
  At the bike track at Allawah.

• Bra Pete Smith, September 16, 2006
  At the bike track at Allawah.

• Colin Beck, September 16, 2006
  At the bike track at Allawah.

• Haggy Strom and Scott Tansley, September 16, 2006
  Mucking about on a straight 5-foot course after a hard day's racing on the hill at Allawah.

• Jamie (Fluoro) Greentree, August 6, 2006
  On a bike track on the outskirts of the Sydney Olympic Stadium.

• Old School Richie, August 6, 2006
  On a bike track on the outskirts of the Sydney Olympic Stadium.

• Colin Beck, August 6, 2006
  On a bike track on the outskirts of the Sydney Olympic Stadium.

• Paul Carey, August 6, 2006
  On a bike track on the outskirts of the Sydney Olympic Stadium.

• P5, 21 August, 2005
  A sunny day and a bunch of guys running cones through the P5 carpark at the Sydney Olympic Stadium. (8.3 MB)

International videos

• 2004 All Japan Skateboard Association (AJSA) slalom
  Japanese racing from Kugenuma, Yokohama (9.3 MB)

• Slalomskateboarder videos
  A forum with many links to great slalom videos.

• Google videos
  Lots of great videos here.

• Youtube videos
  Lots more great videos here.

• Silverfish videos
  A forum with occasional links to slalom videos.

• Graveyard slalom
  A grey and rainy day at a Tokyo graveyard (5 MB)

Slalom equipment

You can ride any skateboard you want, but turny trucks and grippy wheels'll make a world of difference.

Wheels

The wheels are the single biggest difference between a "regular" skateboard and a slalom skateboard. Slalom wheels are taller (for speed) and wider and softer (for grip). Popular slalom wheels include Seismic Hotspots, Abec11 ZigZags and Manx. In Australia, Zig Zags and Manx can be bought at Charliedontskate.

Trucks

The main criteria for slalom trucks is how they turn, and how they affect grip. The standard entry-level truck is the Tracker RTX/RTS 106 combination. More exotic slalom trucks include Seismic, Splitfires and Radikals.

The bushings/rubbers used in slalom trucks are typically much softer than those used in "regular" trucks. Khiro and Radikal both make softer after-market bushings.

Decks

Decks range in length—longer decks are for bigger turns and higher speeds. Popular US-built slalom decks include Sk8kings, Skaterbuilt, and Pocket Pistols, while the Euros might be riding Pavel, Kebbek and Wefunk.

Or you can always make your own.

Slalom skateboarding discussion sites

Talk, talk, and more talk about slalom.

• charliedontskate Coneheads
  The place to find out what's going on in the Australian slalom scene. Most sessions and races are arranged through discussion here.

• Old Skool Team Slalom
  Another Australian slalom forum.

• NCDSA Asia/Pacific
  Covers Asia/Pacific downhill, slalom and old-school skateboarding.

• Gravity Stunts
  Info about the Australian National Slalom Titles, held each year in Bangalow.

• NCDSA Slalom
  A high-traffic forum focusing mostly on the race scene in the US.

• Slalomskateboarder
  The big daddy of slalom forums, slalomskateboarder is a veritable database of high-quality information about every aspect of slalom skateboarding.

• Silverfish Slalom
  A newer, friendlier alternative to all the other slalom forums.

Other web sites

• Slalom!
  The home of international slalom racing.

• Silverfish Longboarding
  Although primarily a longboarding site, there are often articles about slalom.

• Niche sport of the day - slalom skateboarding
  An article on a general discussion site that attempts to introduce and explain slalom skateboarding.