Saturday, May 11, 2013

Field Report : Palm Trees & Pits

Day 7
 
Enjoyin bed this mornin. Not gonna have the benefit of me bed for the next few weeks, gotta take it when i can eh. First things first, clean up, freshen up and hit the road looking for hills.
 First of the day is me favourite little jam spot right up on the top of Burliegh Headland. Its  a gnarly spot to start the day, Steep, fast and tight, the pavement in one of the top corners is wavy and a little uneven. All good. Session the hell outta the fewm for the next hour. Drew a crowd of all ages. Stoked to see so many keen punters login wat we're doin.
 The next hill was a tight hairpin above one of the oldest runs in the GC scene's history, Racetrack. the top of racetrack is for the more skilled sk8er. Steep and smooth and to negotiate traffic u need to be in control. The bottom and the more commonly sessioned part of Racetrack is fun and mellow with some real nice S bends in the bottom. We got down and did a film run, narrowly missing a van towing a boat! 
 Back to the beach and North Burliegh for a pathway jam. The headland at North Burliegh is tight steep and rough. RAD. Again, theres a heap of crew sitting watching and really takin in the show. Dillon, Kyle and myself all riding different decks/wheels displaying the range of Landyachtz' products for 2013. Guff and Jaco getting down and capturing everything, must be hard at times so i say thanks boys!
Next up is a little gem I've been working on for the last 3 years. Its next level this joint and ive called it "Aussie Pipeline". Be sure to look out for a race here in the near future. Its 1km, the pavement is butter,its steep and tight with the big breaking turns, fun all houses, the locals are dope and its in a private estate behind closed gates! This is only the third time I've sk8ed the hill in 3 years and I'm stoked to be able to get the chance to bring the Landy crew here to meet the locals and session. The feedback was so positive. Everyone was stoked. Tour shirts, mags and stickers got handed out to the residence and the kids that came to watch. Its hard to describe the feeling after so many years of networking and so much hard work and to see it finally pay off in the most amazing way between the sk8 community and the residence, one word, STOKED!
Frothin, we jam back in the RV to mission south to Byron Bay, the most eastern point on Australia's east coast. Early has a sector down here and its a great place to come and unwind. Its hell chill in the bay. Its gonna be great to see the boys! Its been a damn good day!

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