Ngongotaha Skate Comp & Clinic
Tuesday, April 21st, 2009
Just out of Rotorua is little town called Ngongotaha…
A little town with an amazing community and a dope skate park!
It all started with an awesome lady named Layla, the owner of the local vid store Movie Time inviting the Alta crew to run one of there famous Skate Clinics and to host Ngongotaha’s first ever Skateboarding competition.
The turn out was amazing!
Never have I seen so many people from a community amping on skateboarding. Skaters came from near and far to take part in the all day event.
For the Clinic the Skaters were broken up into there skill levels, each taking an area of the park to get some one on one coaching from Alta and és‘ staff and team riders. Everyone was pumped and just ready to get into it.
The beginners chomping at the bit to learn “kick-flips!” the intermediates just wanting to shred the ledges, and the advanced crew talking about something called a “negro flip” ???
As the concentration levels at the clinic went down the registrations for the comp went up. Everyone was eager to put there new skills to the test.
The competition had 3 divisions, 13 & Under, 16 & Under, and an Open. Each of the divisions were packed out! So many kids of all skate levels, just getting in there and giving it a go. And that’s what it’s all about! FUN! Even a few ladies got down for a roll or two.
MC’d by Alta’s very own Matty P and Judged by Harris, Kayle and Kurt from és Shoes the comp went by without a hitch. The sun was beating down and the crowd was stoked managing to stay hooked all the way through the event until prize giving.
All in all a freakin’ sick day. The winner on the day was definitely Skateboarding…
plus these guys.
13 & Under
1st: Jarrod
(Guitar from Super Liquor, Deck from Alta and a T from és)
2nd: Kalem
(Fishing Rod from Houghton’s Hardware and a T from és)
3rd: Cole
($50 from Village Sports Bar)
16 & Under
1st: Sean
(Cell phone and $50 credit from NGO Ocean Seafoods and Movie Time, Deck from Alta and a T from és)
2nd: Donovan
($100 to spend at Coin Save, $50 cash from Essence Cafe and a T from és)
3rd: Luke
(Mad Man DVD Pack and a T from és)
Open
1st: Nic
(A Pair of és Shoes, Deck from Alta and $100 from NGO Fish Supply)
2nd: Tahuri
(Bean Bag from Super Liquor, $50 from Brakes Butchery and a T from és)
3rd: Red
($30 voucher from Fat Dog Cafe and a $20 Voucher from Serious Fun)
This event had more sponsors than you can shake a Skate deck at. Most of which were within the local Ngongotaha community. We were super stoked with the whole event and it couldn’t have happened without the support of all the sponsors, so a huge thank you goes out to them, support these businesses because they’re the ones supporting Skateboarding in New Zealand.
ALTA, Movie Time, és Shoes, NGO Ocean Seafoods, Biz Marketing, Fat Dog Cafe, Serious Fun, Coin Save, Damels Traffic Man, Brakes Butchery, Essence Cafe, NGO Fish Supply, Village Sports Bar, Super Liquor and Houghton’s Hardware
Thanks Ngongotaha, see you again soon!
Peace.
Rory J & Matty P
