HGR Garage Race

It's a little late to be posting this but I thought, better late than never. HGR is hosting a garage race this Saturday and everything below is a direct copy off the Facebook even post.


Time: Saturday at 10:00pm - Sunday at 4:00am
Location: Carve Skate Shop, 1307 Yale, Houston TX, 77008


Right now we have no one to run this and all our garages are busts but we'll work that out between now and race day.

Race day happens to fall on Maryhill fest of speed this year. Unfortunately this means some of the best racers will be absent. We are going to keep our chins up and try to have the best race we can without them.

Look for all sorts of extra races if security permits: butt race, out of towner race, switch race, women's race, and whatever else we can think of. 

As always strict IGSA rules, if someone is behind you you have to move over to let them pass. No pushing, touching, or dirty looks. If there is suspicion of rule violations we will promptly call your parents.

Come by Carve during the day to hangout and enjoy some hamburgers, hot dogs, and other goodies


HELMETS ARE REQUIRED, NO EXCEPTIONS, NO HELMET NO RACE.
Pads are highly recommended :)


Note to any Non-HGR skaters, if you win, you will also win $1150 in cold hard cash so bring your A game.

Pick Your Friends

As I write this at 2:45am on a wonderful, now Tuesday morning I want to just give a little shout out to all those shitty friends out there. Fuck you. Why do I say this? Well first off I would like to remind you that this is yet only but a personal blog so I can have a wee bit of unprofessionalism in this and keep it somewhat personal as well. My second point is that I want everyone to know they have good friends and rid themselves of the evils that bad friends are.

Anger comes with this post but I don't type this with hate, I type this with nothing more than simple words of expression in order to describe the life and events that I have to hold with me so dearly and close.

Endless Longboards was named for the account that I never want to stop longboarding and how I want this sport to live on forever. Tonight it has a whole new meaning to me: 20 miles in 2.5 hours = 8mph. Beast mode was accomplished. So to sum these random numbers up, my car was stuck out in Katy and I was at my house. My perfect friends bailed on me (they drove me around today so I just left my car at their place) so I was stuck without a car in Spring Valley Village (Echo Lane and I-10). Lucky me I had my nifty Arbor Axis Bamboo with me so I rode on. Mind you that I started this journey at 11:30pm.. a few hours before this post. Worst shit of my life but I have my car back and my bearings I think are dead. I hit dirt, water, gravel, water, dirt, water, water, gravel, water... and so on. Horrible night might I say, but I did it. I need sleep and I want everyone to know, pick your friends because that ride sucked. I would have used my Landyachtz Switch but I don't have it with my at the moment sadly so the Arbor had to do.

If you want details hit me up on Facebook.

Otherwise, you know the motto.
R^3. Endless Longboards.

Landyachtz Hawgs

Hawgs, a name that many people know around the longboarding community. Whether its for grippy and fasty or loosey and slidey, Hawgs have them all.

Your basic breakdown of Landyachtz Hawgs are as of follows: Monster Hawgs will give you high speed capabilities with plenty of traction to hold you in place. Zombie Hawgs will slide you left and right without you giving much effort; in other words amazing sliding wheels.

I have not yet tried Monsters on my setups yet so todays is mainly about Zombies. My Arbor Axis Bamboo is currently running the Zombie Hawgs and I can't say enough good about them. Compaired to my Otang Durian Yellows, these guys blow them away without trouble. They are smooth, quiet, slippery, and just do the job without complaints. Not only that, but they do this fresh outta the wrapping so theres no need to break them as quickly.

Zombies span in a variety of colors and duro's from white, black, yellow, blue and more. Each with it's own respective duro. Carve Skate Shop only carries them in 80A White and 84A Black.

Need I say more? If you want to slide or are trying to learn to slide, get these wheels. Nuff said.

They are:
76mm Tall
42mm Core
33mm Contact Patch

Ride On. Ride Strong. Ride Long. Endless Longboards.

Carve Skate Shop

Today I thought it appropriate to shout out to Carve Skate Shop.

For all those in Houston who don't know about Carve, you will learn to love it and worship it as your new god in all things skate related. if you don't, well I can shout out to another shop later (those whom are of lesser importance.. I kid. We love all those who represent skating and all of its glory).

http://www.carvelongboards.com/shop/

They have anything and everything you will need for longboarding and skateboarding for a damn good price. Say goodbye to Zumiez and Sector 9 and say hello to what a real longboard is. With brands like Loaded, Landyatchz, Earthwing, Apec 11, Paris, and much more you have the ability to create a board from the group up. Everything you put on your deck is only that which you choose; thus giving you the ultimate creation for whatever style of riding you so desire.

Houston:

1307-f Yale
Houston, TX 77008

Monday – Saturday: 11am – 9pm
Sunday: 11am – 6pm

carveskateshop@yahoo.com
713-868-0028

Austin:

3204-B Guadalupe
Austin, TX 78705

Monday – Saturday: 10am – 8pm
Sunday: 10am – 6pm

carveskateshopatx@yahoo.com
512-524-1459 ‎

Taken from their About Us:

The idea for Carve Skate Shop was first hatched by a group of devoted longboarders tired of dealing with skate shops that had no expertise, no interest, and no selection in longboards. The idea began to fester in my head as I saw more and more longboarders in the parking garages and on the streets of Houston. What was the worst that could happen? I end up with a bunch of sweet longboards? So after much thought and consultation I took the plunge. Carve Skate Shop opened its doors in June 2008.

The budget was extremely tight. I found a little hole in the wall, fixed it up as nice as I could and spent all my money on boards, trucks, wheels, and hardware. No sunglasses, no shoes, no wallets. I could not even afford street and pool decks. But what I did have was what all my buddies from the garages, and the hills of Austin, and the trails of Katy, and all of the other longboard spots wanted: sweet gear.

I sold out of a lot of good stuff quick. I reordered and picked up 2 of the hot sellers and maybe another set of wheels I didn’t have. Slowly I inched towards the skate shop I wanted Carve to be. New products would come in and everyone would test them. I had the heads up on what was going to sell because I skated! Just a matter of either trying it out myself or listening to another skater who had tried it out. The court of public opinion can be brutal in a tight knit community. Good products boomed and bad products just sat. Soon everyone who longboarded was on the good stuff.

Now my shop is like a club house. The newest bushing, sliding puck, or whatever gets the heaviest scrutiny imaginable by the locals coming into to “see the latest”. New longboarders are getting turned on to the sport and old longboarders are getting refered to us by friends. Skate sessions at the garages, skate parks, ditches, trails and everything imaginable are coordinated at the shop.

Along the way, my buddies and I started skating more than just longboards. So I started buying decks for the pools and the ditches, popsicle decks for the street skaters I met, and pumping boards for the trail riders. Every month I tried to expand into another aspect of skating. One month it was pool wheels, the next month street trucks, the month after that aluminum downhill decks.

Now I’m pretty dang proud of my shop. We keep up with the newest trends and maintain the stock of the tried and true. Still no clothing, shoes, sunglasses, or whatever. But we have a ton of sweet sticks and we play on them most every day!

-Scotty Sheridan

Slab Fest 2011

Success to the SLAB guys for putting on one hell of a race this past weekend. Props all the way. In case you missed it, tons of riders came out and had one hell of a time. We had wipe outs, cops, chicks, money, and a hill that I want to go back to very very bad.

Alot of picture are posted at Silverfish. I'd pop a link out right now but I am in a bit of a rush so I will just edit this post later with that.

Ride of guys. Get ready for more races this summer. We have the Deluxe Duel and 245 Garathon coming up. Lets ride.