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  • What gear did the winners of the World Dance Championships 2023 use?

    This is a blog I started and not every skater got back to me so I never posted the article.  I like the idea of asking competition winners what is their set up, just to give new people coming into...

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  • Daily reminder from Jack Kerouac

    Remember above all things, Kid, that to write is not difficult, not painful, that it comes out of you with ease, that you can whip up a little tale in no time, that when you are sincere about it, that...

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  • A short film called Pastrana

    By reliving memories, images and conversations, downhill skateboarder Melissa Brogni seeks to build a tribute to her friend Pastrana. As she reclaims the past, with the help of her friends and family, Pastrana's inherent presence helps her fill the silence...

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From the Paul Pert Collection, a drop down deck by Oak Street Industries, Oak Street trucks, 75mm Road Runner wheels and local downhill crew from a 70s magazine!!!
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From the Paul Pert Collection, a drop down deck by Oak Street Industries, Oak Street trucks, 75mm Road Runner wheels and local downhill crew from a 70s magazine!!!

I photographed my poster collection today. Many are a bit worn and still have blue tack on them 😂😂. The longboard posters are not shown. There are a few classics in there, like Bones Brigade Summer tour 1988 at Martin Place! I am putting them up for sale on eBay, you can find them by searching my username fifhopkin Fifi was my dog’s name when I started the ebay account! Ask any questions about the posters. Which one is the most important historically? Which one is your favourite? Here is some triva: one of the posters is 1976 World Professional Skateboard Championship. Referenced in the Dogtown movies. The skater who won the freestyle at that event was Chris Chaput. He would later start ABEC11 and he played Russ Howell in Lords of Dogtown movie. That warps my mind.
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I photographed my poster collection today. Many are a bit worn and still have blue tack on them 😂😂. The longboard posters are not shown. There are a few classics in there, like Bones Brigade Summer tour 1988 at Martin Place! I am putting them up for sale on eBay, you can find them by searching my username fifhopkin Fifi was my dog’s name when I started the ebay account! Ask any questions about the posters. Which one is the most important historically? Which one is your favourite? Here is some triva: one of the posters is 1976 World Professional Skateboard Championship. Referenced in the Dogtown movies. The skater who won the freestyle at that event was Chris Chaput. He would later start ABEC11 and he played Russ Howell in Lords of Dogtown movie. That warps my mind.

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Skids on the Coast with the usual suspects 👀
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Skids on the Coast with the usual suspects 👀

Tight Slalom Central Coast style #longboard #skateboardracing #slalom #skateboardslalom #skateboardslalomracing
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Tight Slalom Central Coast style #longboard #skateboardracing #slalom #skateboardslalom #skateboardslalomracing

From kickflipping slalom decks to shredding that sweeet sweet clear blue 88 urethane. Always something special about skating a wheel into extinction. Did @m.iloedwards have the last set? Anymore out there? Milo’s slides were effortless, he made it look easy. 🛹 @m.iloedwards 📍backside of Woodview
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From kickflipping slalom decks to shredding that sweeet sweet clear blue 88 urethane. Always something special about skating a wheel into extinction. Did @m.iloedwards have the last set? Anymore out there? Milo’s slides were effortless, he made it look easy. 🛹 @m.iloedwards 📍backside of Woodview

Slalom
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Slalom

Cones with the boys
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Cones with the boys

Carlingford to Yallamundi light rail cycleway is a blast!! All downhill and when you get to the bottom catch the tram to the top and do it again! 😎
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Carlingford to Yallamundi light rail cycleway is a blast!! All downhill and when you get to the bottom catch the tram to the top and do it again! 😎

Gosford to Woy Woy bike path #longboardpumping #ldp #push #longboard #rocketlongboards #longdistancepumping #longdistancepushing
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Gosford to Woy Woy bike path #longboardpumping #ldp #push #longboard #rocketlongboards #longdistancepumping #longdistancepushing

2024 its a wrap!! Some of the highlights from an amazing year of skating! @patocat_downhill lets do it all again in 2025
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2024 its a wrap!! Some of the highlights from an amazing year of skating! @patocat_downhill lets do it all again in 2025

We did Grand Prix starts in the downhill today! Jack Meyn vs Pickles
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We did Grand Prix starts in the downhill today! Jack Meyn vs Pickles

Last week to enter, winner announced on Saturday. Pantheon Ember with 88 McFlys and Paris Trucks
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Last week to enter, winner announced on Saturday. Pantheon Ember with 88 McFlys and Paris Trucks

Rocket Classic Scout with Paris trucks and Seismic Hot Spots.
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Rocket Classic Scout with Paris trucks and Seismic Hot Spots.

Too nice to giveaway? 😳🍿🤦‍♂️ Our Black Friday giveaway is looking good! The 88 McFly core colour matches the urethane side bumper 😳 Enter via the link in bio or go to Hopkin.com.au #giveaway #ldp #longdistancepumping #push #longdistancepushing #skateboard #longboard
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Too nice to giveaway? 😳🍿🤦‍♂️ Our Black Friday giveaway is looking good! The 88 McFly core colour matches the urethane side bumper 😳 Enter via the link in bio or go to Hopkin.com.au #giveaway #ldp #longdistancepumping #push #longdistancepushing #skateboard #longboard

We are running Black Friday specials and giveaways all this November. The big giveaway is a Pantheon Eternal Ember complete! Winner drawn on 30th November. Link in bio or go to Hopkin Skate homepage. Good luck.
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We are running Black Friday specials and giveaways all this November. The big giveaway is a Pantheon Eternal Ember complete! Winner drawn on 30th November. Link in bio or go to Hopkin Skate homepage. Good luck.

Custom built Rocket Surf Scout with Carver CX gold trucks and Seismic 3DM 62mm wheels #surfskate
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Custom built Rocket Surf Scout with Carver CX gold trucks and Seismic 3DM 62mm wheels #surfskate

Surf Scout surfskate complete with Carver C7 Bel Air trucks
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Surf Scout surfskate complete with Carver C7 Bel Air trucks

Ultimate Rocket Surf Scout with Carver C7 gold trucks and Seismic 3DM Cambria 62mm clear blue wheels. It is ok to drool, just not on the skateboard 😂 #surfskate #seismicskate #carverskate #carverskateboards #carverskateboarding #rocketlongboards #surfsup
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Ultimate Rocket Surf Scout with Carver C7 gold trucks and Seismic 3DM Cambria 62mm clear blue wheels. It is ok to drool, just not on the skateboard 😂 #surfskate #seismicskate #carverskate #carverskateboards #carverskateboarding #rocketlongboards #surfsup

Prism Sled has landed
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Prism Sled has landed

Should we call this one Candy Crush? The skateboard cruiser too nice to skate 😂❤️👀
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Should we call this one Candy Crush? The skateboard cruiser too nice to skate 😂❤️👀

Custom grip on a Rocket Linum dance deck #skateboarddance #sycd #longboarddancing #soyoucanlongboarddance #longboardfreestyle #rocketlongboards
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Custom grip on a Rocket Linum dance deck #skateboarddance #sycd #longboarddancing #soyoucanlongboarddance #longboardfreestyle #rocketlongboards

Building a Pantheon Supersonic #longboard #asmr #push #pump #LDP
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Building a Pantheon Supersonic #longboard #asmr #push #pump #LDP

Pranayama with stylus trucks and hoku wheels 😳😍🔥. Just as Jeff promised, no wheelbite! 🙏
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Pranayama with stylus trucks and hoku wheels 😳😍🔥. Just as Jeff promised, no wheelbite! 🙏

Quick look at the two 32 inch downhill decks in the Pantheon range. The Mitch Thompson pro deck and the Andy Atchison Pro deck “Tortuga”.
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Quick look at the two 32 inch downhill decks in the Pantheon range. The Mitch Thompson pro deck and the Andy Atchison Pro deck “Tortuga”.

Downhill beauties by Pantheon
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Downhill beauties by Pantheon

Sunday vibes on the Pantheon Mitty deck at the Pumpstation
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Sunday vibes on the Pantheon Mitty deck at the Pumpstation

Pantheon Trip is back to prove a one deck quiver is possible. Beach chill cruise, LDP, pumping, push, bomb hills and push up the other side! Going to the shops to get milk has never been so fun.
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Pantheon Trip is back to prove a one deck quiver is possible. Beach chill cruise, LDP, pumping, push, bomb hills and push up the other side! Going to the shops to get milk has never been so fun.

Getting Cooked at the Pump Track 🛹 @rwotoole Skating a Holycrap Cooked deck With @88wheelco Moonwalkers 🛹 @patocat_downhill On the Rocket Rambler
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Getting Cooked at the Pump Track 🛹 @rwotoole Skating a Holycrap Cooked deck With @88wheelco Moonwalkers 🛹 @patocat_downhill On the Rocket Rambler

“Dont ask what the world needs, ask what makes you come alive…and go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman 🛹 @hazclarke_hlss
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“Dont ask what the world needs, ask what makes you come alive…and go do that. Because what the world needs is people who have come alive.” Howard Thurman 🛹 @hazclarke_hlss

Bomb The Snowies 2023 Day 1 December 29th was the first full day. Runs down Kosciuskzo Rd near Smiggins
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Bomb The Snowies 2023 Day 1 December 29th was the first full day. Runs down Kosciuskzo Rd near Smiggins

Cool down after a LDP skate at Manly Beach Loaded Pantheon Trip, 88 McFly wheels, Paris trucks 🛹 @patocat_downhill
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Cool down after a LDP skate at Manly Beach Loaded Pantheon Trip, 88 McFly wheels, Paris trucks 🛹 @patocat_downhill

Shout out to 88 …wheels for Rome!! 🔥☄️🔥 Are you ready for the Rome World Skate Games?
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Shout out to 88 …wheels for Rome!! 🔥☄️🔥 Are you ready for the Rome World Skate Games?

Dylan Hepworth 83a Venom Sideshow wheel now in stock
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Dylan Hepworth 83a Venom Sideshow wheel now in stock

Big Mitty downhill race wheel has arrived 👀
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Big Mitty downhill race wheel has arrived 👀

We lost a skateboard legend today, Greg Ambler has past away. Greg made boards under the Blacktown Skate brand. I met Greg at SOS (Sydney Old School) slalom events. Greg was a big part of the early skateboard racing scene and was there when ASRA was formed. He hosted slalom racing on his local Blacktown hills, which was big part of the Conehead Cup series. Greg in many ways was the soul of early ASRA and he was definitely the life of every ASRA party. Vale.
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We lost a skateboard legend today, Greg Ambler has past away. Greg made boards under the Blacktown Skate brand. I met Greg at SOS (Sydney Old School) slalom events. Greg was a big part of the early skateboard racing scene and was there when ASRA was formed. He hosted slalom racing on his local Blacktown hills, which was big part of the Conehead Cup series. Greg in many ways was the soul of early ASRA and he was definitely the life of every ASRA party. Vale.

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Can you use the Tesla’s inbuilt cameras for a follow run? Patrick skating Siberia in the Snowy Mountains. 📍Bomb The Snowies “Siberia” ⏰ 30th December 2023 🛹 @patocat_downhill
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Can you use the Tesla’s inbuilt cameras for a follow run? Patrick skating Siberia in the Snowy Mountains. 📍Bomb The Snowies “Siberia” ⏰ 30th December 2023 🛹 @patocat_downhill

Bomb the Snowies 2023-24 reel I never posted. If it is a repeat just swipe on 😂 At the end of the year downhill skateboarders travel, camp and skate in Australia’s Snowy Mountains. A small taste of waking up in the high country.
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Bomb the Snowies 2023-24 reel I never posted. If it is a repeat just swipe on 😂 At the end of the year downhill skateboarders travel, camp and skate in Australia’s Snowy Mountains. A small taste of waking up in the high country.

Heirophant complete for your viewing pleasure…or buying pleasure 👀🫣 Deck Pantheon Heirophant Trucks Caliber 3 precision 125mm Wheels 88 Maverick Pros Bearings Zealous ceramic
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Heirophant complete for your viewing pleasure…or buying pleasure 👀🫣 Deck Pantheon Heirophant Trucks Caliber 3 precision 125mm Wheels 88 Maverick Pros Bearings Zealous ceramic

Big crash this morning, Patrick smashed his helmet, he is ok. A simple morning carpark session turned bad! We know this carpark but we didnt check, just skated it blind. Recent storms had flooded it . S1 helmet and Get That hoodie saved the day!
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Big crash this morning, Patrick smashed his helmet, he is ok. A simple morning carpark session turned bad! We know this carpark but we didnt check, just skated it blind. Recent storms had flooded it . S1 helmet and Get That hoodie saved the day!

Why is it so hard to search in Instagram now? Can we call the Meta AI a massive fail? It is the default search on Instagram, why would they not use AI to create an amazing search feature? The obvious answer is they want new content everyday, they don’t want creators getting rewarded for old content, better to keep creators on that new content treadmill. I saw a funny reel yesterday of a small dog in Japan in a red raincoat. I used Meta AI search box (lets be real, that AI box on the top of Instagram looks like a search box), to find that video to watch again. My query was “A reel I watched of a dog in a red raincoat” and the photo above is what I got. It is funny on so many levels. Too good not to post.
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Why is it so hard to search in Instagram now? Can we call the Meta AI a massive fail? It is the default search on Instagram, why would they not use AI to create an amazing search feature? The obvious answer is they want new content everyday, they don’t want creators getting rewarded for old content, better to keep creators on that new content treadmill. I saw a funny reel yesterday of a small dog in Japan in a red raincoat. I used Meta AI search box (lets be real, that AI box on the top of Instagram looks like a search box), to find that video to watch again. My query was “A reel I watched of a dog in a red raincoat” and the photo above is what I got. It is funny on so many levels. Too good not to post.

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Sunday mornings laps 🛹 @patocat_downhill
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Sunday mornings laps 🛹 @patocat_downhill

April 2018 was Newtons, IDF World Cup downhill race on Mt Panorama, Bathurst.
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April 2018 was Newtons, IDF World Cup downhill race on Mt Panorama, Bathurst.

Easter sunrise runs with Patrick 🛹 @patocat_downhill 📍Anna Bay ⏰ 1st April 2024
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Easter sunrise runs with Patrick 🛹 @patocat_downhill 📍Anna Bay ⏰ 1st April 2024

Rage Against The Carparks 📍Macquarie Uni ⏰ 23rd March 2024 🛹 @patocat_downhill 🎵@sayo.komada . . . . . #viral #instagood #skate #sport #lifestyle #instagram #instadaily #skatista #skateboards #photooftheday #street #skateshop #skater #skatelife #love #skt #sk8 #hopkin #hopshop #asra #downhill #reels
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Rage Against The Carparks 📍Macquarie Uni ⏰ 23rd March 2024 🛹 @patocat_downhill 🎵@sayo.komada . . . . . #viral #instagood #skate #sport #lifestyle #instagram #instadaily #skatista #skateboards #photooftheday #street #skateshop #skater #skatelife #love #skt #sk8 #hopkin #hopshop #asra #downhill #reels

New carpark skated! The massive steel grates on each level make it hard to stay on the board! 📍Macquarie ⏰ 23rd March 2024 🛹 Hop 🎥 @patocat_downhill
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New carpark skated! The massive steel grates on each level make it hard to stay on the board! 📍Macquarie ⏰ 23rd March 2024 🛹 Hop 🎥 @patocat_downhill

Sliding into another weekend 🔥 ❤️🔥
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Sliding into another weekend 🔥 ❤️🔥

Found an old SD card with photos from 2016 IDF Mt Keira World Cup! First photo I think is Thiago on crash corner, @gomeslessa is that you?? Second photo is Jack Meyn finishing a run. Third photo is skaters lining up for the transporter and can you see a future World Champion as a grom waiting?? Fourth photo is Dejan talking to Bruce (legendary truck driver). Fifth photo is Lachie Re in his Rayne leathers!
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Found an old SD card with photos from 2016 IDF Mt Keira World Cup! First photo I think is Thiago on crash corner, @gomeslessa is that you?? Second photo is Jack Meyn finishing a run. Third photo is skaters lining up for the transporter and can you see a future World Champion as a grom waiting?? Fourth photo is Dejan talking to Bruce (legendary truck driver). Fifth photo is Lachie Re in his Rayne leathers!

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Get That Skate Slide Jam ❤️🔥🌶️ This is what you missed out on staying at home and not coming out to skate!! Awesome day. Shout out to Jack and GTS crew, they are planning one event a month, so get that. Thank you to 88 for the thane we shred 🙏 Special mention to Rocket Longboards, two Don decks were shredded today and wow! 📌 Woodview ⏰ 28th January 2024 🛹 Everyone
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Get That Skate Slide Jam ❤️🔥🌶️ This is what you missed out on staying at home and not coming out to skate!! Awesome day. Shout out to Jack and GTS crew, they are planning one event a month, so get that. Thank you to 88 for the thane we shred 🙏 Special mention to Rocket Longboards, two Don decks were shredded today and wow! 📌 Woodview ⏰ 28th January 2024 🛹 Everyone

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No probLlama We had breakfast with the Llamas and Alpacas, it was a lot of fun.
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No probLlama We had breakfast with the Llamas and Alpacas, it was a lot of fun.

A taste of Bomb The Snowies Every year after Christmas, Australian downhill skateboarders migrate to the Snowy Mountain range In Australia. The event is called Bomb The Snowies. It is more a gathering of friends than an event, but everyone is welcome. We camp, we bomb hills and there are a lot of detours. It is not about the mountain, it is the journey to the mountain. @yehnahshakasbruh @lachlan_breheny @boardsandhoes @jackxmeyn @princess_capsicum @deck_chair_ @adrian_treimanis @haxmeaton @patocat_downhill @leo_rchd_ @james_jayrobertson @_mitch_thompson_ @point5ove @happy_lil_jev @_shannontully_ @dxxpweb @chrisosk8s @jeb_360 @bensonmarquart @scootmano @m.iloedwards @pave_wave Please tag anyone I have forgotten
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A taste of Bomb The Snowies Every year after Christmas, Australian downhill skateboarders migrate to the Snowy Mountain range In Australia. The event is called Bomb The Snowies. It is more a gathering of friends than an event, but everyone is welcome. We camp, we bomb hills and there are a lot of detours. It is not about the mountain, it is the journey to the mountain. @yehnahshakasbruh @lachlan_breheny @boardsandhoes @jackxmeyn @princess_capsicum @deck_chair_ @adrian_treimanis @haxmeaton @patocat_downhill @leo_rchd_ @james_jayrobertson @_mitch_thompson_ @point5ove @happy_lil_jev @_shannontully_ @dxxpweb @chrisosk8s @jeb_360 @bensonmarquart @scootmano @m.iloedwards @pave_wave Please tag anyone I have forgotten

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