Ohio Skateout 1988!

Lets talk Ohio Skateout, this contest was on the cusp of the street movement starting, but still ramps located in the course...This time frame was interesting, you had street pros coming up, against vert pros, who needed to adapt to the street movement. You start to see hand rails, and an attempt at a natural street course, with what I consider one of the sickest contest ramps from the era, a GIANT corner ramp.

the best part about this time in skating is the creativity, there were new tricks all the time, and everyone was trying to make the street thing happen, but the industry had not realised the advantage of a double kick board for street yet...so you end up with street riders on basically vert boards, riding a street course, and vert riders attempting to work the course with a vert feel.

When it came down to contests of this era, I always liked the jimmy some ramps together mentality. You would essentially have the skaters arrive early and build the ramps.The stuff they would make was always interesting, you never knew what ramps you would end up seeing in a old skate contest. Hence the GIANT wall.

Scott Oster, always had a sick style.

Music is awesome, I could watch this vid for the music alone, and obviously the skaters, basically made up of a bunch of skate legends before they knew they would be cast into the legendary status....regardless a good watch. see vids below Enjoy!