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Chris Hatfield got hit by a car last night.
Now, here's the good part. It was about 3am and he, Ted Van Orman and Dan Closser were riding some banks at an undisclosed location after spending some time at a local drinking establishment. According to Chris, he was doing a rollback on his bike (which features a freecoaster and no brakes), when a cop-car came flying through the parking lot and directly into Chris' drunken, backward path. He hit the car and flipped over, smacking his head on the ground, as well as breaking off a mirror and denting the door of the cop car. He said Dan and Ted, as well as the cop, were freaking out, thinking he was really hurt. Chris said he was okay, but kept calling the cop "dude". They made him take a breath-alyzer, but let him off, probably due to the liability factor of the cop almost running him over. Getting a DUI on your bike would suck, wouldn't it? I'm glad Chris is okay. At the same time, I would pay money to see a video clip of the entire incident.
We had a little session at TRP tonight that was supposed to be with Sean Rakos, but he got held up at the tattoo shop inking a Tazmanian devil smoking a doobie for a kid's 18th birthday present. Davey Coop and Evan Malburg were in action when I showed up, followed by Chris K. and Stewie. Lots of good stuff went down.
Chris K goes so high and does such weird, unique tricks. Nothing weird about this one except his lack of clothing.
Here's where the photo "theme" starts. What Brian Stewart is doing here is a super cool nose-pick on this quarter, but it is essentially a "curb endo", albeit an extremely difficult version of one. The curb endo dates back to the late 70s and is one of the oldest freestyle tricks there are.
Next, we have Davey Cooperwasser with a Lawn-mower tire tap on the big ledge in the "street" room. Again, an insanely tough trick to pull on this obstacle, but the basis of the Lawnmower (it's a "Powermower", technically) can be traced to early-80s intermediate-level flatland.
Lastly, Evan Malburg is more-or-less performing what was known as a "Miami Hopper" in the mid-80s. Evan was referring to it as a "toboggan" foot-jam, but the Miami Hopper came first. A lot of broken Tuff Wheels and bent forks came from Miami Hoppers attempts in '84, but Evan's technique is artfully agile.
I enjoyed taking photos but at the end of the session I realized I had spent more time behind the lens than behind my handlebars. I needed some action shots! Action, action, action! The "Draft Dodger" hats are getting lots of attention already. Siked.