Wicked Wahine Returns 2009
TnT Productions Announces Wicked Wahine’s Return to the West Coast
TnT Productions Announces Wicked Wahine’s Return to the West Coast
Event: Wicked Wahine Double-D West Coast Girls Only Skateboard Event
Date: Saturday and Sunday, September 19th and 20th, 2009
Location: Orange County, California
Contact: Tammy “BamBam” Tangalin
Phone: 310-408-8558
Email: bambam@wahineskate.com
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THE SCHEDULE for DOUBLE-D WEST COAST
Saturday, Sept. 19th – Etnies Skatepark, Lake Forest
9:00 – noon GRO skate workshop
noon – 1:00 Registration and practice
1:15 – 5:00 Contest
Sunday, Sept. 20th – Secret spot (for location, call 310.408.8558) 10:00 – noon Registration and practice noon – 4pm Contest
FORMAT for both Street and Bowl
Heats will consist of no more then 6 girls. Process of elimination, winner takes all. Intro and jam session.
Registration Fee
$20
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Since The last Wicked Wahine event in May 2006, we have seen a significant surge of talented female skaters popping out of nowhere. Due to the bad economy and the loss of sponsorships for female skaters, we simply were not able to continue financing events from our own pockets. While it is a struggle, we realize that we need to keep supporting the new breed of girls in skateboarding and give them the same opportunity to learn, enjoy and succeed like the boys. With that said, we are proud to bring back our “grass roots” style of contests that, no matter how much money or prizes we can award, in the end everyone is sure to have a great time with positive and long lasting memories.
Thanks to the support of Courtney from Girls Rider Organization (GRO), Wicked Wahine will have a two-day contest along with GRO skateboard workshops for girl skateboarders of all ages and skill levels. Split into two days, the first for street skating and the second for bowl riding. Before each contest, GRO will hold skateboard workshops for “girls only” which will be instructed by highly skilled female skaters. The Double-D event will consist of two divisions, Pro/AM sponsored and non-sponsored. The Pro/Am sponsored division winner will take home all excess proceeds from the entry fee money while non-sponsored winners will take home as much swag as we can squeeze from sponsors who are generous enough and willing to support female skaters even during rough times.
We have secured two amazing locations for these no-holds-barred, all out street and bowl contests. Saturday, September 19th the street contest will be at Etnies skatepark