ANNOUNCEMENT: WCR 2013 Date Set For Aug 10th
The Windy City Riot 2013 will be held on August 10th in Chicago, IL and will start at noon. THE PULL Skateshop in Chicago is guaranteeing $2,000 to first place. The winner will be determined strictly by the street contest that takes place on August 10th. The precontests have nothing to do with the judging of the Windy City Riot. On August 10th, we will skate/bike from spot to spot on the lakefront over a 4 mile span. We recommend you bring or rent a bike and bring a swim suit. Although it’s possible, if you attempt to skate or walk from spot to spot you will get tired. It will be very difficult to drive from spot to spot because the parking options are not nearby the spots at which we will be skating.
This year, instead of hosting a skatepark contest, we will be organizing nine precontest BBQ’s (mostly at skateparks) as fundraisers in memory of Ryan McDermott. Ryan recently passed away and, throughout the years, was a big part of the Chicago blading community. For example, every year the WCR could count on Ryan’s support financially and intellectually. For many reasons, we all miss him very much. Here are the basic details for the contests that we have at this time:
05.19 THE PULL Box Jam hosted by Juan Herrera, 657 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60661
05.26 Burbank Skatepark hosted by Chad Zorino, 6400 W. 77th Street, Burbank, IL 60499
06.01 Burnham Skatepark hosted by John Adams, 649 E. 31st Street, Chicago, IL 60616
06.08 Chicago Street Contest hosted by David Depew, 657 W. Lake Street, Chicago, IL 60661
06.15 Lake Geneva Skatepark hosted by Gabe Talamantes, 535 Sage Street, Lake Geneva, WI 53147
06.29 Patrowski Skatepark hosted by Paul Alanis, 4247 W. 31st Street, Chicago, IL 60623
07.13 Wilson Skatepark Bowl hosted by Joe Esquivel, 760 W. Wilson Ave., Chicago, IL 60640
07.20 Buffalo Grove Skatepark hosted by Chris Mccormick, 1000 Buffalo Grove Rd., Buffalo Grove, IL 60089
07.27 Logan Square Skatepark hosted by Dan Moroney, 2430 W. Logan Blvd., Chicago, IL 60647
WCR 2012 Recap Article on ONE Magazine by Tracy White
Check out the article pertaining to the WCR 2012 by John Adams on ONE Blading Magazine’s website.
WCR 2012 Recap Article on ONE Magazine by John Adams
Check out the article pertaining to the WCR 2012 by Tracy White on ONE Blading Magazine’s website. Click here for the direct link to Tracy’s gallery of images.
