Longboarding used to be a solo effort for me in Memphis, Tennessee. I'd find a parking lot, street or (later) a good spot on the Greenline and I'd cruise, carve and pump some loose trucks for speed and flow. Facebook, for all its supposed faults, changed all that. I was able to get together with other longboarders in the Memphis area (we call ourselves DSL: Down South Longboarding) and we have made it a regular thing to get together and ride.
Well, the time has come to share our passion with others. Thanks to Greg and others in the group we are having a "Slidefest." It will be a demo and contest (of sorts) at Shelby Farms on October 8th. We'll have some freeriding, some slalom cones, a launch contest, sliding and more.
The event has gained tons of sponsors. Big names in the longboard world like Sector 9, Dregs, Arbor, Nersh, Bustin, Original, Mudge, Longboard Loft, and Outdoors Inc.
It starts at 10:00 a.m. October 8th at Shelby Farms (behind the visitor's center). Bring a helmet to this one because it is helmet mandatory this time around.
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