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Underwater skateboarding is all the rage these days. There’s no scooters or BMX. Due to the difference in gravity it’s much easier to catch quadruple flips and 1080’s. Slams don’t hurt as much and you can do way bigger gaps and combos. However there’s just one little problem. It’s not quite as fast. The need for speed is not fulfilled. That’s the only down side to it. Apart from that it’s fine. So if you like to go into things slow and come out slow then it’s all good. Otherwise, it completely sux. - Ed

Cover brother: Indiana Jones hat blazing, Brodie Sellars pops into a FS invert during

someone else’s demo at Woden, CBR.Photo: Vagabond

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Contents t Oz Vans t No Brophy t High Five t Sharts t Skate Rock t Reflections t Fardell t Nigel Banks t John Dykyj t Cuzza t Topz

Reece Warren

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OLD NEWS NOW, BUT Introducing...

NIGEL BANKS and...

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OLD NEWS NOW, BUT Introducing...

FLOYD SCOTT

Shifty’s IS:NIGEL BANKSFLOYD SCOTTJosh DarcyDean Parsons Todd Baker Matt CheneyJason Heather Zac GaudieCAM STANLEY

fs 180 road gap - Weston - PIC: Vagabond

OPEN 7 DAYSUpstairs No. 16 Garema Place Canberra City ACT 2600Ph: (02) 6262 9162 e: shiftyscbr@hotmail.com w: shiftys.com.au

Above and below:Callum Paul

Chima - frontboard

Chima ollies high over the blind bumps into a nosegrind

The Vans Aussie team powered into Canberra in one bus packed full of alcohol fueled monsters. Every spot we went to it was like there was a gang, especially because Ryan Wilson wore a bandana which I think was maybe protecting against hayfever, or to look gnarly. I’m not sure. Due to the shitty Melbourne weather the trip was extended in sunny Canberra. Camp spots were annihilated by Callum’s crazy fire antics. Spots were creatively marked by Neckface. It was definately one of the more, shall we say, looser approaches to a tour and hitting spots. Amongst some heckling and hyjinx, obstacles were obviously destroyed.

No Brophy?

Levi Brown pops out of a krooks and over the water

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Brophy had a bro’s tour all sorted and then apparently had to get some minor knee surgery. So all these guys had saved some coin to go on an Aussie trip for a month, and as it turns out - without the main guy.

When I asked a coupla of overseas crew of the good and bad points of their trip to Australia, the unanomous response was - there was no bad points!

Austyn Gillette - big tre flip to fakie

Raymond Molinar, large format polaroid guitar playing kickflip frontside tailslide at Questicon

This monster is f*cked up. I mean who in their right mind would think about this and reckon it’s doable. Maybe that’s just it. Slash didn’t think, he didn’t care. He just went for it. Shortly after this shot maybe the statue got the better of Slash? Or perhaps the umpteen stairs got in the way of the roll away? Or maybe he firecrackered them all to cruise off into the sunset. We’ll never know.

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On his journey to save the lost shart, Indiana aka Brodie aka Indy, made the trek from the humid depths of south-eastern Queensland to what the Aussies knew as the bush Capital. Given it’s big country town feel, Indy felt that it could also yield some serious hunting spoons. The sort that are the best for snorting Vodka.

Fs boneless, Weston Creek

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Slob plant, Kambah

Firstly, he had to conquer all of the local parks in his search for the lost shart. The Weston Creepers taught him of lurking at the F.O.B. There was also an international import who educated Indy in swedish parking. That night he joined Indy in snorting Vodka and sipping on white russians.

Indy had to ride the famous u-pipe. He had heard that it had no flat bottom - and now he knew it from first hand experience! He attended the multi-cultural festival and it was there he heard the first whispers of sharts. But shoeys got the better of him, and it was all a blur before he could pin point the source. The next day haunted memories played on his mind. It was as though he could smell it... it was so close...

Ally oop body varial over the hip in Woden’s tiles

Indy recommenced his search. He had to save the lost shart. He just had to! He referred to his map and located a Salvo’s. Little did he know that it was hiding a bounty! Hunting spoons galour! Armed with his new tools, Indy trekked out of Canberra on a day trip through the murky Police ridden town of Goulburn, to the last outpost of Marulan, created by the legendary Dorfus monster. A yeti was doing 5-0 to fakies, and a pirate aired the shallow corner. He gained strength from their shredding. His belief in himself had returned.

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Indy knew he must ride the ancient parks to grow his mind so that his senses could become attuned enough to detect the lost shart. He reflected on how much his wisdom had grown since riding the u-pipe. It had imparted legend - flowing through his skateboard, up his hunting spoons strapped to his belt, and into his sub-conscious.

The locals around him whispered rumours of a tight snake run ending in an enclosed bowl with a raw ‘crete lip. “Old as the hills!” they told him. Another pirate was at the snakerun floating backside airs. He said to Indy “if you build it, they will come.” Indy’s mind boggled. How would this journey end!?

Scott Walsh - Charny

Seatbelt smithy, Fadden

Todd Baker gets one last pivot pop-in before it goes. Bye Belco mini.

Below: Qld’s Cam Holling floats a timeless ollie over the crater. R.I.P.

Todd Baker gets one last pivot pop-in before it goes. Bye Belco mini.

Below: Qld’s Cam Holling floats a timeless ollie over the crater. R.I.P.

Mat Rat and Woody Below: Cam Holling

That night in a dream at a park called Belcompton, he saw skaters - one drifting over a crater-like obstacle, others holding hands, an old vert ramp, and then it was all demolished. That morning when he awoke he knew what he must do. The pirates words rang in his head. “If you build it , they will come.” That’s when it clicked. Belco was just down the road, maybe he could build it there!?? Indy was frantic, he gathered all the friends he’d met along the way. The pirates and the yeti, the weston creepers, some even long time Belco locals.

Belconnen, Canberra Design: Convic

Build: Concrete Skate Parks

And so they began, through trouble and toil and rain and mud. Trudge trudge through the sludge. Until it began to take shape. And as it grew the smell was getting stronger. His hope was gaining momentum, maybe they would come, maybe he could save them, just maybe?

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To test and make sure it worked, the crew rode it. And lo and behold with the building it came. And Indy was there to savour its smell and taste... WHO SHARTED!!???

Brodie! Huge ollie in off the platform over the reo and then below, over the loveseat. Bottom right: Noah - switch tailblock

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Peabody - Nosegrind off the Civic verty

Thrasher Skate Rock has been going for a while now, but I think this was the frst time in Oz. Dustin randomly calls me and says, “dude, we need to play in a bar, we’re coming in three weeks.”

Three van loads of skaters including the sk8 rock bands of Bad Shit (compris-ing TNT, Trixy and the Phelper) and LSDemon who played their first show at the Bondi Bowl-a-drama after party. I’d never imagined Dustin to be the lead singer of a band, but given his eccentric temperament he of course played it well while Figgy, Nuge, Thomas and Ricky held up the musical side. The VeeBees opened for them in fine style as always.

Having recently shown around another tour this big I was a little more used to having such a crew, but it still was pretty sick seeing sessions with that many people. Something always went down. P-Stone and Rhino are the cornerstones and were always holding it up.

Dane Burman stepped up to this nosegrind at Belco. This rail ain’t small, it’s pretty bloody high really. The next morning after the gig while everyone collected themselves, Dane - being the sober guy - FS flipped the Lyneham bank to bench longways. Capuccino kickflip!

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VeeBees lead singer Norro jams the lager-phone

Raven Tershay was definately a standout. Both on the board and in the moshpit. This front bluntslide was determination at it’s best. He put in the hard yards and eventually popped out sweet after clackity clack clack sliding the majority of the entire Erindale wall. After the VeeBees set in the Basement, things started getting a little rowdy and by the time Bad Shit came on it was time to give the ring some room. With the impetuousness of youth I think Raven managed to slam dance into someone’s girlfriend or something and copped a punch to the head and a pretty big egg. Thankfully Big Dan was there to calm it down otherwise I reckon it mighta got outta hand. It never seemed to make a shred of difference to Raven the next day as he tore the Kambah U-pipe a new one. Back to back to back to back fs and bs ollies, switch roll-in... blah blah blah yup, shit definately got done. i

TNT clears the nose of boogers at Kambah

Phill Marshall - bs nosegrind - MelbsPic: Gourlay

Maca! Varial Heel PenrithPic: Coady

Above: Battlecat - 5050 - GoldyBelow: Adam Dawes - Switch Heel - Gold CoastPics: Torti

Red Noonan Pic: TortiT-Bags Pic: Nello

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Pascal Leniston floats a pearler in a bewdiful setting, Williamstown Melbs Pic: Nello

Gavin Clark, bump 5050, QLD Pic: Jashan Prasad

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Matt Cheney - Boardslide pop out, CBR. Pic: Vagabond

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Frontal lippy on the Goldie. Photo: Torti

Gotta love the murry’s! Speaking of murry’s, you broke Reece’s fish tank with Timzy?

I went down to Canberra to see my old man for the weekend, then headed down to Eden for the week to stay at Reece’s for a bit of fishing, skating and drinking. Reece, Timzy and I came back to Reece’s after being at the pub for a f*kn long time. I walked into the house and fell into Timzy, Timzy then fell into a chair, which then fell into Reece’s fish tank shattering the glass. F*kn water went everywhere, all through Reece’s house. It was like something out of a movie, he had some pretty rad fish in there that he’d caught out at sea.

Todd Baker had a little dig at you in Fuknoath, any funny story’s of him ya wanna tell us?I cant really remember, he’s a pretty boy, if his shirts dirty the world is going to end. He can f*kn skate though.

Ha ha! I saw that you got to skate the dude from Pearl Jams bowl?

Yeah it was pretty f*kn rad, we were on this Hoon run in the states. We’d got to Missoula to skate the park there and some locals had hooked it up so we could go up to his house and skate the pools. He has these two amazing pools, one outside and one in a shed on top of the mountains in Missoula. There was about 30 of us up there skating. One of the best sessions I can remember.

Shit yeah! Your bro is killin it the moment , How’s that having him around on Hoon runs?

Bugs is f*kn killing it, Slam New Gen of the year, on DC proper now. He just got back to the Gold Coast a day ago. He’d been living/working in Adelaide.

Front Rock on the Sunny Coast.Photo: Adair

So how ya been mate, seems it’s all happening for you right now - all over the mag’s, got yaself a missus and gettin paid!

Thanks mate. I’ve been really good, skating a bunch, surfing a bunch up here on the gold coast. I met my beautiful girlfriend Kelly, who is now living with me. Life’s good.

You been traveling a lot around Oz lately, what’s the most full on thing you have seen on the road?

I was on this Cairns trip with a bunch of dudes a while back, I think Reece Warren, Scotty Standley and myself. We went to this bar in Townsville and we all got ID’d. The bouncer looked at us and said, “You guys aren’t from around here are you.” We walked in and it was a full ‘Indigenous Australian’ nightclub. Hundreds of natives. Craziest shit ever. We got cut off at the bar and the aboriginal bloke standing next to us saw we weren’t getting served anymore and brought us a round of JD’s. It was f*kn amazing.

Yeah rad, so you’re engaged now too?

I’m not really engaged. People take this facebook shit too serious. Maybe I will be one day soon though.

Ha ha yep people do take that shit to seriously! Right o mate, I’m off. It was good talkin to ya!

No worries mate. Have a good one.

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Cab at Elanora. Sikquence: Adair

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Front tail over the gate at the Detox bowl. Photo: Vagabond

My man, let’s get it rolling. How would your mum sum you up?Ummm probably a long haired, blonde headed, low life dumbf*ck

What’s the most embarrassing thing that’s ever happened to you?Probably being dacked at school in year 10, in front of everyone at school, it was the worst.

Are you comfortable with nudity?Yeah I’m comfortable with it, as long as everyone else is doing it, definately makes me feel more at home.

Do you eat your fruit and vegetables?Nah, id rather die of a heart attack than eat healthy and live a bit longer ha ha!

If you were a God, what would you do to the world?I’d probably makes clothes not exist I guess (laughs) and probably make myself look a bit more attractive.

What would you do if you had a time machine?I’d go back in time, when I was probably two years old and when girls thought I was cute looking and then yeah (laughs) go for it I guess.

What are your thoughts on Latino rap? Mainly the verbal assassin Pitbull, that seems to be plaguing our radio?Ohhh man music seems to be getting worse these days, its terrible, definately the worst thing since aids ( laughs ) I can’t stand it!

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What’s the most outrageous things you’d do for $100?I’d go to the bank, change it all into 5cent coins and buy something for $100 and then make the guy count it! Every single 5cent coin ha ha!

So say I’m having a dress up party, what are you coming as?I’m not even sure, I have a pretty random mind at times, maybe like something stupid so that people will remember it, maybe that giant cigarette off the nicotine ad, that’d be sick.

Lets get a bit patriotic ….. Julia Gillard? Honestly would you give it to her?F*ck yeah, I don’t see why not; she’s got the body that anyone could ever want.

What about that one eyed sprouter off futurama?I’m desperate, I’d do anything for it!

Are your parents disappointed with your career aspirations?At first when I started, my Dad wasn’t to fond of it, but he would support it anyway because it kept me out of trouble and keep me from breaking stuff in the house. I think he would have been psyched if I had an office job or something,

Dude that’s enough interrogation, any shoutouts?To my parents, my family, Luke Brown and 99 degrees. Peace.

Catchin upwith CuzzaAndrew Currie interview by Vagabond

So what’s cooking these days workwise?I’m the Events Manager for SbA (Skateboarding Australia) which means running comps. I also deal with the creative and marketing side of Hoon Skateboards.

How’s Hoon going, it’s rad that it’s become a board company.Cheers man – yeah it’s doing really good. I’m just so stoked on the team – every person on there is an absolute legend so you know any time we hit the road it’s gonna be a good time.

I hear you’ve never broken a bone in your entire skateboarding career? Touch wood ay. I’ve dislocated my finger three times, but yeah – never an actual break in 26 years on board. I must’ve drank a lot of milk as a tacker. The Fardell brothers have become quite the force to be reckoned with, what’s it’s like having brothers on the team?What team? Bugs is on Hoon, but since we started as a board company, rather than a wheel company, Jack doesn’t actually ride for us anymore, but he’s always in the mix on Hoon Runs. It’s awesome having both those dudes on trips because they’re both amped to skate all the time. Some of my funnest sessions go down with Jack and Bugsy.

Backsmith just prior to the Dew series at Woden - Vagabond pic

What’s next on the horizon?Well, after being on the road doing the SbA Am Series for the last 3 months, I’ve now got a bit more time up my sleeve to actually skate again. We’re heading off on a little Hoon Run from the Goldy down to Newcastle, then we (SbA) are hosting The Goldy Grail bowlriders comp in June. After that I’m heading to the States with Bugsy and Reece to skate with Dorfus in Portland before he makes the permanent move back to Oz at the end of the year.

Cuzza havin a beer with Costa (from Cuzza’s fav tv show “Costa’s Garden Odyssey” on SBS)

Big air to fakie at Woodgate Sikwence: Adair

And... What everyone wants to know, any chance of Fuknoath emerging again in the future? Maybe down the track a bit, but for right now Lance is flat out with male modeling, and besides, for as long as you’re doing a Half Arsed version of it then we’re all good.

So what exactly is this gnarly beast? I’ve never seen anything like it! The car is a 1936-1948 Fiat 500 C, commonly known as a Topolino, which means “little mouse” in Italian. Topolino is actually what they call Mickey Mouse too. It was the smallest car in the world, the Smart Car of it’s time. It came with a 0.6 litre engine that made about 13hp. The tiny body made it popular with drag racers in the early to mid 50s in the altered classes where the tiny engine was replaced first by flathead V8s, then overheads and hemis. Over time the stock chassis were ditched for scratch build tube chassis in steel and later in chrome moly with the front axle being relocated to just behind the tip of the nose. In fact, they started replacing the steel bodies for lighter fibreglass bodies as early as 1958. By the time the Fuel Altered (nitro burning supercharged) class died in the mid 70s, they were making over 2000hp and covering the quarter mile in just over 6 seconds! Because of the relatively short wheelbase of about 100 inches and the same horsepower as the dragsters, they went everywhere but straight, making them super popular with the crowds.

We’re building the car as a period correct mid 60s altered. It’s quite a strict build. Basically there is nothing on the car that wasn’t made before 1971. The big exception is the rear brakes, which have to be full on race spec as we don’t have front brakes - the rears and the parachute will have to pull it up. Some parts are brand new, but have been continuously made since the sixties. A lot of what’s in the car is really rare, like the front wheels which were made in ‘59, which Braydon (Szafranski) sent to me from LA after a long time searching. It’s been a skateboarding collaboration, even though skaters and rev heads rarely mix... Dustin has bought me parts because I never have any money, and everyone who has lent a helping hand is a skateboarder.

What put you onto being so inclined, I mean hell. Was it the need for speed?It goes all the way back to when I was a kid. I always loved cars and planes and machinery. Unfortunately my family are mechanically useless, so I never had a chance to learn anything useful to do with tools as a kid, it was all skateboarding for me. But the love of cars never went away, first sports cars as a kid, then muscle cars, and on to my love of traditional hot rods and drag cars. I think it’s less of a need for speed than it is a need to understand the things I love, and there’s no better way to learn than build a whole car and chassis from scratch with your mates. The speed part, however, will be the bucket of gold at the end of the rainbow!

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Tell me the story of how you acquired it?I’ve been going to the drags for years, and in 2008 I was at the Nostalgias here in Sydney with Waynos and some mates and saw this sketchy blown Topolino, all rusty and rat rodded. “Rat Rod” is a dirty word with us, and it got me thinking about doing something properly. I had wrecked a ‘69 Fairlane years back and still had the V8 on a stand next to my couch and the gearbox in the laundry, and I figured it was time to sell all of the other car parts I had in storage and build a little drag car around the engine and gear box.

I initially had plans for a fibreglass body, then my car popped up on ebay. The dude had a starting price of a dollar, and the auction finished at midnight on a Friday night, so no one really bothered bidding. I had a bidding war with one bloke, so I put $2500 on it in the last 10 seconds... I think I got it for $800 ha ha! I picked it up from Wollongong two days later and just ripped into it. The floor was Swiss cheese, so I didn’t feel bad about cutting up such a rare old car. Everything that came off it was donated to the Fiat car club, the chassis, glass etc. It was full of red bull dust, and had bullet holes in the doors, so it’s been a steep learning curve and there’s still a f*ckload of shit to do...

The lair where it’s kept, how does it happen?The car is kept at a mates place and three of us have cars in varying stages of construction. It’s a private kinda place, there is a lot of paranoia with rare cars so it’s definitely not an open house. Some days I go in and do two hours, other times we might do 20 hours over a weekend. One thing that is certain is that beers will be had.

At this stage what’s the plan for the début?Ha ha. The debut all depends on motivation, time and money. It might look like we’re getting close, but we have a huge amount of work in front of us. I don’t weld, so a lot of the car depends on whether Waynos can make time for me - he’s got his project too. It’d be nice to debut it in some form at the December Nostalgias. Every time someone asks us how long, we just say “Two years” - we’ve been saying that for two two years now...

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