Word is the Lincoln City leg of the Oregon Trifecta has been cancelled. People are already on their way from out of town so there will probably be a hell of a session at the park but there will be no official event at Lincoln City. Difficulties with obtaining a city permit for the event seem to be the reason. I heard this third person but a reliable source has confirmed it with Choppy Omega and World Cup Skateboarding.

This is what it looks like under the temporary concrete superpark setup at the X-Games. Thanks to the anonymous tipster, you know who you are…

Remember, this ramp is modular and portable. Looks fun as hell, especially when you skate as well as the guys in the video coverage from SoCal Skateparks. Check out those results too. There were some big names in there, but none of them made the top three. Kowalski power! The old Chuck Taylors’s used to be staple because they were cheap, but they were pretty useless in the long run. The best thing they had going was the price. They used to cost about $20 in the 80’s, which seemed about right. Somehow they cost $55 or more now! However… Converse Skateboarding has some shoes that look like they might be worth checking out – beefed up versions with styling reminiscent of the old CT’s, plus a cool looking mid-top too. What’s the point? Oh yeah, watch the video.

Jim Gray skated the Converse Costal Carnage ramp set up. As he says, barge now ask later. Jim’s friend Eric Lee snapped the pics of Jim skating, with Jim’s camera, so credit where credit is due means… I don’t know. I’ve got two bonus shots from the Baade, he says the ramp is the Red Bull miniramp with a an added bowl. It’s all modular and moveable. Hmmm… Interesting. Maybe some folks at the X Games should take note. Modular and reusable is better than temporary and partially recyclable. Either way, looks fun!

If you don’t want to brave the crowds for the Saturday stop of the Trifecta, you can brave the likely much smaller crowds to be found at the Lake Oswego 2009 Youth Skate Competiton, to be held at the Lake Oswego, Oregon Skatepark… …errrr? What? There’s a skatepark in Lake Oswego? There’s a ton of money in that town, so you know it’s got to be great one, right? I guess not.. Who knew? Catch the flier after the jump. – Thanks to Dave Arpin for the tip.

Just got this image of the completed X Games superpark course made from concrete poured over a wood frame from an anonymous source. Thanks! Down the road there is another media event called the Converse Costal Carnage. Looks like they’ve got another crazy temporary bowl setup.

Friend of the site Weirdo Skateboards is also one of the sponsors of a contest series at Lake Cunningham skate park. More info at sjparks.org, or check the flier after the jump. I hear that Cab is a regular there. Sure would be a bummer to have to skate against him, huh?

Boardistan has a video interview with Brian Harper from California Skateparks talking about the cement on wood structure used in the Maloof Money Cup. I sort of assumed they were going with prefab concrete elements, but it looks like they used foam underneath and concrete on top, with no rebar. The concrete can be recycled, and I suppose the foam could be too. I still feel like they should build permanent skateparks and leave them, but that wouldn’t jive with the Maloof Money Cup sponsors and the X-Games need to have large amounts of spectator seating and controlled access by the media. – Thanks to Brian Baade for the tip.

The World Slalom Championships are being held this weekend, July 16th- 18th in Hood River, Oregon. It’s being billed as the biggest slalom event of 2009, yet not one of the sponsors on the press release has any mention of it on their web site. Very odd. In any case, Giant Slalom is on Friday. Saturday is qualifying and prelim rounds for the Tight and Hybrid Slalom events. Sunday is the finals. About the only other information I have is that the poster was made by Jim Phillips. Slalom is fun. International Slalom Skateboard Association Seismic Skate Systems – Thanks to Skip Marcotte for the tip.

ESPN has a picture of the wooden framed concrete shell skatepark being constructed for the X Games. While I find the process fascinating, I’m a little bit disgusted by sheer wastefulness. But hey, global warming is a hoax and this whole “green thing” is just a fad. At least the street elements in the Maloof cup could be relocated and reused. Still, I’m craving more pictures of the process, and dying to know how it rides. Check it out. Thanks Brian Baade for the tip.