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SEP/OCT 2019
Lincoln City Skatepark isn’t just a skatepark. It’s the bar
that all other skateparks are held up to. Acres of concrete
sprawls across the hillside to create a unique variety of
well-crafted bowls connected by a terrifying downhill snake
run. As the home park and the first of many projects led
by Dreamland Skateparks founder Mark “Red” Scott, it has
evolved through the years into a destination for skateboard-
ers across the world to make their pilgrimage and push
the limits of what is possible on a piece of wood with four
wheels.
CELEBRATING 20 YEARS OF AMERICA’S GNARLIEST SKATEPARK
WORDS & PHOTOS BY ROSS DRUCKREY
So, when Dreamland teams up with Independent Truck Co
to throw a 20th birthday bash for the most infamous park
in America, you pack up your buddies and get your crew
to Lincoln City. Hordes of northwest skaters rolled into
town alongside a caravan of identical white vans filled to
the brim with pro skaters, camera crews, and metal bands,
each determined to make the Rip Ride Rally a weekend to
remember.
The boundary pushing feats of skill, bone jarring slams, and
raw positive vibes that transpired over the next three days
were a fitting tribute to Mark “Monk” Hubbard, Jake Phelps,
and Preston “P. Stone” Maigetter. Each of these recently
fallen leaders have been permanently commemorated in Lin-
coln City concrete. The P. Stone BBQ was unveiled to shell
out hundreds of hot dogs to hungry skaters and the daunting
Monk x Phelper extension delivered some of the most jaw
dropping moments of the whole weekend.
The competition was a spectacle in itself, but the lineup of
live bands and endless homie sessions across the park’s leg-
endary terrain made the Rip Ride Rally an experience unlike
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