{"id":55502,"date":"2015-12-14T10:52:47","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T18:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/?p=55502"},"modified":"2017-08-31T15:22:07","modified_gmt":"2017-08-31T22:22:07","slug":"omahoney-mondays-first-ventura-city-skateboard-championships","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/omahoney-mondays-first-ventura-city-skateboard-championships\/","title":{"rendered":"O&#8217;Mahoney Mondays: First Ventura City Skateboard Championships"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>O&#8217;Mahoney Mondays:<\/h3>\n<h3>First Ventura City Skateboard Championships<\/h3>\n<h3>Words by James O&#8217;Mahoney<\/h3>\n<p>We put on most of the first City Skateboard Championships in 1975, and almost every contest would produce a pearl of some sort, but the first Ventura City Skateboard Championships was fully packed with sucker punches to spare. This was a two-day contest on the road to the top of the hill overlooking the City of Ventura called &#8220;The Cross&#8221; &#8211; a popular hang out for devils and angels. Our freestyle area was flat and served the purpose. The race course was steep and we had to be able to stop the racers quickly and softly or sort of softly with mattresses. Saturday was smooth with everyone advancing in the correct and pro manner. Sunday around noon, in the middle of the freestyle semis, about six Hell&#8217;s Angels pulled up and stated that they were having a wedding up at the cross. We spread out as 300 HA hogs motored up the hill through the middle of the contest. During this display of horsepower and pre-marital bliss, I look over just in time to shoot Dale Smith squeezing through a tunnel of fur, a donkey, that came from where? When the procession ended and the contest restarted, the contest marshal, Nayo Jaime, informed me that an old pal of mine, Peter Fonda, was curbside and wanted to say hello. &#8220;Howdy, Jim, this is my daughter, Portia.&#8221; I said, &#8220;Pleasure to meet you, Portia. Did your dad tell you about smoking the peace pipe for the first time in Mammoth 1964?&#8221;\u00a0Around this time, Ty Page literally rolls up in a Rolls Royce, steps out and is handed his skateboard by the chauffeur to do the deed. This was as Elvis as you could get. By the end of the day, we were truly spun and with a pile of situations that were permanently burned into our memory banks, the contest was a success as usual.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-55503\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dalesmithdonkey-614x411.jpeg\" alt=\"Dale Smith skates under a donkey\" width=\"614\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dalesmithdonkey-614x411.jpeg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dalesmithdonkey-600x401.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dalesmithdonkey-300x201.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/dalesmithdonkey.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>ABOUT JAMES O&#8217;MAHONEY<\/h3>\n<pre>JAMES O'MAHONEY \r\nINTERVIEW BY DIBI FLETCHER\r\nPHOTOS BY JAMES O'MAHONEY,\r\nSUSANNE MELANIE BERRY,\r\nTERRI CRAFT, DAN LEVY\r\nAND SCOTT STARR.<\/pre>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pr6ltG6q8-g\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre>A TOUR OF \"THE MUSEUM\" \r\nAT THE SANTA BARBARA SURFING MUSEUM\r\nWITH JAMES O'MAHONEY. \r\nVIDEO BY DAN LEVY<\/pre>\n<p><iframe width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/atcp53G570w\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre>JAMES O'MAHONEY \r\nSKATEBOARDING HALL OF FAME\r\nICON AWARD ACCEPTANCE SPEECH\r\nFILMING BY DAN LEVY\r\nFILMING BY VANS DAVEY.<\/pre>\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vCInKiZAbgA\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<pre>ABOUT JAMES O'MAHONEY\r\nHere are just a few of\u00a0James O'Mahoney's \r\nvast and admirable accomplishments...<\/pre>\n<p class=\"p1\">1965- WON THE CITY SKATEBOARD SLALOM EVENT -ASPEN CO.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1974-UNITED STATES SKATEBOARD ASSOCIATION-FOUNDER<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975- WORLD SKATEBOARD ASSOCIATION &#8211; STANDARDIZED THE RULES FOR\u00a0SKATEBOARD COMPETITION WORLD WIDE<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975- SKATEBOARD MAGAZINE-PUBLISHER<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975- FIRST SKATEBOARD TRICK BOOK- PUBLISHER<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975- SKATEBOARD HANDBOOK &#8211; PUBLISHER<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975- FIRST MT BALDY ASSAULT+WALDO AT MT BALDY THE MOST PUBLISHED\u00a0SKATEBOARD PICTURE IN HISTORY OF THE SPORT -1ST TO SHOW YOU COULD GET\u00a0PAST VERT. FEATURED IN OVER 50 BOOKS &amp;\u00a0MAGS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">STEVES SOUTH BAY X CALIBER SKATEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST WORLD INVITATIONAL-LONG BEACH ARENA<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARD TOOL-ELEPHANT BRAND-CO DESIGNED<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARD SHOE-UNIROYAL-DESIGNED<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST BOWL CHAMPIONSHIPS-RUNWAY SK8PRK<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST VERT CONTEST-RUNWAY SK8PRK<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST PAST VERT CONTEST-SUPERBOWL 1 so. bay<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST BANK FREESTYLE-RUNWAY SKATEPARK<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST BANK SLALOM CONTEST-RUNWAY SKATEPARK<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST CALIFORNIA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS-CHARLOTTE<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS-HUNTINGTON BEACH, SANTA BARBARA, VENTURA, LONG\u00a0BEACH ETC.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORD-SIGNAL HILL SPEED RUN-4 YEARS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORD-SKATEBOARD HIGH JUMP<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORD-SKATEBOARD BARREL JUMP<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">GUINNESS BOOK WORLD RECORD- 360&#8217;S<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">DERBY DOWNS SPEED RUN-AKRON OHIO<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARDING RONALD MCDONALD-I WAS THE 3RD RONMC<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARD FOR ICE-MADE<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST WORLD MASTERS INVITATIONAL -NEW YORK NASSAU COLISEUM<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">EAST COAST SKATEBOARD CHAMPIONSHIPS-CHARLOTTE N.C<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">CBS CHALLENGE OF THE SEXES- ROBIN ALAWAY VS CHRIS CHAPUT<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">CBS CHALLEENGE OF THE NETWORK STARS-GRIZZLY ADAMS VS CHRISTY MC NICHOL<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARD SAFTY FILM- WITH RAPHER JOHNSON-OLYMPIC GOLD MEDALIST<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">FIRST SKATEBOARD SHOE-UNIROYAL -KEDS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">SKATEBOARDING AS AN EVENT IN THE ITA PRO TRACK TOUR(OLYMPIC MEDALIST).\u00a0THIS WAS THE FIRST PRO SKATEBOARD SLALOM<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">ADDING SPARKS AND SKYROCKETS TO SKATEBOARD-LIFE MAG 76 YEAR IN PICTURES<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">1975 FIRST TO SKATEBOARD THROUGH THE TUNNEL OF FIRE<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">UNDEFEATED AT DEL MAR<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">2004 FIRST WORLD RECORD WALL RIDE ORGANIZER WITH THE U.S.S.A. \/ W.S.A. FOR THE GUINNESS WORLD BOOK OF RECORDS<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/james-omahoney-2\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51854\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o57-614x368.jpg\" alt=\"o57\" width=\"614\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o57-614x368.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o57-600x359.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o57-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o57.jpg 940w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><a href=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/james-omahoney-2\/\">JAMES O\u2019MAHONEY\u00a0INTERVIEW \r\nBY SUSAN MELANIE BERRY, TERRI CRAFT, \r\nC.R. STECYK III AND SCOTT STARR<\/a><\/pre>\n<p>&#8220;O&#8217;Mahoney\u00a0is one of the most interesting people on the planet. If you\u2019ve had the pleasure of\u00a0meeting \u201cO\u201d, consider yourself charmed. For those who haven\u2019t, allow me to summarize&#8230; James O\u2019Mahoney is ornery, sarcastic, incredibly intelligent,\u00a0unique, witty, reserved, charming, understated, humble and respectful. He is a surfer, skateboarder, hang glider, pilot, collector, photographer, race car\u00a0driver, stunt man, safari survivor, patriot, adventurer, competitor and a world class waterman. \u201cO\u201d is also one of the first skateboard media moguls,\u00a0the keeper of the great Pete Peterson surfboard, king of the U.S.S.A., proprietor of the legendary Signal Hill, proud owner of the \u201cApocalypse Now\u201d\u00a0surfboard and a rebel with too many causes. He\u2019ll tell you a story so fanciful and outrageous, that you\u2019ll never forget the lesson contained within. He\u00a0reminded me that the handing down of history and tradition is a vital and important duty. Here\u2019s to \u201cO\u201d &#8211; a true hero.&#8221; \u2013 WORDS\u00a0BY TERRI CRAFT<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/james-omahoney\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-51855\" src=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o62-614x368.jpg\" alt=\"o62\" width=\"614\" height=\"368\" srcset=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o62-614x368.jpg 614w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o62-600x360.jpg 600w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o62-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/o62.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<pre><a href=\"https:\/\/juicemagazine.com\/home\/james-omahoney\/\"><strong>JAMES O\u2019MAHONEY\u00a0<\/strong><strong>INTERVIEW BY DIBI FLETCHER<\/strong><\/a><\/pre>\n<p>&#8220;James O&#8217;Mahoney is a fascinating person to talk with. Whether it&#8217;s about his vast range of endeavors or fearless pursuit of pleasure, you\u2019re instantly caught up in his enthusiasm for life\u00a0that\u2019s extremely intoxicating. As a life long collector of anything that caught his imagination, you get the feeling when talking to him that he\u2019s gathering information from you as he\u00a0would on a scavenger hunt as you scramble through the memories of more than half a century. Every time we speak it\u2019s like discovering all over again a unique unexpected pleasure in\u00a0someone that\u2019s managed through all the ups and downs to really stay stoked and maintains the free spirit that most of us lose along the way. His myriad of accomplishments and the\u00a0images that he\u2019s captured over the years are a stunning affirmation of living life on the edge, and that\u2019s something to be admired.&#8221; \u2013 WORDS BY DIBI FLETCHER<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>O&#8217;Mahoney Mondays: First Ventura City Skateboard Championships Words by James O&#8217;Mahoney We put on most of the first City Skateboard Championships in 1975, and almost every contest would produce a pearl of some sort, but the first Ventura City Skateboard Championships was fully packed with sucker punches to spare. 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