While a lot of you were still in the womb a scruffy gang of dudes were out bombing hills! Sector 9 circa 1995. Remember why you started skating… fun!
Archive for the ‘History’ Category
Blast From the Past
Wednesday, February 27th, 2013Steve Klassen – Nature Skating in 1996
Friday, March 2nd, 2012Steve is a snowboarding legend and here he is holding up one of the first Sector 9 ads ever! The shot is from Moab, Utah, and still hangs in his Wave Rave office in Mammoth Lakes, CA.
9-Ball Truckin’ For Life!
Wednesday, November 30th, 2011The Sector 9 bread truck has overcome Sierra blizzards without chains, giant Mexican potholes the size of a moon craters, Montreal punker riots, and Santa Cruz all nighters. The machine has camped illegally in Yosemite, avoided the mafia in NYC, and has seen more rock shows than Rolling Stone. It’s been around the USA twice, maybe more with all the u-turns. This single truck has changed more lives than Mother Theresa. Today it returns to the 5 North as a beacon of glowing yellow light guiding you to the promise land…
Transworld Business gets to the Roots of Sector 9. Enjoy the read!
Thursday, November 10th, 2011Take a look into Sector 9′s roots, where we are today, and where we are headed in the future through the eyes of Founders Steve Lake, Dennis Telfer, Dave Klimkiewicz, and EG Fratantaro.
Read the tale here: http://business.transworld.net/76401/features/how-sector-9-reshaped-skate/
Big Thanks to Transworld Business.
Remembering September 11, 2001
Sunday, September 11th, 2011
The Devil’s Toy – 1960′s Documentary
Wednesday, August 31st, 2011
From The National Film Board of Canada’s archives, a film about the evils of skateboarding…. you hellions!!!
Sector 9 Interview by Michael Brooke of ConcreteWave Magazine
Monday, April 4th, 2011Sector 9 founders, Steve Lake and Dennis Telfer, interviewed by Michael Brooke of ConcreteWave Magazine. Through hard work and dedication, Steve and Dennis, explain how Sector 9 became what it is today. Crank it up the audio is a bit weak.
Beach Town gets a taste of Sector 9…
Thursday, January 20th, 2011A quick history lesson, tour, a Cinco de Mayo skate session in the Breadbowl, and the Pepper posse stops in for drink.
Blast from the past with Sector 9…
Tuesday, December 7th, 2010Classic skateboarding news clips from local San Diego stations – circa 1998