Off on my journeys I begin first stop Auckland! Well actually I hit up mangawhai for a couple days first to relax in the sun and do some fishing. Caught some massive snapper and got waisted as on a boat (which is not a good idea as sea sickness on top of being drunk isn't fun!). Driving around Mangawhai was a nightmare! Not so much the traffic but the beautifully windy downhill roads with clear traffic. and worst of all... Gravel. But don't think for a second that this stopped me trying to bomb... It didn't work out so well and the first corner i went around my wheels slipped out and went into a rock wall. Lesson learned.

As I head to auckland I see some great bombs on the motorway and I contemplate getting out in rush hour traffic to try and bomb. Maybe save that for another day... Being sick for a couple days before auckland I meet up with thomas horne for a quick session on constitution hill. This hill is crazy and it came to no suprise that most of theme wouldn't start from the top. Hairpin into hairpin into hairpin into hairpin (and so on for about 4 more) crazy steep, crazy awesome. Sickness getting the better of me I called it quits. Waking up the next day to skate with more of the auckland crew and meeting some of the boys that came down from raglan. Hitting up conhill again with the bunch and then hitting up some fun carparks with 6 people racing to the bottom (unfortunatly no one got hurt :P). Bombing queens st was pretty sweet waiting for gaps in the traffic so we could bomb without getting hit or yelled at by motorist. Getting to the bottom was sweet cause there was nothing cooler than busting a mad coleman to a crowd of about 60 people crossing the street. (scaring around half of the :P)

check out the video

Now off to Chicago

The weeks before my big move!

Wow... The past couple weeks leading up to my big move overseas I've been shredding it up with new people and hitting some crazy downhill. It's good to know that the Wellington Longboard scene is finally growing! I just hope that it continues to grow!

Wellington Monday Outlaws! I think it's about time we started doing some racing and what better time to do this than on monday evenings! Roads are dead quiet and no one has got plans on monday nights so it should be perfect! 5 dollar winner takes all but side bets are encouraged! think u can beat someone? wanna bet your board? ur wheels? do it! chuck it up on the lines and get our racing!

Packing up all my stuff is a bit of a drag but the excitment is setting in! I've got a new board from Uglie Carnie! It's a sweet board with a custom concave unique to every Uglie Carnie board.

Specs are

Flush mount - 40mm drop

bamboo core

glass skins with fabric overlay

800mm wheel base

10inch wide

deep concave with light w hump full length of footpan

cotton finish

Sound's soo sweet! can't wait to be repping NZ brands in vancouver and at the races around the board!

I've convinced a bunch of kiwis to meet me in vancouver so hopefully we can someday have a kiwi flat in van! Also getting a big van to lug my ass around when i get to america and plan on road tripping around in it skating with locals from everytown.

But this is all about a year away... let me get some money first :P

cheers

Max

oh check out my new videos I've made! (working on the editing...)