Modern Day San Diego Slalom:
Today’s iteration of La Costa Racing has been spearheaded by the sheer dedication of 17x World Champion Lynn Kramer to the San Diego slalom scene. In a sense we are the San Diego Slalom Skateboard Club, unrelated to the original La Costa Boys of 1974, but naming our group in honor of slalom history.
- 2000 to 2010: Lynn Kramer, Tiger Williams, JJ Corning, Wes Carpenter, Clay Westling, Mike Maysey.
- 2010 to Present: Lynn Kramer, Lehrmann family, Gillespie family, Collin Kruse, Apanowicz family, Paul Rowe, Frankie Custodio.
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away….
La Costa, CA in 1974. Casual racing quickly turned to organized races on Sundays at barren hills in La Costa. Skateboard companies used the races to test their new equipment and recruit team riders. The presence of Warren Bolster, SkateBoarder Magazine, gave La Costa a national spotlight for slalom racing. The National Skateboard Review newspaper started as a La Costa race results publication.
- 1974-1979: Henry Hester, Bob Skoldberg, Tommy Ryan, Mike Williams, Chris Yandall, Di Dootson Rose, Marty Schaub, Steve Sherman, Dave Dominy, Bobby Turner, Lance Smith, Larry Balma, Warren Bolster, Jim Goodrich, Tim Stahl, Brigg Sherman, Joe Roper, Conrad Miyoshi, Neal Graham, Danny Trailer, Steve Schisler, Curtis Hesselgrave, John O’Malley, Denis Shufeldt, Bobby Piercy, Vince Turner, David Andrews, Dale Dobson.