"Oklahoma Showdown, 2025 Edition, is the 4th annual contest put on by Zach Smith so shout out to him. Shouts to Resurgence Skate Shop for putting up a grand and to Tyler Davis for putting up 500$ and to all the others who donated money".
“Shouts to Lava Skates for giving out of over 30 pairs of free skates to the kids who wanna learn or needed some better skates. The future is bright haha. Shouts to Mike French, Derek French, Phil Gripper as well as all the Texas guys and everyone else I saw and met. I had a fun time. Till I see you again… Enjoy!”. - Hawke Trackler.
Me and some of the boys decided to drive up to Norman for the Oklahoma Showdown. I haven’t spent much time in Oklahoma prior to this trip and I have to say, it’s pretty sick. The weather was super nice, the streets spots are incredible (and untapped), the prices at the bar were incredibly cheap and everyone we skated with was an absolute pleasure.
When I first rolled up to the contest I was shocked to see 35 brand new pairs of Kaltik skates. For anyone that doesn’t know, Kaltik makes a very good junior sized skate. Normally at these donation/charity style contests, there’s actually very few newcomers that skates are given too. It’s normally dudes that have been skating forever, taking whatever parts they find interesting. I was pleasantly surprised to see every pair of skates get given to kids that were genuinely interested in it. Kids that actually already knew how to skate. - Cody Sanders.
Bonus Edit: Oklahoma Showdown - Random Clips, by Nate Nyman - PLAY.
Hawke Trackler is the most prolific video editor of the two last decades. Props to him for covering contests & producing quality profiles of some of the best skaters the scene has to offer. Tonee Hawk, as he likes to call himself, also has this habit of adding an awards section when covering huge contests series: fun clips & memories of good times. Here is a compilation of his favourite ones. Enjoy!
up: Adam Kola, Brian Aragon.
Not as much of a showdown but and way of a bro down. This is all I got but next time I will film a bunch more. I just kept missing clip after clip so I suppose I just wasnt on that day. Either way it was fun and here is what I got from it. Enjoy!". - Hawke Trackler.
Featuring: Mike French, Derek French, Hood Panda & Luke Naylor.
“This event was awesome and I am happy I ended up filming it. Shout out to all the parents. I know you’re the cool parents at school haha. I was very impressed from all the different age groups. It was a beautiful sight to see as a rollerblader of over 20 years. Speaking of long time skating shouts to Matt Mickey who did the announcing for their competition. I have been to most rollerblading contests at this point and I was just as pumped to see the little kids blading like anyone else id watch normally. It was also awesome to watch Mike French and Migel teach kids some new stuff and ideas. It was wild how fast they learned. They really did a great job so be sure to pass along that message for me. Tell them I said you all shred! haha”.
“With that keep being good parents and letting your kids shine and do whatever it is they love. Be happy and support them. Be kind but stern. Be loving and protective but also let them live a great life that they deserve. Be patient and be there for them. I am never around children so it was honestly crazy to witness so many different levels of skater. I had a blast being able to watch and take part in the event. Thanks again for having me. The future is looking bright. Let’s keep blading alive shall we! Peace”. - Hawke Trackler.
Results
- Thor
- Skylar
- Johnny
- Tonee Hawke
- Mike French
KY Battle, 2024 Edition - edit by Hawke Trackler. October 12, 2024 - Lexington, Kentucky.
