Richy Carrasco
RICHY CARRASCO - Hometown - Garden Grove, California
About Richy Carrasco: Former 1970's World Champion, 360 King and all-around '70's pro skater (Hobie, Pepsi, Powerflex, Flying Carrasco Bros) - Richy has been a top pro racer since the rebirth of slalom in 1999. Nicknamed the Brown Bomber - Richy is a multi-time US National and West Coast Champion, has a world speed record for 100 cone clean and countless victories over his 25-plus years in racing. Always a tenacious competitor, Richy has been consistently on the pro podium and ranked in the Pro Top 10-20 in the ISSA World Rankings - from the beginning of this modern age of slalom skateboard racing.
Richy is a co-founder of Sk8Kings Skateboards, the innovator/designer of the Axe series decks, 2X trucks and Turbo wheels and is the team captain/coach "The General" for the Sk8Kings Axe Army Racing team. Richy - we couldn't do it without you - the Axe Army Salutes You!
Richy Carrasco - Skateboard-Related Career Highlights:
Professional Skateboarder - 1975 - 1980 (Hobie, Pepsi, Powerflex)
World Champion Freestyle/360's - 1978
Guinness World Record Holder - Continuous 360's 1978 (35 1/2 spins) and 2001 (142 spins)
Professional Slalom Skateboard Racing - 1999 - present
Sponsors - Sk8Kings Skateboards, Turbo Wheels, Oust, Riptide, Khiro, S-One, Radikal, Pocket Pistol Skates (original team rider 1999-2004)
Gravity Racing Association - October 3, 1999 - Giant Slalom 1st Place - This race at West LA College marked the rebirth of modern slalom in the USA
US National Champion Slalom/West Coast Regional Champion Slalom - multiple times 2004 to present
World Speed Record - 100 Cone Slalom - 2008
Co-founder - Sk8Kings Skateboard Distribution since 1998
USA National Slalom Team 2022 (Qualified) - World Skate Games Argentina
World Skate Games 2022 Argentina - Event Production Crew - World Skate Slalom
USA National Slalom Team 2024 (Qualified) - World Skate Games Italia
- Hall of Fame Inductions: ● - 2008 - World Freestyle Skateboard Association (WFSA) - Freestyle Hall of Fame ● - 2025 - USA Slalom Skateboarding (USASSI) - Slalom Hall of Fame
● - 2025 - California Surf Museum - Silver Skater Hall of Fame
Richy Carrasco Pro Slalom Brown Bomber Model
Richy Carrasco Pro Freestyle El Hummungo Model
RICHY CARRASCO - COMPREHENSIVE RESUME (Skateboarding)
- Guinness World Records:
● - 1978 - Most Consecutive 360s (35½ spins)
● - 2001 - Most Consecutive 360s (142 spins)
- ISSA World Records:
● 2008 - 100-Cone Slalom (21.17s, clean run), Antrim, NH
- Competitive highlights:
● - 1978 - 1st Place, 360 World Record Competition, Guinness Book Of World Records TV Show
● - 1978 - 1st Place, Pro 360s, Oceanside National Championships
● - 1999 - 1st Place, Giant Slalom, Gravity Racing Assoc., WLAC (modern rebirth of slalom event)
● - 1999-2004 - 5× Overall Champion, Gravity Racing Assoc., WLAC Series
● - 2004-2016 - 4× National Champion, Men's Pro Slalom
● - 2003-2023 - Top 10 ISSA World Ranking (Men's Pro Slalom)
● - 2022 & 2024 - Qualified, USA National Team for World Skate Games
- Teams & sponsorships:
● - Hobie, Pepsi, Powerflex, Rincon, Pocket Pistols, Sk8Kings, Bones Bearings (Powell)
● - Signature product: 360 Spinner Wheel (Hobie, 1979)
● - Pro Model Decks: 360 King Freestyle and Brown Bomber Axe Slalom (Sk8Kings 1998-Present)
- Demo & media highlights:
● - 1970s - Performed extensively with brothers on Pepsi Pro Skate Team
● - 1998 - Featured in Strip Mall Heroes Video (Bones Brigade #15)
● - 1998 & 1999 - 360 Demo at Slam City Jam (Vancouver, Canada) - ESPN coverage
● - 2006 - Featured in KCAL 9 Sports Central with brothers
● - 2009-2016 - Sk8Kings Allstar Rolling Demos at Garden Grove Strawberry Festival Parade
● - 2013 - Featured as "The 360 King" in Samsung's Companion Stories ad campaign
- Innovation & leadership: ● - Co-founded Sk8Kings Skateboards (1998) with wife Maria ● - Developed specialized slalom racing gear:
○ - Axe Racing Decks with revolutionary kicktail truck mount
○ - Sk8Kings 2X Trucks - dual axle, interchangeable front to rear, CNC design
○ - Turbo Wheels - first modern slalom-specific wheel (2013)
● - Revived freestyle through demos, products, media
- Hall of Fame Inductions: ● - 2008 - World Freestyle Skateboard Association (WFSA) - Freestyle Hall of Fame ● - 2025 - USA Slalom Skateboarding (USASSI) - Slalom Hall of Fame
● - 2025 - California Surf Museum - Silver Skater Hall of Fame
- Books featured in: ● - The Concrete Wave (1999, Michael Brooke) ● - SkateLegends (2002, Michael Brooke)
● - Skateboarding: Past-Present-Future (2003, Rhyn Noll)
● - Lives On Board (2009, Jack Smith) ● - Tracker Trucks: 40 Years of Skateboard History (2015, Larry Balma)
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