Skateboard Scotland have been running the War of the Thistles for 19 years now! This year we were fortunate enough to be able to secure a sponsorship agreement with Vans so there was more money than usual to give out to the riders that made it to the event. A …
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War of the Thistles 2018 report
After battling the “Beast from the East” and having to cancel a War of the Thistles (WOTT) weekend for the first time in its 14 year history, Skateboard Scotland managed to run one of the best WOTT events for the last few years. There was a great turn out from …
War of the Thistles 2017 Report
Skateboard Scotland’s War of the Thistles event is now in its’ 12th year! Time flies when you are having fun. This year the event returned from a long hiatus to Dumbarton’s Unit 23 skatepark and back to the staple of Aberdeen’s Transition Extreme Skatepark. We kicked off with Aberdeen on …
Scottish Mini-ramp Champs 2017 report
Skateboard Scotland organised the Annual Scottish Mini Ramp Championships in Aberdeen’s TX park on the 19th of August 2017. Due to some people being away and the weather in the central belt being pretty dry, the number of riders that showed up to compete was not as Skateboard Scotland had …
Scottish Miniramp Champs 2014 Report
Skateboard Scotland organised the second annual Scottish Mini ramp championships on the 4th of October at Transition Extreme in Aberdeen. The turn-out was better than the year before with people travelling from most parts of Scotland to attend. Adam Paris even managed to get a bus completely the wrong way …
War of the Thistles 2014 report
Skateboard Scotland organised the 9th War of the Thistles event to be held in Aberdeen’s Transition Extreme and North Berwick’s The Space over the May day holiday weekend. As you all probably know by now War of the Thistles is not your standard skate comp with rules, scores and placing’s. …
Scottish Mini-ramp Champs report
Skateboard Scotland decided to run their first Scottish Mini Ramp Championship. The last Scottish Mini ramp championship was a two-day event held by Kenny Omond at the old Crofthead ramp and the old indoor ramps up in Kirkton Community Centre in Dundee, with Mark ‘92’ Thomson taking the victory. So it has …
War of the Thistles 2013 Report
Better late than never, here’s a wee report on this years War of the Thistles weekend! Big props to all of the sponsors which supported/helped make this event what is was this year: Skateboard Scotland Monster Bawbags Entropy Concreate Skull Candy Heathen Unabomber Indy Anti-hero Bones Sidewalk A third Foot …
War of the Thistles 2013
War of the Thistles 2013, Saturday 4th May at The Space in North Berwick, Sunday 5th of May at Transition in Aberdeen. Here’s a video clip from last year’s craziness!
War of the Thistles 2012
The event once again went off this year. Massive Thanks goes out to the sponsors who enable the event to happen every year: Skateboard Scotland Osiris Shoes Monster Energy BawBags Transition Extreme Trangression Park Death Skateboards Skull Candy Heathen Unabomber Creature Spitfire Independent Sidewalk A Third Foot Free Skateboards Matix …