What I know about skateboarding can pretty much be summed up in the few injuries I sustained on skateboards as a kid. Turns out, doughy and uncoordinated are not the two best qualities for anyone wanting to get into the sport of skateboarding. Thankfully, escaped mental asylum patient and awesome skateboarder Liam Morgan is neither of those things and more accurately, he is one of the best ‘boarders in the world. He’s been doing stuff like this raw run down a twisty and steep downhill road in San Francisco since he was 12-years old and hit 40mph running down a 12-mile hill. The seeds of this addiction were planted very early in his life.
Apparently a “raw run” in skateboarding terms is when you attack an open piece of road like Morgan does in this video. It sure isn’t the smartest thing to do, but it sure is impressive to watch. Morgan is in far more peril than the people passing him on the street though. If he skates into the front of the pickup truck, they’ll be replacing a grill and hood while Morgan will be shopping for a pine box. The footage was recorded by a Canon 5D camera mounted onto the hood of a Subaru following Morgan down the hill. He claims that his speeds ranged from 30-50mph at different points in the video. It sure looks like all of that.
The craziest parts for us is seeing him slide the corners at speed. The board is kicked way out and sideways and he just dirt tracks that sucker around like he’s done it a million times….because he has done it a million times. DO NOT TRY THIS AT HOME. If this looks like a good idea and loads of fun to you, seek immediate help from a trained mental health doctor. There are drugs available that’ll set you straight. There is one Liam Morgan and you ain’t him!
PRESS PLAY BELOW TO SEE AN INCREDIBLE FEAT OF SKILL AND LACK OF FEAR – THIS IS WILD!
Did they sweep all the lose gravel of the pavement first? It sure looks like it, don’t see a single one…
so toward the end would the SUV over the center line be at fault?
He hadn’t got to the first turn and he was going faster than I ever want to go.
His IQ must be one point above a plant.
Made my Day !
That is amazing. Look, if you’re as good at skateboarding as he is, this is FUN AS hell. For me it would be a RIDE FROM hell. Check out the white marks when he flips the board sideways to scrub off speed – the wheels can’t last long on runs like this.
I have some neato truck upgrades. id like to see someone test em out
R I P Lame, I mean Liam! Just thinking of your future.