Skater Plans to ‘Str8 Up Sk8’

INDIANAPOLIS - Str8 Up Skate Team member and Lawrence Central High School Student, Michael Shaw, 17, sponsored by the local independent business, Str8 Up Skateboard Shop, is preparing for a killer skateboarding expo at the upcoming car, truck, and music festival called Slamology, Saturday, June 19 through Sunday, June 20.

The team’s young riders will set up their ramps and rails at the Marion County Fairgrounds for this large outdoor car show and concert. They are ready to grind, Ollie, air for spectators, especially the young and young at heart.

“The feeling, sound, and freedom of cruising down a sidewalk is like magic to me…Just kids having fun for the right reasons. Not to turn pro and have a TV show, not to be a millionaire, but just to be with our friends with a smile," says Str8 Up Sk8 Shop owner Jason Ramsey.

Str8 Up Skate Team was formed for local young skaters that Ramsey can see love skating for the right reasons.

For them, it’s not about the clothes, or the slang, or the kind of board someone is riding. It’s about having fun, and showing others how to get the same happiness.

Str8 Up Skate Team is scheduled to perform at 12 p.m., Saturday, June 19 and 2 p.m., Sunday, June 20 at Slamology, within the Marion County Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, Indiana. However, members of the Str8 Up Skate Team will be entertaining crowds all weekend.

Slamology is open from 8 am to 7 pm, Saturday, June 19 and from 9 am to 5 pm, Sunday June 20. For more information, visit www.slamology.com .

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Submitted Photo: Michael Shaw, 17-year-old Lawrence Central High School student will be skating for the crowds at Slamology June 19-20 at the Marion County Fairgrounds.