Manual Magazine

TALK TURKEY TUESDAY WITH ZACK GRAY

Posted by Jake Mein on Tuesday May 18 2010


Photo: Jake Mein.

Zack Gray is backing Buttsburg skateboards in this weeks TTT.

What’s your current age?
18

What’s your place of birth?
Christchurch

Where do you reside?
Christchurch

Why are you there?
Homies, family, skating

Who helps out?
Quest Christchurch. Cheers Gus and Aaron


Kickflip, Christchurch. Photo: Simon Kerr.

Who are your favourite badgers?
Cade Wilson-Russ, Kyle, Shaun Goddard, James Tompson and Jack Dargan he’s ripping.

Who is your favourite New Zealand skater of all time?
Arthur kay

What’s your best piece of advice?
Take it

What is your favourite now defunct skate label?
Enterprise…


Wallride, Timaru. Photo: Jake Mein.

In 10 years I’ll be?
Drinking Manilows with Rapids yeast and Mitches Dad.

What’s your favourite New Zealand video part?
Dylan Reese’s part on four aves

What’s your all time favourite skate photo?
Brain Wenning switch back 180 Love Park

What’s your favourite warm-up spot?
Flat and rapids mini

What’s your favourite place to travel to?
Any skate trip is good but Dunedin is probably my favourite


Hardflip, Christchurch. Photo: Jake Mein.

Name your all time all star skate team
Stevie Williams, Russ Milligan, Geoff Rowley, Danny Garcia, Brain Wenning

What’s your favourite YouTube clip?
The Jimmy Carlin Experience

What’s your favourite song right now?
Damn it feels good to be a gangsta – Geto Boys

Footage or photos, which is better and why?
If it weren’t for photos trout wouldn’t be on my wall


Backside Nosebluntslide, Christchurch. Photo: Simon Kerr.

In your mind what’s the best skate park in New Zealand?
Ashburton or Fairfield

Who are you backing for 2010?
Buttsburg skateboards

  • critsy

    took it

  • http://fukimhorny.com BUTTSBURG

    yeah zack. just punch me. took/take..

  • Chad muska

    Greatest pic bro epic!!

  • Cologne

    yeah bro! si got you cover on that bs noseblunt

  • troy

    narly but not narly enof hahaha

  • Spazzy

    AMAZING BRO, fuck I didnt know yo can BS Noseblunt, you’ll have to teach me them..

  • The Ida Funkhouser Roadside Memorial

    all I do is keep up with Christchurch lingo.

  • Dear Manual

    Please publish a 4-6 page pictorial guide to the linguistics of a local flat lander in your next issue so all of us up wind can keep afloat.

  • rob

    fuck yer enteprise rep

  • izy

    yeah zack, sweet ttt

  • mark

    my sons name is zack

  • sharleeta

    B’s!

  • tyler

    fuck yeah bro ripping