GRAVITY GAME MADISON SKATER TAKES ON A YOUNGER GENERATION.(DAYBREAK) From: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI) | Date: August 9, 2003| Author: McKissack, Fred | COPYRIGHT 2003 Capital Newspapers. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Fred McKissack Wisconsin State Journal

On Thursday, at 5:32 p.m, Monte Strassburg dropped his skateboard in from a high ramp at 4 Seasons Skatepark, an indoor facility among a string of light industrial complexes along Progress Road on the East Side. AC/DC blasted "Shoot to Thrill," and the crowd anticipated a big run.

Strassburg, an East Sider and graduate of La Follette High School, was competing in the Madison edition of the SoBe Gravity Games Amate...