ANNOUNCING: 2012 Pinhook Slalom Open June 23, 2012 in Pinhook Park, South Bend IN ISSA PRIME status Hybrid and Tight Slalom Pro, Amateur, and Beginner groups dual lane, double elimination racing for Pro and Am with start ramps single lane racing from a pushbox for beginner group lunch, possibly din...

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Oops! I never posted the results! Here they are. We ended up having four people and racing both HS and TS, both single lane with a ramp start. We each got several runs in on both courses before it started to sprinkle a bit of rain, then kept skating until it turned into a downpour! :D In both events...

whoa settle down willy. I don't have internet access at home any more and stuff slips by! There will be a signup coming in the next few days - I just emailed NCDSA about it. This is going to be a low key event but still a lot of fun. It's mostly flat but we should be able to pull off a single-lane H...

glad to hear it! I better get hoppin', this thing is only about a month out! It's been a busy summer so far. This is definitely happening, though.

Talked to Tod Oles and Chris Favero at Slalom St. Louis, and it sounded like both of them were hoping to make it out... Lavin, maybe you can hop in the car with them!

There's not a huge place to race but we should be able to get some decent TS/HS in anyway.

nobody? sad day.

I'll be hosting a smallish slalom event in Leo, Indiana on August 14, 2010. The current plan is to have a slalom demo in the morning to teach new people with a race in the afternoon (beginners and open classes). This is being held in conjunction with a farmer's market that will be happening every we...

you know I'd be down... down like my cones after you try running through them

(ohhh!! I kid.)

I posit that Cat Young rocks harder, but I don't want this whole thread to turn into a battle of high fives. ANYWAY , I have a few thoughts rolling around in my head on this topic (the start ramps, not how rockin' Cat is): 1) It might be beneficial to retain the requirements for open or amateur clas...

#8 Did happen. I'll get Metzger to answer. Yep, sure did! We did not have enough Pro entrants to do separate classes so both the HS (single lane) and TS (dual lane) were run as one open class. Results below. Hybrid Slalom 1. Jonathan Harms - 26.739 2. David Harris - 28.111 3. Bobby Thomas - 28.127 ...

Can't wait! Hope I can make it.

I've heard that a randal 125 on a 35* baseplate can be a good upgrade from an RTS (which is what I'm also currently running) but I haven't been able to test it out yet.

I'm willing to try out anything (as long as it's good - radikal, gog, virage, whatever) - the only issue is money. I haven't got much of it, so I'm hoping to find a [relatively] cheap used truck. I figured a Rad would be my lowest-priced precision option. It's also the only precision truck I've ridd...

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I'm looking for a Dragon's Claw front truck - used is ok. I'm also hoping to find a Randal 125 on a 35* plate. Used is ok there, too.

Peter

congratulations! love seeing those chiXill's on the podium!!

Hey all, I apologize for not seeing your messages earlier, I actually forgot I dropped a note about the race in this thread! Sign up for the race here: http://www.ncdsa.com/contest_registration.asp?ContestID=439 Pictures aren't available at the moment as I've been in Washington all summer. However, ...

Hey everyone, I just sent in the sanctioning application for the event I'm hosting in the fall... it will involve more than slalom but as far as you all are concerned it's a long-format single lane HS race with some 50-cone TS goodness thrown in as a bonus. Watch for more info to start emerging on t...

And thanks to Jack and Skateboarder's Journal for giving us a place where someone like Peter can make contact and be put in touch with racers in his area! +1 to that! If it weren't for Jack's site, Rick's helpfulness, and the kindness of area slalomers like Steve, I would never have been at the Siz...

oh yeah, forgot to tell you. You left two pieces of chalk on my desk, and the bag full of the rest of it on my roommate's desk! LOL, sorry I didn't mention it earlier, I kept forgetting.

See you in Texas!

Nice pics Brian! Can't wait for my Sled Zep... (or for my friend to get his widerglider so I can try it out too :P )

And, because of the sled zep I was able to try out at the race, I'm getting one too!

I had a great time at the race, it was incredible to see you guys giving us youngsters what for out there... and I'm glad to have met many people I had hitherto only heard of!

that works too! for everyone else, I was also asking about a sled zep. for Chris, you've already gotten my emails and answered them - way to be on top of things

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post deleted because I am an idiot and did not see the datestamp on Chris's original post.

I've liked the way it felt with larger front wheels as compared to all even wheels, but haven't tried a larger-back-wheels setup yet, probably will today/tomorrow. After that I want to settle into a setup if possible so I can get used to it before the Chicago/Batavia race on Saturday. I'm planning t...

Shoot fellas, I haven't kept up on this site since I signed up and just now came across this thread. Thanks for all the (manly and heterosexual!) love, guys!! I've mostly been riding the AXE I deck you brought over and my buddy Daniel has been riding the CHIxILL, which I've only been on a few times....