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George Gould

I use one for G/S and bigger stuff. I took the visor off copying Adam T and Fluitt as well. I use a Bell Downhill Mtn Bike one I got on sale as it was less than $70 bucks!. After the Elsinore FCR race and carnage that went along with it, as well as watching how a Flyaway saved a guys head on a vicsi...

George Gould

I started off Sunday by getting Noah and I lost and on the way to Pasedena. That didn't stop the "Scud" from kicking ass on the hill though! The Sunday WLAC race tight was exceptionally tight and tech. Rick Howell set it and it was test ridden with a small change and marked. I would not have made th...

George Gould

O.K., where to begin. Nov. 21, Friday night had serious winds and I thought the race course would be difficult in those high winds. But, Saturday morning came and it was an absolutely beautiful Los Angeles morning. I had never been to the JPL hill, which is rather burly, it goes around a bend as it ...

George Gould

Hi J & J, I think you did a great service to all in racing in Japan. How many racers were there? What are the courses like in comparrison? I am stoked to say welcome to any Japanese riders that show/post here. I don't speak your language, however if you are ever in the Grand Canyon State of Arizona ...

George Gould

So, I'm spending the night at the Howell's House of Ick and Sarah offers me what I think is a "slim jim". well I thought it was pretty tasty until I figured out it was a dog treat. she stands there grinning. don't trust her fellas. Sarah, you are pretty vicious. hope this brightens up your day.

George Gould

I have now ridden this truck with Cambrias, Avalons and Avilas. I now have it on a Comet Cross, long wheelbase. this is a good slalom cross set up with Avilas. it is a good G/S set up with Avalons. I did not like this truck for tight and have gone back to a RT-X front, S rear. I tried putting the Ic...

George Gould

Yea! two slalom courses set yesterday in the hills. cool temps. 1. 70 cones big offsets, fast, a 20 mph tailwind put us over the edge for the course. I originall went clean at 53 seconds when a tailwind blew me out of the course I wound up through the timer at 38 seconds! 2. 58 cones a little lower ...

George Gould

I finally got a chance to really ride this thing. I am pretty stoked. I rode my Ick Carrera and took it to speed I never did before with this board. I rode just for speed and to get used to it. Of course, I dumped the hourglass bushings and the top washer as I found it was digging into the hanger bo...

George Gould

And you just never know.... I got off the phone with my father in law, he knows I have a habit called slalom and even watched Mollica's videos (L/C & Worlds) However, he was in Paris at the Trocdero and watched you guys and now seems pretty stoked. Slalom has to be seen in person. Regardless T/S-G/S...

George Gould

Whatever it is I like long courses. 25 cones just doesn't do it for me, 50 plus is good. I like fast hills, La Costa's El Fuerte is about perfect. WLAC's big hill can be cool, and Elsinore for me was about as big as it can get. Every time I go somewhere and race I get a new perspective. I learned to...

George Gould

My thought is let it go. Eric Groff is banned from here, it is over. He cannot defend himself or jump on anyone. Email him. when things are aired publicly that is when anyone can jump in. I wrote another page but deleted it as it was pretty negative and I am trying to be positive. Positve things wil...

George Gould

Hey there Henry, since you posted I feel I have give post my side. Although I have been called one of Eric Groff’s minions, he can take care of himself. When I rediscovered slalom in 2001, it was through the NCDSA. I have been a long time skater. I couldn’t believe what I read and was blown away by ...

George Gould

woopee! I got my new offset from Tracker, is it everything I wanted? One, quality control looks really good. very nicely finished, red. I am running uncut Avalons in the rear with no problem because they have spacers and extra axle length. comes with 4 spacers per axle. this thing will stick like gl...

George Gould

I'll go for this idea, I wear a size 13 and am about to go shoe hunting. Osirus hold up pretty well to foot dragging, but i will wear anything reasonable.

George Gould

References SkateBoarder Magazine: Aug 1976 La Costa through-out, Tommy Ryan int., Sept. Dec 1976 Shufeldt int. 1977 Bobby Piercy’s “Who’s Hot, , Feb 1978, Bobby Piercy int., July 1978, open the 1st page and there is a Santa Cruz add, most readers would know that 7 out of 9 riders/racers are still ac...

George Gould

I had a chance to ride Keith's board at Elsinore. I found these trucks incredibly smooth. I would like to try them on a different board shape. the smoothness might make for a nice carver as well. the board felt conventional, not tippy at all and the only way i can describe it is smoother than anythi...

George Gould

Oh you guys! sorry, i lost my server in the middle of editing. just funnin' with ya, could let the "don't kill the hill thing go." Back to technique. I don't think it can be imitated. I have a few observations. Charlie Ransom has been skating, surfing and snowboarding for over 30 years. how is a per...

George Gould

thanks Jack, i didn't know you were back, beinvenidos a los Estados Unidos otra vez. and if nobody else sez so, I missed you. i don't think people appreciate folks until they ain't around. no one should underestimate the efforts you put in. Howard took a tough task. i don't mind helping but when i a...

George Gould

this is a good discussion. but does anybody want to have a go at the questions? I read the rules on the ISSA, seems a little vague in these areas. Rider A, criddling his own cones into forward cones, what happens? diplaced cone penalty or DQ? Rider C's criddled cones into Rider D's course, removing ...

George Gould

my second DQ'd run was a result of never getting proper front foot placement, my own fault. (and man was i mad at myself, oh well) the questions i posed and am looking for answers arose from this weekend but did not, i say again DID NOT have anything to do with my race, or any others this weekend. w...

George Gould

I asked a couple of questions on the NCDSA with no response. I am not trying to start sh*&. these questions are for me and are specifically not directed toward any racer. Racer A is riding down a course, he criddles a cone and it goes forward into his own cone. How can you make a gate that isn't the...

George Gould

If I look at the decades there is a slump in the early part of every decade, leaving the core. check it out, growth in the 70's started with the urethane wheel and parks and basically crashed by 1980. then growth started again, peaking in 87-88 the whole half pipe thing, crashing by 90. then in the ...

George Gould

John, from my prospective where maybe i could have a race with 10 people this year up from 0 last year, there is some progress. and the sad thing is right now I have the hills, just nobody wants to drive out and ride. but man, Gary and jack are doing something and for better or worse i will support ...

George Gould

Henry,don't do it. even if you are in the woods by yourself you are still wrong, you are a guy. we have been losing since Samson went out with that chick Delilah. Take for instance the man who said marriage is a 50/50 proposition. He was wrong, first he don't understand fractions nor does he underst...

George Gould

if I wanted to race some kinda car that went around in circles real fast i would have to go to Indianapolis, surf the pipe go to Hawaii, Formula 1=Europe, it doesn't snow around the equater, Eskimos don't do very well in skimboard competitions, and Eddie the Eagle didn't ski jump very well because E...

George Gould

you bet these forums have something to add. that is how the word is spread. i am sure some folks show up once look and leave. but, if they are skaters they will read alittle more and stick around. for all the bickering and whining remember, we are skaters, it is what we do for some odd reason. i hav...

George Gould

Andy somebody rain on your parade? you run the USSSF, so do what you want, no i didn't do a study or poll on dual racing, but i will try the next time i am at a big race. let me know what questions you want asked, i will fund it too. at Morro Bay people stayed to watch the race because it was exitin...

George Gould

for the record, i like racing dual. it forces you to become a better skater. when i get in the gate on the ramp and the timer thing kicks off, the intensity level is way higher. i liked the single lane of say WLAC fine, but dual racing is the sh*#! that is why i like going to a big race. i can run s...

George Gould

Matt, yeah I think about it. after the WTC and it's destruction, lots of people, myself included, walked around in a funk. Henry Hester put on La Costa 2001 and no matter what is said, that race was one of the best vibe events that ever happened in skateboarding. the average age on the hill was over...

George Gould

Gary, I can't thank you enough for all the work you are doing. this definately lets people know where they stand and when to make reservations, what equipment to show up with, etc. so far you have publicized more than any race in 03. good luck. when ever you post for race deposits i'm there. G

George Gould

i don't like giving away something for nothing either. i think there will be small pockets of interest around the states. last year at Morro Bay the amount of kids that seemed really interested was good because there was such good intense exposure. all of the racers take the time to talk with the yo...

George Gould

John thanks for the post. When I went to La Costa 2001, I didn’t know what to expect. To tell you the truth, that Friday night when i went to look at the hill i was like,ok, and then i saw you get out of a car in street clothes sans pads, walk 3/4 of they was up, start pushing about 75 yards and scr...

George Gould

No hostility, just the censorship thing and the attitude. the word hate is used way too often and implies way too much passion. i was impartial with the PVD's to begin with. i like mechanical things, i really dig watches. i understand the cost and precision. i think the removal of posts, right, wron...

George Gould

I am bringing this here from the Truck forum from the NCDSA. I am tired of being censored when i haven’t used foul language, been degrading, wrote anything wrong/off post or been hateful. I didn’t like the way that discussion went down about the PVD’s. I guess the new advertisement policy is in effe...

George Gould

last night i re-assembled the board i rode at La Costa 2001. it was a Comet Don O stiff (the last one solid skate had in Sept 2001, i couldn't buy a Cross they were out with no know re-supply date) Indy 101's (Bones blues front, Indy reds rear from longskater) G&S wheels from Poolskater, Bones beari...

George Gould

i am not John, but i would change the cone... it seems obvious, but i know that isn't what happened. sometimes a course wants a better line, i almost wonder why (it wasn't done), who cares if the course is made easier and or more fun when you are racing a clock or another person and a cone is change...

George Gould

John were on the same page, AR/Grado Gold Bryston and some tubes too! i like Urban Racing, the underground sounds good. when i have taken out youngsters it has been on very limited hills. some of the louder mouths i have maybe taken out for a scare, go for it dude! maybe slalom can support limited g...

George Gould

Gary may be right. not long ago I had a conversation with another midpack guy who does seem to think this is it. if it is so what? i am truly sorry that some of you aren't getting rich off it. i mean that because some of you are fine atheletes and good companies and deserve more. but just like woode...

George Gould

i am not going to agree with the fact that slalom racers aren't spending the money. street skaters are busting boards daily. we don't, but one Comet board costs a hundred bucks. i have learned that i can't race slalom and have just one board. same goes for wheels and trucks. so no one is making mone...

George Gould

I agree with John, slalom was and still is hi-jacked. until the media, meaning Transworld and Thrasher give us a little space for real it isn't going to change. of the few kids who "talk" the most about downhill and who have tried my slalom boards (3 Comets and 1 Ick)most of em freak out. many have ...

George Gould

I always dug that add. I never saw a Fusion either and as I said in the past i wondered what happened to all of the models, 911, boards and female? If they were kept in good condition they would still be of significant value LOL. I only saw one real Turner hanging on the wall at Solid Surf (Ft.Laude...

George Gould

I liked the first La Costa race. it was cool to see as guys watched their times. to me Avila and Morro worked out with the pre quals. there weren't so many after that and Morro was pretty smooth. some racers on Fri (Avila) pre quals paid an extra 50 bucks to try to run with the pros if they didn't m...

George Gould

If you are looking for nuts and bolts for Turners, Ick or Roes after much work I sourced 1 3/4 in" allen head bolts, the lock nuts and best of all washers with rubber attached (some people call them grommets or electrical washers). includes allen key. this is for a whole board (set of eight) $5. get...

George Gould

Henry, i only know you through the excellent things told me by the Howells. i too was given a roof over my head by them when i went out to WLAC. i contributed because i know Rick will make another board. i can't afford another whole one right now, but i want to be a a part of him making another. it ...

George Gould

i told Kim about it and she said we were good for 25.00. she loves her skate kings T shirt! richy get your passports now! it is going to take a while if you don't have em and you can't wait til the last minute.

George Gould

Northern Arizona sets in Flagstaff off a bike path near Lake Mary road, hybrid and T/S.

at least bi monthly when the weather is good, usually a sat or sun i set a good G/S in the hills one hour North of Payson Arizona off hwy 87. truly in the middle of no where. feel free to ask for directions

George Gould

i think the exposure is good. too many people worked too hard to get it out there, racers, FCR and the TV guys. call it whatever works. there are different spectators, at La Costa there are friends, family and manu's. they are only impressed by stellar runs, lengendary races and close races. there i...

George Gould

the first thing i noticed about my Cross is it feels huge compared to what you were riding. man i wish i had that deck at LaCosta. my current set up is Tracker 106mm RT-X/S combo. the one thing to be watchful for is wheelbite, because it is wider you have more leverage, so be careful. when i run Ava...

George Gould

in the beginning i did ride loose ball bearing wheels and sure grip trucks. never really rode slalom tho' until i saw it live around 1977 and i was blown away. my best recollection from that time was a Maheraja, Bennet Pro's and R/R 4's, sometimes ojs and Sims snakes. i still have a handout from Ska...

George Gould

not like i am some kind a Dr. or anything. i have gone through an extended re-hab for an ankle. the first time wasn't successful and the second after i re-injured it, i really stuck with it. it hurts like hell sometimes but do it. find a good rehab person, which means you are going to hate their gut...

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