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Jonathan Harms

Drove in? Check. Arrived late? Check. Smoked the course? The jury's still out on that one. Dunno if Rick's going to set the same course, but if he does, expect a lot of sideways g-forces, i.e. BIG offsets. Typical internal monologue on last year's course: There's no good way of discerning How much l...

Jonathan Harms

In a normal world, we'd roll in on Friday around midday. Then again, we're dealing with me, Goad and several others, so maybe the word normal doesn't apply.

Jonathan Harms

Hey Chris,

You didn't trip over anything runnin to the puter to crack my nards did ya???

Now that be some funny sh!t.

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See you cats in GA.

Jonathan Harms

Just spoke to Goad, briefly. THE RACE IS SUNDAY, MAY 29. We MAY be able to have a session, just for fun, on Saturday, but the official race itself is Sunday; that's the day he's got permission for. As I understand it, the thinking was, since it's Memorial Day weekend, most people would have Monday o...

Jonathan Harms

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What about Michael Dong? And is Gilmour still coming?

Jonathan Harms

OK, now I'm confused. I thought we only had the hill for a few hours, and then only in the evening. Wutup widdat?

As for schwag...does last year's "sword" photo with Aki's bare ass in it count?

Jonathan Harms

Hey, Ricky (or Frank or other Miss'ippians), any chance of us hitting some of those MS fullpipes while we're down there? If we're not too blown out after the races, we might want to check 'em out on the way home.

Jonathan Harms

Peter--oops, I mean Glen/Ketut/Nendatjnik/Pierre-Marie/Sören (etc.)--I think the strain of planning this race is starting to show. You seem to be having an identity crisis. Is it a clever strategy to reduce protests at the race? ("I'm sorry, but all cone-penalty appeals must be submitted to 'Nendatj...

Jonathan Harms

Here's some preliminary poop, guys. SLALOM RACE ON MAY 29, 2005. As of March 16, 2005, it looks like it'll be a "permission" event, i.e. Goad got the go-ahead from the park's events coordinator to hold a race. Push start or ramp start is possible--hasn't been decided. THE COURSE: Goad says it's gonn...

Jonathan Harms

Loes, You don't say where you're from, but since you mentioned Indiana, I'm guessing it's somewhere in Europe. I haven't ridden an Indiana board, but I've seen several people who have, including Maurus Strobel, so I'm sure they work just fine. They seem narrower than most other companies' boards, an...

Jonathan Harms

Gary, Wax, the truck looks cool, but every time I see that topic, "New Front Split," for some reason this is what pops into my mind.

I think I need to find a girlfriend...

Jonathan Harms

Good on ya, Marty. I generally don't even THINK of riding without a helmet, and most of the time it's full pads as well. Gives you a bit more peace of mind.

HEY, WES E!!! ANSWER MARTY'S QUESTION!!! DID YOU SELL THE BOARD YET??? (Funny, I don't think he can hear me.)

Jonathan Harms

Ricky,
You ARE the man. (And I guess that makes Lisa "The Woman."

) You really go above and beyond...

Looking forward to my third Luna race!

Jonathan Harms

Marty Schaub? That name sounds familiar to someone who spent a lot of time (probably too much) reading SkateBoarder magazine in the late '70s and early '80s. Welcome to the site! I don't have anything to say about whether the board is still available, but I would like to say that if you're intereste...

Jonathan Harms

That's a Randal baseplate of some sort, is it not?

Jonathan Harms

Bara, it's even worse than you think.

And no, this is NOT the most unusual or disturbing image from that post-contest party.

Jonathan Harms

Q: Can I do tricks on the PUMGO? A: Many tricks are possible including Powerslides, Manuals, Supremes, Jumps, and others. Just like any other sport, the more time you spend riding, the more tricks will be possible for you. If you figure out a new trick, let us know at info@pumgo.com I bet it's safe...

Jonathan Harms

I remember the shuttle-van thing, but the finger wasn't your fault. It was just still broken (you know, like "Generalissimo Francisco Franco is still dead") on the ride home.

Jonathan Harms

Umm, I think you missed Breck on your dance card. Totally driveable from Missory. Obviously you've never seen my car. ;-) Seriously, though, I thought you were having doubts about whether to have a Breck race this year? Or was I just remembering your early reaction to griping about last year's race...

Jonathan Harms

Unless I get a raise at work, I'll probably only make it to the "driveable" races: Luna, Red Clay, Chicago (?), and West Virginia--and St. Louis, if we get the go-ahead. With a bit of luck I might be able to pull a "Gilmour" and show up at the last minute somewhere. (Or is that a "WesE"?) :-) Then a...

Jonathan Harms

If Wallgren wears the baby blue warm ups, I will race him in a sun dress. And it STILL won't look as nasty as those Barney-purple tights did. <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZSXXXXXX42US' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_15_7.gif' border=0><...

Jonathan Harms

Do the wheels behave predictably when you mount them like that? I have never tried it with Manx (don't own any), but I tried it with Cambrias a couple of years ago and it felt very weird--very unstable with no grip. I know that Maurus Strobel and some other Swiss skaters were riding a similar setup ...

Jonathan Harms

Dem's nice trophies.

Jonathan Harms

Richy Carrasco Posted: 30 Dec 2004 19:51 Post subject: Cone Out rule! I think the cone out rule should only be in use during races up to the final 8 racers and then the course should be checked by marshalls and then its tough luck! I am only bringing this up because of what looked like questionable...

Jonathan Harms

Jani, On May 29 and May 30, 2004, a small grassroots race was held in St. Louis, MO (USA Midwest). On May 29 we did a jam-style, single-lane hybrid course of approximately 40 (?) cones, and on May 30 we did a dual-lane straight slalom (i.e., there were no offset cones, although the road itself made ...

Jonathan Harms

Can't get there from here...

Jonathan Harms

Oops. <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZSXXXXXX42US' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_6_5.gif' border=0></a> Corky wrote: Another way to work against extremes is the way we set up our slalom courses. If a fast and non-tech Super-G course would...

Jonathan Harms

Regarding a maximum wheel size for slalom: I'm surprised that no one has made the (to me) common-sense argument of "natural selection," i.e., that the type of course itself will almost always dictate what type of wheel to use. Tight slalom? Who in his or her right mind would use a 92mm Flywheel? Hyb...

Jonathan Harms

Tim, I can only speculate about why some people like the Radikal front but not the rear. But a couple of people have told me they think the rear Radikals turn a bit too quickly, and that other types of trucks (e.g., offsets or split-axle, in-line-with-the-kingpin trucks like the TTC or Splitfire) al...

Jonathan Harms

After seeing Korten skate at Morro Bay this year, I have little doubt that his times in the 1980s and 1990s were legitimate. But his math is *just a little* off (or someone at the magazine made a really bad typo). 104 feet in 3.5 seconds (as he writes in the Slalom! mag to which you linked above) is...

Jonathan Harms

No, that pink outfit was the grossest thing ever.

Jonathan Harms

but these 40 minutes spent on this easy task will put a GEEK label on my forehead You mean like this? <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008_ZSXXXXXX42US' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_1_200v.gif' border=0></a> http://pages.slu.edu/staff/harmsjb...

Jonathan Harms

I think I got the gist of it anyway: Part mild-mannered (?) businessman and family man, part slalom skateboarder.

I like how they did the split screen of tying your shoe!

Jonathan Harms

Thanks, Vincent. After I downloaded DivX, it worked perfectly. Now if only I could understand spoken French! The only words I recognized were slalom, skater, competition and ordinaire!

Jonathan Harms

Shut up, Harms, it's nothing impressive. Sheesh, the guy runs 5.8309037900874635568513119533528 cones per second and all of a sudden he cops an attitude. ;-) Seriously, I'm just curious to see how different or similar it looks compared to, say, the 88-cone straight slalom at last year's West Virgin...

Jonathan Harms

I was unable to play the video in Windows Media Player, RealPlayer or Quicktime. Sound was there, but no picture. "WiMP" error message said something about a "missing codec". Can anyone offer any suggestions on what else I might need to do? (I don't know exactly which Windows Media Player version I ...

Jonathan Harms

Mighty impressive, Vlad.
Got any video of this stunt?

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Jonathan Harms

Troy, I'd e-mail you if I could figure out how the f#$@! to do it on this forum. Would like to see & maybe buy the GS. Would also like to see pics of the 36".

harmsjb at slu dot edu

Jonathan Harms

To get back to the original topic (Mark asked what people want him to bring to the Worlds):

Risers and wedged risers, and trimmed white Avalons (plus a set of trucks to mount them on)

Jonathan Harms

But he's going on the wrong side of the "offset" cone! You Brits, always driving on the wrong side of the street...

Jonathan Harms

Sam Gordon wrote:Where???
...Mr H, thank you for the kind offer (you hornswoggling new worlder, you), pints at Morro?

"Hornswoggling new worlder"--I like that. I'm thinking of putting on a business card.

And sure, I'll have a pint or two with ya. We can charge it to Mr. Keleher.

Jonathan Harms

Dangit, Paul, how am I supposed to swindle--oops, I mean help--Sam if you butt in with that kind of information? <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_13_2.gif' border=0></a> (As Michael Palin said in Life of Brian...

Jonathan Harms

Niall, would it please you, then, to know that I intend to charge Mr. Gordon a hefty finder's fee for the item in question? I'm thinking somewhere in the $200.00 range, in keeping with the lofty price tag on the trucks themselves. ;-) All I need now is one more wrenchless Brit, and I can pay for my ...

Jonathan Harms

Sam, are you coming to Morro Bay? I know Mark is pretty swamped, literally, right now, by hurricanes. So if you like, I can buy you an extra spanner (that's a wrench in Americanese, right?) and bring it to MB for you. A few months ago, I bought a nice little combination wrench at AutoZone (a big cha...

Jonathan Harms

Aki von Glasow, add .5 seconds to your time--and go sit in the corner as well.

Jonathan Harms

Glad to hear the good news, John. Being hurt sucks. Not being hurt, um, is much better!

Jonathan Harms

CF, sounds rad to me too! <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_1_10v.gif' border=0></a>

Jonathan Harms

Thanks.

Jonathan Harms

Rick, did you post directions to the outlaw hill anywhere? I don't recall having seen them. Would you or someone else please (re)post them? Thanks.

Jonathan Harms

Awww, crap. The Russians are coming!
Vlad, I suggest 39mm wheels for the GS (for you). 99A hardness sounds about right. <a href='http://www.smileycentral.com/?partner=ZSzeb008' target='_blank'><img src='http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/4/4_1_106.gif' border=0></a>

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