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Gary Fluitt

Just a quick message to let you all know that the Worlds location has been settled. It will be in Hood River, Oregon, on July 17-19. This is the location of the Gorge Games last year. Will include a long Single lane GS, Dual Hybrid (special), and Dual Tight. From the venue description.... Super Gian...

Gary Fluitt

Some of our 2009 dates in America are starting to take shape. We have started a google calendar
http://www.google.com/calendar/render?c ... gmail.com#
Move to June 2009 and use the Agenda View.

Gary Fluitt

We're getting there. We're up to about $600. Ticket currently is $1200. Need about a dozen more $50 donations....

Gary Fluitt

Most of you know George Pappas. He had two 1st place finishes in the last couple of weeks, in Morro Bay (hybrid) and in Hood River (TS). George needs to get to Sweden to represent the U.S. and take his stab at the World Championship title. He is right now one of the top four or five racers...

Gary Fluitt

GS-PRO 1 Jason Mitchell 2 George Pappas 3 Martin Reaves 4 Richy Carrasco 5 Zac Maytam 6 David Pirnack 7 Joe McLaren 8 Chris Barker 9 Jonathan Harms 10 Gary Fluitt 11 Claude Regnier GS-OPEN 1 Brad Jackman 2 Joel Putrah 3 Brad Kasha 4 Rick Fitzpatrick 5 Gerry Huitt 6 Rich Harrison 7 Gib Lewis 8 Cat Y...

Gary Fluitt

We've got three timing systems in COSS, and I don't use mine so much anymore. $150 for the clock, or $450 buys a fully race ready 2 lane system with (4) 3' tapestrips, 1000' of wiring, hose reel, junction boxes, all labeled and ready to go. This clock captures false start in both lanes, tone start o...

Gary Fluitt

Donald is spot on with his recommendation. Double nut the hanger side of the axle, remove the nylon lock nut that is stuck on the wheel side of the axle, then double nut the wheel side of the axle to remove the double nuts on the hanger side of the axle. Reinstall the axle into the hanger with lock ...

Gary Fluitt

Karl,
I don't do upgrades to the older model hangers. Sorry bro.
Gary

Gary Fluitt

Sorry I've been remiss in letting you all know about the SplitFire Pro <a href="http://asphaltplayground.com">now available</a>. The Pro model is like Rev 3, but now with a spherical bearing pressed with a 2 ton press and glued with lock-tite. I also beveled the outside of the hanger where you might...

Gary Fluitt

Paul, Understood. The bearing trucks (that I know of) have all been done in the Splitfire factory. The hanger was bored to fit the bearing, then the bearing was pressed in, and glued in place with locktite. I wouldn't recommend this modification @ home. The precision with which you need to bore the ...

Gary Fluitt

You may order direct from me at the addresses above, but you may find what you're looking for at these outlets also: <a href="http://sk8kings.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=S&Category_Code=SL"> SK8KINGS</A> P.O. Box 20354 Fountain Valley, CA 92728-0354 USA (714) 636-7308 info@sk8k...

Gary Fluitt

Chris,
At first I thought that was a rear Split you had on the front, but then read your specs and figured it was a Randal Comp base (60). That's actually a great set up. Pretty hard to get off the crack (err Radikal Front). Anyway- good meeting you at OhiO.
gary

Gary Fluitt

Interesting discussion here. It's true there are a few bearing-loaded splitfires out there *in testing*. I will not divulge who is using these, but they are on the podium regularly this season. We are still testing however, and have not decided to go into production with these. Again, and to Troy's ...

Gary Fluitt

On my TS board in the front I'm liking Evan's idea. A 3" kingpin with a shaved stim underneath and two bushing on the top of the truck (thus the 3" kingpin). on top I run a clear radical and a conical white khiro with no insert. This combo works well for me. Very turny and supple. Some guys have the...

Gary Fluitt

<center> Announcing the SEISMIC NATIONALS</center> <img src="http://asphaltplayground.com/images/2.jpg" border=1 hspace=12 align=left> <a href="http://www.geoskate.com"> Seismic Skateboards</a> has boldly stepped up to sponsor the Nationals for 2006. Thi...

Gary Fluitt

Marcus, I don't want to repeat the above, but I've found that for my 60lb. daughter, I had to make the board SUPER turny, to the point it would buck me off. I took an old Comet Don O'Shei, and cut it down about to about 24". I then flipped it over, so now, instead of Camber, it's got rocker. I then ...

Gary Fluitt

Kenny-
I got your timming. Sent you a couple of emails, not sure they were getting through to you. Will try to call you next week.
Flu

Gary Fluitt

Wes, It's a good idea to use a washer down at the bottom if you want the rear steering to be a little more "dead". By eliminating the washer, I find it's a bit more resilient. But not everyone likes a resilient back end (OK, no pun intended). I do not use a washer on the bottom of the front truck ei...

Gary Fluitt

I heard a prominant Hollywood studio has contacted Chaput's agent about the role in Garrett's made-for-tv story.

Gary Fluitt

we would love to have an international continget in Colorado for the Nationals. Claude has been our only Int'l competitor to date, and he did pretty well if I remember correctly. We will make sure to find you accomodations should you come that distance to our humble race. GREAT parks in Colorado too...

Gary Fluitt

If you can persuade Luca to come to the US Nationals we will get your national anthem qued up cause I'm sure we'd be playing it more than once. We are assembling some details next week and will post them on this site.
thanks,
gary

Gary Fluitt

Stefano, We would love to have you race at the Nationals. We'll even play the Italian National Anthem if you win. But that will be difficult as Colorado is the center of the slalom universe. 4 World Champions live and train here, and a National Champ too. Any takers on who those people are? We are d...

Gary Fluitt

Ian, I'm in full support. Joe Lehm and the MB let me know about the effort and I signed up the other day. I'm happy to help promote DRAS. Jani's questions about Non-Profit status is important to me as well. We tried to set up COSS as a non-profit, and just didn't have the time to get the articles fi...

Gary Fluitt

Tod, To machine a high performance base would add probably $70 to the retail cost of the truck. Would you guys be into that? I mean, I'll do it, ifn you guys want them. Doesn't do much to democratize slalom skateboarding, but as long as you guys will line up for a high tech fix, who am I to turn you...

Gary Fluitt

Chris, The front pivot is meant to be adjustable. You can actually change the angle of the truck a couple of degrees that way. I don't know anyone that can feel 2 degrees of angle change, but hey, maybe my palette is not trained well enough. Anyway, to lock it down use a nut, and lock tite. I've don...

Gary Fluitt

Marion- Not sure whats up with the spacing issue. I'll have another look at the current 107 and see if I can reproduce it. In the meantime, I'll send you some more 5mm spacers.
Gary

Gary Fluitt

steve - the geometry (35 rear and 50 front) are unchanged, and the hanger widths (90mm and 107mm) are the same in rev3. The change is in the profile of the pivot bolt area. We took this down quite a bit to lighten it up. You can see that in the photo below... <center> <img src="http://asphaltplay...

Gary Fluitt

Wes. It's a puzzle, if I give you the answer where is the fun in that? The axles on the new Splitfire are generous. So generous in fact that if you slam a wheel on the axles you will still have bare axle hanging out on the outside of the bearing before you get to the threads. So if you are running t...

Gary Fluitt

no body, no grave. A connection to the Columbians, witness protection. Resurfaces on the East Coast under an alleged name. WHO still stands on a skateboard like that? Brewington's height eliminates him from get go. It's all there, plain as day.

Gary Fluitt

I may be able to get out there this Sunday, but it would be afternoon again at about 1PM. CT sounds good.
G

Gary Fluitt

I think it was 2000 or 2001 that Jack Smith suggested I sell my old Turner Cutaway on ebay. It was a complete, with a Gull Wing split axle in front, and an Indy in back, with Pink and Green Kryptos. The deck was Green. I know that it shipped to the East coast. Jack long since lost his ebay account f...

Gary Fluitt

Leonardo, bushings that fit the Splitfire hanger include the Khiro, and the old Tracker Stimulators. The white Khiro bushings are super super soft and over time (and not much of it) they will get chewed up in the hanger. I replace them every couple of months, or before a major race. The Stims are bi...

Gary Fluitt

We will be doing a number of Newbie Clinics throughout this fall winter and spring with the goal of getting new racers up to speed (nice pun eh?) and ready to race next season. We had our first clinic last weekend with four kids and a couple of adults. All four kids progressed from being terrified o...

Gary Fluitt

Erin,
I have an 8mm upgraded RTS, brand new. And since you're a customer of mine, $55.
paypal sales@asphaltplayground.com.
Now- back to financing Troy's big trip south.

Gary

Gary Fluitt

Donald, thanks for stepping up and throwing down for this event. I'm sure it will be worthy of the World classification. You can take out the "European" in "European World Championships". Are the dates definate? And I agree, you should make this a 3 day event. SuperG, GS, Special, and TS? What is th...

Gary Fluitt · so it is set for 22-23 July 2006?

so it is set for 22-23 July 2006?

Gary Fluitt

I think Jack is already resigned to the idea of the Worlds being held in Europe next year (2006), not Morro Bay so that's cool of him, but it's important that you guys pick a city and a date SOON so that we Americans can plan around that. Our U.S. Nationals will likely be in late August in Colorado ...

Gary Fluitt

I'm sure that Michael Brooke would be interested in publishing your findings, as long as he can include a picture of you "researching" that durometer work.

Gary Fluitt

<center> <table width="80" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1"> <tr> <td><center><img src="http://asphaltplayground.com/images/coorstek.JPG" border=1></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td> Sunday, June 12, Dual GS This hill has high quality blacktop with a decent runout. Starts m...

Gary Fluitt

SHANE,
Hybrid and GS benefit from the wider DS107. I have one in stock at the moment. Black crinkle coat finish like on the website <a href="http://www.asphaltplayground.com/trucks ... und.com</a>

Gary Fluitt

what happens in athens is suppose to stay in athens......

Gary Fluitt

I sort of like my rears wide, but that's a personal thing. Joe, we are milling a narrow rear (90mm on a 35 degree base). You can acheive the same thing by using your front on the back, with a 10 degree khiro wedge, set negative (fat end of wedge facing middle of board). This is how I'm running all m...

Gary Fluitt

A Hangover Howdown sounds pretty good for the Derby. No one wants to leave the vibe anyway. Those who have to catch flights can bail. I'll sponsor the "permission fee".

Gary Fluitt

Tway- Forgive my confusion. The Poll must have mislead me...... Shady Lane Jam Format - Low Key (Grass Roots Style) VS. Derby Hill - Dual If you're saying that the 5.0 event will be just like last year but at a different venue with a single lane GS, and that it should remain one of the two main even...

Gary Fluitt

Tway- That's totally cool if you want to turn it down a notch and do a Grass Roots locals jam session. I totally understand and appreciate you're giving us a heads-up. I don't think a Grass Roots gig will draw too many folks from the West. I think that is part of your intention by mellowing out the ...

Gary Fluitt

I've only heard of it used as a Front. Good point about Stroble. He beat me in the Round of 8 on that thing.

Gary Fluitt

A month has gone by and no one asked for Pump Station to be a Main event. I don't know why. Perhaps because it's a single lane- single race. Therefore, I propose that Hood River be the final Main Event in USA West. Anyone have heartburn with that? I have nothing to gain in this recommendation as I c...

Gary Fluitt

I don't know why we're not getting spanked down for the asphalt half gainer like we all were a couple of years ago, but I think you're right that it is happening less. I think it has more to do with trucks and race experience. I think it has nothing to do with the demographics. Wait a sec. Yes it do...

Gary Fluitt

Ohm- come to Athens, you can kick my ass. Spring snowboarding falls turn out to be pretty hard on fragile shoulders.

Gary Fluitt

I am (coming to Paris)- how many do you need?

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