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Sam Gordon

Check out Ian's pictures from the first event:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/istone/set ... 090897744/

Sam Gordon

Here are the preliminary results from the racing at Hillingdon. Weirdly, because of a Southerly breeze, it was easier to skate uphill to the start than downhill to the finish. A good test of pumping ability! Michael Stride 17.957 Edwin Brockman 18.912 Nial Horton-Stephens 19.795 Jim Nutsack 19.863 S...

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Where is Hillingdon again? http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?x=511214&y=180161&z=2&sv=511214,180161&st=4&ax=511214&ay=180161 Best approach is by car from the M4. Head North on Junction 3 towards Southall, go straight over the first roundabout and then leave on the exit road up to the second roun...

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Octane Sport and CCR present an informal slalom bash at Hillingdon Cycle Track: http://static.flickr.com/40/104378279_60d53c32d0_m.jpg http://static.flickr.com/34/110550040_f0a331bebb.jpg http://static.flickr.com/34/104377667_f3f79fdf40_m.jpg If you haven't tried slalom before, then now's the time t...

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And where on Earth is it??? The Hillingdon Cycle Circuit is a purpose-designed road race circuit 6m wide and 1469m long (shortest route) situated in Springfield Road, Hayes Middlesex, parallel to the A312 Hayes By-Pass which links Junction 3 on the M4 Motorway and the A40/M40. http://www.streetmap.c...

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Octane Sport and CCR present an informal slalom bash at Hillingdon Cycle Track: http://static.flickr.com/40/104378279_60d53c32d0_m.jpg http://static.flickr.com/34/110550040_f0a331bebb.jpg http://static.flickr.com/34/104377667_f3f79fdf40_m.jpg If you haven't tried slalom before, then now's the time t...

Sam Gordon

Absolutely right, Popol. Criddle to win!

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Patrick, the earliest Thursday train from the UK arrives at the Gare du Nord at 11:00am. If the Am and Pro GS couses are the same, then could I (and any other UK racers) possibly take our run either during or at the end of the Pro GS race? In other words, slightly later on the Thursday. Not too conc...

Sam Gordon

Vinzzz,

If the first Pro Race is on the Afternoon of the Thursday, then what is the time and date of the first Amateur race?

Sam

Sam Gordon

Any developments as regards the race schedule from last week's meeting, Jani?

If we could keep the number of days down a little as Marcus has suggested, then that would certainly save on the accommodation costs for all racers.

Sam

Sam Gordon

"Etienne has skated so hard this winter THAT..." OK, so there's room for a 'stewards enquiry,' but that sentence wouldn't guarantee entry into anything but the new improved colloquial Akademee Onglaiz. It is the equivalent of clipping a cone on a hundred-turn-shootout. And (what? starting with a con...

Sam Gordon

Beat me Fred?

I didn't realize that Hell was freezing over on the morning of the 25th.

Sam Gordon

Thanks Jani.

At the moment it looks like the earlist train from London arrives at the Gare du Nord around 11:00 on Thursday; so with a bit of a sprint and a prevailing wind...

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Jani, Is there a schedule of events as yet? I am expecting to book Eurostar tickets for myself and Stride tomorow, so naturally don't want to arrive after an event in which I am entered has taken place. How about this for playing Devil's Advocate: Get those dedicated Pros to Paris early, run them ea...

Sam Gordon

Donald makes a wide range of race boards to cover all styles/ courses: http://static.flickr.com/30/44417578_8857521a65.jpg http://static.flickr.com/33/44418439_09ce69ab40_m.jpg Here's a recommendation from the local hero: http://static.flickr.com/24/44417710_947526b518_m.jpg http://static.flickr.com...

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Etienne, Too much concave can put an unnecessary strain on the underside of the foot, especially if that foot has a high instep. This deck has a chilled-out concave that is just enough to lock the foot in place and improve leverage. http://static.flickr.com/19/87952307_3af897302e_m.jpg http://static...

Sam Gordon

Hey Carsten. That'll be an offset RTX in the back of Donald's retro-beast. It's quite a slippery little number, needs a bit of de-wedging and hard bushings in the base to make it track rather than steer. If I were to live my life over again I'd probably buy the RTS. And be a tall, dark and handsome ...

Sam Gordon

Fred, that front number will be one of the crucified Lazer freestyles pimped by Geezer-X:

It turns on a Euro.

Yes, I am that old. And no, I won't let you count the rings.

Sam Gordon

Looks like Pavel's had a busy Winter. Every so often, under pressure, duress and the offer of wads of cash, Donald might just pump out the odd custom request. You don't know when it's going to arrive, but you do know that it'll work and work well. He's on the case. For UK-based skate neverbees CCR (...

Sam Gordon

Fred, Brands is a glorious place to race. It's both fast AND grippy; the latter because the track has a rubber compound included in the tarmac. Some of the local race boards have ground-effect designed in. Many of the Essex skaters have carbon splitters up front with deep section spoilers holding do...

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Alex, this post follows the design theme rather than being skate-related. Many years ago (1991) I was a van driver/ roving journalist for a magazine called the Thames Chronicle. It covered river life and lasted less than twelve issues. One of the events down at Henley that we covered was the Thames ...

Sam Gordon

Decks look great Alex! Think you ought to put one together with triple chrome outlet vents and ultra polished footstops a la Riva: http://www.riva-world.com/riva-world/newgallery/images/chrome4kopie.jpg http://www.riva-world.com By the way, did you photograph those decks with wet varnish by chance? ...

Sam Gordon

Ungodly union:

Nice going, Heiko.

Oh yeah, guess this is now a team-mates shot:

Sam

Sam Gordon

Drove through Brixlegg this morning:

Brrrrr.

Roll on Summer!

Sam Gordon

Little Gus saw that pic and thought Janis had developed a new slalom technique.

He practised for days, eventually trying out his new racing move at Brands Hatch:

Left us standing.

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Hands up: Who knows a few words in French? Who rides a deck that is exactly two-and-a-half times her age?? Who has beaten both Pink and Young Gun riders this Autumn??? Who has girly coloured footwear???? http://static.flickr.com/38/76008759_7ccf5a3444.jpg I said hands up. http://www.ukslalomskateboa...

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Fast, French and feisty. Good going Celine!

So, who gets to be Rizzo?

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I'll pretend I didn't see that last bit. Unless, of course, it involves a Duvel pouring competition. I believe that you are one ahead at the moment due to the astonishingly successful wet-glass technique. Good that you didn't gloat too much as I poured two litres of froth across some guy's quiver an...

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Well organised event, viking dudes! Thanks especially for the Volvo convoy to and from the race site, we'd never have found it without you. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/samg/73004476/" title="Photo Sharing"><img src="http://static.flickr.com/35/73004476_f60aad51f9.jpg" width="500" height="3...

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Excellent news, Alex! I was a little concerned when you didn't turn up in Antibes that you might have dropped from the radar. I'm pleased to find out that you were just keeping your head down to work up your design/ manufacturing skills! Hope to see you at a few more of the races next year (with you...

Sam Gordon

Hi Wes, thanks for the reply. I was under the impression that Comet, for example, had stopped the manufacturing of the beautifully shaped Gary Cross and O'Shei models in favour of a more cruiser/ longboard oriented direction. On further inspection it looks like the Proflex models might indeed offer ...

Sam Gordon

It would be good to see on the main forum that there should be featured the long established manufacturers such as Indiana and Fibretec, so as to compliment the new companies such as CHIxILL and others. Certainly many of the Luca deck posts could be filed and ordered under the former. Some of the ot...

Sam Gordon

Hey Campbell, Happy Birthday from the UK posse!

Hope that's your thumb at the bottom of this picture.

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The site has now been revised and updated, including an extended 'links' section.

It's address has also changed: http://www.ukslalomskateboarding.com/

Further input to the site from slalom skaters outside of the London area would be appreciated.

Sam

Sam Gordon

Blast. Another lapse of concentration at work. One wrong press of a button and BANG! A ticket to Arlanda flies out of the dusty ol' account: 9 Dec Terminal 3, Heathrow (LHR), London, United Kingdom 17:55 Fri, arriving 21:25 Fri 11 Dec Terminal 5, Arlanda (ARN), Stockholm, Sweden 19:55 Sun, arriving ...

Sam Gordon

Looks like the 'Ladies from the Bois du Boulogne' have been slalom fans for years. Here's their poster for the 1945 'Resistance Race:' http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReview/dames/post2.jpg Even then, slalom was an underground movement. This is why the cone symbol was duplicitously depicted as a ra...

Sam Gordon

The UK would love to offer a main. Brands Hatch is the obvious location with its reputation for great slope, good surface and uninterrupted area. The two hurdles we have to overcome are: Firstly: Securing a date with the track organisers where we can use the facility at minimal cost (typical hire ra...

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For god's sake don't let Paul know, Martin! It'll go to his heeeeead!!! By the way, talking of success, your Avatar image http://static.flickr.com/32/51913698_2476e07e7a.jpg looks just like the cool Splitfire guy: http://static.flickr.com/33/54360094_afa3f2b3ac_m.jpg I dunno. Next you'll be dressing...

Sam Gordon

Ellis, good to hear that you're carving cones down on the South Coast. I don't know how you're fixed for transport, but Brighton has traditionally been a spawning ground for slalom. It's the stomping ground of Britain's top TS skater Simom Levene (or Smokestack) who designed the Brighton's Burning T...

Sam Gordon

Careful Chris. The UK mongo pushers association are already in team kit and practising a storm dance: http://www.belfaganmorris.free-online.co.uk/photos/rav2000_cmm01.jpg When Britain crawls from its astonishing proximity to the States and heads back across the Atlantic to the grey European seas; th...

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http://i.nona.net/locmap_BRIXLEGG_11.7833333X47.2984867X11.9833333X47.5348467.png http://i.nona.net/map_3d_11.8833333_47.4166667_BRIXLEGG.png http://nona.net/features/map/placedetail.430892/# Oh yeah Marcus, at the start of winter the local goats head down the valley from the Tirol hillsides on whe...

Sam Gordon

Paul Price and Sam Gordon: So good you named us twice! It's good to see criteria and clarity for future Worlds events coming out of this disussion. What hasn't been mentioned is that these will be new courses for 99% of all slalom racers, especially given the recent resurfacing. This all helps towar...

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Jani, Monday the 29th of May is a Bank Holiday in Britain, so the earlier dates might suit those hoping both to travel and take in a bit of Paris without having the mad dash back to the UK. Is this not also similar to the dates of PWC one and two? The above is not intended to swing any decision, but...

Sam Gordon

Thanks Etienne, good to race against you! Blimey, what a sporting weekend. First there was Helene's birthday bash to test our fluid holding skills, then Rudnianski's 6 mile midnight Tours de Paris closely followed by an early morning start time that, given the one hour time difference between UK and...

Sam Gordon

Woops!

Thanks Vinzzz, good details! Maybe catch you guys in Carr's for evening training tomorrow night.

Sam

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Good map David!
Can you cut through from the Rue du Ranelagh to the Porte de Passy or is it best to follow the roads?

If the weather behaves as predicted by http://www.intellicast.com then are there any alternative plans for skating or other?

Catacombs?

Sam Gordon

To an outside observer, it would appear that we have two organised and energised Europeans with very different skills that could assist in making a very good World Championships. As Chris Eggers pointed out, they should work together in some capacity to make the best of their qualities so as to bene...

Sam Gordon

Thanks guys! Fred, we haven't booked anything as yet, but hope to catch the train late on Saturday morning in order to arrive around lunchtime. Ella hasn't been to Paris before, so I think that Mick wants her to see the city from the top of the Eiffel Tower. I was kind of hoping to visit the Musee D...

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David and Vinzzz, Mick, his daughter Ella and I am hoping to make the race on Sunday (weather permitting!). It looks like it should be a good, chilled out competition similar to our Crystal Palace stopwatch series as organised by See Jim. Ella might appreciate a youngsters race. She's maybe a little...

Sam Gordon

If the eyes are the windows on the soul, then Donald has a rich vein of skate coursing through him: http://static.flickr.com/30/44475886_e33d6a458d.jpg Either that, or he's in line to be the next Michelin man. Nunc est bibendum. Stein bitte. It now seems right that the Worlds come to Europe. Jack's ...

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