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Martin Drayton

Hi Guys,

The special introductory offer on the Gecko's ends at midnight, so if you were thinking of getting one, it makes sense to do it before the price goes up (to a more realistic price for what it is...)!
http://www.geckodecks.com/ordering-info.php
Happy Easter!

Take care,

Martin.

Martin Drayton

Very cool to see you have them from several eras!

Martin Drayton

Just got the GWR Show DVD from China...Looks pretty cool. It was a featured record on the show and the only one that they showed in two sections. A mere 240 million more people now know what skateboard slalom is! Here are a couple of screenshots; http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/2347570836_97230c...

Martin Drayton

Just got the GWR Show DVD from China...Looks pretty cool. It was a featured record on the show and the only one that they showed in two sections. A mere 240 million more people now know what skateboard slalom is! Here are a couple of screenshots; http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2411/2347570836_6f2926...

Martin Drayton

I just entered on NCDSA for the race. I would LOVE to be there, but it all depends on whether my Green card comes through in time. If it goes to schedule from the stage we are at (only took us 5 years to get to this point!), we should be Stateside by the fall...we'll see! I would really like to have...

Martin Drayton

You're good Rick, don't worry!
As for snowboards....Hmmmm...Lets get him to build some GS/Hybrid decks first, maybe a few DH boards and some Longboards....then, if he has any money left, I say "Hell Yeah!"

Martin Drayton

Wesley, just read the rest of that paragraph again...and the rest of my post.
Thanks

Martin.

Martin Drayton

No problem...These pics are deliberately huge so that you can really see the detail as you can't see one in the flesh Justin. http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2030/2242128456_3d648a7699_b.jpg Here you can see that the rail is wrapped in carbon, its not just a hard edge cut....a result of the Carbon Ed...

Martin Drayton

I've been thinking about this and I suddenly realized what WE as the ISSA should recognize as world records: victories. Is there a world record for the fastest ski, snowboard or water ski slalom? No. Why? Because these sports recognize the impossibility of an absolute standard from course-to-course...

Martin Drayton

robert gaisek wrote:Thin Lizzard?

Hmmm...Like it! How about "Lounge Lizards"?

Martin Drayton

Furthermore, ANY order placed BEFORE 24TH MARCH 2008 , will be at the old price ie. $260 in the US, 175 Euros plus VAT = 206 Euros, £130 Sterling plus VAT = £152.75 - so if you were thinking about it, get on the case! This price is held till the 24th March so it would have been available at that pr...

Martin Drayton

Pre-production deck 002 is winging its way to foreign concrete for testing by a prospective new Gecko Team rider. This is a highly ranked rider who will definately be on some podiums in the forthcoming season and in the years to come, we are very excited indeed! Its the one at the top of the picture...

Martin Drayton

I think the idea of cone penalties complicates matters far too much. Keep it simple, clean runs only, even on the 100. If you can't do that, you're not WR material. Otherwise, it's just a matter of finding the steepest hill and plowing all the cones. Age group records, it's fine for us to track the...

Martin Drayton

Brian Beihl wrote:Where does the tap go in?

Brian

At the front, just underneath....where you lie with your mouth open...

Cheers!

Martin Drayton

7.1 Initial World Records for 100 cones. Take also into account Martin Sweeney as the first World Record who we could say did start it all off. Then the once proposed is also ok and done according to the rules. 7.2 50-cones No world Record initially exist 7.2 25-cones No world Record initially exis...

Martin Drayton

As some of you may know, Jeff wasn't completely happy with a couple of things on the pre-production version that he knew he could change. To make these alterations would basically leave him with three options, as they would cost him more to build them and therefore force the price up: 1.Cut his loss...

Martin Drayton

What age does Masters start at in the ISSA?

Martin Drayton

Mikael, check your e-mail, got the Skullcandy info for you!

Martin Drayton

Mikka Hadestrand wrote:I´m here baby!

Cool! Check your e-mail inbox...I'm working for you guys!

Martin Drayton

I am still trying to contact Mika. Ramon got an e-mail address for me (thanks!), but its the same one that keeps bouncing my e-mails back! mikaelhadestrand@comhem.se He had asked me to contact someone on his behalf regarding sponsorship for the Summer WC 2008 event and I need to touch base with him ...

Martin Drayton

Thank you guys so much for making us welcome with your super friendly attitudes and sense of fun.Also for giving us lifts between venues and the airport (Ulf and the guys!). I personally had a great time and enjoyed the challenging courses. Great to see lots of clean, fast runs at 1.55m too! We need...

Martin Drayton

Has anyone got an e-mail address for Mikael Hadestrand? The one on this site just bounces back...

Martin Drayton

Is anyone passing by the Riga Hotel and has room in their car for the British Boys? If so, post here or send a text to the number on my previous post.... Thanks, By the way we had the scariest landing any of us has EVER had last night! High speed gusts, crosswinds and sinks meant 2 passes by the pil...

Martin Drayton

Looks like Jeff is sitting behind a huge tailback on the M25 on the way to the airport, so its touch-and-go if he will make it...fingers crossed! He was going to pick me up, but I'm jumping on a train, there is no point both of us missing the plane...

Martin Drayton

Pelle Gustafsson wrote:You're all welcome to Sweden!

Pelle and Robert Gaisek, what time are you G'burg Boyz planning to get there on saturday to ride? Give us a call here Phone +46317710080 or text to +447942-235414, if you don't get a chance to post a reply by 2pm today-cheers!

Martin Drayton

Pelle Gustafsson wrote:i want her too... after the board...

At least you have your priorities right!!!!

Martin Drayton

Damn! I forgot to tell her about it....She is always muttering something about looking for a nice Scandinavian man to spend a wild weekend with...Apparently she really likes slightly older men too, something about 'more experience'.
Well, maybe next time?

Martin Drayton

Hi Doug, drop Gecko a line at info@geckodecks.com I think they still have some. If you go to the current website, http://www.geckodecks.com there is a link to the old site where you can see details of the deck.

Martin Drayton

Just to let you guys know... Sam Gordon, Paul Price, Louis/Slipa, Jeff Sacree (Gecko) and myself are staying here: Hotel Rica Hotel Göteborg Address Burggrevegatan 25 Göteborg, 411 03 Sweden Phone +46317710080 Fax +46317710089 And speaking of departures we are flying out on Sunday at 21:20hrs! See y...

Martin Drayton

Today's slalom session left some marks on the ground: http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sctm/v203/4/62/840175246/n840175246_2235627_2222.jpg rmn Nice Ramon....I love the sight of urethane in the afternoon! Here's "SOMETHING" for you Chris! :-D http://www.longboard.se/_internal/cimg!0/krxkc0...

Martin Drayton

Rick Floyd wrote:
I think I need a shorter wheelbase. :-O

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Good thing you are ordering a Gecko.....

Martin Drayton

OK fellas, we are kicking this around for an idea. Friday nights bonus race is to break Martin's Guiness Book of World Records entry They came up with an idea: - 50 cones @ 1.6m (5ft 3ins) centre-to-centre on the FLAT with a CLEAN run! Timing starts behind the first cone and ends when the whole of ...

Martin Drayton

Ramon, there must be a place near you where you could have a one-day skate/snow competition. GS in the morning on snow, HS in the afternoon - combined time wins. Heck, I know we can do it in California! When I lived in LA there used to be a Slalom/Surfing contest...slalom race in the mountains - pa...

Martin Drayton

Martin - I want to order a deck - printed your instrusctions on how to do so from the other thread here. Doubling up with a post - don't want to miss out...an I too late? -Rick Thats great Rick, I called the office and you are still good. Just follow the instructions and either e-mail today or call...

Martin Drayton

The new website is up www.geckodecks.com , browse at your leisure...

Martin Drayton

I was about to ask about one of these decks with a 21" wheelbase but you just answered my question with that Hybrid/GS announcement. Hi Gary, The design is OFF the drawing board but a little away from being built and tested. We won't start building until the slalom boards are all gone. It will be a...

Martin Drayton

Jeff is currently away on holiday but has been in contact by text and came up with an idea... About half of the run is now spoken for, but for those who are purchasing one of the numbered 'Special Edition' run of decks (I can almost see how that will look on Ebay in 10 years right alongside the PVD'...

Martin Drayton

Jeff is currently away on holiday but has been in contact by text and came up with an idea... About half of the run is now spoken for, but for those who are purchasing one of the numbered 'Special Edition' run of decks (I can almost see how that will look on Ebay in 10 years right alongside the PVD'...

Martin Drayton

robert gaisek wrote:I am....I´m going to a slalom-session right now.

Is that the place for the G'burg comp? Awesome whether it is or not....you lucky boy!

Martin Drayton

I think Jeff will have one for you that he is bringing to G'Burg as you were one of the first few to order a few months ago, so bring the full amount and you'll be riding it on the Saturday and racing on it on the Sunday!

Take care,
Martin.

Martin Drayton

You are probably reading this because you have an interest in the new Gecko Superlight Board. To be honest we have been a little staggered, but not completely surprised by the response. This was always planned to be a Limited Edition production run and we are now aware that some people may end up mi...

Martin Drayton

Martin, have you been somehow sneakin' a peek over my shoulder while I've been doodling in my scrapbook?! 'Cause it's gettin' freaky at times... But then again, Volvo did make the 760 only 6 years after my first drawing of it. Gotta find those hidden cameras.... ;-) Gecko looks to be doing stuff I'...

Martin Drayton

I forgot, the boards also come gripped with the gnarliest grip tape we could source free for those who pre-order, its even grippier than the pool-specific stuff and will eat clothing, so be careful when you pick it up! http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2076/2248803683_f10c5b8a3b.jpg In addition the Gec...

Martin Drayton

Thanks for the props, we are pretty proud of them and can't wait for more people to try them! The response has been fantastic.Took mine through a really technical offset course yesterday with some nasty 5ft and 5.5ft sections and it gobbled it up, a killer combo of agility and stability...I love it!

Martin Drayton

Thanks peter,
I found that the bus goes from the airport to within 200m of the hotel! Wicked!

Martin Drayton

Gecko's first release from their new “Superlight Series” is the Slalom Limited Edition (The Gecko S.L.E.). The board was publicly previewed in its pre-production form at the Cadwell Race in the UK in early February with its sub-zero temps where it was incredibly well received, many calling it 'the b...

Martin Drayton

Thanks Peter,
Thats perfect, last couple of questions-
-what time do we skate on saturday?
-whats the easiest way for the 5 of us to get from the airport to the hotel (and back on Sunday)?
Cheers,
Martin.

Martin Drayton

Thanks for the decision and the explanation.And Pelle, thanks for the comments!

Martin Drayton

Here are the qualifying runs with the TOTAL times that provided ranking. It has been mentioned that in qualifying only the fastest time counts, and if that had been the case Dom K would have qualified first, instead of Hans. Also Martin Drayton would move up one place to 7th swapping with Tomas P. ...

Martin Drayton

Its just serial nos.so that Gecko can keep tabs on all their products (BIG helmet company too!)

Robert - Info soon on the Gecko page...See you in Gothenburg!

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