ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

GREAT VID!

Click on "media link" below movie to view.

http://www.ourmedia.org/node/319568


Thank you Jonathan--- it was great fun!

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Tom Mangelsdorf wrote:Hey Paul - Love to have you come to the Sun Prairie race. The problem with you and all the people that have signed up so far is that you're too fast. It ensures a LAST place finish again for me this year. So if you're coming, bring some slow friends so I can have a chance at climbing out of the cellar. =P

Tom,

Its your race, so you can make the rules. I often travel with JBH, so I know how you feel.
It's all good

PG

Hey Paul - Love to have you come to the Sun Prairie race. The problem with you and all the people that have signed up so far is that you're too fast. It ensures a LAST place finish again for me this year. So if you're coming, bring some slow friends so I can have a chance at climbing out of the cellar. =P

Thank you, to eveyone that made it to Slalom St. Louis 2007.

The Mississippi Crew - Clifton, The Byrds & Frank I was disappointed I didn't get to race Frank. We will meet in the starting box again my friend.

Keith - Thanks for being a St. Louis regular. Congrats on the 2nd Place. 1/100 of a sec. was too close.

Gumby "the lone Texan" - Congrats on 3rd place. I hope I can catch up with you some day.

The Whole ChixILL Crew - The Favero Family, Tod, Stephan & Dave.

Tom Manglesdorf - I hope to make it to you race soon too!

Jeremy - I'm glad you came down & thanks for shuttling me back & forth all weekend.

Cat - You made the long trip from Cal. It was a pleasure to meet such a nice skater for the 1st time.

Rick (aka 66) - a St. Louis race without you is not the same.

Bara - same as Ricks comment.

to the rest of the Daggers - Congrats JBH, Goad thanks for starting all this, Chainsaw thanks for keeping this running smooth. Ben, you keep on getting faster.

to anyone I forgot - thanks for showing up!!

Even tho we got rained out I hope everyone had a great time, I sure did

PG

Eddy Martinez wrote:Congrats to Skaterbuilt Rider Gumby aka Mark Gosser and also a Texas Outlaw. We will party when you get back home bro. You made Texas Proud. Your Amigo Eddy O G Texas Outlaws/Pavel Skates

hahahaha, check out the "come hither" look!

Hate I missed ya'll- know I did.

Talk about going the extra mile. JBH et al got a weed burner to manually speed the drying process on the road. Tedious, manual labor, but they did it. 1st class operation all the way. Thanks guys!

Rain? Ain't no rain. Oh, wait, there was rain. We didn't get to finish the race today, but I think everyone still had fun. Damn, 100 cones IS a long way.

Everyone got one qualifying run, a few more got two before the sky opened up. Everyone scrambled to get themselves and their equipment out of it. There was no chance of continuing, so we called it off around 3:00 p.m. and gave out the HUGE amount of swag from our generous sponsors:

Abec11 (Powerballs, BigZigs, ZigZags)
Bennett Truks (two sets!)
CHIxILL (one--or was it two?--boards, other goodies)
Concrete Wave magazine (mags, stickers, banners)
Juice magazine (HEAVY box)
Khiro (dozens of items)
Pavel (foamcore Gunner!)
Pleasure Tool (those sought-after green ones)
Pocket Pistols (two decks, cool stickers)
Radikal trucks (wedges, gift certificate)
Seismic (trucks and wheels, T-shirt)*
SK8KINGS (hats, shirts, stickers)
Todd Schweinbold (Vans/O'gio/Alien Workshop rep)--deck, shirts, HOSOI backpack!

*Special thanks also to Dan Gesmer for graciously providing his race spreadsheet software, which is another nice form of sponsorship.

Ellen, thanks for the computer. Mary H. and Lisa B. (and 66 and Chainsaw), thanks for recording the times. Garrett and (darned if I can remember his daughters' and their friends' names), thanks for coneheading.

I'm sure I left out many others, but overall, thanks to everyone who came and helped make Slalom St. Louis so much fun. I didn't have time to take many action photos, but my photos are online at http://sports.webshots.com/album/559187 ... ost=sports (if that doesn't work, try http://community.webshots.com/user/harmsjb and click on the Slalom St. Louis 2007 album.

Congrats to Skaterbuilt Rider Gumby aka Mark Gosser and also a Texas Outlaw. We will party when you get back home bro. You made Texas Proud. Your Amigo Eddy O G Texas Outlaws/Pavel Skates

I just got back in from the St. Louis weekend. Even though it rained midway thru the second qualifying run in TS today I had a great time. Everybody hold a glass high and toast big this weekend for the Dagger crew for throwing a great race weekend. Thank you folks for all your efforts!

Midwest was well represented at the event and and it was good to see 4 of the 9 top positions in Saturday's race went to the CHIxILL crew; Hollien, Oles, Favero, Lavin. Gumby, way to represent the Texas crew and congrats on your trophy today - you're smooth as glass man.

LAVIN

is that rain?

hay i have a idea let talk about rain.
well the truth be told it's 10:30am and the street outside my house is 90% dry.
sorry folks it looks like we will have to race, shit i hoping just to get drunk

Eddy & Zack--- We miss you!

It rained all night long! We'll see if we can get the road dry enough to race--- I think we can pull it off if Mother Nature cooperates.

More later.

some rain , but all went down just fine!
well see what tomorrow brings.

Well I made it as far as the airport and was caught in a freak rainstorm. The water was knee deep. My fligt was cancelled. I got a hold of Zak in Houston, same problem. Spoke to Gumby and Cat both are in St Louis they also have rain there, but are STOKED to be around some of the coolest people in our sport. Your Amigo Eddy The SOAKED Texas Outlaw/Pavel Skates.

....and you used proper punctuation.

Good luck this weekend guys. ....watching you and the Parisians from the daycare center.

That's OK. Anyone should've known it wasn't Chainsaw--all the words were spelled right!

Oops--- I just posted the last post under Jeff's name!

Sorry Charlie!

Kitty Cat has arrived at the Chainsaw's abode. Chainsaw & Seth are cool dudes for opening up their home to a bunch of smelly, roudy skateboarders!

Last night, I slept in the most comfortable bed I have EVER slept in.
Ya'll are going to have to fight me for it! I'm not givin' it up!

It's not going to rain, it's not going to rain, it's not going to rain.............

We're going to have fun!

that wouldn't be very zen of me, now would it Harms?

I like the picture.

Anywhoo... yep. Apparently Ellen's little Ariel has the chicken pox, and I was going to stay with her, but...

I don't know, I'm so wishy washy, I don't know what I'm doing.

Laura Bissell wrote:Unless of course I decide to max out the credit cards and come up and sleep on chainsaw's floor... hmmmm.... still an option.

Don't max out the cards! There's always the casinos.



Maybe after seeing this, Laura will come up here after all--if only to beat the crap out of me!

Leavin here at 12:00. To Sun Prairie, pick up Tom. On to Motel 6 Fenton.Seeya Chris

the Dodge "Shagnum" is going thru prelaunch check and will be making a stop in mokena to pick up Lavin.cfav

I just changed jobs, couldn't take the time off, so Paris was out.

I'll see you all at worlds, I'm moving to North Carolina in September!!!

Unless of course I decide to max out the credit cards and come up and sleep on chainsaw's floor... hmmmm.... still an option.

I can't get in touch with my cousins and they're supposed to come to the race, so if you see a bunch of curly-haired girls with my smile, say hello!

Laura, what happened to going to Paris and only wearing black socks?

D'oh! Bummer. I'm really sorry to hear that you won't be able to make it, Laura.

Here's hoping you'll find a couple of hundred-dollar bills, um, like under a rock or something.

Hey guys...

I'm really sorry, but I just can't make it this year. The budget is tight and gas prices are just redonk...

I tried finding some folks to ride with, and my sister was going to go up to visit family and I would have only had to drive up to where the Oxford skatepark is... but gas prices and the IRS and everything... it just isn't happening for me, and I'm sick about it.

Ya'll have a safe race- I'll see you all again soon.

JBH- take it easy on 'em.

Ja wohl!

Muchas gracias!

Yee haw!

JBH you should be getting a box of goodies from Pavel that Donald sent within the next few days. I will see you soon Sir Johnathan of The Rusty Dagger.
Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws/Pavel Skates

JUST FINALLY REMEBERED MY PASSWORD TO THIS SITE OR GIVE ME A CALL FOR FLOOR SPACE 314-606-2141 HOLLA ITS GOING TO BE SOO SO SO ON!!!

FREE PLACE TO STAY!!!

I talked to Jeff "Chainsaw" McCullar this weekend, and he asked me to tell everyone that he has room for several more people at his house. He lives with a friend and has at least four couches and plenty of floor space.

So if money's tight, skip the chain hotels and consider a night or two at a "Hotel Chain(saw)." PM me for details, or call me at (314) 497-4366.

LATEST INFO--NOTE 100-CONE RACE ON SUNDAY!!!

THE COURSES: As in previous years, they're gonna be "slalom," with courses varying from 40 to 100 cones. Push start only.

FRIDAY, MAY 25, we plan an afternoon/evening outlaw session at "Spot 2," a slightly steeper hill at the other end of the park. Single lane, no timer, just for fun.

SATURDAY, MAY 26, we plan a single-lane jam at "Spot 1," the same hill as previous years. Course will be a hybrid, with spacing anywhere from 6 feet to 20 feet, emphasizing speed and fun--makeable for newbies, challenging for experts to go fast on. Take as many runs as you want; fastest time wins.

Note: This year will be a little weird at first, because there are huge piles of wood chips on the road at the top, left over from several severe storms this winter and spring. The push start will be next to the piles, but we'll make sure it's blown and/or swept clean. Nothing to worry about, just a little odd-looking.

SUNDAY, MAY 27, we plan a dual-lane 100-cone race at "Spot 3," a hill at the opposite end of the park. Cones will be set straight (no offsets) but will follow the natural curves of the road, which bends right, then left, then back right again. Cone spacing will vary from about 6 feet at the start to about 7 feet at the end. You WILL wiggle!!!

RACE LOCATION: Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis. Friday's fun session will be on a slightly steeper hill with a mild left-hand bend at the top. Saturday's single-lane hybrid will be on the same hill as in past years, an S-shaped street with a mellow slope but plenty of speed.

SURFACE: EXCELLENT asphalt, good runout at the bottom--little or no footbraking required. The streets are very slightly crowned and not particularly steep, but you won't be hurtin' for speed.

1st place: $200.00
2nd place: $100.00
3rd place: $50.00

Custom trophies to top 3 finishers. Swag from ABEC11, Pavel, Pocket Pistols, plus several others in the works.

Map of area: http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=W+ ... s+Dr,+Sain t+Louis,+MO

Detailed map of race locations:


ANY QUESTIONS? CALL JONATHAN HARMS AT (314) 497-4366 Floor space may be available here & there either at locals' houses or at visiting skaters' hotels. Call JBH or tawk amongst yuhselves.

LATEST INFO--NOTE 100-CONE RACE ON SUNDAY!!!

THE COURSES: As in previous years, they're gonna be "slalom," with courses varying from 40 to 100 cones. Push start only.

FRIDAY, MAY 25, we plan an afternoon/evening outlaw session at "Spot 2," a slightly steeper hill at the other end of the park. Single lane, no timer, just for fun.

SATURDAY, MAY 26, we plan a single-lane jam at "Spot 1," the same hill as previous years. Course will be a hybrid, with spacing anywhere from 6 feet to 20 feet, emphasizing speed and fun--makeable for newbies, challenging for experts to go fast on. Take as many runs as you want; fastest time wins.

Note: This year will be a little weird at first, because there are huge piles of wood chips on the road at the top, left over from several severe storms this winter and spring. The push start will be next to the piles, but we'll make sure it's blown and/or swept clean. Nothing to worry about, just a little odd-looking.

SUNDAY, MAY 27, we plan a dual-lane 100-cone race at "Spot 3," a hill at the opposite end of the park. Cones will be set straight (no offsets) but will follow the natural curves of the road, which bends right, then left, then back right again. Cone spacing will vary from about 6 feet at the start to about 7 feet at the end. You WILL wiggle!!!

RACE LOCATION: Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis. Friday's fun session will be on a slightly steeper hill with a mild left-hand bend at the top. Saturday's single-lane hybrid will be on the same hill as in past years, an S-shaped street with a mellow slope but plenty of speed.

SURFACE: EXCELLENT asphalt, good runout at the bottom--little or no footbraking required. The streets are very slightly crowned and not particularly steep, but you won't be hurtin' for speed.

1st place: $200.00
2nd place: $100.00
3rd place: $50.00

Custom trophies to top 3 finishers. Swag from ABEC11, Pavel, Pocket Pistols, plus several others in the works.

Map of area: http://maps.google.com/maps?oi=map&q=W+ ... s+Dr,+Sain t+Louis,+MO

[bb]Detailed map of race locations:[/b]

Here is the goofy film I did from last years event on Saturday…<a href="http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... 207">Louie, Louie</a>.

I'm signed up, asked off from the new j-o-b, so...

Is there anyone who doesn't mind me bringing my pugs that I could stay with? Worst case scenario... I will see if I can get them a sitter... but I'll need to mapquest directions to your house if you'll let me stay, so hit me up on here or on MySpace and let me know.

I wont be there, Got to see my son Graduate from High school that weekend. But I will be thinking about ya'll.

And miss seeing Go Go and you my SweetCatrina, please you are my team mates and 2 of my favorite people. And Texas Outlaw Zack will be there as well.
Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws/Pavel Skates

Eddy--- I thought you weren't going to the St Louis contest????

I'm glad to see you signed up! I'm stoked!

By the way 66 I remember the D C Outlaws those bros were heavy hitters on the GRS Tour. Ah Memories

The gutter sounds tempting and there seems to be plenty of room. let me think it over. The gutter hhhhhmmmm. The gutter it is.
Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws/Pavel Skates.

Rick Stanziale wrote:i'm staying in the gutter

everyone is welcome to stay with me

p.s. - i'm in d.c. this week chaperoning 5th graders and i keep asking about the "outlaws" but all i get is blank stares

I'll stay with you, but you have to get the tangles outta my back hair.

i'm staying in the gutter

everyone is welcome to stay with me

p.s. - i'm in d.c. this week chaperoning 5th graders and i keep asking about the "outlaws" but all i get is blank stares

Cat, I am getting an hotel room for the stay. Maxx, my son, will be with me - you're welcome to crash with us if you want.

Maxx doesn't bite and he's well behaved....

LAVIN

I need a place to crash.
Looking forward to coming out. After this weekend at Luna I'm ready to race again.

The only ticket I could get was in on Thursday, May 24th @10:38 pm & out on Tuesday May 29th 12:55 pm---- don't have an airport ride lined up yet.

Right now, I have a place to stay Friday & Saturday only.

Can anyone help a sista out? I'll buy the beer! (oh crap, maybe I shouldn't have said that)
Do they still sell Lucky Lager for $3.99 a case?

Muchos Gracias!

Paul Graf wrote:If any one is in need of a place to stay for the St. Louis race I have a spare bed, couch, floor space and even a baby crib (ben).

Paul

Thanks for the offer, but I have outgrown my crib.

The Daggers have done a great job of preserving the soul of the event despite numerous buyout attempts from Budweiser.i hear the do indeed have a price,Budweiser just hasnt said the right number yet.cf

Just want to let you know that Harms has started the ISSA sanction application process and the status will most likely be BASIC. (Because the deadline for PRIME status has passed, without and ISSA application being submitted.)

But from the comments above, it looks like the final status is not much concern....