WATCH IT GROW-THE FACTORY BOWL

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Mon Sep 19, 2005 10:48 pm

just when you thought life gets boring during wintertime:

day 4 of our new kidney bowl:
shallow end deep end 5-8 feet pure fun
length 60 feet
width 35 feet

for all the guys who come from a different background than slalom-watch this completely carhartt sponsored ramp grow-when ever in my area stop by for a sess.

YOYO SHULTZ · Post by **YOYO SHULTZ** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:01 am

Stoked dude!

Is there enough room for Freestyle????

--------> No, just kidding. We will definitely come to session it once it's finished. Maybe I can 'lure' my kids into joining a session.

Chris Eggers · Post by **Chris Eggers** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:14 am

Holy Moly!
calling 8 feet a deep end is a little sarcastic, but I´d love to have this thing in my basement anyway...........

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:23 am

he nice - looks like the baby is getting in good shape the next weeks.

the measures really sound like fun !!! ... do you have a heating system in your hall, i mean we are all not getting younger .... and any sound possible ??

cheers from the BRATS

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:26 am

chris
we made some compromises doing this thing but.....
add ons
a removable love seat
a removable deathbox
2 hardcore extensions

this will make it gnarly enough for you too
besides that,we do have a few nice race tracks plus the most talented skaters in slalom,d-town cologne area so this might be the call for a perfect weekend

svenne
heating?
kiddie stuff hahahaha
but it's dry

sound?

yeah

big stereo set with big speakers and good aggressive music-you know what i mean
also a fridge,toilets,showers
so waddayou're waiting for?

Chris Eggers · Post by **Chris Eggers** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:28 am

It is lovely Don, don´t get me wrong. It is my problem I am not good at skating miniramps. I need vert for airs. Never ollied, never will. But carving is fun.

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:31 am

the deep end is vert,so airs might be possible for you too,no pun intended

Chris Eggers · Post by **Chris Eggers** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:33 am

vert at 8 feet? how much vert? 2 feet? woops!

send more pics as it grows please!

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 8:47 am

no heating - no problem ... so we have to wear jogging pants under the skateshorts in winter coooool

like chris said ... keep us updated !!!!!

Bernhard Kuempel · Post by **Bernhard Kuempel** » Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:05 am

oh man nothing but fun .

i will defently come to sessioning this baby

lets keep us updated !!!!!!!!!!!

bernhard

Steve Hinzen · Post by **Steve Hinzen** » Wed Sep 21, 2005 5:39 pm

YEHAAAA !

When will the water be in? Can't wait to drop in.

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Thu Sep 22, 2005 9:31 pm

dietsches is building that bowl he has enough time at the moment hehehehe.forgot to mention him oh my....

here you see him showing the 4x4 pavel pool prototype to the amazed audience:

some views of week 3,the monster still sleeps...

now even our specialists who cry for BIG ramps can see where the project is heading.
it's absolutely private the biggest bowl in germany.
without the help and goodwill of ollie and lutz of carhartt and their belief in the things we do,this would have never happened.

Billy Runaway · Post by **Billy Runaway** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 1:40 am

DUDE! THAT BOWL IS GOING TO BE PUNK ROCK!! I HAVE BEEN SKATING THE NEW PARK IN SANTA MONICA LIKE 3-4x/WEEK - POOL IS 11' DEEP AND GNAR GNAR - GREAT COPING, GOOD TRANNIES, SMOOTH AND FAST!!
I AM GOING 2 COME OVER THERE WHEN THAT BOWL IS DONE AND SK8 & DESTROY....!!!!
COME BACK OUT HERE SOON SO WE CAN GO SKATE ALL THE NEW PARKS OUT HERE.......
U SHOULD PUT THIS BOWL THING ON CONCRETE DISCIPLES BULLETING BOARD - WHATS IT DOIN' UP HERE ON A SLALOM SITE 4 GOD SAKES........????

Chris Barrett · Post by **Chris Barrett** » Tue Oct 04, 2005 6:55 am

Theres a beautiful aesthetic to it as a bare skeleton, sorta looks like some new age spider web installation piece.

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Wed Oct 05, 2005 11:20 pm

keith:we are men on a mission that's why we post it here.

Vincent Berruchon · Post by **Vincent Berruchon** » Thu Oct 06, 2005 12:15 am

I'm looking forward to try this bowl!
I'll schedule a winter trip in Germany one again (last year it was Berlin and skate with ICC the gang

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Andreas Findeklee · Post by **Andreas Findeklee** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 6:22 am

where is that thing located? if it's where i think, it's absolutely in my area, which brings me to the real question: how will i be able to ride it? will it cost some entrance fee or is it locals only?

gruß, andreas

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Fri Oct 07, 2005 7:52 am

if it is where you live,then you are lucky.
yes,entrance fee and sessions happen on a "call me first" base.
everything has its own reason and should be respected.

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Tue Oct 11, 2005 10:11 am

... he donald,

i was away for two weeks and had a nice trip. good to see the monster growing. looks like it will make his first martial ataacks in winter ....

Jeff Goad · Post by **Jeff Goad** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:18 pm

Ramón Königshausen · Post by **Ramón Königshausen** » Sun Oct 16, 2005 5:51 pm

This is a really good reason to come to Germany this winter.

rmn

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Sat Oct 22, 2005 9:01 pm

ramon-always welcome buddy

here's a pic of the progress so far:

3more weeks and we're all set

Justin Pannulla · Post by **Justin Pannulla** » Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:08 pm

Thats a beauty!

Heiko Schöller · Post by **Heiko Schöller** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 7:47 pm

Haha I was there yesterday with Don and Steve and I can say this is the shit!!! Very nice but I think not so easy to skate. I can´t await to skate this beauty!!!!!!

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Mon Oct 24, 2005 8:04 pm

heiko was there to donate a few bucks for bolts and stuff-thanx bro,always there when needed.
this will be the official GOG training camp for brixlegg as i see it.3 more weeks to go and the fun starts.

manueldietz · Post by **manueldietz** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:22 am

is there vert in the shallow-end ? looks really big.

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:35 am

deep end has vert the shallowis shallow hehehe
max 2 weeks to go your boards go through this week,manuel

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 7:40 pm

YOYO SHULTZ · Post by **YOYO SHULTZ** » Sat Nov 12, 2005 10:42 pm

Nice Don, very nice!!!
I just set up my new vert board...and maybe sometime soon we'll come to visit.
Did I see some tile-work done...??!!

YOYO

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 6:52 pm

... fat congrats from me - so much love for details - i can hear the wheels making rattaaatttat... looks perfect !!!!

cheers
svenne

Martin Siegrist · Post by **Martin Siegrist** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 7:05 pm

sali donald - cool you even plaster some tiles. this is the real shit...

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:04 pm

IT'S THE LOVE FOR DETAIL

so many people helping on the bowl,good guys...only a few days are left and the this epic construction will serve its purpose.everybody is amped to the max to skate this beauty.
did any of you notice the deathbox in the deep-end?

Martin Siegrist · Post by **Martin Siegrist** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 8:33 pm

...and the stairs...

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:22 am

yes we noticed the deathbox ... we`re not blind !!!!!

Chris Eggers · Post by **Chris Eggers** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 8:50 am

Holy Moly!

See you next weekend!

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 10:46 pm

belive in what you are doing:
we had a con today,gazing at the almost finsihed monster.what came to my mind is all the people involved starting from the guys who run the plant,carhartt and the money,friends who were there building it,friends who are there to support the dream with extra cash,which was sorely needed.
now we are 2-3 days away from finishing the biggest private bad -ass kidney bowl in the whole of goddamn europe.
yes,i am proud of our achievement.
i am aware of what it took of each and everybody.
so i see that i was pulling strings here and there and in the end it happened.
you might say that we are very spoiled adults enjoying what we have here.
trust me,we will enjoy being so spoiled every day in that bowl-if you pass by our area-give me a call!!!

i got a message for all the guys who don't have the luck we had.

it starts here with a very popular promotion campaign by a popular shoe company:

J U S T D O I T

as always this will remain my life-motto.
gear up for next year in brixlegg when me and chris hart open our bags of surprises.

nobody will be disappointed then,unbelievers beware,you will be in for a big disappointment.

FULL STEAM AHEAD

Heiko Schöller · Post by **Heiko Schöller** » Wed Nov 16, 2005 10:17 pm

Donald for president....

Watch two pics from the first session today:

Amaising is the only way to discribe this one.

Chris Eggers · Post by **Chris Eggers** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 9:36 am

We skated the baby yesterday.

The best wooden bowl I ever skated, period.

Had tons of fun. Really big props for Donald and his crew for pulling it off.

Photos will follow.

YOYO SHULTZ · Post by **YOYO SHULTZ** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 10:06 am

Agreed; yesterday's session was a true blast and funnily I am not aching at all.
Guess that I was holding back a bit....Don, we'll come back for sure.

Big props to Don, Dietsches and crew that built the beauty.

Vid to follow asap

Justin Pannulla · Post by **Justin Pannulla** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 3:47 pm

Vid to follow asap

Cant wait to see that!

Congrats to everyone involved on this beautiful bowl!

YOYO SHULTZ · Post by **YOYO SHULTZ** » Mon Nov 21, 2005 11:33 pm

There you go...a small clip
http://www.yoyoskates.com//clips/bowlsession.wmv

Steve Hinzen · Post by **Steve Hinzen** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 6:19 pm

nice vid, Yoyo!
Sorry I couldn't ride with You guys but i had to get these slalom-ramps done for the race next weekend. But I knew my time would come....

Together with Heiko and Dominik I had my first all private session yesterday night.
Man, we had a blast. For me it was a dream come true since 1976.

THANK YOU, DONALD and DITSCHES, for giving me the ultimate ride !

YOU ROCK!

YOYO SHULTZ · Post by **YOYO SHULTZ** » Tue Nov 22, 2005 9:56 pm

ok folks, here is another clip.

http://www.yoyoskates.com//clips/bowlsession2.wmv

Donald, you rule!
I just have to practice a little bit more roundwall and put even softer bushings in my trucks.

Justin Pannulla · Post by **Justin Pannulla** » Wed Nov 23, 2005 1:54 am

Alright!
Nice clips Yoyo!
That looks like so much fun, i can tell everyone who skates that is gonna have a great time!

Vincent Berruchon · Post by **Vincent Berruchon** » Fri Nov 25, 2005 5:15 pm

Argggggggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhh
We will miss the session next week end because it's snowing too much in Germany and France!
Too bad

I want to carve the bowl and rip this damn coping

Skateboarders in Paris aren't lucky:
the big skatepark that some of you perhaps some of you tried during the PSWC, one of the biggest in Europe, is now definetely closed!!
Only one indoor sk8park left in the area, a way more little and quite far in the suburb!!!
I want to go back to California!!!!!

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 9:03 am

he vincent,

are you talking about the roller parc in evry sur seine. i hope this one isn`t closed. i always sleep in this etap hotel on my way to the atlantic coats in summer. this etap hotel is 500 m away from the park and i also wann take a few rides this year again before i go to bed !!!

Vincent Berruchon · Post by **Vincent Berruchon** » Sat Nov 26, 2005 3:17 pm

sven lippert wrote:he vincent,

are you talking about the roller parc in evry sur seine. i hope this one isn`t closed. i always sleep in this etap hotel on my way to the atlantic coats in summer. this etap hotel is 500 m away from the park and i also wann take a few rides this year again before i go to bed !!!

Sorry Sven. It's this one. it's closed

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Sun Nov 27, 2005 11:27 am

no vincent thanks for the info - oooooh shit - this hall was really nice !!!!!

this hall was located perfect - 500 m away from the hotel and really near to highway to bordeaux. i skated this one once a year ... this roundabout with the little muggles was insane - i never saw something like that before ... i mean they had everything - minis, spines, vertramp, little bowl, disco music hahahahaha and coloured lights hohohohoho !!!!
RIP

Chris Eggers · Post by **Chris Eggers** » Mon Nov 28, 2005 4:12 pm

The video

low quality because cheap camera, but it just adds to the mystery factor...............

http://www.kube-online.com/skate/the-bo ... -11-20.wmv

Thomas Wittung · Post by **Thomas Wittung** » Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:02 am

Video link above does not work.
To see the 21 min vid go to http://www.kube-online.com and click the Skatepic.

And thx for the videos!
Helped me to motivate some old friends to get up and come to Düsseldorf to skate our bowl.

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