[2005] Outlaw Race in Park City, Utah?

[trish erickson]

Hey Gang,

I just got back from vegas and Mesquite and was catching up. You guys have been brainstorming! I think a race is a great idea! I wanna race. Although I just got a looksee at those pictures you posted Martin.... That course looks hard! I can't say how much training I am going to be able to squeeze in though. I have a pretty tight schedule the next few weeks. might have an "eye" problem on thursday! But if you guys run cones during the days, post it and I will try to hook up. That parking lot at the university would be a great spot to run. Most of the campus seems to be legal. I was riding there a few weeks ago and a cop rode by and just waved at me. He was probably laughing at me because I almot fell on my face trying to run out. But still a good time. anyway, can't wait to ride again. keep posting updates and hopefully we ride soon!


Trish

[Scott Snow]

Billy,
Sorry to hear that you took a spill especially on a Fatboy. Remember, "Chicks dig scars, Pain is temporary, Glory is forever!" Fell twice on my Fatboy yesterday, (damn flexible cones folded under my wheels), and still didn't put on my elbow pads after the first time. It's amazing how eating a little pavement will humble you. Heal quick because the snow will soon be falling.
Scooter

[Billy Bordy]

Chris feel no sorrow for me, I was the guy driving so its my bad.

The logo looks great ! I am not as computer friendly, but I do have some sketches with cones and wheel marks etc. I'll bring them Thursday when I become the UPC gopher maybe a SL deck where the package is? I can picture it now, brown T-Shirts with some silly saying about shipping and skating... Perhaps even a UPC barcode with some crazy words or some thing. Maybe the pain killers make me feel more creative then I am. Back to bed...

Billy

Isn't there logo "what can brown do for you"? Perhaps a good spin whould be "what can cones do for you"

Or when you absolutly have to finish this course over night, naw thats fed-ex...Ha Ha

[Martin Drayton]

I haven't even written to any sponsors yet and I just got an e-mail from Gareth Roe offering to send one or two decks as prizes!!!
This is going to be a mega finish to our first season, it'll be a blast!

[Martin Drayton]

Great work Chris! I did a similar thing for my snowboard camps with an English Bank logo, but the T-shirt guy nixxed it!
It shouldn't be a problem over here (I have seen "Shred-Ex" and "Boardwiser" shirts in the shops), especially if you add a pair of wheels etc!

Martin.

[Chris Peddecord]

Billy, I still feel pretty bad that it was my board you cracked yourself on... jesus man...

Anyhow, I just dicked around with a UPS logo and created a C... I realized after some of the vector grunt work was done I could have just used any old font and typed in "c" and take it from there.... oh well:


I'll see if I can add wheels and cones or something...



As for somewhere in SLC to set down cones, the stadium parking lot is butter smooth on a nice grade and about 2-4 acres (my acre-measuring-sense isn't that good) plus you can pick what grade you want to skate on because of the size. Empty on the weekends also. Only unknown is whether or not you'll have to deal with the man.

[Billy Bordy]

I am in,as the helper cat..do to my fractured collor bone. Mike;( In the Arnold voice) you know I am so bad arss that I show no pain....Naw I was just to scared to cry in front of the grown ups.. Plus I love a good Shindig



Martin call me if you are going to session I'll come help and film. We will get you ready for worlds cool guy style.

I cant wait to see the Hydrid is that like hybrid with water and plants?

O-maybe thats the pain killers talking. Back to bed.....

mmmmmmmm Slalom injury...... still has some thing to so with slalom, so I am happy.

Chris, that Fatboy is way to fast for me!

[Martin Drayton]

Billy, I felt the ground shake when you hit...Damn, that was hard!!! So glad you had your helmet on, as your bell got rung pretty good too..

Utah Pavement Carvers Fall Shindig...
I think as early as gives us time to get everything ready...
How about Sunday 2nd October?
Is a month enough time to get ready?
Do we want to advertise it outside the skate community with posters? I'm just wondering if someone finds out we are using the road, they may get us moved...
Do we need an entry fee to cover colour copies and photopaper?
We could have a BYO meat BBQ when we are done too!

If we are going to be "UPC", we could steal the graphic from "UPS" and slalomise it?

Posters for mailshots I can do (like I did the skate session ones), anyone got a colour printer?

Once we decide a date, I can write to potential sponsors for prizes.
Also, if we keep to 3 runs for each event, we might be able to get GS, Hydrid (like the 1st white course Mike) AND Tight Slalom (not as tight as the 2nd white course!) on the same day!

I was planning on setting the courses and fore-running and not competing, that way the courses won't be biased towards the person setting. It looks like I will have an assistant to help with timing and scoring now...eh, Bordy!


ps. I will be skating at some point in the day too next Thursday and a bit on the Sunday after in preparation for Morro...Anyone around? I need to work on 50+ cone courses, TS and SL and a little steeper than the School Car Park...Any ideas? SLC? Mike?

[miKe M]

Billster!

you broke your shoulder? what's the status? that was a nasty fall, but broken?

whats up man?

mike

[Chris Peddecord]

How's your hip and shoulder? Sorry to have seen that happen, hopefully your wife (who's name I didn't get) is taking good care of you.

UPC, heh. Nice.

[Billy Bordy]

Utah Pavment Carvers. as in hell ya I roll with the UPC.

I can help with any and everything also, mostly because the doc says I can not skate with a broken shoulder.....

I am now Billy the goper!!!!!

And thats o.....k.....

[miKe M]

Yea outlaw Race!

my suggestions/comments:

1) Sunday probably before, what, end of october? mid october? might be a little chilly, but weather baring it could be cool with the color of fall leaves up there... would give us some time to get it together.
2) we need to figure out roughly how many people will come to the race. it won't be much use making a junior catagory if only two juniors are going to race. it would be nice though. i personally like the best run of three runs style. it would be real easy to just make a start list and run down it, and announce the standings in whatever catagories we decide to make based on who shows up.
i think we need at least a GS (becuase that hill is so awesome) and slalom, either TS or Hybrid. by hybrid do you mean with offsets? if so, i think offsets would be killer, but not as user friendly.
3) timing gear will not be a problem. i'll either have a wand start, or hopefully a tape trip by the time we get to the actual race. i have an aquanitance who will run the timing so as i can race.
4) women can be in their own catagory. i have no problem racing against them however...
5) juniors are <18?
6) promotion! we need to get some posters up and set some safety rules- helmets at very least. pads/no pads mandatory? my uncle is a amatuer sports photographer and has done some great work in the past, including printed media for mountain biking magazine. i can show you some examples sometime. i've got him all preped and he will be there to shoot. photos will be sold back to compeditors at a nominal fee, and we can use some for promotional reasons after the race...


we need a crew name and race name, i agree! lets come up with one tonight...

martin- i hope i don't sound too forward here. i'm just trying to help, and i know there are a lot of small details needed to make it awesome for people who might show up who haven't trained with us.

l8r sk8rs,

miKe

[Martin Drayton]

OK boys and girls...Lets hear your ideas for our first outlaw race...Things to decide (We already have the kick-ass venue!)

1) Date...A Sunday before the weather changes? When...
2) Events...TS, Slalom/Hybrid, GS ? Some/all? Combined times/best times?
3) Timing gear? Mike?
4) Men and women compete together or in seperate divisions?
5) Juniors start at what age?
6) Anything I have missed?

Once we have the date decided, I can approach PCTV for coverage and potential sponsors for swag/prizes.
What do you think?

Oh yeah...nearly forgot:
a) A name for our race.
b) A name for our "Crew"