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Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2010 5:45 am
by Dan Parrish
If anyone is in the area, I'm throwing a party at my house...


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Just started on the Ramps. One quarter pipe and three improvised banked plywood "features".
It should be fun!

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:41 pm
by Wesley Tucker
Robo Gaisek just posted a very unnerving update on Facebook.

Seems Viktor Hadestrand was walking up the hill after a run and a girl on a bicycle came down the hill full speed and hit Viktor. He took a shot to the leg but appears to be OK.

Robert, however, is not describing a good scene with her. She did not have a helmet, hit hard and was on the ground twitching and turning while he held her head. His hand then filled up with her blood.

I don't want to sound hysterical but he says he's not sure if she will make it. Let's hope for the best. I asked Robo to keep us informed of her condition.

Y'all be careful out there.

Posted: Wed Jun 30, 2010 9:55 pm
by Wesley Tucker
Well, the ambulance came and got her to the hospital. A cell phone call contacted her parents and they also got to the hospital. Viktor is posting on Facebook but it's in Swedish and I have no idea what he's saying :-)

Let's hope for the best.

Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 1:38 am
by Gary Fluitt
Seismic World Cup List Update
32 spots left

http://www.regonline.com/seismicworldcup

Gary Fluitt Masters
Keith Hollien Masters
Gerry Huitt Masters
Joe Lehm Masters
Gib Lewis Masters
David Pirnack Masters
John Ravitch Masters
John Stryker Masters
Chris Yandall Masters

Patrick Brickner Open
Curt Chapman Open
Kevin Delaney Open
Greg Fadell Open
Joshua Harvey Open
Joe McLaren Open
Kyle McLaren Open
Jason MItchell Open
Steve Pederson Open
Martin Reaves Open
Louis Ricard Open
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Lynn Kramer Women
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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 10:02 pm
by Eddy Martinez
To all of those who know my good friend, brother, Texas Outlaw Team Mate. Pete Cardenas. I just got off the phone with him from Austin, Tx. He had a heart attack this morning. He is fine and doing well. It was caused by a blood clot. Funny Pete was complaining to me about two weeks ago about having leg pain due to a car accident. Get well soon Pete aka PMC, aka Ricky Ricardo. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws.

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Posted: Fri Jul 02, 2010 11:32 pm
by Cat Young
OMG!!!!!
Thank you for the info Eddy!
What a shocker!

Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 12:04 am
by Donald Campbell
PETE CARDENAS

i just lost one of my best friends due to a massive heart attack,he was 40 years old.

i am glad to hear you made it,i am happy to hear that.

listen to the doctors,change a few things and all will be more than cool.

i want to wish you a supergood recovery and all the best!

Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 5:00 am
by Jonathan Harms
Hoooooly cow! Damn, Pete, that's scary stuff. My thoughts are with you, brother. Rest up, take it easy and work with your docs. You'll be back on your feet and on your board in no time.

Posted: Sat Jul 03, 2010 10:38 pm
by Rick Floyd
Wow...Rest and heal my Texas brother! Glad you are still with us PC.

-Rick

Posted: Sun Jul 04, 2010 5:32 am
by Lynn Kramer
Pete,
Take care of yourself and heal up good, dude.

Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:10 pm
by Wesley Tucker
Wesley Tucker wrote:Well, the ambulance came and got her to the hospital. A cell phone call contacted her parents and they also got to the hospital. Viktor is posting on Facebook but it's in Swedish and I have no idea what he's saying :-)

Let's hope for the best.
An update from Robo.

She's finally awake, responsive, everything moves as it should and she doesn't remember a thing about what happened.

Very good news.

Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 5:30 pm
by Jani Soderhall
Thanks Tucker (and especially Robo!). I've been wondering what happened and I don't facebook.

Scary though, and it means it was really serious if she's been unconscious for a period of days.

It's such a relief to hear she's recovering.

/Jani

Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 10:22 pm
by Neil Orta
Pete, it was a pleasure meeting you in Austin, good to hear you came through OK, as said before rest up and listen to the docs and I'll look forward to seeing you on a board at another event. What a wake up call for all of us over 40's, hope I can be as fortunate if/when my time comes.

Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2010 9:19 am
by Peter Pletanek
just only one Week waiting and the World Championships of Slalom Skateboarding 2010 begin

on start we have 17 nations

more then 60 Man
14 Women
about 17 Juniors

and two McLarens :-)

here is the whole list

http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key= ... utput=html

Posted: Wed Aug 04, 2010 9:25 am
by Peter Pletanek
Please, can somebody (forum admin) stop the user "Vasco101 Hamzi" --> Mobil seller here ???

Top 5 slalom venues

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:05 am
by Gary Fluitt
I'd like to get your opinion on the top 5 slalom venues each in Europe and N. America.

If we were going to pick 5 places to put on races in 2011 on each continent, where should they be?

Must be permit friendly venues (not outlaw sites)

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Re: Top 5 slalom venues

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:26 am
by willy demis
Gary Fluitt wrote:I'd like to get your opinion on the top 5 slalom venues each in Europe and N. America.

If we were going to pick 5 places to put on races in 2011 on each continent, where should they be?

Must be permit friendly venues (not outlaw sites)

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Wouldn't this be more useful in its own thread? Just for maintainability, searchability, etc? Just sayin...

Re: Top 5 slalom venues

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 11:25 am
by Guillaume Saint-Criq
for Europe, i would give 4 :
- Paris Trocadero FRA
- Gothenburg SWE (World Champ 2008 spot)
- Hradec Kralove CZE (Hybrid & giant slalom spot)
- Brixlegg AUS (Hybrid & giant spot)

Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:33 pm
by Rob Ashby
For the UK I would definitely say Hog Hill where this weekends British Open Championships is being held - silky smooth surface and great facilities and of course the jewel in the crown that is Brands Hatch!

Re: Top 5 slalom venues

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 12:03 pm
by Jani Soderhall
Gary Fluitt wrote:I'd like to get your opinion on the top 5 slalom venues each in Europe and N. America.

If we were going to pick 5 places to put on races in 2011 on each continent, where should they be?

Must be permit friendly venues (not outlaw sites)

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Paris has it's permit already for 2011, if we want it to be in late May. The inline skaters have carried on the tradition and might even be hoping for us to return to make it an overall bigger event.

/Jani

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:24 pm
by Eddy Martinez
For now the Texas Outlaws have found a new home in Houston. We are very lucky the town of Hockley has offered us their new Derby Hill for our contest. They are even covering our insurance cost. No more waiting on city permits, city council meetings. Our contest runs the last weekend in March. Sometimes you get lucky. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws.

Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 9:17 pm
by Jani Soderhall
Can someone tell me if this is a name or a phrase of some kind: "pós comprar". I'm wondering if I should remove this user. Usually WT does this but I suspect he's offline.

/Jani

Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:50 pm
by Rob Ashby
Major indoor event in London to showcase slalom:

http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB ... php?t=7528

Re: Top 5 slalom venues

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 9:08 pm
by Marcus Seyffarth
Jani Soderhall wrote:Paris has it's permit already for 2011, if we want it to be in late May.
If Paris is on I might just build me a board, start practice and book my tickets. This is not a promise its a threat ;-)

Spiked X in the City

Posted: Thu Aug 19, 2010 10:39 pm
by Sam Gordon
Shame not to see more of you at the British Open Championships.

Why not get your arse into gear, visit London in October and take in Spiked X in the City?
We will holding the X in the City European challenge Trophy Race, and training up the general public to slalom in the downtime. View and do!

Its a great opportunity to showcase slalom skating and it'd be really healthy to show that it is, in fact, a global sport. The skills of the internationals will wow the crowds. Could you be one?

Make this the trip to London that you keep promising to do. It'd be great to see a few of you from across the water!

Check it out here: http://www.ukslalomskateboarding.org.uk ... -the-city/

And sign up here: http://67.139.161.195/contest_registrat ... 477#signup

Book your travel now!!!

Sam


And yes, the British Open Slalom Championships 2011 will be at Hog Hill on August the 6th & 7th. Please put it in you diary AND turn up. We have booked the site and would love to see the International support break the solitary figure barrier!

Posted: Mon Aug 23, 2010 6:52 pm
by Wesley Tucker
Ed and Dorothy met while on a singles cruise and Ed fell head over heels for her. When they discovered they lived in the same city only a few miles apart Ed was ecstatic. He immediately started asking her out when they got home. Within a couple of weeks, Ed had taken Dorothy to dance clubs,restaurants, concerts, movies, and museums. Ed became convinced that Dorothy was indeed his soul mate and true love. Every date seemed better than thelast. On the one-month anniversary of their first dinner on the cruise ship, Ed took Dorothy to a fine restaurant.

While having cocktails and waiting for their salad, Ed said, "I guess you can tell I'm very much in love with you. I'd like a little serious talk before our relationship continues to the next stage. So, before I get a box out of my jacket and ask you a life changing question, it's only fair to warn you, I'm a total slalom skateboarding nut. I race, I read about slalom on the Internet, I watch old slalom videos on YouTube. In short, I eat, sleep, and breathe slalom skateboard racing. If that's going to be a problem for you you'd better say so now!"

Dorothy took a deep breath and responded, "Ed, that certainly won't be a problem. I love you as you are and I love slalom skateboard racing too; but, since we're being totally honest with each other, you need to know that for about the last five years I've been a hooker."

"I see," Ed replied thoughtfully. He looked down at the table, and was quiet for a moment, deep in serious thought then he added, "You know, it's probably because you're riding mongo and not putting enough weight on the back foot."

Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 8:03 pm
by Paul Price
It was raining in London so I was looking at the internet.

Last time I saw this was in 1978

This was from 'The World About Us'
a prime time documentary series taking a different subject each episode.
There were only 3 TV channels then in the UK. It was a huge influence and all us UK skaters! some of us even made it to California.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiN54KEk3Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LWiN54KEk3Q

Wesleyschmesly's Tales of Slalom and Romance

Posted: Sat Sep 04, 2010 8:24 pm
by Paul Howard
Well Crafted!!!

I thoroughly enjoyed that, Thanks Man - Pauliwog

Posted: Sun Sep 05, 2010 3:56 am
by Eddy Martinez
And so I am almost healed from my shoulder injury/surgery. I am jonesing to run some cones. The trail park where Gumby and I practice at finally is visible. It was under water for two months. Flooded from the Hurricane. Been going to the skate park and doing some LDP lately. Good to be back. Again. Will hit Dixie or Jacks contest. Sam I will hit the British Open Championships next year. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws

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Posted: Wed Sep 08, 2010 3:15 pm
by Rob Ashby
A reminder to everyone that the sign up for the X in the City World Indoor Slalom Challenge Trophy closes at midnight on Friday 10th September. Don't miss out on the biggest indoor extreme sports show Europe has ever seen.

Details on discounted hotels will be available shortly.


Details on the event here: http://www.ukslalomskateboarding.org.uk ... -the-city/

And sign up here: http://67.139.161.195/contest_registrat ... 477#signup

Now lets see some of you in London for a change!

Slalom Jam at Salem Soap Box Derby Hill - Sept 19th

Posted: Thu Sep 09, 2010 5:54 pm
by Pat Chewning
Status: BASIC
Date: Sunday Sept 19 2010
Time: 10:00 AM
Location: USA, Oregon, Salem (Soap Box Derby Hill)
Organizers: Pat Chewning and Cascade Slalom (pchewn@comcast.net)
Format: Jam format, 2 courses (GS-ish slalom, and Hybrid-ish slalom) at least one course will have a timer.

End of dry season final race (perhaps) for Cascade Slalom Association this year.

NOTE: We have no permit for the hill. Although there has never been a problem just dropping-in for a slalom race (when there is no soap-box derby race), there is no guarantee that the hill will be available for our use.

Posted: Fri Sep 10, 2010 8:50 pm
by Rob Ashby
Just a reminder that sign-up for the X in the City World Indoor Slalom Challenge Trophy, 22-24 October, London, closes at Midnight tonight!!

Racers signed up:

GREAT BRITAIN
1. Rob Ashby
2. Dominic Barette
3. Sam Gordon
4. Andy Makeham
6. Jon Merrifield
7. Louis Selby
8. Sam Slaven
9. Mike Allison
10. Paul Price
12. Dave Hillier
13. Mmedo 1848 Duffort
14. Tony Lord
15. Nigel Allgood
17. Paul Coupe
19. Jason Martin
20. Ben Williams
23. Michael Stride
24. Christopher Hanson-Graville
25. Scotty Menzies
26. Tim Neal
27. Miles Murphy
28. James Parry Jones
32. Paul Keleher
40. Ella Roggero
41. Mick Reiss
42. Casper Barette
44. Glenn Kessler
45. Louis Allgood
46. Sonny Allgood
47. Ian Cranfield
50. Terry Thackray
51. Chris Linford
52. Milo Linford

HOLLAND
5. Bart Brunninkhuis
33. Jeroen Steggink

FRANCE
11. Vincent Berruchon

GANG OF GERMANY
34. Donald Campbell
35. Dominik Kowalski
36. Christoph Baumann
37. Kathrin Sehl
38. Markus Roch
39. Daniel Vogt

SWEDEN
22. Peter Klang
48. Fabian Bjornsterna
49. Antonio Saluena

SPAIN
16. Pablo Ballester
18. Dany Navarro
29. Enrique Tavera

LATVIA
31. Janis Kuzmins

USA
43. Gabriel Steptoe

BRAZIL
21. Bruno Oliveira


So don't miss out on being part of this event it has everything - all under one roof!
It's one the weather cannot stop!

No wonder my shoulder hurt -- look what they took out!

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 7:26 pm
by Pat Chewning
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Really, it feels MUCH better now. I couldn't move my arm completely with that hardware in, and it hurt every day. They removed the hardware 2 weeks ago and it feels great!


Here's the BEFORE picture:

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Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 10:48 pm
by James Peters
Yowch! Good to see that out Pat. Also great that Salem Slalom is happening the 19th!! Hope to make it.

Stoked I got to race against Michael Dong at Cathlamet -- look closely, I'm in the lead!!

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a short-lived moment :-D

More shots from the event: http://pavedwave.myfastforum.org/ftopic985-10.php

Posted: Sat Sep 11, 2010 11:47 pm
by Jonathan Harms
Make it into a footstop, Pat. ;-)

Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2010 6:30 pm
by Pat Chewning
Jonathan Harms wrote:Make it into a footstop, Pat. ;-)
That is a GREAT idea .... I'll get right on it.

Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 1:49 pm
by Jonathan Harms
It's 7:45 a.m. in Ashland, Kentucky. Getting ready for a good day of racing at the Cone Fest. Weather looks great all weekend. Big turnout expected, both in spectators and racers. Rumor has it a legendary World Champion might make an appearance.

Antrim's likely getting ready for a great day, too. Good luck to everyone!

Posted: Sat Sep 18, 2010 9:01 pm
by Cat Young
Good luck to everyone in Ky & Antrim.
Can't wait to see results from both.

Posted: Mon Sep 20, 2010 5:21 pm
by Paul Price
Hi, as some of you may know I don't spend the whole year going to slalom races
(this year I was at Texas, St Louis, France, Germany, Latvia, Czech Republic, Holland and the UK).
I also spend about 5 months snowboarding in Park City and the surrounding mountains.
Am I lucky or what!

I hope some of you will get a chance to come to Utah and be my guest - my new chalet and guiding operation can be found on:

http://www.utahpowdertours.com
and
http://www.facebook.com/utahpowdertours

Send me an email if you fancy it!

cheers,
Paul Price
Pavel Racing Team
paul@utahpowdertours.com

Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 12:32 am
by Rick Floyd
Paul Price wrote:I hope some of you will get a chance to come to Utah and be my guest - my new chalet and guiding operation can be found on:

http://www.utahpowdertours.com
and
http://www.facebook.com/utahpowdertours

Send me an email if you fancy it!

cheers,
Paul Price
Pavel Racing Team
VERY tempting Paul! I will keep it in mind.

-Rick

Posted: Tue Sep 21, 2010 1:40 am
by Pat Chewning
Hey Paul: The couch at the lodge looks nice and cozy, but count me out on the hot-tub.

See what I mean here: http://www.utahpowdertours.com/house

Posted: Wed Sep 22, 2010 2:05 pm
by Rob Ashby
Well the weather couldn't stop it but due to circumstances beyond our control the X in the City event has now been postponed until April 2011 and therefore so has our race.

It appears that the show was getting bigger and bigger to the point where the infrastructure was too small to deliver this world class event.

Obviously I am very disappointed especially after all of the enthusiasm and encouragement received from so many great racers around the world.
We will endeavour to make this event bigger and better when it takes place next year.

Thank you to all of you who have shown your support in this event

This postponement will of course give some of our cousins across the pond plenty of time to start planning ahead :o)


We are considering our options regarding staging an outlaw race in London on the weekend 23rd & 24th October instead.

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:02 pm
by Cat Young
This is a GREAT video that shows the excitement of DH.
Our little Ramon has a cameo!

http://vimeo.com/15174173

Posted: Thu Sep 23, 2010 7:18 pm
by Cat Young
Looks like Jonathan is doing better.
He sees the doc today about the concussion & his ankle.
We need to have a helmet drive & get you a new one!
Feel better Jonathan.

Slalom Worlds Weekend 2010 - In Italy

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 4:46 pm
by Ramón Königshausen
For all of you who were wondering what Dominik and I were doing during the Slalom World Championships:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxW6yc3tfT8

rmn

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 5:39 pm
by Ron Barbagallo
thanks for the smile, Ramon!!

That was fantastic

Posted: Thu Oct 07, 2010 8:20 pm
by Rick Floyd
Ditto RK - cool sheist!!

Posted: Fri Oct 08, 2010 10:03 pm
by Cat Young
Great video. Beautiful scenery, awesome music, wonderful people.
Thanks for posting....... this is what it's all about!
Thanks Ramon!

Medical Insurance company seeks info to sue for race injury

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:11 pm
by Pat Chewning
Two years ago in July, I broke my shoulder at Hood River while racing.

I had surgery and a plate put in.

This year, I had the plate removed (in August).

Just last week, I received a questionaire from the insurance "Abrogation Services".

Basically, the questionaire was asking things like:
"Was this the result of an accident/injury?"
"Who's property did this occur on?"
"Was this accident the fault of someone else?"

They are fishing to try to be able to sue someone for medical costs.

I gave the minimal amount of information, and said this was all my fault.

If they do sue the organizers of the race, I guess I'll be suing myself.

Posted: Thu Oct 21, 2010 8:53 pm
by Joe Iacovelli
UGH!

I worry about that all the time Pat. Glad that it was you and not some more litigious individual.