[2006] GREAT WESTERN RACE #1 - April 2, 2006

Heiko Schöller · Post by **Heiko Schöller** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:53 pm

Let´s wait with the forecasts until friday. Everything else is bullshit at the moment...

Saturday before the race I spend a little brunch at my skateshop. Nothing special. I sponser some bread and coffee, you can watch some nice boards and after this we drive to the factory pool for a nice session. Anybody interested???? What´s up Sven, Fred, Yoyo and the rest....

HUYNH BACH SAC Frédéric · Post by **HUYNH BACH SAC Frédéric** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:06 pm

You can trust on us ( french riderzzzzzzzzzzzz !!! )

Ramón Königshausen · Post by **Ramón Königshausen** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:11 pm

That sounds nice! Especially for those who got flights booked and so on...like me for example

looking forward,
rmn

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:43 pm

so i checked a few spots today-IF IT RAINS-and chances are good that we will pull off the race ANYWAY.

here's the lowdown:you WILL race on sunday-if not in oberkassel-then somewhere else.
we have a good and organized crew in düsseldorf and cologne and we will make it happen anyway.

there's enough cars around and hopping from one location to the next is pretty easy with a bunch of cool,motorized guys.
i scouted some locations in the nearby area today,some are under bridges or maybe in a huge factory,next to the bowl.ain't that scenic?

to the one guy who propagates on other forums that the race will be rained out:keep up your pessimistic spirits,we don't care and we don't see you racing either.
there's a big difference between keyboard-racing and real racing.
so put up or shut up.

Joachim Leonhardt · Post by **Joachim Leonhardt** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:39 pm

YOYO thanxs for your kind help !!!

have sun in your heart and you got it ~~~

YOYO SHULTZ · Post by **YOYO SHULTZ** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:43 pm

Joachim Leonhardt wrote:hoping for sun, weather can change fast in D'dorf. (because it is near to the north-sea NL, mostly weather comes from westside)

So Joe is 100% responsible for the weather forecast and will pay gas money to everybody if it rains out.....LOL!

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:39 pm

all pool-sessions are racers only.
so if you want to join the race you can skate the pool,if not,no chance on that weekend.
i'm checking on a really good alternative for the race,if it rains,more later...

YOYO SHULTZ · Post by **YOYO SHULTZ** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:39 pm

Sun would be GREAT, but I guess it will not be.

Let's plan for an alternative session in the bowl as well, so noone is disappointed if it rains out.

Joachim Leonhardt · Post by **Joachim Leonhardt** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:19 pm

hoping for sun, weather can change fast in D'dorf. (because it is near to the north-sea NL, mostly weather comes from westside)

Chris Eggers · Post by **Chris Eggers** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:00 pm

Sat., April 1

Rain 3 - 5 l/qm
Risk 79 %
Humidity 68 %

Where do you see the sun there Joe?
I wish I had your view...............

Joachim Leonhardt · Post by **Joachim Leonhardt** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:53 pm

http://wetter.rtl.de/deutschland/uebers ... FCsseldorf

a longer forecast - - - the SUN comes !

Carsten Pingel · Post by **Carsten Pingel** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:14 pm

Is there a pool session on saturday at the factory bowl ?

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:38 am

he carsten,

everything is fine ... but last week your link didn`t show the last weekend of march ... anyway your link say "schauer" ... so we will see !!!!!!

Carsten Pingel · Post by **Carsten Pingel** » Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:15 am

But Sven, isn't 3 days forecast longterm enough ?

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:47 pm

the weather situtation on the course for the ams is as follows:
some offset cones lead into some wider swings and some nicely offset cones again,all on a steep hill,which leads to burning urethane and some nice adrenaline rushes combined with some fricking speed,right at the first third of the hill,IF you make it clean to the bottom,expect
some 6 foot straight cones to get more speed(they are tricky to enter with the speed you have) running into some good offsets to make you work for your prizes.

no mercy from the wicked ones!!!!!!!!!

next up is the pro course.

what a nice way to start the season.

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:56 pm

looks good !!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the link ....

Dominik Kowalski · Post by **Dominik Kowalski** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:35 pm

check this: http://de.weather.com/weather/local/GMXX0028

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:56 pm

... but carsten, we talk about the 2 nd of april `he` - do you have any longterm forecasts ??

Carsten Pingel · Post by **Carsten Pingel** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:18 pm

Weather in Düsseldorf on Sunday:

http://www.wetteronline.de/NRW/Duesseldorf.htm

Sven Lippert · Post by **Sven Lippert** » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:10 am

let`s hope for good weather forecasts - BERLIN IS ON THE ROAD UP FROM FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL ARRIVE IN THE DÜSSELDORF AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON !!!!!!

cheers
svenne

Charles_Thubert · Post by **Charles_Thubert** » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:14 am

It will be nice!!

Ramón Königshausen · Post by **Ramón Königshausen** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:21 pm

Ok. I'll take along 90A Wheels...

rmn

Heiko Schöller · Post by **Heiko Schöller** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:27 pm

Hi Chris

The surface isn´t that good but OK. Not to hard wheels is the best I think!!!!

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:39 am

sorry,no bearing pic at this time
you will fare good with 83-85 in the rear and you can go harder in the front.

Chris Eggers · Post by **Chris Eggers** » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:32 am

Great, now pray for no rain!

How is the surface?

a close-up photo with a bearing on it would be of great help!

Chris

Donald Campbell · Post by **Donald Campbell** » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:08 pm

access to the race track:

The track is located at the river Rhine, embedded in big lawn areas with a scenic view of the Düsseldorfer skyline, right next to the bridge crossing the river.

Coming by tram:
Take u76,u74,705 from hauptbahnhof and exit "luegallee" that's the first stop after the bridge. You will see the track on the left hand side when you pass the bridge.

Coming by car:
depending on your direction enter"kaiser wilhelm ring" in your navigator or call me for directions:00491775141438.

Sponsors for this race: carhartt, adio footwear, pavel, concrete wave.

Format of the race: special course, ramp start, head to head, pro and am

Prizes: MONEY and good stuff

registration for the race starts at 11.00 am race starts at 12.00 pm

entry fees will be:
ams 10 euros
pros 20 euros

please bring small bills

Any other producer who doesn't sponsor this race is not allowed to either display or sell any products during the whole event.if the producer chooses to do so,he will be banned from the race. If anybody is eyeing at the possibility to showcase his products at the race, we want to see a commitment from this person in funding the event with products for the prize ballot.

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