[2004] Paris Slalom World Cup - The Sponsors!

[Jani Soderhall]

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As were gaining momentum and preparations are going full speed we'd like to take this opportunity and present our sponsors to you.

Although there are probably more slalom skateboard manufacturers than ever before we shouldn't take their prescence for granted. Many of them still struggle to make a profit in this sport which despite the current upswing remains fairly small. In an effort to further grow the sport they're present at the Paris Slalom World Cup 2004, in Slalom! magazine no 24 and at many of the other events during the year.

On behalf of the organizing committee of Paris Slalom World Cup 2004 I'd like to thank our sponsors for their support and for making this sport happen and evolve at the rate it does. Without you we wouldn't have even half the fun!

As the list of sponsors is still building I'll present them one by one and make this presentation last a little longer. They deserve it!

/Jani

[Jani Soderhall]

Seismic Skate Systems



Seismic has been supporting slalom and cruising oriented kinds of skateboarding for more than 10 years now. With the release of the aluminium series in 2003 Seismic is making it into more and more podiums. 2003 Amateur World Champion Chris Barker used Seismic to win his title, Gary Fluitt used them to win the Luna Slalom Jam last weekend and you can be sure we'll see more of them this year.

For more information on Seismic products visit www.SeismicSkate.com.

[Jani Soderhall]

EttSexEtt Skateboards



EttSexEtt skateboards is largely responsible for the upswing of slalom skateboarding in Sweden, especially at their home base in Stockholm. Their regular Wednesday races brings out a solid crowd, whether it's in summer or in the middle of the cold winter.
Their boards were initially designed for travelling around town on a convenient vehicle but in 2004 they're launching more race oriented designs.

Watch out for their team at the Race!

For more information on products from EttSexEtt visit: www.EttSexEtt.com

[Jani Soderhall]

3dm sport



3dm wheels have won most of the important races over the last couple of years including 13 World Championship titles in 2003 where took 38 out of 39 podiums. That's pretty close to total domination in this sport.

With a range of wheels spanning from the smaller Cambria, through Avalon and up to the larger Avilas with a rich variety of durometers there's the right wheel for every skater and every situation.

We're proud to have them sponsor the Paris Slalom World Cup.

For more information on 3dm products visit: www.3dm-sport.com

[Jani Soderhall]

SC8 Skateboards



SC8 - the finest longboard maker in France is once again a partner of the Paris Slalom World Cup. Riders of the SC8 team won the Downhill World Championships both in 2002 (Yvon Labarthe, Switzerland) and in 2003 (Clément Carné, France). The SC8 boards excel in quality and style and all feature the typical Sc8 combined wood design like in the logo.
A slalom board is in the making and is soon to be announced.

The world famous trophies of last year were designed and crafted by SC8 owner Stéphane Chaperon and rumour has it he's working on something also for Paris Slalom World Cup 2004...

For more information about SC8 skateboards visit: www.SC8.fr

[Jani Soderhall]

Bahne Skateboards



Few brands have participated as much as Bahne to the history and development, past and present, of this sport. Bahne was one of the brands in the 70's and for many of us it was the first board we either owned or recognized in the magazines.

Jack Smith recently brought the brand back onto center stage and with Jack being at the center of most slalom related activity this brands once again gets the visibility it deserves!

Don't miss the replica of the historical Bahne ramp at the Bahne-Cadillac Del Mar Nationals in the upcoming Lords of Dogtown movie

For more information on Bahne Skateboards visit: www.BahneSkateboards.com
Don't miss the Ad archive. There are some real goodies in there!

[Jani Soderhall]

Insect/Roe skateboards



Roe Racing quickly gained respect for their high quality, high performance carbon fibre decks. Their range of boards soon evolved to include also wood laminated decks "the performance series" to widen the offer.
Today Roe Racing boards are probably winning more races than any other board.

Early 2004 Roe Racing joined forces with Insect Longboards and they now develop, manufacture and market their products together. With new production equipment this duo will be ready to further comfort the needs of their customers.

You need it customized? - Just ask, your every wish will be granted!

For more information on Roe Racing products visit: www.RoeSlalom.com
For more information on Insect Longboards visit: www.InsectLongboards.com

[Jani Soderhall]

Kenny Mollica Slalom DVD's



Over the last couple of years of slalom resurgence Kenny has documented and produced more slalom videos than anybody else. His DVD's of the FCR series in 2002 are already classics and although he swore he'd stop there, he was back in 2003 with the Paris DVD and a soon to be released/just released DVD from the 2003 World Championships.



Thank's Kenny!

[Jani Soderhall]

Radikal Trucks



Radikal trucks were around already in the late 70's, but todays Radikal trucks have little in common with that truck generation. These high quality, top performance trucks quickly became the choice of many top racers. Paris Slalom World Cup 2004 will be the opportunity for them to be tested on European ground. With a couple of the Radikal Pro racers present in Paris get ready for some action!

Thank's to Mark McCree for bringing back Radikal Trucks!

For more information on Radikal trucks visit: www.RadikalTrucks.com

[Jani Soderhall]

Concrete Wave Magazine



Concrete Wave is the only large distribution skateboard magazine actively following the events in the slalom world and it also has a part in bringing the popularity of slalom back again. We're now hearing rumours they'll more actively follow also the European scene. Good news!

For learn more about the magazine and how to subscribe visit: www.ConcreteWaveMagazine.com

[Jani Soderhall]

Airflow Skateboards



With Swiss precision and craftmanship Chris Hart has given Airflow Skateboards an excellent reputation. Their wood laminations of finest quality are second to none in this industry and new for this season is also a series of fibreglass decks that looks very promising.

Airflow team riders are invading the European scene and you should expect to see even more Airflow riders on the podiums from now on.

For more information on Airflow products visit: www.Airflow-Skateboards.com

[Jani Soderhall]

Red Clay Racing Team



Check out: www.68mm.com

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Black Leather Racing

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Pocket Pistols



The aggressive racing in the FCR series during 2002 gave birth to a completely new brand in skateboarding: Pocket Pistols skateboards. It's the creation of Barret "Chicken" Deck and his boards quickly gained a reputation thanks to team riders such as Richy Carrasco, Simon Levene, Duane Peters and the founder himself. Now we're waiting for their wheels to make their mark!

For more information on products from Pocket Pistols visit: www.PocketPistolSkates.com

[Jani Soderhall]

Indiana Skateboards



Indiana Skateboards was incorporated by Christoph Peller in the early 90's and was one of the supporters of Slalom! magazine back then with really cool ads. Indiana is largely responsible for building the Swiss longboard and slalom scene and in part that helped bring the sport of slalom back again. We're very pleased to have Indiana Skateboards as a sponsor of the event and as an advertiser in the new issue of Slalom! due out for the Paris race.

For more information on Indiana Skateboards visit: www.Indiana.ch

[Jani Soderhall]

Burning Wheels Tour 2004



These boarder cross events put slalom and boarder cross racing in the middle of the town and attract both good crowd of participants and a fascinated audience. If you haven't been to one of these races yet, this is the time to join in!

Three races held on: June 12, July 17, August 14.

For more information visit: www.BurningWheelsTour.ch

[Jani Soderhall]

ConeRacing.com



The online shop ConeRacing.com offers a selection of top quality boards, trucks and wheels to the slalomers of France and the rest of Europe.

Locally ConeRacing also helps organize the Thursday sessions all year around in Paris to introduce slalom to beginners and to let the more experienced perfect their skills. Boards, cones and timing equipment are available to make these sessions as efficient and interesting as possible.

For the online shop visit: www.ConeRacing.com
For the Thursday sessions visit: www.Riderz.net (Sessions Ile de France)

[Jani Soderhall]

Many thank's also to other sponsors that helped make Paris Slalom World Cup 2004 a success:

Etnies shoes through V7 Distribution, France
Disney Village, France
Hawaii Surf - Parisian shop
SKF bearings
RideSpirit - Parisian shop
Noway Skateboards
ProDesigned - protective gear
Kebbek Skateboards
Fibreflex Skateboards
Tracker Trucks
Oust Bearings
Infinity clothes

Thank's for your support!

/Jani