ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

Don't worry, it's not an obligation to go there. You can decide for yourself how you want to spend the evening. If someone wants to, it's there.

It's not an obligation, but you should be there! we worked so hard to have this exeptionnal place, so we're awating for you all

On the Riderz site you say that the Tight will be a straight 2m course. Will it be straight or not because Jani said that you don´t know who is setting the cource??

Take a look at Contest registration in general. Pro's simply aren't travelling as far this year. Flights have increased by as much as $300.00 for a round trip ticket. McCree is no longer footing the bill for the US crew and there are many more races going on in the US.

If I had not booked (Flights) Paris in January I likely wouldn't be going either. Some will choose one European event and because Brixxlegg is the Worlds most will try to make it to that one. I am struggling with airfaires for the one. Donald that is why I haven't paid yet! As soon as I book my flights I'll pay-pal the entry fee.

As far as the TS race goes. The nice thing about the Paris race is that it is the same TS course year after year and regardless of where you place you can see your times and compare them to previous years. It doesn't need to be longer, at the end of the day the footbraking gets tougher and it seems like it gets shorter anyway

Jani, It's good that the crew is working so hard at trying to make each and every year better. It will be a blast regardless of who shows up. As far as Top AMs Look out for CIV. He will be moving up soon enough as well. It will not be easy in the AM division for anyone in that group. If you think it will be then you're in for a big surprise.

See you all soon and I am no longer sure about making it to Zurich as the cost are a little higher then anticipated but we will keep those who need to know in the know.

Thank you Jani and Vincent.

This will be my 3rd year in a row and I cannot wait. I do not think 110 euros is too much to pay for pros. I also do not think four days is too many days to race and I will be 47 years old in July. Michelle and I will see everybody in Paris in a few weeks. We arrive on Monday the 22nd.

Keith, Teams Radikal & Pocket Pistols & Oust.

Heiko Schöller wrote:On the Riderz site you say that the Tight will be a straight 2m course. Will it be straight or not because Jani said that you don´t know who is setting the cource?

Oops, my mistake. I meant the special slalom course.
The straight (tight) is meant to be 2 m for the Pros. The exact distance for the AMs hasn't been set, but we have a tradition to make it slightly less than the previous year to bring the AMs closer to the Pro course. When we started in 2003 most AMs were using long boards, its different now, so it could be tighter also for the AMs.

Proposal 2.10m? I'll bring it up with the race committee.

/Jani

Jani, very informative, thank you! I think you did a pretty good job catching up on JG...

For the AM TS I think 2.10 might be too tight. I just remember when I raced AM in 2003, I think it was 2.40 or something back then and that was just makable at the end. Perhaps AM's got better gear/skill on average these days but still 2.20/2.30 would probable be better. Just a thought.

the german ams(düsseldorf/cologne area) would love 2.10m we have been training on descending slopes 1.80m
don't give it a too wide spacing.

Jani Soderhall wrote:Proposal 2.10m?

2.00m !

fabrice andré wrote:

Jani Soderhall wrote:Proposal 2.10m?

2.00m !

2m is step for 2004 / 2005 PRO race... and it's very fast at the end...

but most parisian AM can ride it 2m ...

My hope is that special will be not so similar to the giant of last year.
I saw very good special course last year in Antibes. Trocadero have the same slanting.

I think 2.20 is tight enough for the Am's. It's easy to sit here and scream for tighter courses but once all the Am's are there they will say thank god they put 2.20. It's a good balance between top and lower level Ams.

2003 - 2.40
2004 - 2.30
2005 - 2.20

Yesterday we (Manu & I) practiced on 50 cones / 2m straight (on a hill almost as steep as the troca) with some quite strong tailwind and we found it still quite easy to get through...
So same question as every year: Is the Trocadero really sooo fast?

rmn

In my opinion, the problem is not about making a clean run but a FAST run...
If you don't win the race, even at 2.20m spacing, it only means that it's not that easy ?!

Ramón Königshausen wrote:Yesterday we (Manu & I) practiced on 50 cones / 2m straight (on a hill almost as steep as the troca) with some quite strong tailwind and we found it still quite easy to get through...
So same question as every year: Is the Trocadero really sooo fast?

rmn

Ramon,

We are only discussing the distance for the Ams. What we don't want is cones flying all over the place and ams being disqualified because the course was too hard. That's not going to be any fun or give a good impression. How do you like race photos when half of the cones in the background are lying down or out of place?

No, the Trocadero is not the fastest hill on earth, but fast enough so that we have limited the course to 40 cones. If it looks ridiculously easy this year for the Pros we'll increase it to 45 or 50 cones next year.


I agree with Corky and think that we should settle at 2.20 m for the amateurs.

/Jani

I understood that you were talking about the amateurs. (Why should I care about their cone spacing?! )

Whatever, we will all have to deal with the same conditions...


rmn

HUYNH BACH SAC Frédéric wrote:In my opinion, the problem is not about making a clean run but a FAST run...
If you don't win the race, even at 2.20m spacing, it only means that it's not that easy ?!

The sad thing about that is that the only challenge would be "who pumps fastest?". I find it more interesting if there are more factors like technique, concentration, body control etc.

Decide yourself what makes it more demanding for you.

EDIT: I'm not wanting you to change the cone spacing of the Pros.

rmn

I find it more interesting if there are more factors like technique, concentration, body control etc.

Decide yourself what makes it more demanding for you.

rmn

The special course in Paris and Antibes last year would rather be called 'hybrid', than anything else. It's cool, but I believe that most pros prefer a tighter special course, like the one in Paris 2004. If it's possible to run a straight course with 2 m. cc at Trocadero, it shouldn't be harder to run a special course with similar spaces. Ok, with a little wider spaces at the end then.

Yes Jani, the pro course in Sthlm was hard, but look at the results again: several 10-top-racers made it with RTX. Tight special courses is not only a question for Radikals. It's about high raisers.

Special courses that could be run with an Airflow C81, Trucker RTX and 3dm Avilas should be considerad as hybrid.

Heyhey
Andrewskij

Anders Hellquist wrote:Yes Jani, the pro course in Sthlm was hard, but look at the results again: several 10-top-racers made it with RTX. Tight special courses is not only a question for Radikals. It's about high raisers. . Andrewskij

But how many skaters in the top 15 were using Radikals???

As most of the amateurs are getting better every year, 2.1 m would probably be ok, as Jani pinpointed above. And next year some of them will turn pro and skate tighter courses...

P.S.: The rainy conditions didn't allow us for too many changes in our gear in the lovely city of Stockholm.

Anders Hellquist wrote:Yes Jani, the pro course in Sthlm was hard, but look at the results again: several 10-top-racers made it with RTX. Tight special courses is not only a question for Radikals. It's about high raisers.

Haha! This goes out to all those riders who don't ride Radikals: Gimme your RT-X and 10 bucks and I'll make it turn (almost) like a Radikal!

rmn

Luca Giammarco just signed up. Good news!

Gianluca Ferrero has also said that the Italians will bring a camera team to Paris and later also to Brixlegg to generate film that can be used to promote the sport.

This is part of the Olympic follow up where the Italian skaters and skate organizers were present to promote our sport.

/Jani

alavoine jean paul wrote:But how many skaters in the top 15 were using Radikals???

I think 9 of top 15 in Stockholm used radikals. The only two who made the course clean was Luca and Anatloy, non of them on radikals. Could it be skill?

Marcus Seyffarth wrote:The only two who made the course clean was Luca and Anatoly, none of them on radikals. Could it be skill?

No, not only skills. They were also helped by their trucks. Luca had his old Italian trucks and Anatoly had his old Soviet (probably Latvian) trucks.

Let's start making copies of those and then we have a good alternative to Radikal, who are more or less out of service. Then we can have any type of courses. Don't let the secret out, but I have a set of the same trucks as Anatoly and he has made me new bushings.

Ready to race?

/Jani

Jani Soderhall wrote:Luca had his old Italian trucks and Anatoly had his old Soviet (probably Latvian) trucks.

Let's start making copies of those and then we have a good alternative to Radikal.

/Jani

Didn't you read carefully enough? We already HAVE a good alternative to Radikal trucks! It's called "Tracker RT-X":

So why don't we ride tighter straight slalom?!

rmn

Jani Soderhall wrote:Ready to race?

Not yet!

Memories from last year



Photo(s) by Etienne de Bary, ConeRacing.

Here are a few updates on the registration:

1.
We've decided to allow up to 60 racers in AM class (vs 50 planned)
only 2 more AM racers before waiting list !

2.
we decide to allow one more week before first payment deadline.
Payment after May 14, AM's pay +5 euros.
Payment after May 21, or on site, AM's pay +10 euros.

We are now very close to payment deadline (May 14), to sign up at a reduced cost, so please hurry up.

3.
Pros will not have to pay any extra if they register late, even on site on the day of the race.


info paiement : http://event.riderz.net/pswc2006/index. ... nt&lang=us

autres infos : inscription(@)riderz(.)net

The decision has been made to use the following distances for the tight (straight) slalom:

PRO: 2.00 m
AM: 2.20 m

/Jani

We are currently making plans to welcome the French Sport Minister to PSWC 2006. This is quite a unique event because never before (since 1901!) has a French Sport Minister attended either a skateboard or roller skate event in France.

He has expressed interest himself and we are now awaiting his confirmation as to which day he'd be expected.

This could be a good opportunity attract a little bit of extra attention to us and the event and it'll be really good for future requests for authorizations or sponsorships to have a couple of photos of the Sports Minister attending our event.

/Jani

I am stoked that I will be attending the Paris World Cup. I arrive on May 24th. Thanks to all the individuals and sponsors who made this possible.

See you soon,
Jack

thats great Jack!, I might just see you at the airport!.

Paris is waiting for you...



Duvel Racing Team is ready to rumble again...

Jack Smith wrote:I am stoked that I will be attending the Paris World Cup.

Yeeesss! Great news Jack.
Looking forward to welcome you here! Let me know if you need any kind of assistance.

PS. Please register on the site http://event.riderz.net as well.

/Jani

Heiko Schöller wrote:Paris is waiting for you...



Duvel Racing Team is ready to rumble again...

The French sport minister might be pleased to see so sportive riders like them...




rmn

hi! my wife and i are going to have a baby again at this time so I cant go there. so good luck to all my Swedish and other friends...hope to see you all in Riga insted. pelleplast

Pelle Gustafsson wrote:hi! my wife and i are going to have a baby againe at this time so i cant go there. so good luck to all my Swedish and other friends...hope to see you all in Riga insted. pelleplast

Congrats Pelle !!!

A BIG Thanx

To all of you:

On Friday night will be held a big bowl party in La Muette skatepark, 5 min skating from trocadero, and now it is sure. Skate, Drinks, and Music...let's skate!

Okay here's our agenda.

We leave Tuesday the 17th fly into Paris then into Zurich we arrive at Terminal B at 13:00.


Return to Paris on the 23rd.

Take care and have a safe trip.

C & MB

RMN, we haven't heard from Chris H yet so let him know if you can.

J-Rad

hum, I told him that you tried to contact him...

send him an email: chris@airflow-skateboards.com

and, May 17th isn't Tuesday, it's Wednesday (my birthday btw)

rmn

17th! Uh! I knew that?

I'm tired.

Happy Birthday, EH, see you soon!

Email is gone.

Anyone who needs to contact on the road please use my msn one.

cerslalom@msndotcom

Thanks Claude!


I'm looking for some accomodation for two friends of mine (Lea and Bojan), is there a place they could stay except for the Troca itself? (...)

rmn

Bonjour,

If you are still enjoying the Duvel sponsorship as seen in pics above, would you honor me me by sending a event t-shirt in XL back with the Canadians?

My first one was stolen at the race, and one that Jani sent me the following year never made it. I've got so many T shirts, but not one from the coolest race I've ever attended.

Bon Chance,
Joe Iacovelli

Joe Iacovelli wrote:If you are still enjoying the Duvel sponsorship as seen in pics above, would you honor me me by sending a event t-shirt in XL back with the Canadians?

You bet, after that first event when you helped us get this deal going they've been asking us to come back. "Next year you can have anything you like" was one of the replies we got from them.

I've made it a tradition now to keep a Duvel bottle each year and drink it only at the end of next years race. So I've got one waiting for me at home and I'll pick up one or more (hopefully) at the end of this years race.

This year they're lending us equipment so that we can serve pressurized Duvel. Cool!

I'll make sure you get your souvenir t-shirt. Was it last years that got lost with someone? I can probably still get you one of those as well. Maybe it's better if I send it to you?

/Jani

Jani Soderhall wrote: Maybe it's better if I send it to you?

yeah, I dont trust those canadians either.

it's probably gonna be sunny....

Could someone PLEASE tell me where to sign up, and where is the final scedule?
Thanks!!!!!

registration & schedule
http://event.riderz.net

Some info about partys:


thursday mai 25:



On Thursday the 19th will be held at the « mini club » of the famous Parisian restaurant “ la Suite” the Paris Slalom World Cup opening party.
This wonderful place, located between the “Champs élysées” and Avenue George V, in one of Paris most beautiful district will accommodate you all for one of those “Parisian nights”. Drinks, rock n roll, jungle and electro music will rules all night long! We are waiting for you on the 55 rue François 1er at 21 o’clock. All riders will be VIP, won’t pay entrance and have free acces to one hour of open bar.


To acces mini club:



If you want to walk or skate from trocadero to mini club, follow the blue path:





Friday may 26:

There will be a Huge bowl party in la Muette park ( 10 min walking from Trocadero), with some drinks, and musics. there will be at Least two dj and one band playing in the arena...
If you're not a bowl rider, just come to enjoy the show.

There will be a meeting point, 9 pm at trocadero and will pick you all for ride in Paris streets, from the Troca to the Bowl.

Here is a Map of the way:

http://trocacrew.free.fr/video/340.jpg

The entrance of the Bowl is on Avenue Louis Barthou

Here is a map
http://www23.mappy.com/sidMzAhIvBuIJ3Mn ... =774593984

What´s up with the Giant Slalom. Will it be at the Troca or on the other new spot?

Heiko Schöller wrote:What´s up with the Giant Slalom. Will it be at the Troca or on the other new spot?

We couldn't get the authorization to use the other street this year, but I hope the effort we've done this year will help us achieve that another time. It would have required the town to post policemen at both ends and to sign post alternative circulation. Apparently that was too much for them at this time. But our administrative super hero Alain is working his way through the administration and as he gets better and better contact with them maybe soon we'll be allowed to do it.

Sorry for not communication about this topic earlier, but we've had a no for a long time, but still continued the battle, which I think we can say surely now is lost.

So, the Giant will be held at Trocadero.

/Jani