ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

hey there...
i had a few phonecalls the last few days with a lot of good guys across europe,all were asking for a G.O.G. encore.
i was reluctant to do this,but....here we go.
i'll do it again,one time only this spring,sort of a season opener.
i'll bring some nice sponsors for this outlaw race,i'll bring the BIG ramps,i'll bring a good gs course in düsseldorf.
we got a big forest section here in düsseldorf with a lot of long and winding roads there,good height differences,fast and techy courses.
remember:this is an outlaw race and i don't need any sanctioning here,no shooting for points at all.
i need you and good vibes to make it a good day!!!!!!!!!!
also remember that the G.O.G. crew has free beds and breakfast for you!!!!

so mark your calendar for this race.
i'll try to keep an open slot for 2 days actually,since most guys will come for a weekened anyway.the bowl is within reach and needs more shredding too.

BRING YOUR BIG BOARDS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
and stay tuned to this topic for more updates and info on the actual track to be chosen,timetable,sponsor announcements and so on.

thanks so far for the tremendous interest a lot of people showed for G.O.G. races!

If it's fast and techy and Fred comes with his fredmobile, I'll be there.

there will be a pro and an am class in that race...

I can't wait...

Patrick Allan wrote:If it's fast and techy and Fred comes with his fredmobile, I'll be there.

So the french crew will be there, YEAH BABY !!!!!!

GS ! GS ! GS ! GS !

Da French Beastie Pirates crew will be there....

I'll be trying to involve a few more Swiss people...


rmn

what i'll do in advance is to open a registration here on ss.com.
so we can hook up a lot of riders coming with free places to stay during those 2 days.
check the other thread which will read:"G.O.G. REGISTRATION HERE".
pics of the proposed tracks will follow shortly.
right now the forest area is still closed due to the heavy storm we had recently.that's the only thing that hinders me giving you the lowdown.but in a week or so the forest section will be opened to the public again.then you'll see what we are talking about,ok?

registration fee will be 10 euros per rider.
i'll make sure nobody walks home empty handed after the race.
shirts,boards and schwag will be included in the prize giving.
as of now sponsors for that race are :PAVEL,CONCRETE WAVE,CARHARTT,VANS,VIBES.
other sponsors(local) are invited to join and share!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

something extra to fuel the stoke:
I'll throw down an extra contest at the bowl and a big barbeque there the day before the race.
rules of that fun-contest tba.

all the money given to me by the riders goes into the race and the bbq.
does that sound good enough?

i spoke with steve yesterday about ramps:
the lowest ramp you'll get is the ramp used in paris and b-legg,maybe we come up with something even bigger and badder.
we all want to have SPEED aint it so?

Bowl contest sounds great!

OK, I'll be there with my slalom board, from Saturday on: no participation, just practice. Where is the event exactly? Schedule? Cheap hotel nearby?

Greetz from Holland!

(UPDATE: I cancelled my arrival due to a change of date)

Hans,
great You will be attending our race in a way or another.
Bring Bas de Man from Den Hague and all your slalom-buddies ...and sisters.
We are looking forward racing with you guys.

If I find time to built it and the budget allows it, I will built a huge starting-ramp.

It will be at least 2 meters high. It will have the sharpest roll-in curve possible (without scratching the bottom of a longer board) leading into a steep 50 dregree slope and a smooth transition at the bottom. You will feel like dropping into the course.

I always wanted to built something like that for a giant-race.

Everybody will have the free choice to do a push-start beside the ramp.

Steve Hinzen wrote:Hans,
great You will be attending our race in a way or another.
Bring Bas de Man from Den Hague and all your slalom-buddies ...and sisters.
We are looking forward racing with you guys.

Hans is looking for some Freestyle practice I guess.....and maybe a nice Pavel setup.....
I have the day marked and will try to come.
Proud GOG owner

Yesterday Jerome from Liege (Lüttich) was at my shop and bougt a GOG Truck. Good choice by the way. He said that he will come to the race too. Nice to see that our area is growing a little bit more and more.

Hi, I'm looking forward to be there, although single-lane giant slalom isn't my most favorite discipline.
But pls reply some handy information here:

# What is the exact location? The schedule? Is there a cheap hotel nearby? Is there public transport from the Hauptbahnhof and if so, which bus???

# Wo ist es genau? Wie spät fängt alles an? Gibt's ein billiges Hotel in der nähe? Wie kann man dort kommen vom Hauptbahnhof???

# Waar is het precies? Hoe laat begint het? Is er een goedkoop hotel in de buurt? Hoe kom je er vanaf de Hauptbahnhof???

(I hope I don't have to translate these questions into French or Swedish
This basic information is really required when one wants to arrive in time at the right spot...


(UPDATE: I cancelled my arrival due to a change of date)

two team members of POLITIClongboardACTIVIST will be there: Chrzanosvski and Rudnianski..... Hey Kowalski? What are you waiting for joining us?

no ski racing please

rmn

hey ramon and all others:
is it possible to move the event to one week before that date or one week after that date?
the berlin crew can't come on that set date,maybe the others are a bit flexible?
let me hear your thoughts on that please
thx don

One week before is possible for me, not after.

... one week earlier or later - nice is, that you are having an eye on the berlin blokes !!!!
thanks for that !!! are you coming to berlin on the 28 th ???

I'm flexible... especially since there's a french downhill race on the 28th-29th... Now I can do both
The week before sounds good...

No prob' Don' especially if it's to meet our friend from Berlin !

Fred

o.k. Don, let's do it one week earlier. So there is more time till the next contest (Paris).

Sven, it's nice to hear the Pape Brats are coming. So we don't have to wait till Hannover.

Hans Lucas, just wait for further information. I think we can arrange a bed for everybody coming from far away the week before the race.

Found some time to work on plans for THE ramp.
Even organized some of the wood for the construction this we.
It's going to be KILLER.
I want everybody to love it or... hate it.

... he thanks steve and fred ... yes berlin is hopefully in the starting blocks. the next weeks we have to find out in some internals races who is fit enough to be sent "into the cove of the lion" ... hopefully 3-4 hungry and top motivated racers from the capital are making it to the "ruhrpott" . stay tuned and wait for the names ....

cheers so far

svenne

Impossible, my flight is already booked. sorry.

Unless you'd be in for taking the extra charges to re-book it....

rmn

hey foxi
we don't want you to go broke
what is it? how much rebooking fee are we talking about?
is one week before ok?

Allan is right, Darnetal downhill race the same week-end.
I will not come...
Guillaume you'd better win !!

I'll check on that this afternoon. I still don't earn any money, dudes...

29th would have been perfect for me...will be checkin'!

rmn

Okay, I rebooked the flight:

ZRH DUS 20.04. 06:45 08:00 AB8119 20 KG
DUS ZRH 24.04. 20:55 22:05 AB8172 20 KG

...

rmn

Füchsen:

Okay, I rebooked the flight:

great!

I don't know how great that is. I just received a message from a friend who now can't come anymore...and also rebooking wasn't that cheap...

rmn

ok easy
one swiss guy won't come then but around 8 other guys can be added,that's cool ain't it?
and now go and register.

hey something else:a night race is also put in consideration now.
dom is doing cones that glow in the dark.
we'll see how that works...

so then:

add Team KALIBER -

as riders and as a sponsor!!!

Donald Campbell wrote:ok easy
one swiss guy won't come then but around 8 other guys can be added,that's cool ain't it?
and now go and register.

hey something else:a night race is also put in consideration now.
dom is doing cones that glow in the dark.
we'll see how that works...

Maybe aother certain Swiss guy now will be able to come....depends on how persuasive I am...

rmn

tell him to show up here
no excuses accepted.

good thing ramon!


maybe that race is more than basic now
maybe it's growing into a prime

who knows
the only thing i know right now is,that this is going to be bigger than last year's great western.

gotta shoot some pics tomorrow hopefully...

Witch date is the contest?

22nd mika
wassup?

Expect to see more frenchies too....

okaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

Sounds like a fun contest and a good hill!

I will try to get some of the UK boyz to come. Is there a cheap hotel nearby for us all to stay?

there are so many friends coming to this contest that i might have a few problems housing all of them in my house ehemmmmmmmmm.
ok... the youth hostel is very very close to my place and the bowl.actually that place is built up brand new.you guys have youth hostel passports?
i'll check on details.

Donald Campbell wrote:there are so many friends coming to this contest that i might have a few problems housing all of them in my house ehemmmmmmmmm.

OK, I'll solve your problem by NOT going to your contest.
I'm sorry, but I have to work in that period ;(. The other date was great, because April 30 is a public holliday in Holland....
Sorry! Maybe next year.

Donald Campbell wrote:there are so many friends coming to this contest that i might have a few problems housing all of them in my house ehemmmmmmmmm.
ok... the youth hostel is very very close to my place and the bowl.actually that place is built up brand new.you guys have youth hostel passports?
i'll check on details.

No problem, I'll drop my friends at the youth hostel..... he, he, he !!!!

i think you can do that,fred...hehehehe

28 racers from 4 nations ...and rising.

We should add two races on flat ground (indoor!?) and candidate for a MAJOR, hehe!

Now delete!

Pics of the location ?

Hey steve

I have a nice indoor spot? I think 8-10 straight cones is possible with a 50cm Ramp to start on. But only boards from 60-65cm are allowed!!!! Don here we go...

ey carsten look outside the window.
pics? impossible...
bummer...
when we do the indoor contest i want to limit the wheel size to 25 mms.
also full saftey gear is required and no music.
first of all each racer has to fill out a 3 page application which entitles him also to
the subscription of several useless magazines and a russian car,which is not allowed
to drive on german streets,due to safety hazards.
we also strongly enforce used number-trikots.
we have a meeting room nearby where the organizer will meet with the staff(49 people)
to discuss the event and drink heavy booze.
once the organizer is drunk enough,we'll start the race.
girls attending have to show proof to the organizer that they are girls(hehehe).
ceremony later on is hedl by the böhler blaskapelle and each visitor who paid 99 euros
entrance fee will get a free pack of handkerchiefs to dry the tears.

the event itself is promoted by me with flyers made out of cheap toilet paper and spread in the neighbourhoods mailboxes.

i want to thank my mother,who is the main sponsor this year!!!
1st gets a used hairdryer
2nd gets staceys old underwear
3rd gets a slap in the face
4th to 10th get a warm handshake

the organizer himself gets all the money and will spend the rest of the evening at the rethelstr.75.

tell everybody whats on Rethelstr. ! ))