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Jeff Boswell · Post by **Jeff Boswell** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:05 am

WHAT EVER ?

I speed up to run over small animals.

Jack Quarantillo · Post by **Jack Quarantillo** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 3:05 am

Keep us posted Mr. Bipartisan...

Q

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:17 am

bye-bye

Jeff Boswell · Post by **Jeff Boswell** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 2:05 am

Do we need to start a political thead HERE? After all it is DC

Raccoon the other dark meat - George W. Bush Forever!!!

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 1:39 am

bye-bye

Seth Levy · Post by **Seth Levy** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 8:03 am

are you forgetting the blizzard of 96? i wasnt even living here at the time and i know it was a big thing for the area

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Mon Feb 09, 2004 2:42 am

bye-bye

John Dillon · Post by **John Dillon** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 9:02 pm

Hey guys!
I remember the ads in Skateboarder Mag in the 70s for those lil ice blades you attach to your trucks....I wouldn't mind trying it again.

Jack Quarantillo · Post by **Jack Quarantillo** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 5:15 am

Anthony,
You've gotta hook up with Bulldog Karl about the iceskateboard, it belongs to one of his bros.

I can PM you his email addy.

Q

Anthony Smallwood · Post by **Anthony Smallwood** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:52 am

Jack, that thing would be awesome. Can we borrow it?? We actually rode a Migration speedboard with Krypto's. Last week when it got up to 45 degrees it melted a bit so the top of the ice was a thin layer off water and it kept us in a groove. You really didn't slide unless you pushed it. The slides btw, were a blast.

Anthony Smallwood · Post by **Anthony Smallwood** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 4:37 am

I just got a serious beat-down from my girlfriend after she read my last post....I think the part about "going out again when the conditions are right" was what set her off. She reminded me that I almost lost my pinkie finger riding with Doug recently. She has her own vivid memory of the incident as I stopped to visit her and her mom at a fancy restaurant shortly after, pinky finger split knuckle to knuckle.

When lying on your skateboard like a street luge and chasing your stand-up partner who just knocked you off your board in a collision, make sure you keep you fingers clear of the wheels and make sure you wear gloves. Two things I left off my checklist.

Jack Quarantillo · Post by **Jack Quarantillo** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 3:52 am

Anthony,
Were you riding one of these?

Q

Anthony Smallwood · Post by **Anthony Smallwood** » Fri Feb 06, 2004 3:40 am

Last week, out of a combination of boredom, desperation and curiosity, Doug Dupin and myself took turns pulling each other along the frozen C&O canal with a bike and rope. It was more fun and not as spooky as I imagined. The idea is to keep a strong grip on the rope so if the ice breaks, your people can pull you out....hopefully. Doug has pushed me into more crazy shit than the devil himself! This time, I think he's on to something. We plan on going out with sails when the conditions are right.

Are we desperate, or what??

John Dillon · Post by **John Dillon** » Tue Feb 03, 2004 3:36 pm

Hey folks!
When u cannot slalom outside due to damp/frozen/salty conditions, go do slalom on the slopes nearby....it's only 1.5 hrs to drive to Whitetail and/or Liberty or 2.25hrs to Roundtop.
-John Dillon

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 3:02 am

bye-bye

Jeff Boswell · Post by **Jeff Boswell** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 6:30 pm

Do you mean snow or shine? Break out the chains for the avalons. Oh that's right, Vlad only rides Abec wheels and bearings.

Roadkill

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Fri Jan 23, 2004 6:01 pm

bye-bye

Terry Kirby · Post by **Terry Kirby** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:26 am

Sorry wes, thes harbigers are large. TK

Seth Levy · Post by **Seth Levy** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 3:16 am

i hope the weather doesnt mess with our plans this weekend. maybe a little, i want to check out fountain head! lol. anyways, i finally convinced my brother to come out and got danny at factory 13 to hurry up on his custom cruiser so it will be ready by saturday.

Wes Eastridge · Post by **Wes Eastridge** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:58 am

Hi Terence. I am looking for a pair of size-M knee-pads that have at least 1.5” thickness of padding over the impact area and stay securely on.

Terry Kirby · Post by **Terry Kirby** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 2:19 am

Wes, I may be able to help you in the knee pad department. What size and model do you prefer? TK

Slappy Maxwell · Post by **Slappy Maxwell** » Tue Jan 13, 2004 1:59 am

Wes, do I need to change yer picture from a pretty ballerina to a princess?
If it's not perfect knee pads it's glow-in-the-dark cones!

Whites Only

I guess 3rd place as slalom skateboarder of the year has it's privledges.

John Dillon · Post by **John Dillon** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 5:04 pm

measure 4" above your knee cap and 4"below your knee cap and get some Pro-Designed Vert pads so you can sk8 with us...your knees will not be dissapointed! Order directly from Wild Bill today!!!!

Wes Eastridge · Post by **Wes Eastridge** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 6:37 am

Britanny, the directions to Fountainhead are in my post at the top of this page. There’s a link to a map as well - or just click this for the map.

I don’t know of a street address for the Gaithersburg race site but here is a map of the area - Click for map. Where you see I-270, the railroad tracks, and Route 124 form a triangle, that is the park & ride.
If you follow the link on the map for Driving Directions, it will take you to the Motel-6. You can follow them until you get on 124/Quince Orchard Rd, but instead of turning right into the Motel-6, you need to continue on to the next traffic light. From there turn right and you will be at the park & ride. Drive to the top left corner, then park & skate.

Since map-site directions can be confusing, here are my directions:
Take I-66 East, then take the beltway inner loop (towards Baltimore), then take I-270 North, then take exit-10/Clopper Rd. At the second traffic light take a right onto Quince Orchard Rd. Go through the next traffic light and when you pass the Motel-6, start looking to your right. At the next traffic light, you will see the park and ride on your right. Turn right into it. The upper left corner of the lot/hill is where everyone would be at.

Brittany Concepcion · Post by **Brittany Concepcion** » Mon Jan 12, 2004 4:29 am

What is the address for the race for gaithersburg and what are some landmarks and where in fountainhead is it at??? Hope to see yall there

Wes Eastridge · Post by **Wes Eastridge** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 6:28 pm

I'll be shooting for the 2-4 session. C-Yalls dere.

Some vert-style knee pads would really brighten my day. Anybody know of a place that sells them in our area? Fredericksburg only has Rector Fatboys, which I'm not too into.

Jeff Bozi · Post by **Jeff Bozi** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 4:38 pm

Well, Kyle wanted to be at Vans at 10 as did I.

But being as wed needed to have left here at 8:30 & now its 10:30

Glad we overslept , We'll be there at 12 or 2, more likely 2. Ill be with Shane msotly.

See anybody else thats around.

Jeff

Mike Ohm · Post by **Mike Ohm** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 2:39 pm

10 am has been postponed but we are still going. How about 2 to 4 sesh.

Kyle, yeah I need some 1/2 inch risers and long hardware too. Do you guys have any tracker S and X's. I need a set of both.

ohm

Seth Levy · Post by **Seth Levy** » Sat Jan 10, 2004 4:08 am

ditto

Wes Eastridge · Post by **Wes Eastridge** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 11:48 pm

Hey Kyle or Jeff of the Y, I need some wedges and stuff. Please have Jeff check his AOL account email.

Seth Levy · Post by **Seth Levy** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:25 pm

Jack Quarantillo · Post by **Jack Quarantillo** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 10:20 pm

Damn!

Bertleboy's got a basketball game tomorrow.

Have fun guys!

Q

Seth Levy · Post by **Seth Levy** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:54 pm

im going too!! dont know what time though...

Kyle Yarrington (Bozi #2) · Post by **Kyle Yarrington (Bozi #2)** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 9:28 pm

hey ohm, me and the taller bozi will be going to vans with some friends of mine tommorrow, im trying to get everyone motivated enough to wake up early enough to get down there for an early session. how long will you be at vans? and oh, do you need any risers?

Mike Ohm · Post by **Mike Ohm** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:12 pm

Taking the kid to Vans for the 10am session on Saturday. Any takers?

Slappy, I though it was all about Breaking Wind.

Seth Levy · Post by **Seth Levy** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 5:39 am

hey john, youve got mail

John Dillon · Post by **John Dillon** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 2:20 am

Let's practice our slalom on the slopes & in the pipe at Roundtop this wknd. Lib & W'tail are lame and pipe-less...even with this brutal cold(great snow-making weather)these 2 places don't intend to blow their pipes...complain to them via e-mail!!!

Slappy Maxwell · Post by **Slappy Maxwell** » Fri Jan 09, 2004 12:30 am

WesE wrote: The density of the forest blocks the wind from reaching the slalom spot at Fountainhead. Otherwise, nobody would consider using it.

Yeah, everybody knows spots that are blocked to auto traffic with decent pavement and pitch shouldn't be considered!

It's all about blocking the wind!

Wes Eastridge · Post by **Wes Eastridge** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 10:19 pm

I meant to put this in my post ->

[DaveG]
If say, one of the trees in this dense forest of yourn were to fall,and you hit 3 cones on your run, and there was nobody there, would the tree make a sound? And would you count the 3 cones?? Just a thought![/DaveG]

That's very profound.

Dave Gale · Post by **Dave Gale** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 9:33 pm

If say, one of the trees in this dense forest of yourn were to fall,and you hit 3 cones on your run, and there was nobody there, would the tree make a sound? And would you count the 3 cones?? Just a thought!

Wes Eastridge · Post by **Wes Eastridge** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 8:26 pm

DaveG, It’s a race, not a course on artistic landscaping.

The density of the forest blocks the wind from reaching the slalom spot at Fountainhead. Otherwise, nobody would consider using it.

Dave Gale · Post by **Dave Gale** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 10:43 am

Do the trees have to have leaves on them to aid in wind reduction??? 'Cause either my pitot tube is whacked, or the weather guy is wrong!!!

Wes Eastridge · Post by **Wes Eastridge** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 5:54 am

The only thing that can be done when the wind gets near 20 mph is to get out of it, otherwise even cones that are doubled up start to blow away. Even at 15 mph wind speed, it can slow your run down to a crawl if it’s blowing in any direction other than downhill. Fountainhead is in the middle of some woods, so the wind gets blocked by the surrounding trees.

There are ways to Fountainhead that avoid the Springfield interchange (I-95/495) mess. From the beltway, take I-66 West, exit onto 123 South, take a right onto Henderson, take a left onto Hampton, and then look on your right for the park entrence. From Manassas and other points West, the best way is down Prince William Parkway, then a left onto Yates Ford Road, then a right onto Henderson, then a right onto Hampton, then the entrance is on the right. There are probably other ways that avoid the Springfield Interchange as well. Fountainhead map/directions

Fountainhead is the best place we currently know about for slalom when the wind speed is high. Other places that have the same advantage are welcome. Let’s hear about them now if anyone knows of any.

All that said, the G-burg Park & Race is the place to be, no doubt about it.

Dan Mitchell · Post by **Dan Mitchell** » Thu Jan 08, 2004 3:25 am

Jeff Boswell wrote:The park and ride is the by far the best chouse. Fountainhead is only three and a half miles away from me as a crow flies. The major majotity lives north of th I95 south and capital beltway interchange and Its not fair to make them set in that traffic jam!!! It gets real bad on the weekends.

Amen, Jeff.
Fountainhead is a nice spot, but it's a helluva lot easier for us who come from the north to get to the Park-N-Race.
The wind does suck sometimes, though

See you all the 17th, if not before.
Dan

Jeff Boswell · Post by **Jeff Boswell** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 6:29 pm

The park and ride is the by far the best chouse. Fountainhead is only three and a half miles away from me as a crow flies. The major majotity lives north of th I95 south and capital beltway interchange and Its not fair to make them set in that traffic jam!!! It gets real bad on the weekends.

Seth Levy · Post by **Seth Levy** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 8:46 am

not that my opinion really matters, but i think it would be easier to go to the park and ride becuase more people seemed to have been there. plus i dont know where fountainhead is!

Wes Eastridge · Post by **Wes Eastridge** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:36 am

Always check the DC forum the day before the race for the final decision regarding location and times. The location could be changed to Fountainhead in Northern Virginia if wind is predicted to be a problem.

Anthony Flis · Post by **Anthony Flis** » Wed Jan 07, 2004 3:18 am

so the slalom race is gonna be at the park and ride in gaithersburg at those directions? I saw somewhere that you guys dont decide the place until like the week before or something.....but im too lazy to find where that was in all the mess on here

Jack Quarantillo · Post by **Jack Quarantillo** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 11:50 pm

Lets see if this works...

Buried in this thread are 4 posts with directions, each adding a bit of detail.

viewtopic.php?p=11111#11111

In the past it has been:
10 AM Longboard
Noon Slalom

Q

Brittany Concepcion · Post by **Brittany Concepcion** » Tue Jan 06, 2004 11:30 pm

On the 17th of janurary what time is the dc outlaw race and where in gaithersburg is it located?? hope to see you all there. Thanks,
Brittany

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