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More stuff

Cat Young

The Viking Skates!!!

An Unhurt Bosco

Name that Dog

Name that Glove

Name that Road Rash

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Lou Statman On the GS

Some Looser from Boston

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A Little vid for you all

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Photo's & Vids
Great job on the photo's folks.
Also want to say sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry for missing the saturday night shindig this year. We we're absolutely beat from the work here at the sk8park and the delays with our arrival into Texas.
I'll get some time (I don't know when) to get some stuff together and post some footage on youtube. MB took some good stuff. We've got some of the B Hybrid along with some of the A qualifiers and elimination rounds.
Just recovering from a busy week of sk8camp and may actually be able to continue getting some of the footage edited for the clip. Monday we will have our 2nd planning meeting for the 4th Annual Dovercourt Open so hopefully we will get things pisted soon.
Thanks again to all the Texas Outlaws and the communities involved in the event. A special Thanks to all the racers that are making the scene so worthwhile.
Also want to say sorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry for missing the saturday night shindig this year. We we're absolutely beat from the work here at the sk8park and the delays with our arrival into Texas.
I'll get some time (I don't know when) to get some stuff together and post some footage on youtube. MB took some good stuff. We've got some of the B Hybrid along with some of the A qualifiers and elimination rounds.
Just recovering from a busy week of sk8camp and may actually be able to continue getting some of the footage edited for the clip. Monday we will have our 2nd planning meeting for the 4th Annual Dovercourt Open so hopefully we will get things pisted soon.
Thanks again to all the Texas Outlaws and the communities involved in the event. A special Thanks to all the racers that are making the scene so worthwhile.
Many Happy Pumps!
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Hmm Sizzler shots, Sizzler shots, Yes I do believe that there are a few out there.

HMM Nice hill

Utah Tris Mike Ohm (Sunday's Course Setter) and Troy Smart

Troy Smart and Aliera Saturday

The usual Reverberates

The Byrds and Marcos

$$$ Statman and James West of TimeShip

Norski, Clay Towery, Cat and Stubbs Toast you! As well as make and add for Sunscreen

There's $$$ in that Box!

David Price

Bosco Cruising it. No more injury jokes please.
Cat

Karl F and Brad Jackman

Name that foot.
I'll have more later. But I KNOW that I was not the only one with camera those two days.

HMM Nice hill

Utah Tris Mike Ohm (Sunday's Course Setter) and Troy Smart

Troy Smart and Aliera Saturday

The usual Reverberates

The Byrds and Marcos

$$$ Statman and James West of TimeShip

Norski, Clay Towery, Cat and Stubbs Toast you! As well as make and add for Sunscreen

There's $$$ in that Box!

David Price

Bosco Cruising it. No more injury jokes please.
Cat

Karl F and Brad Jackman

Name that foot.
I'll have more later. But I KNOW that I was not the only one with camera those two days.
As Luck would have it . . .


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Eddy, nice pics. Mike I popped a few out here that I took (hit my pics link on the profile):
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In the link above there is an underscore before and after the word "topsider". Like so : _topsider_
I have some more but the ones that are here are the better ones.
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In the link above there is an underscore before and after the word "topsider". Like so : _topsider_
I have some more but the ones that are here are the better ones.
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Olmy my Homie they are on this site. Lots of Beefing action on the raw film footage we saw for the first time last night. I think Marcos is working on a DVD. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws/Pavel Skates.
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I want to thank Eddie Martinez for taking such good care of me and making me feel at home in Texas again. I also want to thank Marcos, Bosco, Ryan, Ed, Mike $, Clay, Gorilla Biscuts, Stubbs, Zach, Brete, Woode and Pete for all they did for the race and for making me feel at home. I want to congratulate Lou on his victory in the Sizzler. Nice job Lou. I have to say I was bummed that both Gumby and Brandon did not make it to Austin for the Sizzler. I want to thank all of the sponsors that supplied prizes.
It was good to see so many of my friends from all over the country. It was good to met Cat and I have to say watch out ladies she will be a force to deal with in no time. I want to congratulate Jonathan Harms and Claude Regnier on their wins this weekend. Harm’s was racing as well as he ever has and finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 1st. Way to go Jonathan.
I want to thank C-Fav(Chris Favero) of CHIxILL Skateboards for making my models and all he and C-Nova(Chris Novatny) do for Slalom Skateboarding. I want to say it was great rooming with my CHIxILL teammate Steve Lavin and he was ripping all weekend. You should have seen him doing the downhill at 47+mph on a CHIxILL slalom deck with Radikal Talon’s and 3dm Avila’s and of course he was wearing his Top-Sider’s.
I want to thank Matt Franklin for finding Big View Drive. What a hill. I have to say this is the biggest hill I have been on since I started racing again in 2003 or I have ever raced on. I started slaloming in 1976 and have been to 52 cities for races since March of 2003. The hill at Lake Elsinore is the only hill to compare to Big View Drive. Big View might be steeper than Lake Elsinore, but I am not sure. Lake Elisnore hill is straight and Big View has a very nice curve in it. Both hills are about 1/4 mile long. As I repeatedly said this past weekend Big View IS NOT TOO BIG TO RACE SLALOM ON. Unfortunately we did not run slalom on that hill. They had a “course” set from the top of the hill or about 1100 feet to the finish. The first 4 cones on the “course” involved turning then it was into a speed tuck(not that I have much of one) until you crossed the finish line. That works out to about 200 feet of slalom and 800+ feet of downhill. I do not have a problem with speed tucking a cone or two, but tucking for 80% of the course is ridiculous. I think Downhill skateboarding is pretty cool and it is a major part of skateboarding, but it is not slalom. They are 2 different parts of skateboarding. To go a step further what if I went to an IGSA Downhill race and said I want put some cones down on the race hill. What do you think I would be told?
What could have been done on Big View hill? A slalom course could have been set that was slalom and was safe. If we had started about 200 feet from the top and set a slalom course from there it would have been a blast with speeds of about 35mph, which is about 5mph slower than what was run. That is still almost a 1000 feet for a slalom race. We tried to do this, but were not aloud to set a slalom course. The top speeds in the Downhill were over 50mph.
After I saw what they were calling slalom I refused to race. Remember, this was a sanctioned Slalom race for points, not some get together with a bunch of guys skateboarding on a hill. People spent a lot of money, time and effort to come to Texas to race slalom. When I first saw the hill on Friday evening I could not wait to race on that hill Saturday morning, but after I realized what the “course” would be I was just very angry and disappointed. I will say I was not going to miss a chance to bomb that hill though. I took about 6 or 7 runs on the “course” that was raced and it was fast & fun, but I had no desire to do a downhill race. What a beautiful hill.
Keith, Teams Radikal, CHIxILL & Oust.
It was good to see so many of my friends from all over the country. It was good to met Cat and I have to say watch out ladies she will be a force to deal with in no time. I want to congratulate Jonathan Harms and Claude Regnier on their wins this weekend. Harm’s was racing as well as he ever has and finished 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 1st. Way to go Jonathan.
I want to thank C-Fav(Chris Favero) of CHIxILL Skateboards for making my models and all he and C-Nova(Chris Novatny) do for Slalom Skateboarding. I want to say it was great rooming with my CHIxILL teammate Steve Lavin and he was ripping all weekend. You should have seen him doing the downhill at 47+mph on a CHIxILL slalom deck with Radikal Talon’s and 3dm Avila’s and of course he was wearing his Top-Sider’s.
I want to thank Matt Franklin for finding Big View Drive. What a hill. I have to say this is the biggest hill I have been on since I started racing again in 2003 or I have ever raced on. I started slaloming in 1976 and have been to 52 cities for races since March of 2003. The hill at Lake Elsinore is the only hill to compare to Big View Drive. Big View might be steeper than Lake Elsinore, but I am not sure. Lake Elisnore hill is straight and Big View has a very nice curve in it. Both hills are about 1/4 mile long. As I repeatedly said this past weekend Big View IS NOT TOO BIG TO RACE SLALOM ON. Unfortunately we did not run slalom on that hill. They had a “course” set from the top of the hill or about 1100 feet to the finish. The first 4 cones on the “course” involved turning then it was into a speed tuck(not that I have much of one) until you crossed the finish line. That works out to about 200 feet of slalom and 800+ feet of downhill. I do not have a problem with speed tucking a cone or two, but tucking for 80% of the course is ridiculous. I think Downhill skateboarding is pretty cool and it is a major part of skateboarding, but it is not slalom. They are 2 different parts of skateboarding. To go a step further what if I went to an IGSA Downhill race and said I want put some cones down on the race hill. What do you think I would be told?
What could have been done on Big View hill? A slalom course could have been set that was slalom and was safe. If we had started about 200 feet from the top and set a slalom course from there it would have been a blast with speeds of about 35mph, which is about 5mph slower than what was run. That is still almost a 1000 feet for a slalom race. We tried to do this, but were not aloud to set a slalom course. The top speeds in the Downhill were over 50mph.
After I saw what they were calling slalom I refused to race. Remember, this was a sanctioned Slalom race for points, not some get together with a bunch of guys skateboarding on a hill. People spent a lot of money, time and effort to come to Texas to race slalom. When I first saw the hill on Friday evening I could not wait to race on that hill Saturday morning, but after I realized what the “course” would be I was just very angry and disappointed. I will say I was not going to miss a chance to bomb that hill though. I took about 6 or 7 runs on the “course” that was raced and it was fast & fun, but I had no desire to do a downhill race. What a beautiful hill.
Keith, Teams Radikal, CHIxILL & Oust.
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Texas Sizzler - Complete Results (PDFs)
Saturday:
Speed trap
GS Group A
GS Group B
GS Group C
Sunday:
Open Tight
Hybrid Quals
Hybrid Elims A
Hybrid Elims B
Results provided by Dan Gesmer - Seismic Skate Systems.
Group A Giant Slalom
1 Jonathan Harms
2 Kevin Dunne
3 David Price
4 James West
5 Troy Smart
6 Matthew Franklin
7 Mike Ohm
8 Brad Jackman
9 Karl Floitgraf
10 Chris Miller
11 Ryan Smith
12 Steve Lavin
13 Andrew Oliver
Group B Giant Slalom
1 John Stryker
2 Norski
3 Lou Statman
4 Trish Erikson
5 Chris Doan
6 Ricky Byrd
7 Ed Cole
Group C Giant Slalom
1 Greg Stubbs
2 Chris Favero
3 Pete Cardenas Miniet
4 Cat Young
5 Russell Duke
5 Alex Quiznos
5 Eddy Martinez
Downhill Speed Trap
1 David Price 53.381 MPH
2 Jonathan Harms 53.097 MPH
3 Matthew Franklin 52.174 MPH
4 Andrew Oliver 51.020 MPH
5 James West 50.209 MPH
6 Chris Miller 48.662 MPH
7 Ryan Smith 48.000 MPH
8 Steve Lavin 47.506 MPH
9 Karl Floitgraf 44.709 MPH
10 Alex Quiznos 39.344 MPH
11 Eddie Martinez 31.104 MPH
Group A Hybrid Slalom
1 Claude Regnier
2 Chris Chaput
3 Jonathan Harms
4 John Stryker
5 Keith Hollien
6 Troy Smart
7 Brad Jackman
8 James West
9 Mike Ohm
10 Kevin Dunne
11 Josh Byrd
12 Karl Floitgraf
13 Chris Miller
14 Chris Favero
15 Ryan Smith
16 Marcos Soulsby-Monroy
Group B Hybrid Slalom
1 Lou Statman
2 Ricky Byrd
3 Bruce “Norski” Bjortvedt
4 Ed Cole
5 David Price
6 Steve Lavin
7 Mike “Money” Niemann
8 Matthew Franklin
9 Clay Towery
10 Trish Erikson
11 Chris Doan
12 Greg Stubbs
13 Clifton Jennings
14 Sarah Byrd
15 “Cat” Young
16 Eddy Martinez
17 Bosco Farr
18 Zack Levitt
19 Alex Quiznos
20 Brett Anderson
Open Tight Slalom
1 Jonathan Harms
2 Keith Hollien
3 John Stryker
4 Kevin Dunne
5 James West
6 Troy Smart
7 Mike Ohm
8 Josh Byrd
9 Karl Floitgraf
10 Ryan Smith
11 David Price
12 Chris Miller
13 Bruce “Norski” Bjortvedt
14 Steve Lavin
15 Ed Cole
16 “Cat” Young
17 Sarah Byrd
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Speed trap
GS Group A
GS Group B
GS Group C
Sunday:
Open Tight
Hybrid Quals
Hybrid Elims A
Hybrid Elims B
Results provided by Dan Gesmer - Seismic Skate Systems.
Group A Giant Slalom
1 Jonathan Harms
2 Kevin Dunne
3 David Price
4 James West
5 Troy Smart
6 Matthew Franklin
7 Mike Ohm
8 Brad Jackman
9 Karl Floitgraf
10 Chris Miller
11 Ryan Smith
12 Steve Lavin
13 Andrew Oliver
Group B Giant Slalom
1 John Stryker
2 Norski
3 Lou Statman
4 Trish Erikson
5 Chris Doan
6 Ricky Byrd
7 Ed Cole
Group C Giant Slalom
1 Greg Stubbs
2 Chris Favero
3 Pete Cardenas Miniet
4 Cat Young
5 Russell Duke
5 Alex Quiznos
5 Eddy Martinez
Downhill Speed Trap
1 David Price 53.381 MPH
2 Jonathan Harms 53.097 MPH
3 Matthew Franklin 52.174 MPH
4 Andrew Oliver 51.020 MPH
5 James West 50.209 MPH
6 Chris Miller 48.662 MPH
7 Ryan Smith 48.000 MPH
8 Steve Lavin 47.506 MPH
9 Karl Floitgraf 44.709 MPH
10 Alex Quiznos 39.344 MPH
11 Eddie Martinez 31.104 MPH
Group A Hybrid Slalom
1 Claude Regnier
2 Chris Chaput
3 Jonathan Harms
4 John Stryker
5 Keith Hollien
6 Troy Smart
7 Brad Jackman
8 James West
9 Mike Ohm
10 Kevin Dunne
11 Josh Byrd
12 Karl Floitgraf
13 Chris Miller
14 Chris Favero
15 Ryan Smith
16 Marcos Soulsby-Monroy
Group B Hybrid Slalom
1 Lou Statman
2 Ricky Byrd
3 Bruce “Norski” Bjortvedt
4 Ed Cole
5 David Price
6 Steve Lavin
7 Mike “Money” Niemann
8 Matthew Franklin
9 Clay Towery
10 Trish Erikson
11 Chris Doan
12 Greg Stubbs
13 Clifton Jennings
14 Sarah Byrd
15 “Cat” Young
16 Eddy Martinez
17 Bosco Farr
18 Zack Levitt
19 Alex Quiznos
20 Brett Anderson
Open Tight Slalom
1 Jonathan Harms
2 Keith Hollien
3 John Stryker
4 Kevin Dunne
5 James West
6 Troy Smart
7 Mike Ohm
8 Josh Byrd
9 Karl Floitgraf
10 Ryan Smith
11 David Price
12 Chris Miller
13 Bruce “Norski” Bjortvedt
14 Steve Lavin
15 Ed Cole
16 “Cat” Young
17 Sarah Byrd
DANIEL GESMER
President, Seismic Skate Systems, Inc.
Senior Editor, Naphte Longboard Magazine
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Thanks for the acknowledgement Eddy! The 2007 Sizzler is the first event Fullbag Skates sponsors and we're proud of supporting the Texas Outlaws. My only regret is that I couldn't be there to race and party with you.
Claude: Congrats buddy! Way to start the season!
Come visit for a session as soon as the snow melts and give us some pointers, we need'em...
Claude: Congrats buddy! Way to start the season!

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Thank You Claude. You are a true Proffessional. Yea I was STOKED for my Canadian bro, he was due. You gave it everthing you had and kept going. I think those of us who saw Claude make one of the offsets when he pulled off a controlled 3 second slide and bring his board back in, talk about leanining into a cone. From their on it was his race. Luv you Claude. You kicked ASS.!!!!!! And yes that James West kid, Strikeforce, JBH and Chris are very impressive riders. Thank for coming to race with us we are honored. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws/Pavel Rider
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2007 Sizzler
Alright, back home and have a few moments before the sk8park opens. We just finished another sk8@school program with 15 new skaters giving it a go.
MB & I got back yesterday right to the sk8park as we ended up being forced to stay in Chitown monday evening as our flight to Ottawa was cancelled. We we're pretty beat so we got it staffed and got out of here so we could get a little rest before getting back here for 8am this morning.
As far as my gear I have to Thank Kebbek as I raced my Cknuck model on Sunday. I qualified 1st. on old Pleasue Tools then put in a new set for the racing, not bad for right out of the package. Thank to Ian & Ed.
We want to Thank everyone who helped out with the Texas race. It was a blast! I guess the best part for me is always seeing the newbys and those that continue to get better & better. I don't have to name names you know who you are. By the way if you don't know it yet I'm pretty lame when it comes to names anyway.
There was some great racing all weekend. The Hybrid & TS courses we're well set. I got pushed to the max in the Hybrid and after testing the TS course for Karl I had to call it a day. The pain was just to much at this point, let alone the fatigue. Lissa Byrd, Thanks for giving me your opnion and as we both suspected Monday morning it all went away (to the back) as I packed for the airport.
To all the outlaws a big Thanks for all the work. Please continue to work together as we all enjoy the event and want to return to the great hospitality. Sorry I had to step back on Saturday but everything going on the last few months forced us into hibernation and we had to miss the evening party.
Sundays racing was great. I was afraid of Stryker. Never take James West for granted as I pointed out to him. Way to go Harms all the way through the weekend you continued to rip carrying on your improved abilities you gain year after year. Chappy, It's always great to race you, I do think this is one of the 1st. times we met in a head to head. Your right, you brought it all and you took it all out of me. A big thanks to everyone that signed my bandana at after the meal. Sorry, I didn't think about it earlier and I missed a few people.
I'll have to say I was a little Lucky to come away with the win. I was surprised that I was able to keep it up considering the lack of running cones over the several months let alone the overall lack of skating. Fighting through the pain at times was really hard but somehow everytime someone else stepped into the gates they inspired me to bury it deep down and give them my best.
To those that have posted (and that telephone call, Linda at Tracker) congrats I have to give a big Thank you. This is a great part of skateboarding and you folks inspire me to keep going. JG, TS used to be my specialty yes, now it's my worst. Why lack of practice. Why? Because it hurts too much! Funny how things change, EH!
A huge Thanks to MB for taking care of me and keeping me up when I'm down or just beat. You make me make it happen. She's gone home to work on the latest Grant proposal because it's due tomorow and we got some more good news today and after calculating everything up we are releived to see that we made the rent and insurance due tomorow.
Life is just so easy.
Take Care everyone. Keep skating and rolling along forever. If there are any typo's or mistakes I'll say sorry but there is no word or anything on this relik at the sk8park. Neither one of us, LOL.
MB & I got back yesterday right to the sk8park as we ended up being forced to stay in Chitown monday evening as our flight to Ottawa was cancelled. We we're pretty beat so we got it staffed and got out of here so we could get a little rest before getting back here for 8am this morning.
As far as my gear I have to Thank Kebbek as I raced my Cknuck model on Sunday. I qualified 1st. on old Pleasue Tools then put in a new set for the racing, not bad for right out of the package. Thank to Ian & Ed.
We want to Thank everyone who helped out with the Texas race. It was a blast! I guess the best part for me is always seeing the newbys and those that continue to get better & better. I don't have to name names you know who you are. By the way if you don't know it yet I'm pretty lame when it comes to names anyway.
There was some great racing all weekend. The Hybrid & TS courses we're well set. I got pushed to the max in the Hybrid and after testing the TS course for Karl I had to call it a day. The pain was just to much at this point, let alone the fatigue. Lissa Byrd, Thanks for giving me your opnion and as we both suspected Monday morning it all went away (to the back) as I packed for the airport.
To all the outlaws a big Thanks for all the work. Please continue to work together as we all enjoy the event and want to return to the great hospitality. Sorry I had to step back on Saturday but everything going on the last few months forced us into hibernation and we had to miss the evening party.
Sundays racing was great. I was afraid of Stryker. Never take James West for granted as I pointed out to him. Way to go Harms all the way through the weekend you continued to rip carrying on your improved abilities you gain year after year. Chappy, It's always great to race you, I do think this is one of the 1st. times we met in a head to head. Your right, you brought it all and you took it all out of me. A big thanks to everyone that signed my bandana at after the meal. Sorry, I didn't think about it earlier and I missed a few people.
I'll have to say I was a little Lucky to come away with the win. I was surprised that I was able to keep it up considering the lack of running cones over the several months let alone the overall lack of skating. Fighting through the pain at times was really hard but somehow everytime someone else stepped into the gates they inspired me to bury it deep down and give them my best.
To those that have posted (and that telephone call, Linda at Tracker) congrats I have to give a big Thank you. This is a great part of skateboarding and you folks inspire me to keep going. JG, TS used to be my specialty yes, now it's my worst. Why lack of practice. Why? Because it hurts too much! Funny how things change, EH!
A huge Thanks to MB for taking care of me and keeping me up when I'm down or just beat. You make me make it happen. She's gone home to work on the latest Grant proposal because it's due tomorow and we got some more good news today and after calculating everything up we are releived to see that we made the rent and insurance due tomorow.
Life is just so easy.
Take Care everyone. Keep skating and rolling along forever. If there are any typo's or mistakes I'll say sorry but there is no word or anything on this relik at the sk8park. Neither one of us, LOL.
Many Happy Pumps!
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Eddy, Marcus, Bosco, and whoever it may concern,
Do us a favor and make sure Cat, Bosco and Quiznos's REAL names are listed before forwarding the results to Corky for the World Ranking.
We're trying to avoid people having their points split between two names because one organizer submits the real name and another does a nick name.
It's not Corky's responsibility to sort out people's names. He just lists the names as they arrive. The result is a racer's points get split up and the actual total is diminished. As Corky is looking to reliquish the world ranking tally to a volunteer, it could get even more confusing in the future.
Let's avoid the aliases and use what's on the Driver's License.
Thanks.
Do us a favor and make sure Cat, Bosco and Quiznos's REAL names are listed before forwarding the results to Corky for the World Ranking.
We're trying to avoid people having their points split between two names because one organizer submits the real name and another does a nick name.
It's not Corky's responsibility to sort out people's names. He just lists the names as they arrive. The result is a racer's points get split up and the actual total is diminished. As Corky is looking to reliquish the world ranking tally to a volunteer, it could get even more confusing in the future.
Let's avoid the aliases and use what's on the Driver's License.
Thanks.

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The big question is what is my left hand doing to make Dan smile like that?
And, for the record, I am not really hooked up by Skaterbuilt, I just love the product and support dAvO when and where I can. I actually rep for AFROMAN Skateboards and Longboards but I loves me some Skaterbuilt. dAvO just takes good care of me.
And, for the record, I am not really hooked up by Skaterbuilt, I just love the product and support dAvO when and where I can. I actually rep for AFROMAN Skateboards and Longboards but I loves me some Skaterbuilt. dAvO just takes good care of me.
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Sizzled Well done!!!!!!
To all the racers who came out to Texas I would like to say thank you for making this year's Sizzler a Great race!!! Seeing the smiles on your faces is what makes the Outlaws do this stuff. It was an intense couple of days there was no doubt about that. I have a bunch of Pictures and hours of Video to go through yet but I always like this sort the best.

I was a blast I love seeing old friends and making new ones. I would like to thank all the people who made the Sizzler a success. Matt Franklin for finding and helping to secure Big View drive, Mike Ohm For Setting a Killer Hybrid course, Karl Floitgraf Form BOSTON for setting a torturous Tight Tech. Cliffiton Jennings From Road Kill Racing/Chill Ill for Helping with ramps. Clay Towery for Working with the Starter on Saturday, Brete Anderson for being the starter on Saturday, Eddy Martinez and Gumby for bringing out Dan Gessmer to do the timing and Dan Gessmer for doing an excellent job timing. Bosco Farr for opening his house and helping me with every logistical nightmare the arouse. Woode for filling all the gaps that needed filling from come cone marshaling to hay bales to cone heading to tables to rides to and from the Airport. I'm sure that there is more and if I missed you then please know that even if you are not mentioned you are STILL appreciated.
I would Also like to thanks our sponsors.

Speed Dealer, Stephen Ware, Cinemark 18 in Webster Texas, Dr Okereke, Dr Jaime Silva, Dr Chrill Gill, Dr Kim Cockins,Arambul, Transports, Mark Gumby Gosser, Eddy Martinez, Blair Watson, Northwest Cabana Style, Geezer X, Roe Racing, Radikal Trucks, Seismic 3DM, Khiro, Subsonic, Mile High Skates, Abec 11, Chill Ill Skate Boards and Timeship Racing.
By the way Kevin Dunne STILL Owes me for a Margarita!!!

I was a blast I love seeing old friends and making new ones. I would like to thank all the people who made the Sizzler a success. Matt Franklin for finding and helping to secure Big View drive, Mike Ohm For Setting a Killer Hybrid course, Karl Floitgraf Form BOSTON for setting a torturous Tight Tech. Cliffiton Jennings From Road Kill Racing/Chill Ill for Helping with ramps. Clay Towery for Working with the Starter on Saturday, Brete Anderson for being the starter on Saturday, Eddy Martinez and Gumby for bringing out Dan Gessmer to do the timing and Dan Gessmer for doing an excellent job timing. Bosco Farr for opening his house and helping me with every logistical nightmare the arouse. Woode for filling all the gaps that needed filling from come cone marshaling to hay bales to cone heading to tables to rides to and from the Airport. I'm sure that there is more and if I missed you then please know that even if you are not mentioned you are STILL appreciated.
I would Also like to thanks our sponsors.

Speed Dealer, Stephen Ware, Cinemark 18 in Webster Texas, Dr Okereke, Dr Jaime Silva, Dr Chrill Gill, Dr Kim Cockins,Arambul, Transports, Mark Gumby Gosser, Eddy Martinez, Blair Watson, Northwest Cabana Style, Geezer X, Roe Racing, Radikal Trucks, Seismic 3DM, Khiro, Subsonic, Mile High Skates, Abec 11, Chill Ill Skate Boards and Timeship Racing.
By the way Kevin Dunne STILL Owes me for a Margarita!!!

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Dan G. sent me the race results- congrats to my bro Harms!!!
Also a big congrats to that kooky canadian Regnier!!!
I hear the hill was awesome - good job to the Outlaws for putting on such an event!!!
If anyone feels left out of my butt kissing feel free to pm me, I have some ego-stroking stored up just for you.
Trish- dang, that girl aint kidding. I mean, dang.
Also a big congrats to that kooky canadian Regnier!!!
I hear the hill was awesome - good job to the Outlaws for putting on such an event!!!
If anyone feels left out of my butt kissing feel free to pm me, I have some ego-stroking stored up just for you.
Trish- dang, that girl aint kidding. I mean, dang.
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Folks,
I ain't kidding about this. I decided to look up the hill on Google Earth. Came through clear as a bell:

What's that yellow square in the corner? I swear to you that it looks like when the satellite flew over someone was bombing the hill!
Look it up for yourself and give an interpretation. It's something in the road on what looks like a longboard. It's too small to be a car, bike or motorcycle judging from the size of cars at the same scale.
It's there. I didn't make this up.
I ain't kidding about this. I decided to look up the hill on Google Earth. Came through clear as a bell:

What's that yellow square in the corner? I swear to you that it looks like when the satellite flew over someone was bombing the hill!
Look it up for yourself and give an interpretation. It's something in the road on what looks like a longboard. It's too small to be a car, bike or motorcycle judging from the size of cars at the same scale.
It's there. I didn't make this up.

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Duh! I was speaking in general terms of how I like races.

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I just spoke to Ryan and I want to state again what Eddy basically said. The hard part was securing this hill with the city and such. That part is done. Setting the course is key and you, Kevin, and anyone else that wants to set the course may do so. Ryan's quote to me was "I'm just a pool skater, I don't know the first thing about setting a course. All I know is that I want to go fast and get scared." The video does not do this hill justice. It is a 50 mph + hill on a straight shot. It might fall into that Signal Hill category of "Asphalt Avalanche", I don't know, I have never seen Signal Hill in person. All I know is those of you in the professional ranks of skateboarding that like going fast and turning will not be disappointed. For this portion of the Texas Sizzler, Ryan and Matthew wanted to scare the crap out of people and I think they will be successful. There were a lot of comments made by visitors last year (who will remain unamed) complaining that the hills were not fast enough. Comments like that are taken seriously in Texas, hence this much bigger hill. You pros that have experience with course setting will get the chance, stop all the bitching, it's going to be a good thing. [quote]
Well said Mr. Stubbs! The only thing that I can add is this. The course has to be able to be run at all three starts without having to change each time, other wise we will not finish on time. And.
Below is the same thing that I said on the Other website
There are 3 things that keep getting missed in this discussion. One we Have 1000 feet of Wire for the timer that we are using. I have been able to increase it to 1200 feet with no signal degradation, but after that the timer is inconsistent, so that is the length that we have. Two the end of the course needs the pumping cones that is set in almost all GS type courses. One of the better ones (In my opinion) was at Trade street 2005 Here is video Of Keith Hollien to illustrate what I mean.
Three the ending tape for logistical reasons has to be in the same spot for all three starts. We will not get done with all three events otherwise.
The effort made by Mathew and Ryan was a great one I do not want to diminish that but it is not a slalom course.
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I just spoke to Ryan and I want to state again what Eddy basically said. The hard part was securing this hill with the city and such. That part is done. Setting the course is key and you, Kevin, and anyone else that wants to set the course may do so. Ryan's quote to me was "I'm just a pool skater, I don't know the first thing about setting a course. All I know is that I want to go fast and get scared." The video does not do this hill justice. It is a 50 mph + hill on a straight shot. It might fall into that Signal Hill category of "Asphalt Avalanche", I don't know, I have never seen Signal Hill in person. All I know is those of you in the professional ranks of skateboarding that like going fast and turning will not be disappointed. For this portion of the Texas Sizzler, Ryan and Matthew wanted to scare the crap out of people and I think they will be successful. There were a lot of comments made by visitors last year (who will remain unamed) complaining that the hills were not fast enough. Comments like that are taken seriously in Texas, hence this much bigger hill. You pros that have experience with course setting will get the chance, stop all the bitching, it's going to be a good thing. [quote]
Well said Mr. Stubbs! The only thing that I can add is this. The course has to be able to be run at all three starts without having to change each time, other wise we will not finish on time. And.
Below is the same thing that I said on the Other website
There are 3 things that keep getting missed in this discussion. One we Have 1000 feet of Wire for the timer that we are using. I have been able to increase it to 1200 feet with no signal degradation, but after that the timer is inconsistent, so that is the length that we have. Two the end of the course needs the pumping cones that is set in almost all GS type courses. One of the better ones (In my opinion) was at Trade street 2005 Here is video Of Keith Hollien to illustrate what I mean.

Three the ending tape for logistical reasons has to be in the same spot for all three starts. We will not get done with all three events otherwise.
The effort made by Mathew and Ryan was a great one I do not want to diminish that but it is not a slalom course.
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Keith,Keith Hollien wrote:I watched the 2 vids on you tube and all I can say is YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING. I have to agree with Kevin, what I saw was not a GS or Super G. You are running a downhill race already, why have 2 at a slalom race.
I have said this once and I will say it again, there will be a number of skilled racers attending the race that will be in on fri or earlier to help set a course. It will not take that long to do so and a great GS or Super G could be set. A slalom board with a 22" - 24" hole to hole will work on this hill. I have been to 50 cities for 115 races since 3/03 and I will guarantee you do not need a downhill set up to race on this hill.
Keith, Teams Radikal, CHIxILL & Oust.
I just spoke to Ryan and I want to state again what Eddy basically said. The hard part was securing this hill with the city and such. That part is done. Setting the course is key and you, Kevin, and anyone else that wants to set the course may do so. Ryan's quote to me was "I'm just a pool skater, I don't know the first thing about setting a course. All I know is that I want to go fast and get scared." The video does not do this hill justice. It is a 50 mph + hill on a straight shot. It might fall into that Signal Hill category of "Asphalt Avalanche", I don't know, I have never seen Signal Hill in person. All I know is those of you in the professional ranks of skateboarding that like going fast and turning will not be disappointed. For this portion of the Texas Sizzler, Ryan and Matthew wanted to scare the crap out of people and I think they will be successful. There were a lot of comments made by visitors last year (who will remain unamed) complaining that the hills were not fast enough. Comments like that are taken seriously in Texas, hence this much bigger hill. You pros that have experience with course setting will get the chance, stop all the bitching, it's going to be a good thing.
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Keith I spoke to Big Ryan and Matt regarding Big View. They are more than willing to accept all the help that has been extended to us. I believe we were hoping to have the GS course set up by the 22nd, but that is not going to happen. So all you G S course setters that are coming out and arriving on Friday your help would be greatly appreciated. Big Ryan, RedMathew and Eddy Texas Outlaws.
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I watched the 2 vids on you tube and all I can say is YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING. I have to agree with Kevin, what I saw was not a GS or Super G. You are running a downhill race already, why have 2 at a slalom race.
I have said this once and I will say it again, there will be a number of skilled racers attending the race that will be in on fri or earlier to help set a course. It will not take that long to do so and a great GS or Super G could be set. A slalom board with a 22" - 24" hole to hole will work on this hill. I have been to 50 cities for 115 races since 3/03 and I will guarantee you do not need a downhill set up to race on this hill.
Keith, Teams Radikal, CHIxILL & Oust.
I have said this once and I will say it again, there will be a number of skilled racers attending the race that will be in on fri or earlier to help set a course. It will not take that long to do so and a great GS or Super G could be set. A slalom board with a 22" - 24" hole to hole will work on this hill. I have been to 50 cities for 115 races since 3/03 and I will guarantee you do not need a downhill set up to race on this hill.
Keith, Teams Radikal, CHIxILL & Oust.
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We are trying to squeeze it in on Saturday, I think that we can. It is part of the race but fun tooMike Ohm Posted: 17 Feb 2007 12:07 Post subject: TX
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Hey Texans, I saw on another site/thread that you may be running a TS race if time permits. Will that be part of the race weekend or just for fun?
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Mathew of the Texas Outlaws has just e-mailed me to let me know that the city has approved the hill. So get ready Boys and girls!!!!! 

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Ok,OK,
I was being a whoosy. I did bomb Hobby park and it was a blast! No problemo in Texas! Really, I soooo can't wait to ride it. But I still wanna know where the nearest bar is. LOL. See ya all soon.
I was being a whoosy. I did bomb Hobby park and it was a blast! No problemo in Texas! Really, I soooo can't wait to ride it. But I still wanna know where the nearest bar is. LOL. See ya all soon.
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Thanks for posting the video. That is one steep mammer-jammer of a hill. But I hope you can reach a solution for course setting that will allow everyone to have fun.
At Morro Bay in 2004 and 2005, Jack Smith set a course on Turri Road with anywhere from 50 to 75 feet in between some of the cones, and offset an average of 9 to 13 feet. Most people who ran that course seemed to like it pretty well. It was fast as hell, but it was set with some flow to it. This hill looks like it just keeps dropping, but I bet it could be set in a similar fashion.
If I recall correctly, there was talk of having different starting points for different racer levels. Trish, you rode Hobby Park, right? I bet you could ride this hill too.
At Morro Bay in 2004 and 2005, Jack Smith set a course on Turri Road with anywhere from 50 to 75 feet in between some of the cones, and offset an average of 9 to 13 feet. Most people who ran that course seemed to like it pretty well. It was fast as hell, but it was set with some flow to it. This hill looks like it just keeps dropping, but I bet it could be set in a similar fashion.
If I recall correctly, there was talk of having different starting points for different racer levels. Trish, you rode Hobby Park, right? I bet you could ride this hill too.
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Thanks for posting the video. That is one steep mammer-jammer of a hill. But I hope you can reach a solution for course setting that will allow everyone to have fun.
At Morro Bay in 2004 and 2005, Jack Smith set a course on Turri Road with anywhere from 50 to 75 feet in between some of the cones, and offset an average of 9 to 13 feet. Most people who ran that course seemed to like it pretty well. It was fast as hell, but it was set with some flow to it. This hill looks like it just keeps dropping, but I bet it could be set in a similar fashion.
If I recall correctly, there was talk of having different starting points for different racer levels. Trish, you rode Hobby Park, right? I bet you could ride this hill too.
At Morro Bay in 2004 and 2005, Jack Smith set a course on Turri Road with anywhere from 50 to 75 feet in between some of the cones, and offset an average of 9 to 13 feet. Most people who ran that course seemed to like it pretty well. It was fast as hell, but it was set with some flow to it. This hill looks like it just keeps dropping, but I bet it could be set in a similar fashion.
If I recall correctly, there was talk of having different starting points for different racer levels. Trish, you rode Hobby Park, right? I bet you could ride this hill too.
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Hmm you see i I feel that so much of this is opinion more than anything else. I really like the course at Trade Street And Going 30-35 through cones is pretty damm fast. I welcome suggestions but I still want the course set and tried before the race.Keith Hollien Posted: 08 Feb 2007 14:09 Post subject:
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Marcos,
I understand you wanting to get the course set before the race. It bothers me that you bring up the Trade Street course, because that course SUCKED. The problem with that course is it went almost straight across the hill instead down and across the hill. It totally killed all of the speed and fun that the Trade Street hill has to offer. I think we can have a fun course to run with Kevin Dunne, Chris Chaput, Claude Regnier, and Jonathan Harms in Texas. I know Kevin is arriving fri afternoon and he sets nice GS courses. I will arrive on fri afternoon, but I am not sure when other people arrive.
Keith, Teams Radikal, CHIxILL & Oust.
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Keith, what about bushings? If they run a superG, I might need a stiffer set....or a longer board for that matter!
My 2 cents: I just bought a 360 dollar plane ticket, rented a car, took a day off work, sharing a room (the cheapest part of this trip), to come back to Texas because the stoke was so cool last year. However, my stoke is a bit deflated if that hill is used for a SuperG. I am not into bombing hills, nor do I own a bomber board. But I am into running that hill with a GS course on it. I saw the picture and I did sign up for the race knowing that hill would be the race course, but I sure am not prepared to bomb it. Must have a thing for Kudy right!? LOL. So if it is at all possible, think about putting a nice Gs course or give me directions to the closest bar!
see ya all soon,
Utah Trish
My 2 cents: I just bought a 360 dollar plane ticket, rented a car, took a day off work, sharing a room (the cheapest part of this trip), to come back to Texas because the stoke was so cool last year. However, my stoke is a bit deflated if that hill is used for a SuperG. I am not into bombing hills, nor do I own a bomber board. But I am into running that hill with a GS course on it. I saw the picture and I did sign up for the race knowing that hill would be the race course, but I sure am not prepared to bomb it. Must have a thing for Kudy right!? LOL. So if it is at all possible, think about putting a nice Gs course or give me directions to the closest bar!
see ya all soon,
Utah Trish
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