ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

Karl Floitgraf · **Mon Apr 30, 2007 1:09 am**

This sunday May 6th at the Soap Box hill we will be doing a dry run for the Needham Race. Glenn will bring the timer and we will qualify everyone on one course and then bracket it out head to head.

The Needham Race is only 3 and half weeks away- we're getting pumped up with practice, this sunday will give everyone a chance to get timed. Whose down? EH?!
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Nick Chamberlain · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 83 Location: Rockport MA

sounds nice, I'm guessing you guys didn't get out today right? Also those new foam cores look sick that mario and mike got. I have SATs on saturday so this will nice after that.

T Whalen · Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 94 Location: Cape Cod, MA

Karl,

What time are you starting on Sunday? Looks like the last session was a blast!

Terry

Karl Floitgraf · **Tue May 01, 2007 5:31 am**

Meet up around 9:30 and set up for practice starting around 10. We'll get the timer set up and give everyone some qualifying runs- we'll do some fun bracketting afterwards.

Glenn can your timer to differentials?

Directions
From I-93 N, take exit 33 to Fellsway West (Rte 28). Go N 1.8 miles to reservation entrance. Follow the road inside to the parking lot. Pack light, you might have to park on the outside.
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Glenn Chapman · Joined: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 137 Location: Beverly, MA

I am planing on being there on Sunday. As it is wired now, the timer can not do differentials. There is a built in 1 sec delay before the second switch can stop the timer. It is in there to prevent the front and back wheels from starting and stoping the timer. I could make it less that 1 second but there would still need to be some delay.

Karl Floitgraf · **Wed May 02, 2007 10:40 pm**

Don't worry about the differntials we don't need the timer for dual, just a judge and cone count.
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T Whalen · Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 94 Location: Cape Cod, MA

Karl et al,

Have a good time tomorrow! I thought I was going to be able to make it - but unfortunately it is not going to happen for me. Luckily we got a little Cape session in today.

See you at Needham 2!

Terry

Glenn Chapman · Joined: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 137 Location: Beverly, MA

Practice 6/6 at 6-7:30pm. I will be setting a course at Magnolia Woods in Gloucester for anyone in the area interested.

Karl Floitgraf · **Wed Jun 06, 2007 9:41 pm**

Glenn did you get your timer back from Bryan?

I've hit podiums at all the races I've been to so far, 2nd and 3rd in Paris and a 3rd in Hannover!

NEW ENGLAND GRASS ROOTS BABY!
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Glenn Chapman · Joined: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 137 Location: Beverly, MA

Karl, could you have him or one of your crew get in touch with me? I need the timer for a pracitce session that I want to set up with some of my snowboarding crew. If they can't get up here to me, they can find a box and a ups store and mail it to:
Comdel Inc.
Atten: Glenn Chapman
11 Kondelin Rd.
Gloucester, MA 01930
phone 978-282-0620

Dan Parrish · Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 100 Location: S.Hadley, Mass

*SOUTH HADLEY HYBRID/GS*

Any one up for a session on saturday the 23rd at my place?

Save the date if interested, I'll post more later.

Glenn Chapman · Joined: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 137 Location: Beverly, MA

Dan, I will try and keep the date open, I have a work trip that I am leaving on Sunday. So if I can get every thing done early, I will be there.

Dan Parrish · Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 100 Location: S.Hadley, Mass

Rick Floyd · **Thu Jun 14, 2007 4:17 am**

Well - I guess it's settled where I'm training on the 23rd then! Get J. Friends out there too. I'll see if PSR and Schwip can come down.
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Karl Floitgraf · **Thu Jun 14, 2007 12:06 pm**

I'll be back in Boston on the 21st- if I'm not too jetlaged and hungover from a month of european racing I'll try to make it.
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Dan Parrish · Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 100 Location: S.Hadley, Mass

Hybrid/GS on Saturday the 23rd

Here's what's planned:
A fast flowing GS course on a dead end residential street.
Road condition: 9/10 Antrim units.
Timed jam format - take as many runs as your legs allow.
Best time at end of the session wins.
Will tailor the course for who shows up. May need to set up a "warm-up" race down the street if we have a lot of novices show. Did I mention the GS will be fast?

An "outlaw" event, but these are my neighbors- so behave.
If things go well I'll drag out the barbeque for a closer. Bring it, Ill grill it.

(Management reserves the right to substitute this course for one of equal or greater value.)

from the top

around the bend

near the end looking back up

See U there.
Where?
Here: http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Ashton+Ln,+South+Hadley,+MA+01075&sll=37.0625,-95.677071&sspn=33.02306,57.919922&ie=UTF8&ll=42.22928,-72.595081&spn=0.060249,0.113125&t=h&z=13&om=1

dP

Nick Chamberlain · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 83 Location: Rockport MA

my plans are working out nicely and I'll be there this saturday Dan with a friend or two possibly. And I'm gonna bring my DH gear if anyone wants to do some of that.

Rick Floyd · **Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:21 pm**

I'm bringing my TS board, my GS board, grill meat, a folding chair, and some 800mg Motrin.
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Nick Chamberlain · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 83 Location: Rockport MA

hey Dan what time do you want to start everything on Saturday?

Dan Parrish · Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 100 Location: S.Hadley, Mass

Eric Brammer · Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 316

If all goes well with the twins tonite, we should be able to saunter on down by 10:30 or so. They're resting peacefully,,, so far...
We'll bring Burger/Hotdog stuff, too.

Dan, that road looks really nice! Can't wait to get on down it!

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Eric Brammer · Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 316

Wow!! That's some of the best tar I've carved on!! Great little (but steep) hill, absolutely perfect spot to session.

Dan, Thank You for the hospitality, grill, munchies and a place to play that I could bring the family to without worries!! I'm stoked on the playground, front And backyard..

To the N.E. crew, great to have ya'll there, the vibe was great, and the dual racing was fun to watch. Glen, Dan and Rick are steppin' it up, looking plenty fast, at least until Nick dropped in on the DH board (nice work on that!). The Karl/Adam show was pretty entertaining, too, on and off the hill. For someone who's jetlagged from traipsing about Europe, Karl was pretty spry. John showed too, and I want to thank his daughter for helping look after my kids; Much appreciated. Oh, and thanks to Nick for letting my wife take Justin for his 1st downhill skateboard ride. 6-3/4 months old, and he was hangin' 5...

We had a great time!

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Nick Chamberlain · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 83 Location: Rockport MA

Hey Dan, I left my black sweatshirt at your house today, I should be able to stop by on my way out of town tomorrow to pick it up. It was in one of your folding chairs I think.

Karl Floitgraf · **Sun Jun 24, 2007 5:27 am**

What a ridiculous hill man. Perfect pavement and a pitch that throws you at those cones.

Racing is fun but grass roots is what it's all about. Dr. Dan threw down on some excellent burgers and tight slalom against Glenn, your cookin with that Ick. John friends broke out some fast runs in sandals, extra traction by curling your toes over. Rick Floyds been workin on his ski influenced style, good flow. PSR was parenting in between runs, mostly his twins but Adam and I got our share too.

It was a lot of fun racin Adam up and down that TS course. We kept changing the starting rules about pushing each run, I kept forgetting what we were doing.

Thanks everybody for an excellent session, and almost more importantly the free food.

Dan could we have a legit race on this hill?

Look out for a slalom session in the next two weekends at the Soapbox hill, in the morning beginner slalom/clinic and in the afternoon head to head TS.
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Dan Parrish · Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 100 Location: S.Hadley, Mass

Thanks everyone for coming. I had a great time and am glad you enjoyed it.

I've been scoping out the neighborhood and may have a few other locations we could try. Haven't found one that has pavement like that (or is quite as convienient ;o) yet.
Yes, we'll do it again, as soon as I fix the timing troubles. Again, sorry 'bout that.
--Nick, got it. If we're not in, it will be on the porch.

Peace.

Rick Floyd · **Sun Jun 24, 2007 11:59 pm**

Herr Doc-tor!

Great time yesterday! Good to get the new Fullbag dialed. Good to see Fleck and Burgess getting into it...who better than PSR to coach 'em! I can't believe we ran three completely different course including a dual...seeeet!

Karl - do the soapbox hill on the 7th if you can...I'll be in Ottawa this coming weekend.
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Rick Floyd · **Tue Jun 26, 2007 4:08 am Lost tools**

For anybody who was at Dan's Saturday - I am missing a socket extension and 5/16 deep socket...please PM me if you have it.
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Karl Floitgraf · **Sat Jun 30, 2007 4:36 am**

We're gonna pull an outlaw session at our SoapBox hill, Sunday July 8th. Morning is going to be a Giant Slalom which will be set up as a beginner clinic. Please if you have extra slalom stuff, wrench it together so we have as many set ups for beginners as possible.

After that we're pulling out all the stops, head to head TS. Eat yer weaties.

Contact: Karl@slalomspot.com . Poster says the rest. Lemme know if there are any other questions.
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Eric Brammer · Joined: 25 Sep 2004 Posts: 316

Hey Karl, I'll attempt to be there. It's always a tug-of-war along the lines of Family agendas on Sundays, as church is important, as are the chores (ah, yes, the Twin's clothes, fixing the waterpump, all the stuff that family life brings). I can't promise anything this far in advance (like, I'll know, um, Saturday?), except that if I come, i'll bring boards, some pads, and a coach...

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Rick Floyd · **Tue Jul 03, 2007 5:57 pm**

I can't stop...the needle's in too deep....aggghhhhhhh! X-|
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Dan Parrish · Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 100 Location: S.Hadley, Mass

Karl, I'll be there.
I'll bring my timer (if I can get the bugs worked out), some extra skates
-and possibly some Narcan for Rick.

turn off your mind relax and float downstream....

Nick Chamberlain · Joined: 11 Oct 2005 Posts: 83 Location: Rockport MA

Today was an awesome session. It took a little bit to get things started but we skated the hill until around 4pm when it started to rain. I got some good pictures and a video of your 10.50 second run Karl.

Also Glenn I have your timer so I can get it to you when you get back from your trip.

And Rick or Karl, either call me at 978-239-6211 or send me an email at nsc1120@gmail.com about the deal with driving to Ohio because my mom said I can go, and I have the money so I'm all set to go.

Karl Floitgraf · **Mon Jul 09, 2007 4:54 am**

KILLER SESSION EVERYONE THANKS FOR COMING!!!!

CHECK YOUTUBE!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWAcJbjaSEs
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Dan Parrish · Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 100 Location: S.Hadley, Mass

Damn, this thread has been quiet. The Farm is coming and I know that if I'm gonna bring home that large, cook a casserole for my whole family sized Crock, I'm gomma need a little "tune up".

Soooo.....

FARM AID '07

8/05/07 12:00 - ?
Mt. Tom Access Road.

http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Mt+tom+ski+rd&sll=42.244023,-72.628169&sspn=0.015726,0.029268&ie=UTF8&ll=42.24021,-72.623148&spn=0.031454,0.058537&t=h&z=14&om=1

No facilities there, outlaw style, low bust probability.
(Back up local: Scott Tower Rd. next exit south on 91)
I'll be out of touch till friday.... I'll check in then.

Oh, I will have a *working* timer there this time. ;o)

dp
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Claude Regnier · **Sat Jul 28, 2007 2:16 pm Nope!**

Just checked and it's a little to far for a one day'r eh!

Have a good one see at the Farm.
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T Whalen · Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 94 Location: Cape Cod, MA

Dan,

Can't make it out west next weekend. Anyone interested in Middlesex Fells next weekend?

Terry

Glenn Chapman · Joined: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 137 Location: Beverly, MA

Dan,
I will try and come to the Mt. Tom Outlaw. I will be dropping my daughter at running camp in VT. If there is time I will come down 91 and meet you there.
Terry,
I may be able to meet you there on Saturday. Let me know if you are interested.
Glenn

John Friends · **Tue Jul 31, 2007 3:32 pm Mt. Tom Outlaw**

Dan,

Thanks for keeping the spirit alive. I am badly in need of a slalom tune up or Farm Aid as you put it. Historically the week or 2 before the farm is the only time I practice consistently so its time to get on it. I am definately in for this Sat. and will book the day. Maybe when we're worn out we can head up to the flow pool, I have not ridden it yet. Feel free to give me a call Dan, and let me know what I can do to help. JF

Karl Floitgraf · **Tue Jul 31, 2007 4:49 pm**

This sunday Middlesex Fells or Memorial Drive. This is my last weekend in Boston- next weekend is Da Farm and imediately after I start my semester in North Carolina!!

Who wants to go?
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Glenn Chapman · Joined: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 137 Location: Beverly, MA

I am planing on skating at the Fells on Saturday morning 8/4 from 9:00-12:00. I hope to see a few of you there, if not see you at the Farm.

Leonardo Ojeda · **Thu Aug 02, 2007 5:54 pm**

Wazzup my fellow northeasterns, check pools and parks forum at ncdsa for the new stamford skatepark. its only about 20-30min away from tways house. i havent ridden it yet, but it will be fun for a sunday riding after da farm.

see you all there.

leo
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T Whalen · Joined: 01 Sep 2005 Posts: 94 Location: Cape Cod, MA

Glenn,

Sorry for the slow reply! Unfortunatley, I won't be able to make it up on Saturday now to the Fells for some much needed practice (I can't believe I haven't ridden there yet).

Karl,

I was speaking with one of my wife's friends about slalom down at the beach the other day - and what does she pull out - a Karl Floitgraf Ocean Frog/NECF Card - she was dropping off her kids at birthday party in Needham and talked to you and Weasel ( I presume).

Small world,

See you all at the Farm.

Glenn Chapman · Joined: 17 Nov 2003 Posts: 137 Location: Beverly, MA

I will be skating the Fells Saturday morning 9:00-12:00. I hope to see some of you there.
Terry sorry you can't make it but I'll see you at the Farm.

Dan Parrish · Joined: 02 Dec 2002 Posts: 100 Location: S.Hadley, Mass

OK, so no big turnout for FARM AID '07 huh?
Well, you'll all be sorry when I'm looking down on y'all from the top of that podium. You'll all be thinking, "That could have been me if I'd just attended Farm Aid."

I and John"runner-up" Friends will be there and likely hitting the Northampton Park afterwards.
We'll make it ~9am instead, to escape the heat.

Rick Floyd · **Sat Aug 04, 2007 7:35 pm**

DP - you sure you don't mean "when I'm looking down on y'all from the top of THE THRONE"? See you there!
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Karl Floitgraf · **Mon Jun 23, 2008 2:39 pm**

Sunday June 29th Fells GS session. more info coming
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Rick Floyd · **Mon Jun 23, 2008 4:33 pm**

I'll be there if I can afford the gas!

The Orange BigZigs need some road time!
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Rick Floyd · **Thu Jun 26, 2008 8:36 pm**

Troy Smart · Joined: 04 Nov 2002 Posts: 207 Location: Hampton Bays, NY

Where is "Fells"??
I need to get the hell off this freekin wanker infested island and ride dammit!
Where is it and is it on??