Michael Stride wrote:Id like to thank all my sponsors.
If I had any.
And this from my friend.....Michael Stride wrote:Im not bagging on MD.
As Jack Smith said...records are there to be broken.
Please, go ahead. Literally.
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- Sun Oct 07, 2007 11:46 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: OFFICIAL Guinness Slalom Skateboard World Record - New event
- Replies: 85
- Views: 86593
- Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:51 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: OFFICIAL Guinness Slalom Skateboard World Record - New event
- Replies: 85
- Views: 86593
Re: Congratulations Martin
It is a pretty rare thing to have a World Record! And good publicity too! I hope you will generate a write-up with more details about how this came about, what it feels like to hold a record, etc.... -- Pat Thanks Pat, Glad you think so. Maybe I'll do it on another forum or Jani will just pick it a...
- Sat Oct 06, 2007 9:43 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: OFFICIAL Guinness Slalom Skateboard World Record - New event
- Replies: 85
- Views: 86593
Jani's answers...AGAIN.
- 50 cones @ 1.6m (5ft 3ins) centre-to-centre on the FLAT with a CLEAN run! Timing starts behind the first cone and ends when the whole of the board passes the last cone. Can you tell me how to set up the timer to let anyone have a go at the record? Set the timer the board's wheelbase away from the...
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:43 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: OFFICIAL Guinness Slalom Skateboard World Record - New event
- Replies: 85
- Views: 86593
I don't expect to get the final word....
I've seen 20, 40 and 100 cone runs before. Is 50 cones a new thing or has it been run before? Congrats on the record, Martin! Since I don't own 100 cones, this would be something I can try myself. Exactly Toby, thats the whole idea, you can try it yourself, it could be the new Cyber! How many of us...
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 5:02 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: OFFICIAL Guinness Slalom Skateboard World Record - New event
- Replies: 85
- Views: 86593
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:17 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: OFFICIAL Guinness Slalom Skateboard World Record - New event
- Replies: 85
- Views: 86593
Vinzzz you are right!
No, and you have to be in England too or it doesn't count!Vincent Berruchon wrote:But the real question is:
can one attends a record if not called Martin?
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:34 pm
- Forum: England
- Topic: 50 cones...New GWR Record!
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6395
50 cones...New GWR Record!
Well, China's largest TV company (15 stations and 1 Billion viewers in Asia!!!) wanted a new skateboard GWR record for their Recordbreakers show and contacted the Guinness World Records organisation for ideas. They came up with an idea: - 50 cones @ 1.6m (5ft 3ins) centre-to-centre on the FLAT with ...
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 3:19 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: OFFICIAL Guinness Slalom Skateboard World Record - New event
- Replies: 85
- Views: 86593
Reasons....
OK...While everyone else on various sites have sent me nothing but congratulations, here on my favourite site there is a shitstorm! Well, I will try to answer your queries Jani and anyone else who doesn't like what I did. 1) I was a fairly last minute substitute going along with what had already bee...
- Fri Oct 05, 2007 12:26 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: OFFICIAL Guinness Slalom Skateboard World Record - New event
- Replies: 85
- Views: 86593
OFFICIAL Guinness Slalom Skateboard World Record - New event
Well, China's largest TV company (15 stations and 1 Billion viewers in Asia!!!) wanted a new skateboard GWR record for their Recordbreakers show and contacted the Guinness World Records organisation for ideas. They came up with an idea: - 50 cones @ 1.6m (5ft 3ins) centre-to-centre on the FLAT with ...
- Thu Oct 04, 2007 9:59 am
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2006] STHLM HELL 100, sept 23, 2006
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25292
All Slalom world top ten records are on www.worldcupranking.com and thats the law we live by. Cho len PK Cool Klangster, thanks! I'm just surprised Sweeney isn't on there as his was 21.7 clean. he also did 100 cones clean at 5ft (1.5m), but I can't find the footage I have seen on the net, my comput...
- Thu Oct 04, 2007 8:55 am
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2006] STHLM HELL 100, sept 23, 2006
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25292
- Wed Oct 03, 2007 10:07 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2006] STHLM HELL 100, sept 23, 2006
- Replies: 26
- Views: 25292
Here is a topic from the good old days trying to set up official 100 cone rules so that we could have official World Record attempts. http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=312&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=100 It seems like the last version with the latest ideas with the current ...
- Sun Sep 30, 2007 9:43 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: Old racers bracket: age limit 40/45/50?
- Replies: 18
- Views: 25019
Re: Track it.
I think it would be fun to track the racers that are 45+ worldwide on a seperate page on Slalomrankings.com However this cannot be done at the expense of running in either the Open or Pro catagories. Just track it and see whom is the faster 45er. Is it that hard to do? Hard to do fairly as some of ...
- Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:46 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, UK, February 3rd [PRIME]
- Replies: 209
- Views: 209805
- Thu Sep 27, 2007 2:10 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: Cadwell Park, Lincolnshire, UK, February 3rd [PRIME]
- Replies: 209
- Views: 209805
Bring it!
This island hasn't been succesfully invaded for several hundred years... Give it your best shot!!!!
- Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:13 am
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
Oh, I forgot...
It was cool: - To see Jani again and see my only Euro ally at last years US Nationals, the super nice Stefano. - To see how much Ramon has developed as a Racer and grown to be a confident young man since the junior I last saw back in 2004. - Seeing Pierre and William again, with the latter first tim...
- Thu Sep 13, 2007 9:39 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
The big "G"....
Grenoble? I had a ball! Yes there were problems, it was optimistic to expect to be able to keep the Saturday schedule moving EVERYTHING from the GS venue to the stadium. That having been said they had a great army of volunteers who, I thought did a fantastic job. This was my first big race in Europe...
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 7:02 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
Training on both 180 and 170 is the solution isn't it? :D Why train both if you are not expecting to do both? I don't even know what 1.8m feels like to ride... because both are fun and different because maybe you will attend another race after Grenoble because one train more your technical skills b...
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 6:36 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 5:22 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
Some help maybe?
What we call cyber slalom is the french cyber slalom.(40 cones with 1m80 spaces) But in fact it's just what some call tight slalom and the true name must be straight slalom. Pierre said this back in June when someone queried that it said, and still says, Cyber Slalom on the website. I did ask for c...
- Thu Sep 06, 2007 2:06 pm
- Forum: France
- Topic: R.I.P Xabi
- Replies: 4
- Views: 8194
Condolences.
Its always sad to hear of someone young losing their life, I lost a friend at school when we were 11 years old. But as you say at least Xabi went doing what he loved.
Somewhere he is still riding carrying a Basque flag and smiling...
Condolences to his families, birth and skate.
Family Drayton.
Somewhere he is still riding carrying a Basque flag and smiling...
Condolences to his families, birth and skate.
Family Drayton.
- Wed Sep 05, 2007 11:59 am
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
Not long now...
Looking forward to seeing lots of old friends again and making some new ones, its 3 years since I raced in Europe! Can't believe there are so many people I'll be racing whose dates of birth are over 25 years away from mine!!!!
Safe journeys everyone, Grenoble is a cool city, it'll be fun!
Safe journeys everyone, Grenoble is a cool city, it'll be fun!
- Sun Sep 02, 2007 3:50 pm
- Forum: Australia
- Topic: [2007] ASRA Conehead Cup Race #4 San Remo Screamer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6444
Go Aussie...er, Norge!
Well done Haggy, nicely done!
- Fri Aug 31, 2007 10:30 am
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: SWEDEN SLALOM WORLD CUP, June 15-17, 2007
- Replies: 82
- Views: 97060
Cool!!!!
Thats wicked, if you like I'll bring the Park City shirt too and Michael can decide for you then if you want it or just cash or a combo....The Showdown shirt (never been worn) has the full colour poster on the front and all the sponsors logos on the back!
Thanks again Emrik,
Thanks again Emrik,
- Fri Aug 31, 2007 9:44 am
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: SWEDEN SLALOM WORLD CUP, June 15-17, 2007
- Replies: 82
- Views: 97060
Shirts from the Race?
Paul price very kindly gave me a shirt from the event and it is my favourite shirt to slalom in! I was wondering if you had any left from the event in medium that you would be willing to sell or swap for a large "Showdown on Main Street" Race shirt from the Park City race graphics designed by Judi O...
- Wed Aug 22, 2007 2:04 pm
- Forum: Seismic / 3dm
- Topic: Hot Spots
- Replies: 13
- Views: 19950
Love the orange...
Just found my all-time fave wheel! The new orange 84A Hot Spot. A great duro to use as a front on rougher surfaces or as a rear when the road is smooth. The wheel is lovely to ride,predictable grip, super smooth and in a colour that makes your mouth water! Two of us podiumed at Wasteland on it in it...
- Wed Aug 22, 2007 9:19 am
- Forum: Rocky Mountains
- Topic: Good Luck At Nationals
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6906
Good luck Utahns!
Wish I was there with you....Just raced in our equivalent which wasn't quite as grand, hand-timing and no ramps!
Trish-FOCUS! You can do it, just imagine I'm there to nag. Next summer we are training seriously!
Big Bob-relax, you have the skills to pay the bills-stay fit!
Go get 'em!
Trish-FOCUS! You can do it, just imagine I'm there to nag. Next summer we are training seriously!
Big Bob-relax, you have the skills to pay the bills-stay fit!
Go get 'em!
- Thu Aug 09, 2007 8:06 pm
- Forum: RoeRacing
- Topic: RoeRacing CK30-Concave Kicktail board!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 23170
Hi Ben,
I always suggest going with your current set-up when first trying a new deck, gives you a chance to really test the deck itself. I like to have the trucks and wheels pretty flush with the sides of the deck from a balance point of view...so maybe racetracks, skennets/bennets....or if you can find the...
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:20 pm
- Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Deck Discussion
- Topic: G & S Steve Cathay....what shall I do with it?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 6323
G & S Steve Cathay....what shall I do with it?
Just had someone return an old board of mine to me....he only had it about 15-20 years! Its a G&S Steve Cathy 26" rocker that I inverted and used for "Martin Sweeney"-style tight slalom, 4ft straight, 5ft offset back in the day. It is in excellent condition, but I don't know what to do with it, as I...
- Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:08 pm
- Forum: D.C.
- Topic: Skateboarding & Snowboarding Don't Mix- It hurts to fall
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11453
Snowboarding?
Hmmmm....That looks like snowboarding alright......with no edges on ice! What were you thinking LBK!
Get well soon....
Martin.
ps.Longtime no see, give the missus a hug for me!
Get well soon....
Martin.
ps.Longtime no see, give the missus a hug for me!
- Sat Jul 14, 2007 9:18 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: And Now For Something Completely Different . . .
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3507
Long live the South....
This is even scarier... http://youtube.com/watch?v=l4y3UjLGpm0&mode=related&search= The two groups should never be allowed to mate and should all be removed from the gene pool. Should this be under the section "Southern Culture on the skids"? But this dude who apparently lives in a huge 'White House...
- Fri Jul 13, 2007 12:35 am
- Forum: Movies
- Topic: Hove UK-Beginner's fun race!
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3188
Hove UK-Beginner's fun race!
This was a last minute event put on by a little surf and skate shop on the South Coast of the UK as part of a "Surfers against Sweage" event. The guys in it are mostly beginners, in fact most of them had never seen a cone before....so don't be mean! Courtesy of Mark Roberts... http://www.msr-interac...
- Mon Jul 09, 2007 1:21 am
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
Grenoble should be my only race this year and it should be my last race since I decide to stop with racing. Unfortunatly I had a big crash in downhill mountain bike in Les 2 Alpes two weeks ago and I'm out for a long time."Clavicle, ribs and wrist broken". Anyway as I say to Philippe I'll be there ...
- Tue Jun 26, 2007 11:28 am
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Skateboarding is in the 2012 Olympics!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13774
Re: Olympics
Im not sure if this topic has been mentioned. To my knowledge, athletes that compete in the Olympics are amateurs while pro athletes do not compete. Correct me if I am wrong. So how would this affect what ever sk8 disclipline that may get into the Olympics as far as who can or can not compete? I th...
- Thu Jun 21, 2007 5:00 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
WONDERFUL MARTIN THAT YOU WILL BE THEER! i'M LOOKING FOR MEETING YOU AGAIN... No shout at the end of the course this time: promise. ;-) stefano Yes, at the end of the course at Longmont during a dual run, Stefano hit some cones and the Americans found out the full extent of his grasp of english swe...
- Wed Jun 20, 2007 9:05 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
What we call cyber slalom is the french cyber slalom.(40 cones with 1m80 spaces) But in fact it's just what some call tight slalom and the true name must be straight slalom. But we are doing 1m70...correct? Will it be 40 cones at that distance on the flat? If so, Pierre you had better have some oxy...
- Tue Jun 19, 2007 8:48 am
- Forum: RoeRacing
- Topic: RoeRacing CK30-Concave Kicktail board!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 23170
More experiments...
As an experiment, I re-drilled the tail on my test-sled....(poor thing looks like Swiss Cheese now) and brought the rear truck forward an inch. Re-mounted it at 18" wheelbase and found that you DIDN'T need a big foot to take up the space at the front as the front truck is now further forward. The bo...
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 4:21 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
Yo Svenska!
Jag kan verken läsa, skriva eller tala franska. Vore tacksam för en engelsk, alternativt svensk version av hemsidan. Undrar dessutom om det är möjligt att köra årets Cyber challange när det ändå är platt? Jag vet att Dongster gärna ser att vi europeer annordnar tävlingen. Tacksam för ett snabbt sva...
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 3:07 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
Well bugger me!
Quelle surprise! I grew up in Queens Park, London and my wife lived in Hove, nr.Brighton (thats where we are for the summer). I did 8 winters and 12 summers in LDA and if the rules over foreigners teaching snowboarding had changed earlier, I would have ended up living there! We'll have to chat over ...
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 2:15 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
It worked!
Merci Stephan! It worked. I am representing T&T when I race, but I am normally working as a Snowboard Instructor in Park City,Utah USA.....however this summer we are living in the UK so travel should not be a problem...thank you. I ran a snowboard summer camp in Les Deux Alpes for 12 years and we us...
- Mon Jun 18, 2007 1:33 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
Desaxe website.
Do you know when the website will be open? It says:
SITE EN CONSTRUCTION
OUVERTURE LE 08/06/07 à 14h
Just so we can plan travel, accomodation and know where the events will be etc.
I have friends near the city who would like to know too!
Thank you,
SITE EN CONSTRUCTION
OUVERTURE LE 08/06/07 à 14h
Just so we can plan travel, accomodation and know where the events will be etc.
I have friends near the city who would like to know too!
Thank you,
- Fri Jun 15, 2007 1:33 pm
- Forum: Racer Profiles
- Topic: Winston, Adam - Canada
- Replies: 2
- Views: 7150
I had no idea you were such a talented artist! You should get in touch with www.originalsnowboardart.com as they are looking for artisits to do snowboard and skate graphics.
Good luck,
Martin
Good luck,
Martin
- Thu Jun 14, 2007 1:22 pm
- Forum: England
- Topic: Gosport Outlaw GS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12679
Good call. And it helps test fitness and concentration. I'm not the biggest fan of short courses; their results are often dictated by start-power rather than skating ability. Yup, if there is no ramp start its just a race to the first cone with not enough distance to catch up. We should be working ...
- Thu Jun 14, 2007 9:48 am
- Forum: England
- Topic: Gosport Outlaw GS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12679
Gosport...
Just a suggestion Sam, but to put less strain on the timing set-up, if the course was pretty long, that should leave a bigger gap between people...
- Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:42 pm
- Forum: England
- Topic: Gosport Outlaw GS
- Replies: 8
- Views: 12679
Much better venue, plus Bish can use his new board!
Cool! Have to say I wasn't too keen on the surface at the original Petersfield gravel road....fine if you are Downhilling, but not if you intend to turn!
But then....to turn is to admit defeat!!!!!
But then....to turn is to admit defeat!!!!!
- Tue Jun 12, 2007 6:42 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] European Slalom Skateboard Championships: 8 & 9 s
- Replies: 145
- Views: 157999
- Mon Jun 11, 2007 5:25 pm
- Forum: RoeRacing
- Topic: RoeRacing CK30-Concave Kicktail board!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 23170
More pics...
Here are some pics of it mounted with a 20" wheelbase for tighter Hybrid or European Special courses. It is proving to be a real quiver-killer! http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g281/juliedrayton/Skate%20pics/DSC04403.jpg here it is showing the concave: http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g281/juliedr...
- Sat Jun 09, 2007 2:38 pm
- Forum: RoeRacing
- Topic: RoeRacing CK30-Concave Kicktail board!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 23170
Function -v- fashion, or can they co-exist? Hell yeah!
Hi Rick, These days boards are becoming more and more functional, wide where they need to be, reduced where there is no need for width. The CK has a varied heritage... Lots of ideas from the team, influence from Richie Carrasco etc. My personal input came from my experience with the Turner Eurofight...
- Fri Jun 08, 2007 4:30 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Skateboarding is in the 2012 Olympics!
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13774
Skateboarding is in the 2012 Olympics!
Check this out.... http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/article-23399849-details/Skateboarding+to+make+Olympic+debut+in+2012/article.do Should we be contacting someone about the inclusion of racing? Jani, wasn't Slalom an exhibition event back in the Pyrranees in '97? Would that carry any weight to th...
- Fri Jun 08, 2007 3:50 pm
- Forum: Europe
- Topic: [2007] Grenoble - Candidate for European Championship '07
- Replies: 140
- Views: 177865
Really?
Rumours around the camp fire are a boycott of the race if the courses don’t get more interesting. 1,90 m straight on flat. That will tickle my balls……not. Where did the 1.90m rumour come from? Seeing as the French are organising doesn't that seem a little unlikely? It was 1.80 on a slope at Paris, ...