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by Chris Eggers
Fri May 04, 2012 10:12 am
Forum: 2012 World Championships - Stuttgart, Germany
Topic: Worlds 2012 in Stuttgart, July 27-29
Replies: 196
Views: 376704

Re: Worlds 2012 in Stuttgart, July 27-29

Hi Robert, this in english due to the international character of the event. I have two questions: You say Deadline for registration is June 15. Your timetable says registration is in the morning of July 27th. Do I have to be there this Friday morning? (May be not possible for me) Is it possible to o...
by Chris Eggers
Thu Mar 08, 2012 8:06 pm
Forum: 2012 World Championships - Stuttgart, Germany
Topic: Worlds 2012 in Stuttgart, July 27-29
Replies: 196
Views: 376704

Re: Worlds 2012 in Stuttgart - Visiting Stuttgart

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.....................I think I should practice again after a long long pause.....hmmmmmmmmmmm
or are there qualifications ?
hmmmmmmmmmmmmm..........
by Chris Eggers
Thu Mar 18, 2010 5:47 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: Vancouver World Championships 1986
Replies: 4
Views: 7049

Vancouver World Championships 1986

I just finished my longest blog post.
Maybe some of you are intersted in a littl Skateboard history:

http://sk8boarding4life.blogspot.com/20 ... ouver.html
by Chris Eggers
Wed Feb 04, 2009 9:46 am
Forum: Germany
Topic: New blog
Replies: 0
Views: 4062

New blog

I opened a blog where I will post photos from my archives in the future. There may be slalom photos too, so this is slalom related.

Visit:

http://sk8boarding4life.blogspot.com/


if you are interested.

The blog will contain and show a lot of german and international skateboard history.
by Chris Eggers
Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:35 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: OVER 80 CONES, Sunday 28. September 2008
Replies: 26
Views: 34956

Parking question:

Where is the best place to leave a car? Tow-Away free and not too expensive and not too far away from Rennweg?
by Chris Eggers
Wed Sep 24, 2008 4:29 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2009] 2nd Tunnel Skateboard Slalom World Cup, ZH, April 25
Replies: 113
Views: 118950

WOW!!! Great news! To see the one from 2002 to have a small impression what will go on visit:

http://www.sk8mag.de/contests/kreuzlingen02/

I will be there!

Chris
by Chris Eggers
Fri Aug 22, 2008 8:00 am
Forum: Random Slalom Topics
Topic: SIGNUP FOR PETITION AGAINST FLATLAND SLALOM
Replies: 38
Views: 28732

We had flat slalom in the 70/80s on gymnastik floors with low ramps, 2 meters straight 15 cones.............sometimes there even was a spectator or two who even watched 5 minutes before deciding that this was the most boring thing he ever saw. why flat? maybe if you can´t find a hill, the good ting ...
by Chris Eggers
Wed Aug 20, 2008 12:01 pm
Forum: 2008 World Championships - Gothenburg, Sweden
Topic: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP OF SLALOM SKATEBOARDING, GOTHENBURG, 1-3
Replies: 148
Views: 141845

Congrats to all the Winners and all contestants in Sweden even without me competing
:-))

Just laughed my ass off looking at the photos, all viewed maybe 4-7 times
except this one viewed 34 times

http://longboard.slak.nu/gallery2/v/ses ... 0.jpg.html
by Chris Eggers
Wed Jul 16, 2008 1:17 pm
Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Deck Discussion
Topic: Santa Cruz Graphite Loaded Deck - 1989
Replies: 12
Views: 18657

no. it doesn´t. it is kind of narrow. i like it but i don´t use it anymore´....
by Chris Eggers
Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:49 pm
Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Deck Discussion
Topic: Santa Cruz Graphite Loaded Deck - 1989
Replies: 12
Views: 18657

...on its way........
by Chris Eggers
Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:32 pm
Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Deck Discussion
Topic: Santa Cruz Graphite Loaded Deck - 1989
Replies: 12
Views: 18657

I cannot post a photo. I can send you one via email if you want. It does not have the original graphics though. These peeled off.
by Chris Eggers
Mon Jul 14, 2008 12:19 pm
Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Deck Discussion
Topic: Santa Cruz Graphite Loaded Deck - 1989
Replies: 12
Views: 18657

Hi I own a Santa Cruz "H-Bomb" graphite loaded deck. It has green layers between the plys. I believe it is some sort of carbon layer. It was bought well before 1989, late seventies I think. I remember it was very expensive. I bought it in England back then, at Surrey Skateboards. I think carbon is s...
by Chris Eggers
Fri Jun 06, 2008 12:13 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: GoG "Dicke Rampe Rennen", 07 June 2008
Replies: 18
Views: 22486

Just checked ss.com for the first time since a few months..............

I would love to attend the race, but I am out of action until mid july due to a knee(meniskus) surgery. Everthing is healing well and I should be back on my board soon.

Good luck with the race!
by Chris Eggers
Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:44 pm
Forum: Off Topic
Topic: *** please welcome Clémence !!! ***
Replies: 18
Views: 21185

Congrats from here! all the best!

well done!

My youngest boy is 9 months and I caught him standing in front of the bathtub laughing this morning..................I will buy him a board this afternoon.
by Chris Eggers
Thu Jul 05, 2007 2:51 pm
Forum: ISSA - Old topics
Topic: Olympics London 2012 - Skateboarding to be included
Replies: 9
Views: 13384

Olympics 2018 winter will be in Russia, it was in the news this morning http://www.spiegel.de/sport/wintersport/0,1518,492495,00.html It will be held in a natural reserve territory, world culture heritage area. There is not a single race track or skilift or hotel, not good enough streets or railways...
by Chris Eggers
Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:24 am
Forum: England
Topic: Skateboarding in the 2012 Olympics
Replies: 2
Views: 6798

What did Tony Hawk say?

"Skateboarding does not need the Olympics but the Olympics need Skateboarding"

I don´t know if its a good idea

I want to have Duane Peters as our speaker in front of the Olympic Commetee, please. After all he is one of the best skateboarders, ever...............
by Chris Eggers
Tue Feb 06, 2007 11:51 am
Forum: ISSA World Ranking
Topic: World rankings: Overall
Replies: 346
Views: 634146

Men Pro:

90 Elena Sinodalova, RUS 612 612 / 2004 0 / 0 0 / 0 0 / 0


eh???????????????????
by Chris Eggers
Tue Nov 21, 2006 2:29 pm
Forum: Pavel
Topic: stevie kathrin dom
Replies: 11
Views: 12221

Whenever you read this Steve:

Congrats and all the best to the whole family!
by Chris Eggers
Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:59 am
Forum: Germany
Topic: A boy was born!
Replies: 9
Views: 13195

I don´t know, no news from Stefano, I hope they are allright!
by Chris Eggers
Tue Nov 21, 2006 9:32 am
Forum: Germany
Topic: A boy was born!
Replies: 9
Views: 13195

A boy was born!

Yesterday morning at 9:45 our son Niclas "Nic" Eggers was born. He weighed 3.030 grams and is 53 cm long. He was born on a sunny morning like his sister Lale who is as happy as Mama Lisa and Daddy Chris.
We are now happy to be a bigger familiy
Cheers,

Chris
by Chris Eggers
Thu Nov 09, 2006 12:49 pm
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: GR- 19. STARTING NUMBERS
Replies: 25
Views: 23938

Give out stickers to place on helmets
by Chris Eggers
Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:16 am
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: SPSR- 8. SAFETY GEAR
Replies: 11
Views: 11601

Make helmets mandatory, the rest optional.
by Chris Eggers
Fri Oct 20, 2006 11:39 am
Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
Topic: World Cup Races on flat surface - not anymore!
Replies: 10
Views: 11421

Like I said before.

Flat is dead.

Flat was in the 70s (1970s that is............)
by Chris Eggers
Fri Oct 20, 2006 10:58 am
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2007] Grenoble - Candidate for European Championship '07
Replies: 140
Views: 164775

Hey Don, Brixlegg is off the wall!
I love it.

It was great.

No flat please..........
by Chris Eggers
Fri Oct 20, 2006 9:54 am
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2007] Grenoble - Candidate for European Championship '07
Replies: 140
Views: 164775

Slalom Contests held in big cities (Brixlegg is not a big city, but nice) like Zürich, Paris that is what we need. Contests connected to big affairs like the Tunnel opening in Kreuzlingen 2002 or the EXPO Fair in Hannover. Thats what we need. Noone does sit at a slalom skateboard contest longer than...
by Chris Eggers
Fri Oct 20, 2006 7:28 am
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2007] Grenoble - Candidate for European Championship '07
Replies: 140
Views: 164775

Agreed with Ramon, NO FLAT!

Why not have tight in the town also?
I really doubt people will come to the stadium. We had that before in the 70s, 80s, boring flat stadium racing. Not again please, not with me.

Slalom Skateboarding belongs in the streets...............
by Chris Eggers
Thu Sep 28, 2006 4:30 pm
Forum: Europe
Topic: [2006] Antibes International slalom 2006
Replies: 78
Views: 115512

So, to add to Stefanos post: I will stay at home for the same reasons, as I did for 80 Cones and I will do for the Great Western Race. Sometimes you have to set priorities. The birth dates of Stefanos first and our second child are about the same date, which is quite funny. Let´s see who is faster t...
by Chris Eggers
Fri Sep 08, 2006 8:17 am
Forum: ISSA Site administration
Topic: hey jani,THANKS
Replies: 5
Views: 10141

THanks from here Jani. I know how much it means to leave the familiy behind, the kids grow even in one day...................

Death to hackers....................how stupid that is..............destroying a forum. How poor they must be.

Let´s move on.

Chris
by Chris Eggers
Thu Aug 17, 2006 7:56 am
Forum: 2006 World Championships - Brixlegg, Austria
Topic: thank you's and a summary of the event
Replies: 12
Views: 15704

Report on sk8mag.de:

http://www.sk8mag.de/contests/brixleggJul06/

only in german language. sorry, no time to translate.......yet

or does someone want to step up?

You can send the translation to Bernhard at sk8mag.de
by Chris Eggers
Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:33 pm
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: WYB BAHNE TRUCKS
Replies: 3
Views: 4539

Thanks

It is a Henry Hester graphite loaded, painted because the color came down in chips. The wheels are Powell Rollerbones 78 A

Spray painted the trucks too, because they started to rust.
Happy that my teasing went well..............
by Chris Eggers
Thu Aug 03, 2006 11:51 am
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: WYB BAHNE TRUCKS
Replies: 3
Views: 4539

I have a set..................


I just want to tease you, they are not for sale

I only have a photo of them mounted...........sorry


Image
by Chris Eggers
Thu Aug 03, 2006 8:34 am
Forum: 2006 World Championships - Brixlegg, Austria
Topic: NEXT YEAR THE EUROS IN BRIXLEGG?
Replies: 30
Views: 36534

So....intersting. There seems to be a contest for a contest. Or even better for two contests........the worlds candidates and the Euro candidates. Considering the fact that we did not have ANY races in Europe for a decade or more that is very good. Great. I was thinking of something that I was hesit...
by Chris Eggers
Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:31 am
Forum: New to slalom skateboarding?
Topic: Should I enter...?
Replies: 9
Views: 10646

Silly question...............really!
Had to grin. I hope you decide right.
by Chris Eggers
Wed Aug 02, 2006 10:13 am
Forum: 2006 World Championships - Brixlegg, Austria
Topic: NEXT YEAR THE EUROS IN BRIXLEGG?
Replies: 30
Views: 36534

I want to refer to my post "imagination of a perfect Slalom race" http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=3773&highlight= Brixlegg certainly was not perfect, and it was not all true what Donald said before, but I did not expect that much. Organising a slalom race is a hard task. very...
by Chris Eggers
Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:31 am
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: Rad Pads
Replies: 4
Views: 5509

Ok now,

I have them packed and ready, please PM me your adress and I´ll send them off today.

Noticed a funny thing:

They had signature wedge pads in the 70´s!
Yes, one of the pads has "Chris Yandall", the other "Wayne Brown" written on the thick side.

Who is/was Wayne Brown? Does anybody know?
by Chris Eggers
Wed Aug 02, 2006 9:09 am
Forum: Germany
Topic: 360 World Champion!
Replies: 11
Views: 15510

Wow, I just wanted to congrat a friend, it was slalom related because Yoyo is a great slalomer too. And he can even do inverts on transitions.So I´ll even call him great allround skateboarder. And now guys are hating.......nononono, this is not what I intended. He won the 360 comp at a World Champ. ...
by Chris Eggers
Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:20 pm
Forum: Germany
Topic: 360 World Champion!
Replies: 11
Views: 15510

by Chris Eggers
Tue Aug 01, 2006 11:55 am
Forum: Germany
Topic: 360 World Champion!
Replies: 11
Views: 15510

360 World Champion!

Congrats to Yoyo Schultz!

Once again 360 World Champion!
by Chris Eggers
Tue Aug 01, 2006 7:21 am
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: Rad Pads
Replies: 4
Views: 5509

Oh yes, sorry, I forgot. Lots going on. I´ll check the postage this week and will let you know.
chris
by Chris Eggers
Mon Jul 24, 2006 10:10 am
Forum: 2006 World Championships - Brixlegg, Austria
Topic: WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OF SKATEBOARDING IN BRIXLEGG
Replies: 25
Views: 31544

Also a warm thank you Donald from me. You deserve respect for pulling this off. Having a race of this caliber is a gigantic effort. Thanks to Brixlegg for letting us use their village. Thanks to the Cradle Skatepark for scratching my kneecaps open and having one of the best sessions of my life. Awes...
by Chris Eggers
Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:52 am
Forum: 2006 World Championships - Brixlegg, Austria
Topic: TIME FRAMES FOR THE EVENT/SCHEDULE PLEASE READ
Replies: 38
Views: 46400

It looks like Brixlegg is really really small, like just one main road, houses left and right and thats it. I think the venues will be easy to find. No worries. Parking is usually not a problem in these towns, at least not in summertime. On a side note: The weather is said to be really nice and warm...
by Chris Eggers
Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:57 am
Forum: For Sale - Wanted
Topic: Rad Pads
Replies: 4
Views: 5509

Rad Pads

One pair of used original Rad Pads for sale.

Please PM me if interested.

chris
by Chris Eggers
Mon Jul 10, 2006 10:12 am
Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Wheel discussion
Topic: Wheel construction, building and quality
Replies: 8
Views: 14137

Bernhard "Frankenblitz" Kumpel makes good wheels in his garage. I tried them on a slalom board and they were pretty good. He makes freestyle wheels mostly though. I will lead him to this thread.

Image
by Chris Eggers
Fri Jul 07, 2006 1:41 pm
Forum: 2006 World Championships - Brixlegg, Austria
Topic: BIRTHDAY PARTY ON FRIDAY EVENING
Replies: 21
Views: 22951

Yoyo maybe?


Everyone: please bring your first photo on a skateboard!
by Chris Eggers
Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:56 pm
Forum: 2006 World Championships - Brixlegg, Austria
Topic: BIRTHDAY PARTY ON FRIDAY EVENING
Replies: 21
Views: 22951

so did I.

Easter 1976!

let´s celebrate............
by Chris Eggers
Tue Jul 04, 2006 8:55 am
Forum: 2006 World Championships - Brixlegg, Austria
Topic: Changes/improvements for brixlegg - your opinion is wanted
Replies: 43
Views: 56128

hm...............are we adults?

do we need guards for this?

self control?
by Chris Eggers
Tue Jul 04, 2006 7:53 am
Forum: 2006 World Championships - Brixlegg, Austria
Topic: Changes/improvements for brixlegg - your opinion is wanted
Replies: 43
Views: 56128

One more question Donald.............. In Ski racing the racers have the chance to walk the course for a long time in advance (walk, not ride) to see how they will negotiate certain hairy turns and difficult parts of the course. Will it be the same for us in the special and giant? I think it would b...
by Chris Eggers
Thu Jun 29, 2006 2:25 pm
Forum: 2006 World Championships - Brixlegg, Austria
Topic: BIRTHDAY PARTY ON FRIDAY EVENING
Replies: 21
Views: 22951

Who is 1955?