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Dan Mitchell

Welcome Justin, Now there are a whopping THREE slalom skaters in PA. I live in York and Kevin (KMG) lives about 3 hours west of here. The only spots I've found are school parking lots. There are some good roads, but they all have too much traffic. Look around for big, sloping parking lots. Commuter ...

Dan Mitchell

GBJ,

Can you check availability?
How much to secure the spot? I can paypal or send a check or
money order to help out.

See you at The Gathering.

Dan Mitchell

Is that KMG??

Dan Mitchell

Dammit, I'm moving my stepdaughter into her new house tomorrow

.
However if we finish early enough I'll head down.
Doubtful, but one never knows.

Dan Mitchell

Wes!!!!!!

Stop posting on the DC forum as you are obviously NOT
a DC Local...............oh wait, neither am I.....
...well............nevermind

Dan Mitchell

Ohm's qualifying was CRAP!!!! And then the CRAPSTER had the gall to take me out in the first round :( But seriously, though, Brian put on another hella fun DC Outlaw race. We should all thank him endlessly for giving us regular slalom races here in the mid-atlantic. Dude, you can always count on a B...

Dan Mitchell

Hey Bosiwell, (or whatever)

Us Yanks can hear you Rebs crying 'cause you'se 'still' can't
beat us!!!
Just kidding, hope to see you Saturday.

PS. Geezer just finished my mid-tracks, I won't have them 'till next
week sometime.
Later skaters.
Dan

Dan Mitchell

Donald, The reason the "Rookie of the Year" award doesn't have much meaning is because we don't yet have a governing body for the sport of slalom skateboarding. Until that happens, we're just a bunch of skaters voicing our opinions. Not that that's a bad thing, but we just don't have "Official" stat...

Dan Mitchell

What's the deal with the Vans park?
How can a place like that in a metropolitan area like DC/NOVA not be profitable??!!

PS...Think they'll let me have a halfpipe. Even the small one will do

Dan Mitchell

What is the start time for the bank slalom at Landsdowne??
I was there today, 10/23, and the attendant said he thought maybe they were opening early for us, but really hadn't a clue.

Met a new old skooler and told him to check here for the correct time.

Dan Mitchell

Hey Brian, Been riding that Comet?? I'm staying home too. I'd like to ride Landsdowne sometime this weekend, since I've never been there and will be racing Bank Slalom on Halloween. If you're close and available, it'd be cool to have someone to ride with. Sat. or Sun. late afternoon is best. Hell, I...

Dan Mitchell

How 'bout free beer to the top 5......no wait....... top 10..........
no wait.......top 15??!!.......OK, free beer for me, and anyone who
finishes above me

Brian buys!!

Dan Mitchell

Ya know, when you watch Brian skate, he doesn't LOOK like he would be as fast as he is, but that boy (I can say boy, 'cause I'm older than him) freakin' rips!! Also, he was putting on races when the FCR series was still in the planning stages. Curt Kimbel said at the time something like "Everyone el...

Dan Mitchell

We used to have a "dedicated track" here in York, PA. One of only five in the country......... I checked it out two years ago for a practice spot. Two problems. One, it never went to totally flat, or a bit uphill, at the end, this meant HARD carving or sole-wearing footbraking. Two, the surface was ...

Dan Mitchell

Looking for a My-Chron or similar practice timer.
Curt, got any left?
Thanks,
Dan

Dan Mitchell

Uh Oh....
Weather.com forcast as of 8 PM....

Rain starting by noon

I'll be logging on here around 6:30-7:00 so any early birds please post if it looks doubtful.

Thanks,
Dan

Dan Mitchell

I'll be there as early as possible. Say...8:30

Happy to help out, I'll bring the blower, but also I've got some new equipment to test. (Radikal!)

Also, I packed my Comet Race Narrow med. flex for anyone who
wants to try it out.

Jeff, I'll hoist a Busch Light for ya

Dan Mitchell

Thanks for the heads up, Chris. Maybe they should alert buyers to that at purchase time. I haven't had a chance to ride mine since that first time, been busy landscaping the yard (4 solid days of dig, scoop mulch, dig more, scoop more mulch...). I'm so damn sore I'll be lucky to make it to this week...

Dan Mitchell

No need for loctite on any of the truck's fasteners...... I just got my first Radikal, a front Dragon's Claw. Thanks Mark for supporting slalom more than anyone! However, when I tried to remove the kingpin nut to change top bushings, the whole kingpin came out. This happened numerous times, no matt...

Dan Mitchell

"I don't see it as something owned and run by a single person."

I may be wrong, but I think Adam (a single person) started
this site, and IMO what he does with it is up to him.

As I said, I may be wrong.......
if so I apologize.

Dan Mitchell

"up to the community to select a yearly editor ."

Hans, where did you read this?
Just curious.

You'll be fine, Jack.

Dan Mitchell

Thanks, Jack

Dan Mitchell

Correction, Adam WON the GS. Thanks Kevin and Yvonne for keeping the racing going! I'm stoked to have done well the last two races. See what happens when a few fast guys don't show up?? The new guys were KILLING IT, Matt on a plastic GT Coyote gets third???!!! Adam, I'm saving money so I can have so...

Dan Mitchell

Attention Racers!! I will be posting tomorrow by 7:15 if the race is postponed (Make that 7:30 in case I abuse the snooze button!). Rain date is Sunday, July 25. Be there or be out of town!! Good luck to those going to CA. Dan ------------------------------------------ Pennsylvania Slalom Skateboar...

Dan Mitchell

Quote from Kevin Gamble (KMG) to Wesley Tucker.... Yeah, but I'm feeling much better now....................and always faster than you, ya young whipper-snapper. Oops, maybe I should have posted that in the dark side thread. Why don't you just drive up to Gaithersburg on the 24th and we'll see who's...

Dan Mitchell

Are these decks all wood, wood/fiberglass, or what??
Thanks

Dan Mitchell

Fun race today, thanks to the PA Slalom Skaters. Although this includes me, it was Kevin and Yvonne Gamble who did most of the work. Some regulars were AWOL, but it was way cool to see all the new blood. Burns, Geoff (damn, hope I spelled that right!), Deanna, Clayton, Jack...there's more but I can'...

Dan Mitchell

Kevin M. Gamble wrote:
the land of potholes and taxes........

Amen brother...Amen

Dan Mitchell

No offense to anyone, but here's what I've observed running a skate program for kids for three years.... Not one single kid who said pads were restrictive was able to make their "tricks"even 5% of the time. That means for every 20 times they tried a move, they failed 19. And honestly, I'm being gene...

Dan Mitchell

Yes, inquiring minds want to know.

Dan Mitchell

I volunteer to pull it.
No charge other than fuel and lodging.
Dodge 2500 Cummins Turbo Diesel.
I would need some advance notice to get off work, though.

Dan Mitchell

Hey guys, are we racing next Sat. the 19th?? Since there were no races scheduled in July, how 'bout the.......the........hell any Saturday but the 3rd!! Of course these dates are purely selfish, since I'll be at the beach July 3 and in Hershey for Aerosmith on 6/26 ;). Really, whatever works for y'a...

Dan Mitchell

Can't make next Saturday, but you guys do whatever works.

I'm just a kook anyway

I noticed that the "DC" forum has passed "Random Slalom Topics" and
is now the most active thread on this site.

It's good to be a (almost local) DC slalom racer!!!

Dan Mitchell

I'll be there.
If I'm not too burned out, I might stop at the Frederick
park on the way home.

Dan Mitchell

Congrats Lenny and Jenny

.........Well, that's quite a rhyme

Get your but down here at least once this summer!

Dan Mitchell

At last years Red Clay Cup, using the ramps was optional, and
several racers started beside them.
Actually, if the ramps were far enough from the first cone, a
strong pusher could have an advantage.

Hmmmm........

Dan Mitchell

Hi Karl,

I'd just like to (re)state that your site is geared toward Teen
slalom riders.

Aaron Morris (Ha, spelled it right

),and the rest of
you young punks, go check it out.

Dan Mitchell

HEY!!!!! No posts for three days??!! Well, how 'bout this? Saturday I'm bringing my fat, cigarette smoking, beer drinking, no practicing butt to Gaithersburg to kick some NoVA ass!!! ........or maybe just to have some fun slalom races with a bunch of cool skaters....... See you on the hill :)

Dan Mitchell

Jeff, I'm here. Should be in Gburg around 1:00.
Ohm, I have a present for you.

Dan Mitchell

The Element is way cool. I tried to talk Tammy into one when she was shopping for an SUV.
She kept saying "that thing's ugly!".
I said "It's not ugly, it's distinctive".
She said "It's distinctively ugly!".
So we got a Nissan Murano.
It's ...ummm...distinctive.

Dan Mitchell

I'm sharing a room with Jeff Boswell.
I think it might be at the Motel 6, aka Freight train crack ho station.
Smoking is allowed.
Someone please come protect me.

Dan Mitchell

Kevin M. Gamble wrote: After all of the above has been said, if the longboard axle-to-axle requirement is increased to more than 30", I'm afraid that I wouldn't fit a new, longer deck in the car or the budget.

C'mon Kevin! Who you tryin' to kid!!??

Dan Mitchell

Vlad,
You should have warned us about that pic.
You made coffee come out my nose!!

Dan Mitchell

'03 Foam core, like new, stiff flex,
good for about 180+ pounders.
$180.00 includes shipping in the US

Dan Mitchell

Is there a session this Saturday? I have 50 cones, but no timer.
Bozi, you coming? Got those Seismic 155s yet?
Love my "Baby Bomber", I predict a podium this season.
Someone post a time, I'll be there

Dan Mitchell

You took Hester up on his advice to take the seals off of the IKS bearings and use WD-40 as lube You thought Sims Pure Juice were too big for slalom. You remember argueing over whether loose ball bearings were faster than sealed ball bearings. And refered to the IKS ads about "A thin lip of grease f...

Dan Mitchell

David, For an easily available, affordable Bank Slalom setup you might want to check out the Bozi Mad Bomber II. It is awesome and Jeff is the coolest to deal with. www.boziboardz.com If you don't have an aversion to Seismics, or you've not ridden them yet, you should give them a try. IMO, there's n...

Dan Mitchell

Hey, guys... I REALLY need to get on a board this weekend! Saturday would be better than Sunday for me. Anyone up for practice at the P&R....Andy?...Hell, I'd even be up for Lansdowne, just to get some board time. I've got NoSkools for my Bulldog in 78a and 96a. Which would be better? I'll be watchi...

Dan Mitchell

Geezer has a site,
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/slalomdc/

I think my old one's still active,
http://groups.msn.com/DCSlalom

Feel free to use either (I assume it's OK w/Eric).

You guys looking for pics, check these sites out.

Dan Mitchell

"Nice Andy, any brain donnor in your first degrees ?"

Can anyone translate that into English?
Thanks.

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10/30 Bank Slalom

MY-Chron or similar timer

Re: Timer for Gaithersburg Open

You guys are TOO QUIET!!!

Re: DC Outlaw Longboard Races

THAT PICTURE!!!!!

Roe Bottle Rocket

What the hell does that mean???