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- Sat Jan 02, 2010 4:49 pm
- Forum: ISSA World Ranking
- Topic: World rankings: Overall
- Replies: 346
- Views: 1350875
The link is busted at slalomrankings for the rules page. I was checking on a mystery... Steve, Use the menu items across the top to go from topic to topic: Introduction - Overview - Definitions - Events - Rankings - Calculations. The initial page with a link to "Introduction" seems to be cranked bu...
- Sat Jan 02, 2010 4:01 pm
- Forum: ISSA World Ranking
- Topic: Pro class - getting more racers in
- Replies: 46
- Views: 51238
The answer is ELIMINATING the "pro" class. We have no "pros." We have a few skaters racing for beer money and some free equipment from their sponsors. Every once in a while a skater gets someone to pay for a plane ticket. Sorry, that ain't pro, I don't care how you argue otherwise. We need "A", "B" ...
- Sat Jan 02, 2010 3:16 am
- Forum: ISSA World Ranking
- Topic: World rankings: Overall
- Replies: 346
- Views: 1350875
Corky and all those who pitched in, Great work. Also, for five years whenever someone complains about the World Ranking my first question is, "have you read the rules and how the ranking works?" When the answer is "no" or something along the lines of "f#@k the rules, man," the conversation is over. ...
- Sun Dec 27, 2009 8:57 pm
- Forum: North America
- Topic: [2010] GS Racing - Central Cal April 10-11
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7452
- Sun Dec 27, 2009 7:56 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: Hey You Stinkin' Bums . . .
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2781
Hey You Stinkin' Bums . . .
. . . Ella asked ME for my phone number!
Of course, she also asked her 679 other Facebook friends
BUT
In the meantime . . . just remember who you're talkin' to.
Of course, she also asked her 679 other Facebook friends
BUT
In the meantime . . . just remember who you're talkin' to.
- Wed Dec 23, 2009 4:11 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL OF YOU SLALOMSKATERS OUT THERE!!!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8281
- Tue Dec 22, 2009 6:09 pm
- Forum: ISSA World Ranking
- Topic: There will now be a slalom world ranking for 2009!
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9601
The amazing thing pulling this together is that the contest calendar is growing every day. /Jani That's interesting. Perhaps that is the European trend? The US/Canada has not even had a full slate of Mains for the last 2 years. Essentially we have thrown away a main each year and almost any race ca...
- Fri Dec 18, 2009 11:38 pm
- Forum: 2010 Contest Calendar
- Topic: [Closed] 2010 Planning ahead
- Replies: 49
- Views: 63104
James, ISSA's calendar is not the same as NCDSA. Over there Adam has a service he provides for race promoters. I don't know if things are different but he used to charge to get a listing. What's more is even though NCDSA is slalom heavy, it's not a slalom exclusive calendar. What we do on ISSA is li...
- Fri Dec 18, 2009 8:44 pm
- Forum: Virage
- Topic: New Virage 'Vite' front quick turning truck
- Replies: 73
- Views: 130786
- Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:56 pm
- Forum: Virage
- Topic: New Virage 'Vite' front quick turning truck
- Replies: 73
- Views: 130786
- Wed Dec 09, 2009 4:24 am
- Forum: North America
- Topic: [2010] Texas Sizzler, March 27-28
- Replies: 178
- Views: 260630
- Tue Dec 08, 2009 8:32 pm
- Forum: North America
- Topic: [2010] Texas Sizzler, March 27-28
- Replies: 178
- Views: 260630
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 10:56 pm
- Forum: North America
- Topic: [2010] Texas Sizzler, March 27-28
- Replies: 178
- Views: 260630
Re: I too am impressed.
Ask the Labor Party. They'll tell you there's no difference.Marcos Soulsby-Monroy wrote:I thought that you were Beelzebub. At least that is what you said.Wesley Tucker wrote:If he's a legend then I'm Winston Churchill.Steve Pederson wrote: If the legendary John GIlmore is attending, then I'll have to attend too so I can learn how this slalom thing is done.
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:24 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: Another Idea for Race format
- Replies: 12
- Views: 17603
- Mon Dec 07, 2009 4:11 am
- Forum: North America
- Topic: [2010] Texas Sizzler, March 27-28
- Replies: 178
- Views: 260630
Re: I too am impressed.
If he's a legend then I'm Winston Churchill.Steve Pederson wrote:If the legendary John GIlmore is attending, then I'll have to attend too so I can learn how this slalom thing is done.John Gilmour wrote: I'll have to drag myself off the slopes this year to attend.
-JG
- Sun Dec 06, 2009 6:41 pm
- Forum: General Slalom Skateboard Deck Discussion
- Topic: Octane decks....Something to match the trucks...
- Replies: 32
- Views: 43748
- Sun Dec 06, 2009 1:20 am
- Forum: ISSA - Old topics
- Topic: 2010 ISSA Board Of Directors Election Results
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3883
2010 ISSA Board Of Directors Election Results
The voting for the 2010 ISSA Board of Directors is now closed. First of all, congratulations to all the nominees. To be be considered for these positions and to be nominated by fellow slalom skateboarders is an honor in itself. The 2010 Board Of Directors welcomes two new members: Joe Iacovelli, Con...
- Fri Dec 04, 2009 3:49 pm
- Forum: Virage
- Topic: Virage Trucks video tutorials
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4866
Mike, If you want . . . Feel free to post these links again in the MEDIA RESOURCES forum. It's good stuff and should get plenty of circulation. Just retype that sentence and it will fool the website into not thinking you're double posting (even though you are. You're a lawyer: you're used to saying ...
- Tue Dec 01, 2009 9:04 pm
- Forum: Media Resources
- Topic: Race & Event Promo, Coverage: Silverfish
- Replies: 19
- Views: 23028
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 4:38 pm
- Forum: Turner Summer Ski
- Topic: question about turner summerski...I hope it can be answer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13547
hohoho...i live in egypt...i just want the board as a collection item can you guys tell me what is the spec of the fullnose and the needle nose board so i can try to make them dont know what board to buy...I want a GS board that doesnt have a kicktail and thats hard to find Contact CHIxILL or Pocke...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 3:27 pm
- Forum: Turner Summer Ski
- Topic: question about turner summerski...I hope it can be answer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13547
so they dont make any board anymore...I was thinking of buying one...is there any site that sell turner they are only 4 model? i thought there was more....what about the turner GS/Hybrid and turner GS/hybrid XL? who make this board? so the cutaway is not meant for surf stance but why? do you guys k...
- Sun Nov 22, 2009 9:59 pm
- Forum: Turner Summer Ski
- Topic: question about turner summerski...I hope it can be answer
- Replies: 9
- Views: 13547
Afi, Right now Turner SummerSki is not being manufactured. In 2004 the production was transferred from Southern California to England and France. Several boards were made and were of the highest quality but changes in preferences for board design and materials led to Turner just not being able to ke...
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 11:18 pm
- Forum: ISSA - Old topics
- Topic: ISSA members 2010 - Complete listing
- Replies: 46
- Views: 62004
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 5:05 pm
- Forum: ISSA - Old topics
- Topic: ISSA members 2010 - Complete listing
- Replies: 46
- Views: 62004
Mary-Beth is Claude Regnier's "significant other." She's probably been to more races in the past eights years than most of the racers in the ISSA. The ISSA offers LIFETIME membership for a one-time fee. I am not going to take it upon myself to decide who's dead or alive. Fortunately, the ISSA does n...
- Sun Nov 15, 2009 4:44 pm
- Forum: ISSA - Old topics
- Topic: BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR FALL 2009 and 2010 let's do it now
- Replies: 6
- Views: 7239
I just paid to join ISSA. How do we officially nominate people to be on the board? Do we email someone? Will there be a a thread we post at? Thank you Steve, I assume you Paypal'd your dues? The process is Jani Soderhall in Paris will get notice of your payment. He will then notify me and at that t...
- Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:57 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: cone specs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 67228
- Sat Nov 14, 2009 1:56 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: cone specs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 67228
With some minor rule changes or a different way of looking at things - "racer A hits two cones and crosses the line before racer B, RACER A WINS!" Let me see if I understand what you are saying or if I'm twisting what you are saying into a different thing. What I think you are saying sounds like an...
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 11:40 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2010 Rules alteration: 9.2 Starting Ramp
- Replies: 81
- Views: 106122
Re: 2010 Rules alteration: 9.2 Starting Ramp
CURRENT Start platforms shall: • Be a minimum of 0.75m tall. • Be a maximum of 2m tall • Be a maximum angle of 45 degrees from horizontal • Contain transitions of minimum radius 1m • Be placed no closer than 4m from the 1st cone in the course. • Provide hand-holds for the racer to pull on for propu...
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:34 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: cone specs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 67228
Plus buying 300 batteries and extras for a race involving 75-cone dual courses with each gate requiring two batteries. It could add up. But, try to get someone who drag races to commiserate because we spent a couple of hundred on dry cells. Hell, they spend that much on air filters . . . between runs!
- Wed Nov 11, 2009 3:19 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: cone specs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 67228
Here's a sketch of my idea of the ideal system for our sport: http://slalomskateboarder.com/Stuff/Slalomgate.jpg These would be battery powered and the swing gate is spring loaded. If the skater hits the gate the light goes off and stays on until reset. No cone heads, no popcorn. Just a lot of brigh...
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 9:17 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: cone specs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 67228
OK. I understand the concept. Now comes the persnickety nit-picking aggravating questions for which I am known: How to guarantee running over the disc slows down everyone THE EXACT SAME AMOUNT? In other words if two racers are very competitive (as in comparable) and both hit a cone then that's exact...
- Tue Nov 10, 2009 5:59 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: cone specs
- Replies: 48
- Views: 67228
One question, Gary: Whether using a max-cone count OR a total cone penalty rule, how does anyone know for sure what black discs are hit? Some skaters flick a cone so slightly I wonder sometimes if they hit the cone or their draft knocked it over. With your disc idea how would we know what a skater a...
- Sat Nov 07, 2009 4:32 pm
- Forum: Airflow
- Topic: replacable axle?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 6050
Put a nut on the axle. Put on a lock washer. Put on another nut. Tight the two together. Heat the truck with a blue flame torch. Don't try and melt it but get the aluminum HOT. This will melt the loc-tite. Be careful not to heat the powder coat too much. It's a very delicate balance between enough a...
- Fri Nov 06, 2009 9:21 pm
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Now, THIS Is The Way To Get Americans Interested In Soccer
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4192
- Thu Nov 05, 2009 7:06 pm
- Forum: Virage
- Topic: New Virage 'Vite' front quick turning truck
- Replies: 73
- Views: 130786
- Tue Oct 27, 2009 9:23 pm
- Forum: G.O.G. Trucks
- Topic: steal and fake a product
- Replies: 31
- Views: 37296
- Tue Oct 27, 2009 6:34 pm
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: 2009 Dixie Cup
- Replies: 11
- Views: 15320
- Thu Oct 01, 2009 4:12 am
- Forum: Pavel
- Topic: an open letter to red bull
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13578
- Wed Sep 30, 2009 11:24 pm
- Forum: Pavel
- Topic: an open letter to red bull
- Replies: 13
- Views: 13578
the arch is kept inflated by a generator powering a blower. When the generator ran out of gas, the blower stopped. The arch began to deflate in the middle of Eddy's run. Since it went from one side of the road to the other, there was no where to go but into it. Getting tangled up in all that sagging...
- Tue Sep 22, 2009 4:02 pm
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: IR or Tape Switches
- Replies: 33
- Views: 30561
A thin strip of metal (actually two) runs the length of the tape strip. If that metal gets kinked or bent, you're screwed. I went to Home Depot and paid $6 for a length of 5" PVC pipe and two end caps. Whole thing cost less than $10. Cut it to like 4 or 5 feet (can't remember.) I put the tape strip ...
- Mon Aug 31, 2009 9:51 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: CONCRETE WAVE Observation - Didn't See Slalom Equipment Ads
- Replies: 31
- Views: 24745
- Thu Aug 27, 2009 8:27 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: CONCRETE WAVE Observation - Didn't See Slalom Equipment Ads
- Replies: 31
- Views: 24745
maybe its over and the samll niche market is saturated with product? who knows... some do for sure... Don, are you moving boards to NEW customers or selling more board to people who already own a Pavel? Do you get orders from people you've never heard of (meaning they haven't been to races and don'...
- Wed Aug 26, 2009 7:49 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: CONCRETE WAVE Observation - Didn't See Slalom Equipment Ads
- Replies: 31
- Views: 24745
CONCRETE WAVE Observation - Didn't See Slalom Equipment Ads
I was looking through the latest CW at Books-A-Million (I don't subscribe) and noticed something worth considering: no slalom ads. Of course, ABEC 11 was there but with no slalom-specific emphasis and the Concrete Wave online shop ad recognized having GOG available. Other than that, though, nothing ...
- Mon Aug 24, 2009 5:23 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: S-Curve advice?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3054
My quick advice is two things: 1. Wear a helmet. 2. Get "centered" on the course. "Centered" means to skate mentally through the middle of the course as opposed to allowing your whole body to "out" to one edge and then "out' to the other. The way Professor Evans and Instructor Gilmour describe this ...
- Wed Aug 19, 2009 1:56 am
- Forum: Virage
- Topic: Virages available at Sk8kings
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7284
- Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:11 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: Masters category, Merging Pro/Am, Race attendance...
- Replies: 42
- Views: 54170
Well, it's like this: "Pro" should ALWAYS be a PERSONAL decision. Period. NO ONE at any time should be made to run for money. Don't forget: the greatest golfer who ever lived never declared as a pro and spent his entire grand-slam winning career as an am. What's good for Bobby Jones is certainly goo...
- Mon Jul 20, 2009 7:32 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: Masters category, Merging Pro/Am, Race attendance...
- Replies: 42
- Views: 54170
I'll be straight up: it's always people who aren't in the money (me) who discuss whether or not there should be cash prizes. Sounds very disingenuous. Personally, I think everyone should pay the same registration fee and the money used to put on a great race for EVERYBODY. Qualifying will put skater...
- Sun Jul 19, 2009 5:26 am
- Forum: Hardware & Bushings
- Topic: Venom Prices?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 5249
Venom Prices?
I was looking at Sk8kings's website and wanted to make sure of something:
Venom Bushings are FIVE DOLLARS A PIECE?
It says "One Truck" "$9.99"
Is this correct? $4.995 per bushing?
Venom Bushings are FIVE DOLLARS A PIECE?
It says "One Truck" "$9.99"
Is this correct? $4.995 per bushing?
- Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:10 am
- Forum: CHIxILL
- Topic: Welcome Peter Metzger to CHIxILL
- Replies: 28
- Views: 26604
- Tue Jul 14, 2009 4:45 pm
- Forum: CHIxILL
- Topic: Welcome Peter Metzger to CHIxILL
- Replies: 28
- Views: 26604
Peter, Could I trouble you to snap a few pics of your proposed venue? I don't want to be a pill but I've seen Indiana. Ice skating rinks have more grade than what I saw. Does it get "hillier" near the lake? I'm not saying I'll be there because the end of September is a long way away. But maybe the p...