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Gary Holl

The 5th and final Midtown race/Event of 2003 will be on Sunday August 17th. I've sent an e-mail to all the Bay Area riders regarding the location. Trophy's for 1st place in the Pro, Open, Junior Womens and Junior Mens. Also we will be awarding the 1st annual Midtown Series Pro Champion Cup and the M...

Gary Holl

TK, your right. I wanted to make that shape board for a while. Becasue of some prodcution issues my last sponsor never made one. Gareth created one for me as soon as I signed with Roe. The board is perfect for G/s and for slalomcross. If your interested in one contact Roe. Wait 'til you see the "HOL...

Gary Holl

Official Race results for the 1st Annual 2003 San Francisco Golden Gate Park Northern California Bay Area Conservatory Drive Midtown World Championship Race Series (1st Annual 2003 SFGGPNCBACDM World Championship Race Series) :razz: Women 1st Lauren Gordon 2nd Molly Jans 3rd Sasha 4th Ayako Matsuoka...

Gary Holl

I've never heard of that...if they are so loose that they fall off it seems strange they would be causing the veins in your arms to be uncomfortable. A friend of mine takes some tube socks and cuts the ends off and wears them under his elbow pads.....try that maybe it will help?

Gary Holl

I agree, a harder, say 94a Cambria would be nice on the right surface but in terms of selling them...I owuld guess the market would be real small. On the other hand I cant wait to get some 90A Avalons...with some wheel trimming and they'll be the ticket for a fast hybrid. I think I can here the FedE...

Gary Holl

The fourth race is planned for July 13.
Bay Area racers should receive an e-mail from John Kim or Julius Pleshakov since they are running this race.

Gary Holl

Shoreline 100 Cone Wiggle Fest We had a gathering here in NorCal today to try the 100 Cone Challenge. Here are the rules we established: 100 cones, 6' on center...unlimited push....tape switch set just before the 1st cone and just after the last. Trak Mate timer. 10 Cones = DQ, .2 penalty per cone. ...

Gary Holl

My vote...Clock starts on the 4th beep.

If one of the riders crosses his/her start tape switch before the fourth tone begins a display showing a DQ or "-.025" should be diplayed for that lane.

We used my Trakmate at SF Gravity and for other local races. A great timer indeed.

Gary Holl

Our second race results: 1st Pro Mens Richy Carassco 2nd Mike Maysey 3rd Steve Olson 1st Pro Womens Lynn Krammer 2nd Judi Oyama 1st Mens Open Miko Biffle 1st Girls Keli Benko 1st Boy George Novitski I want to thank my wife Victoria, Erik Takaoka, Richy and Maria and all the riders and sponsors. Spec...

Gary Holl

1st Pro Mens Richy Carassco 2nd Mike Maysey 3rd Steve Olson 1st Pro Womens Lynn Krammer 2nd Judi Oyama 1st Mens Open Miko Biffle 1st Girls Keli Benko 1st Boys George Novitski I want to thank my wife Victoria, Erik Takaoka, Richy and Maria and all the riders and sponsors. Special thanks to the folks ...

Gary Holl

Jack, thank you.

Gary Holl

Tway, please keep us informed on the wireless switches.

BTW- the Trakmate timer is the best!

thanks,
Gary

Gary Holl

Our 2nd race is now "the San francisco Gravity Fest Slalom Challenge" scheduled for Sunday May 4th in SFO. Sign up is on the "other" web site and we started a new forum here on this site.

-gary-

<Ed note: Thread moved into the new forum, so this is it! >

Gary Holl

Tway, will it be compatible with older versions or only with the newer one?

Gary Holl

Maria, I just sent an e-mail to 360king@sk8kings.com
with my e-mail address.

Gary Holl

I rode the Avila's on Sunday and then switched back to some Avalons. The Avalons felt like a small wheel.

This new Avila wheel is going to be THE wheel for large G/S and for longboarders that want a nice big wheel.

I could have used these last year at "the bear".

Gary Holl

Maria, great, please be sure and e-mail me a few weeks before because this is not an open race...space is limited but I will save a spot for Ritchy. I will add him to my e-mail list. Please send me a private message with his e-mail or should I use yours?

Gary Holl

Hey John, Smith Knee Gaskets are the best.

Gary Holl

Maria, be sure to let me know ahead of time because we are limiting the number of riders to 32, and we are hoping to keep this real low key as we don't have any permits and don't want lose any or our slalom spots. May I suggest you guys come up for one of the races at GGP...I know the two of you lov...

Gary Holl

Jack, any updates? Have permits been secured, dates finalized?

thanks,
Gary

Gary Holl

OK so the cat is out of the bag...the new Avila is big...how big 75MM big.....fast....how fast...very fast.
Imagine La Costa G/S or "The Bear" with a wheel like this ; )

Gary Holl

More info (updates) will get posted on my site so check there often.

This series is a closed series in that you need to be invited.

Gary Holl

Adam, did you order the ProDesigned pads, looks like Jeff ordered a custom pair. I believe that 3 friends of mine now use PD wrist guards. One friend slammed real hard last weekend slaloming and the results...no injuries and the PD wrist guards took the fall with little wear! I'm still using the sam...

Gary Holl

Erik T. and myself have been talking about running a local slalom series beginning in March. Our plan is to run 5 or 6 underground races here in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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stay tuned for specific info.

Gary Holl

cool ad in Transworld Skatebording. So who are the riders in the old photos ?

Gary Holl

Hans, our class was for the total beginner. Every student in the class had never been on a skateboard! We started at the real basics: safety equipment, board components and what they do or how they work, basic pushing, stance and then we laid down the cones. You'll have to decide if your going to ru...

Gary Holl

YAHOO slalom class: we held the last class today. Four weeks ago none of the "students" had ever been on a skateboard. Today they were pushing around like they have been riding for months. The success of this program was because of the dedication and time of a few people and the generous donations o...

Gary Holl

Jack, your right, more local races. That is were the growth is. We are still working with the YMCA and hoping that we can get a slalom class as part of there program in the spring. If that happens we will run some races and this will get some people hooked.

More races!

-g-

More

Gary Holl

John, none so far...we are thinking of setting up our timer on the last day of class next week.....maybe we can instruct them how to "speak smack" while they race against each other.

Gary Holl

John and I are the coach/teachers that got the class started at Yahoo. It was easy, we created a class syllabus, John met with the Athletic Director at Yahoo's Gym. She thought it was a great idea. A message was sent out to the Yahoo employees and within minutes the class was full. We are running it...

Gary Holl

The Bahne "Blackhill" is one of our students favorite boards at the Yahoo slalom class. This is a great starter board for anyone interested in slalom.
Great work Jack/Stan.

Gary Holl

I understand. No worries.

Gary Holl

My time was 25.31 +3cones. When I look at the photos posted that show the Women's record holder I notice they are starting with a ramp and there is a significant amount of hill (1st 1/3 of the course). I think it would be safe to say that the "record holders" are for that hill, on that day, period. ...

Gary Holl

My favorite quote:

"Pain is Fear leaving the body"

Gary Holl

Here is how the NorCal riders are trying to promote slalom: We created a "slalom class" and pitched the idea to Yahoo's Athletic Director...next thing you know the class is offered to the 2000+ employees at Yahoo. Within minutes the class is full and has a waiting list. Most of the "students" have n...

Gary Holl

Jack, do tell us more! When, What Where???

Gary Holl

Chicken, our thoughts and prayers are with you. Get well.

-gary and victoria-

Gary Holl

We tried the 100 Cone Challenge on Saturday at Shoreline. This parking lot has a slight downhill (1st 25 cones) maybe 1% grade, then it goes slightly uphill (2nd 25 cones) then downhill(20 cones), then up (20 cones)and then flat (10 cones). We used a timer with a manual start at the 1st gate and a I...

Gary Holl

ProDesigned are the best. Period.
I have fallen on mine while skating 30mph slaloming and while skating pools or street skating....they are best.

Gary Holl

It does seem that many of the newer Independent trucks are lacking in quality. Here is what I have done to "fix" the problem you describe: Take the hanger off and the wheels off the hanger. Insert the hanger, Axle end into a drill or lathe and file the aluminum casting until it is straight. Be sure ...

Gary Holl

results: 1st Annual, "John Hutson GRS" held in Beautiful Santa Cruz California. Judi Oyama and John Hutson hosted a GRS race in SC today. Official Time keeper: Victoria Holl Held in a "jam" format. Everyone took as many runs possible in 1 hour. For the most part everyone had 6 or 7 runs during the H...

Gary Holl

Not sure if results go here but a few weeks ago Howard, Judi, Hutson and I ran a GRS event in Santa Cruz. Here are the results: 1st Annual, "John Hutson GRS" held in Beautiful Santa Cruz California. Held in a "jam" format. Everyone took as many runs possible in 1 hour. For the most part everyone had...

Gary Holl

I'm not with FCR but the most current points are at:
http://www.fcrseries.com/points/rose_results.html

Gary Holl

Jani, I have many photos from the FCR contests that have taken place so far. please feel free to visit my site at : http://homepage.mac.com/garyholl follow the links at the top of the page, hopefullty some of the photos will give you a perspective of the type of courses we have seen during the FCR s...

Gary Holl

Adam, the site looks good. Easy to navigate, this is a good thing.

Gary Holl

If you're not using a Giro you're not getting the protection you need. No, I'm not sponsored by them, but I do recommend that everyone purchase a helmet that has been rated and that will provide protection. The two models I use are the "Semi" and the "Switchblade". The Switchblade is a full face tha...

Gary Holl

try this:
http://www.sanmarcosinn.com/moroframe.html

Gary Holl

Regarding the TTc, I too wedge it with your standard urethane wedge to take steering out, I then counter it with a "cell block cruz control". This is riser block that is maybe 2mm thick on one side and the other side is is paper thin. This gives me back maybe 2 degrees or less. I recently removed th...

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