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Ricky Byrd

You'll have to hit the street running to get out to the outlaw race to get a few runs in before dark. Great to have you!

All racers, I'll be sending out better maps and info via email this week. Look for it.

Ricky Byrd

Just dropped in for an update. Things are going really well as we head into the final weeks before the event. This is going to be a good one y'all. We have some great sponsors working with us to make it a great event for eveyone. They are: Red Bull North America Fondren Foundation SkateMS.com The Bi...

Ricky Byrd

George now can drop the name "loneskater". Congrats on those times George.
I love to hear of new groups forming. It's what we need more of. Way to go Tom!

Ricky Byrd

See, live, the Texas grudge match at LSJ 2004

Marcos Martinez?

Ricky Byrd

Info has been slow the last couple of weeks but don't think this thing ain't happening or it ain't going to be as big as last year because you would be wrong. Just back from a meeting with Red Bull and things are going smoothly along. Posters, T-Shirts and stickers are moving, rental items are set u...

Ricky Byrd

Congrats Jack! Awesome!
Are those 101's on front and Avalons on the rear. Did the course help you decide to go with those fronts? No big offsets in the course, so you felt you could run those without wheel bite?

Ricky Byrd

I hear you Mike, it's very cool. More than we ever expected. Thank you all. We'll do our best for you. We tested the new Trakmate yesterday and it works great. Having reaction times to look at makes things a whole new game. It's a four beep system, go before the fourth beep begins and your busted. W...

Ricky Byrd

All the best from the Byrd's John...We're thinking about you.

Ricky Byrd

Red Bull sent all they had out in the first run. More being made now.

Ricky Byrd

Sure Mike, no problem.

I'm compiling a list of arrival times so I can send someone out to pick up.

I'm going to try to consolidate the pick up so if any of you guys need a pick up let me know the time.

Ricky Byrd

Just back from a meeting with the city. All went very well. Everything in the permits realm is going great. Everything else for that matter.

Taking GRS to the next level, Luna Slalom Jam!

Ricky Byrd

I'm saying the Cheerphones are the Airflow cones. Looks like Airflow took the Cheerphone vendor up on the graphics on the cone option. Don't get me wrong they worked well. I used mine for about a year. I found I had to double up the cones on a windy day. Could it be that wind gets under the curled u...

Ricky Byrd

The Airflow cones are very much like the old "Cheerphones". Light weight, move with a good breeze. Shatter if you nail one hard in cold weather.

There's nothing like the real thing (3DM/Turner/Seismic).

If you must see them, see them here...
http://www.shindigz.com/shop.cfm?caid=154785

Ricky Byrd

We'll get a shuttle thing going if you guys would like.

Tell you what, if you need a ride please post the day and time of your arrival and I'll make it happen.

Ricky Byrd

Red Bull and MS GRS has secured the racers a $64.00 + Tax rate for Friday & Saturday night at the Cabot. Racers stay free on Friday night. This rate will also apply to those racers who are coming into town for the Friday night Road Kill Racing "85 Jam". The rate is the same on Friday but the racer i...

Ricky Byrd

Sorry for the info slow down. Things are moving along.

I'll be firming up the room situation today and posting info this weekend.

Also will be details for the Road Kill Racing "85 Jam" on Friday night.

Nature Boi has signed up! That's 3 World Champions in attending this GRS race. How cool is that?

Ricky Byrd

A quick note on the rooms issue. There will be rooms provided on Saturday night. I'm still negociating with Cabot for a better price. Red Bull went with my budget so, rooms yes, Cabot maybe. I need to get as much bang for my buck as I can. Blues clubs? Hhhuummm? I'll look into that. As far as I know...

Ricky Byrd

Jack Smith is west coast as they come (although he was a Mississippian at one time).

Ricky Byrd

Wesley, Marcos does not BS, but our ramps are mello. When you come off the ramps you quickly go into a few wide gates to scrub a bit before heading down the hill into the tighter section. http://www.thebiggerpic.com/albums/album07/lsjsmall.wmv As John suggested, I'm trying to negotiate a cheaper rat...

Ricky Byrd

John, Squeeze them in. Please! I would love to have you guys come out for this one. I'll firm up the room deal today. My budget is very realistic even with the rooms. I don't forsee this being an issue with RB. We are still looking at doing an outlaw race on Friday afternoon around 5:00 at the now f...

Ricky Byrd

No it hasn't fallen threw I just have to submit the budget which contains the cost of the rooms to see if it flys. I'll have a diffinate on Tuesday. I feel like it's going to happen. Stay tuned.

Ricky Byrd

Q, Sorry I didn't answer all your questions. There will not be a seperate class for juniors/beginers this year. We ran seriously over time last year so to ease the chance of running late we don't plan on doing that. We will select out the fastest junior and women for awards.

Ricky Byrd

Glenn, The stop required a light foot brake. I think you could even run it out. Lights were good. See the posts above from WesE. Dave, Last year was April 12th, maybe that what's got you thinking that. Don't tell anybody but the St. Louis crew is coming again this year. They're just doing a sneakie ...

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Thanks for putting that link up Frank. Jack, The course does look tough but it's a little deseaving on the clip. The cones are spaced on the slope of the top and the surface slows you down at the bottom where things tighten up. Coming off the ramps is a deal. Practice that like Joe sez. We had a cou...

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Make sure you can cancel those hotels reservations without penalty. I'm still working on a budget for Red Bull. They may be picking up the hotel tab. On that subject... What do you guys see as being the best way to manage the "free room" deal. First come forst serve? I hate telling anyone that the "...

Ricky Byrd

Brian,
Thanks for signing up for the LSJ 2004. I'll work hard to make it the best it can be.

"I FEEL LIKE JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI!"
Kid Rock

Ricky Byrd

Dave, It's around 10 mi. from the airport.

Check www.lunaslalomjam.com for maps and such from last years race.

I'd love to see you race Dave.

Ricky Byrd

Luna Slalom Jam 2004 is now up on the NCDSA Contest Calendar

http://www.ncdsa.com/contest_registrati ... testID=126

Ricky Byrd

Vlad, I owe you a LSJ 2003 DVD. E me your address pleez.

Ricky Byrd

Hey Andrew! Thanks for joining in. Things are still moving on LSJ. Got a call from the city today and I meet with them Feb. 11 to set things in stone with them. Meet with the Fondren District events commitee next week. Dave Gale, Are you up for some announcing, play by play, racers introductions, et...

Ricky Byrd

Going in the hole is not nice on a hot summer day. I understand, been there, as has all the RKR crew. It's hot and confining. Would the pull uprights need to be moved back to make room for the latches? They are off the side surface by 1/2" as they are but still may be in the way. I'd hate to move th...

Ricky Byrd

Thanks for posting the picture Will. Glad they are working out for you Gary. I'm just now starting to feel ours loosen up a bit. I'm going to add a few more screws, a few cross members on the inside to place sand bags on (thanks Will) and add levelers on the rear corners of the platform to adjust fo...

Ricky Byrd

Yeah, I'm with you. A thirteen year old thinks it's very cool.

Ricky Byrd

Now this is weird. Josh has picked up drums in the school band and is doing very well They made him play one year of sax before he could touch the drums. We watch Drumline the movie way to much around here. Josh also plays a very mean red Fender Strat. He's taken lessons for three and a helf years n...

Ricky Byrd

hahaha, I can just see Goad. "Ah-ight Brah!"

Ricky Byrd

Hit it next time...?
Meeting with Red Bull went well. We are going to have a block of rooms available for racers.

Ricky Byrd

I'd like to submit the Luna Slalom Jam 2004, which will be held in Jackson, Mississippi on Fondren Drive. The date is April 17th at 7:00 pm, that's right, at night. This event is hosted by MS GRS and Red Bull Energy Drink. Duel tight/hybrid slalom, start ramps, Trakmates latest time system, and big ...

Ricky Byrd

Had a bad realization at the Worlds slalom cross. The 80's Flyaways are retired and I'm back in my Giro Semi and Josh in his Switchblade.

How about this helmet? It will definitely be lighter than the Bieffe
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=42325

Ricky Byrd

Thanks Wes, I've done way to much thinking in an effort to make this a good event for the racers.

Anybody know how I can get in touch with John Dillon?

Send those mailing addresses to byrddog@jam.rr.com

Ricky Byrd

Top is exactly the same. It's tough working with what the street throws at you from a course setting point. You could say "same course". I feel we will be working on the bottom to give you guys a much more uniform set of stingers at the end with no curve to the finish. It can be done! Send that addr...

Ricky Byrd

I can't remember any shadows falling on the cones. We had a double halogen work light between the ramps point down the hill and three, six lamp, construction lights use for night time highway work staggered across the hill to cancel out shadows, one was on top of a two story parking garage pointing ...

Ricky Byrd

I'll look into it.
Had no complaints last year that I can recall. The BMF construction lights lit things really well.

What if I ringed the top and bottom of the red cones with white tape? Or ringed both red and white with reflective tape?

Ricky Byrd

True, copy/paste got the best of me.

Ricks right, send those addresses to byrddog@jam.rr.com

Meeting with Red Bull Wed. They say bigger, better this year. Free rooms anyone?

Ricky Byrd

I would like to ask that any racers that participated in the Luna Slalom Jam 2003 to please send me your home address to the email address above. I would like to send you a short DVD that Red Bull produced. Make your plans now as this years event is looking like Saturday night, April 17th on Fondren...

Ricky Byrd

Thanks Tway!
I think...
I'm planning a winter series starting in a week or two and I may need mine til the new one is done but...maybe I can do without it.

Ricky Byrd

Thanks for getting back to me Tway. Brady, After speaking with Tway, I will be selling my Trakmate System box only as my tapes and cables can be reused on the new system to keep my cost down. The box is I believe ver. 2.0, approx. 3" X 6" X 2" deep, brown, with two telephone female connectors mounte...

Ricky Byrd

Tway, We had to cut our phone conversion short a few weeks ago, so... Can I get a "4 beep" system by April? I need time to get use to using it. What parts from the system I have now can be reused? Tapes, box, cables? Should I try to sell my entire system and replace with new? Anybody interested? Let...

Ricky Byrd

Sounds fun Joe, but don't bet on me being faster than anyone. Getting older and fatter by the minute. Oh and it's not the racing that sounds fun it's all that talk of beer!

Ricky Byrd

Wow! is right. Thanks Howard for all you've done for Josh and I. You've been a real friend. Hope to see you and the family soon. Europe? Dan has also been a big help to us in the area of his timming spreadsheet which we used at the LSJ 2003. Congratulations to you both. Our wheels are in good hands....

Ricky Byrd

Congrats Brian & Nanette!
Great news! Glad all are doing well.
Your heading into some good times. Enjoy it as time sure flys by. It's hard to believe my little buddy is 13 now.

Get some rest.
The Byrds

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