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Karl Floitgraf

I'm sure Gary will let you race. Funny story though, 2 years ago I went to the European Championships in Köln, I was the only American at the whole event and they actually said I may not be able to place. Fortunately I am a dual citizen of Germany, so I just registered with that. Which is why even t...

Karl Floitgraf

The demands of GS & TS are very different. You really should have a different board & wheels for each, even if you are just a beginner. For beginners who don't want to spend a lot of cash the best thing to do is, buy a board with multiple wheel bases, one for tigher courses, another for more open c...

Karl Floitgraf

does anyone know what the conversion is from the 3dm duros to either ABEC 11 or Manx wheels?

Karl Floitgraf

My question: how exactly will creating this elaborate bureaucracy will make things better for skaters. Will the new presidents of ISSA make the world ranking better? Will ISSA make entry fees go down? Will they insure a good course at big races? I'm not really against this but I just think we need t...

Karl Floitgraf

I hate people who drive Lexuses. Late August last year, I just picked up 50 shiny new cones from Dan in Boulder two weeks earlier. I went over two streets from where I live to the street I always skate on. The people who live adjacent to where I put the cones love it, one woman even offered to come ...

Karl Floitgraf

Could someone help me out on where I should have the board drilled too.

Karl Floitgraf

I'm not sad about this at all I knew that it was a prototype when I bought it, the board design was a little weak, but I still loved that board more than my last girl friend (she learned to understand after awhile :D ). Check out these videos from Da Farm Series # 4 TS, http://www.slalomspot.com/vid...

Karl Floitgraf

Does anyone know a good place to get a couple Euro Turner Prototypes and a Wefunk drilled? I've never ridden the yellow board and I really want to.

Any suggestions on setup? I was thinking Radikal front, Gtruck bushings and a DS 90 rear 50? baseplate with Stims and Avalons all around.

Karl Floitgraf

As far as Slalom Skateboarding is concerned, I don't care what everyone rides on a given course. If someone can beat me on roller skates or a razor scooter more power to them. I ride a skateboard with 4 wheels through a course because it's the fastest solution for me. I understand for many other spo...

Karl Floitgraf

It is possible he's just doing this to sell more wheels. Imagine how many you'd sell if everyone put 2 extra wheels on each deck?

Or it really makes him faster.

All Possible.

Karl Floitgraf

The Full face helmet is worth it... I have to have a tooth replaced because I took a bad chinner a few months ago. Next season I will be trying out a Giro Flint SC.

Karl Floitgraf

Hey Fatboy just wait till next year's season starts, I've got a new TS model board that is sweet. You'll probably like it. http://slalomspot.com/video/Wefunk_madness.mov Alex any chance you guys would build new S-cambers with a similar design but with the new Aluminum construction? That would be sii...

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My two cents: it looks like on the calender Red Clay and Buckeye are on the same weekend, a problem I'm not if it's been resolved but I don't think a Main event status should be given to both if they are happening simultaneously.

Karl Floitgraf

I've got a broken foam core and I was wondering if a surf shop that repairs surf boards would be likely to repair my slalom board. Does anyone know anyone good

Karl Floitgraf

What I find works really well for all different levels is to set a flowy hybrid course. Bryan and I would push our bigger setups through the course pumping full speed. We would then loan out our tight setups for the same course. That way beginers can pump the course and make it at what ever speed fe...

Karl Floitgraf

That sounds pretty cool, I was just wondering if you guys are talking about getting more cash sponsors or do you think all racers should pay higher entry fees inorder so the top can take home more?

Karl Floitgraf

For me? 2006 is Weasel Season.

Karl Floitgraf

Hey Paul

Wish I could go, but in order to race next year, I've got to get some papers written, this weekend.

Good Luck!

I'm sure people would be interested in coming up. With just a little more notice and a warmer day

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Karl Floitgraf

I was just wondering if a description of a race course be announced prior to a race. Not just announcing GS, Hybrid or Tight, but like range of cone spacings, speed of the hill and possibly a general idea of the layout. Why? When traveling far on tight schedules with tight suitcases, it would help a...

Karl Floitgraf

This is the 2005 season promo video for the Needham High School Slalom Racing team. Clips range from practices to races and jam sessions. Enjoy A zipped quicktime file. http://www.slalomspot.com/video/2005/Needham_racing_final.mov.zip We (think we are) the first in the country to organize slalom ska...

Karl Floitgraf

Results

1. Bryan 15.08
2. CMC 15.21
3. Karl 15.66
4. Jake 17.12
5. Jim 17.36
6. Paul 18.90
7. Mario 22.05

Karl Floitgraf

Is the baseplate custom now? I thought it was just an RTX.

Karl Floitgraf

For all those not able to attend the Anti Hillbillie Tight Slalom Jam: We understand many people can not make it due to the short notice which is unavoidable on account of the unpredictability of the weather. But 75 degrees and sunny, it doesn't get much better than that. Anyway when I post up the t...

Karl Floitgraf

WE'RE ON SATURDAY NOVEMBER 5TH 9 AM TIGHT SLALOM ALL ARE WELCOME

http://maps.google.com/local?hl=en&outp ... tnG=Search Park at the North or South Gate.

My Cell phone number 781 492 9312, call me for details.

Karl Floitgraf

Claude I found a pair of elbow pads and wrist gloves I didn't realize I had, the elbow pads are white are those yours?

Karl Floitgraf

Would the way you set up your bushings be different for this truck than a traditional rear offset?

Karl Floitgraf

So we got rained out, sucks. Hope no one went too far. Here's my idea about this race and the unpredictible nature of out weather: From about now untill it snows and then the first month or two after winter it's really hard to plan a race because it's more likely to have bad weather than good. But t...

Karl Floitgraf

Claude,

Bryan and I have decided to go on a European Race Trek next summer, we're going to leave in late june so we will not be able to organize the July 4th Freedom Race. Sorry.

Karl Floitgraf

Troy I'll take the helmet, $50 is waay less than what I'm gonna pay to have a tooth replaced.

Karl Floitgraf

Martin Drayton wrote: DON'T LET THEM GO!

How am I going to find someone to sell me a set now? :P

Karl Floitgraf

Does anyone know where I can pick up some of these, I like the rebound from these bushings a lot more than most of what is available new today.

Karl Floitgraf

I hope the weather works out, if it does we I'll need to know whose coming in order to decide whether to hold a race or just skate.

Karl Floitgraf

PLEASE NOTE
DUE TO WEATHER WE'RE GOING TO TRY FOR NEXT SUNDAY 10/23.

Karl Floitgraf

I think Brixxlegg would be a good WC because it's scheduled for the middle of summer, many juniors in the US and Canada can't make the second week of september because that's the start of school.

Karl Floitgraf

Well 10 probably, but we might have to start earlier to lesson the chance of getting kicked off we might try and start earlier.

Karl Floitgraf

We always welcome new skaters but this race is going have a tough course, it's the whole reason we're doing it is because da farm series, as much fun as it was lacked a good flowing tight course. So if your just starting you might not make the course, but your still welcome to come and meet all the ...

Karl Floitgraf

Next Sunday Morning at the Arboretum(Jamaica Plain Boston), Tight Slalom Race!

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Karl Floitgraf

stock axels?

Karl Floitgraf

I'm too lazy to use NCDSA Contest Calender and it seems silly for a small event so I'm just going to make a sign up sheet here, post up that you want to come and I'll add your name Arboretum Outlaw October 16th sign up 1. Bryan Werner 2. Kam Bumpus 3. Jake Hawkridge 4. Karl Floitgraf 5. Derek Smith ...

Karl Floitgraf

Bring it on!!! I may have to start practicing for this race. If we can't make it I will give my timer to Derek. Is there enough room to do dual head to head racing? There is, but I wouldn't reccomend it because it's easier for us to get shut down. So I think we'll run single lane, but we will take ...

Karl Floitgraf

Call me 781 492 9312 some time this weekend. When Bryan and I started skating we knew next to nothing about slalom (even with JG living with Bryan) and now 2 years later we have the first High School Racing team in the country. We've worked hard at it and it comes down to working hard for equipment ...

Karl Floitgraf

Either a 107 split or a Chicken indy offset.

Karl Floitgraf

Hey Joe, what's wrong with boston? I'll throw a festival just for you if you come. Your crew afraid to skate a gilmourish course get beaten by a bunch of high school punks?:P :P

Karl Floitgraf

Sale Pending

Karl Floitgraf

We picked the cutaway shape because it grips more, lets you drive more in the rear. The Roe Preformance Series is great because you can learn on it and when you get faster you don't need to go get a new deck. I train a lot of kids at my High School, I notice the difference, the kids I am able to giv...

Karl Floitgraf

Hey Erin if that didn't come through I just put up a new medium soft (perfect for your weight) Crossfire Cutaway for cheap. viewtopic.php?t=3076

Karl Floitgraf

The Needham crew just got some great new boards but one of our riders needs a stiffer flex. It's a 2005 Roe Crossfire Cutaway, low camber medium flex. Killer TS deck. http://homepage.mac.com/floitgraf/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2005-10-04%2016.47.20%20-0700/Image-C478F10A353011DA.jpg The boa...

Karl Floitgraf

This is the type of thing we want to run http://www.slalomspot.com/video/2005/Arboretum.mov.zip

Thanks guys.

Karl Floitgraf

Leo send the movie files to me I'll post it on slalomspot.com.

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