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Gary Fluitt

I've got six I would like to unload. Make me an offer.

Gary Fluitt

Tway & Joe, Shady lane sounds groovy, but dual head to head on that derby hill is the s$%t. If you decide to go back to shady lane, please let us know as soon as you are able so I can take it off the dance card for this season. And don't get me wrong, I think that sort of thing makes for a great loc...

Gary Fluitt

This is what I get from the 4 Year Men USA with the addition of Vlad to the mix, for the Elite Bracket. 1 Kenny Mollica, USA 2 Richy Carrasco, USA 3 Michael Dong, USA 4 Gary Fluitt, USA 5 Keith Hollien, USA 6 Jason Mitchell, USA 7 Chris Barker, USA 8 Vlad 9 Bobby Mandarino, USA 10 Noah Heinle, USA 1...

Gary Fluitt

Just curious how your going to use Harms, Goad, Ohm, Smart, Thompson, Plunkett, Byrd, Howard in both divisions. They either fill the bottom of the Elite or the Top of the Open, but how do they do both?

Gary Fluitt

Tom-
Looks like I'm going to be down your way again on 12-14 April. Let's skate something! Maybe that death course you found with the hella steep single lane and flesh eating shoulder.
gary

Gary Fluitt

Frank,
The snow is too good right now to be running cones on asphalt, but we find that powder runs in the trees make for some good high stakes slalom practice. You're close enough to Telluride to get some good runs in.
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Gary Fluitt

Hey Matthew, Now that you are leaving the East Coast we'll be happy to welcome you to the center of the Slalom Universe. Glimore, Champman, they all like to think the East is where it's at, but that stats don't lie. COSS will whip you into competitive racing shape in no time. We generally communicat...

Gary Fluitt

I'm surprised the asphalt doesn't melt in Phoenix.

Next year the series needs to start there, in March.

Gary Fluitt

Gilmore is not scheduled to be done with his final surgery until 2009. This race makes void the warranty on his newly constructed knees and shoulders.

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Gary Fluitt · hard core grass roots 6:45 AM you guys are hard core

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you guys are hard core

Gary Fluitt

Corky, What about Colorado Cup making Prime status? It's unclear above. I forgot about the two discipline thing. That is a disadvantage of Pump Station. Would it be possible to split that main? Give the GS discipline to Pump Station and the TS discipline to Hood? This would make everybody happy and ...

Gary Fluitt

Corky, The US WEST Main events are rapidly approaching but I haven't seen anyone advocating for the San Diego or Hood races. There is some discussion now about focusing on the Final BLR Pump Station race as a possible Main event for So Cal this year. But that decision needs to be made by Tuesday acc...

Gary Fluitt

I'm happy to compete on flat ground for a discipline such as a Cyber Slalom to prove my ability is this discipline (heck I even beat Stroble at this last year...). I don't think this should be the majority of the events however. As a single event that would be great. But keep the main events, or at ...

Gary Fluitt

Glenn, I forgot the ending .html on the address. My apologies. <a href="http://www.asphaltplayground.com/trucks.html">click here</a> which is the same link. I'm amazed how often I still hoarke asphalt when I type it. And Bara- I spewed beer through my nose when I read your post. We'll send you a scr...

Gary Fluitt

Chris, There are a couple of reasons why slalom racing at the World Championship competitive level should be on a hill. 1. Hills are faster the parking lots 2. It takes more skill to pump at speed then it does to pump flat ground 3. It's more exciting for spectators 4. Hills offer pitch, grade, crow...

Gary Fluitt

Will,
Find that old footage, it's worth money these days. It's at least worth a bunch of equipment that I will gladly trade. When are we going to see you at a race?

Gary Fluitt

Split-Fire Fronts are now available complete with a brand new Randal II base plate. order from www.asphaltplayground.com/trucks.html

Gary Fluitt

Pierre, I was not able to make it to Antibes, but I have heard that 2 of the 3 events were held on flat ground, in a car parking area. Is this correct? I feel that the Worlds events must be held on hills, and the bigger the better. Even tight slalom must be on a hill. Cyberslalom is the one exceptio...

Gary Fluitt

michael, had three new borns- know what you mean. Your time is not your own but you are answering to a higher calling now, and that daily gives me more joy that skating around plastic cones ever will. Tom- I promptly lost the napkin I wrote your phone number on. My cell did not capture you number (u...

Gary Fluitt

Dan used to build Seismics with hollow 8mm steel axles. Maybe Marley could have used one of those. Wait till you get that front dailed dude. You wont believe how well it grips. I was laying it into hard offsets and the thing wouldn't give up the turn. Weird and beautiful and simple. 90mm's have been...

Gary Fluitt

Hey Phoenix types- I'm in Scottsdale for a couple of days at a conference. Where is there a hill I can skate? I brought a slalom deck and I'm itching to enjoy some of this fine weather. I can be reached at 303-359-6062. PLEASE give me a call. Ditch skating would be fun too but I gotta borrow a board...

Gary Fluitt

There have been rumors about a new team rider but I want to clear something up. The rider below is on the Spliff Fire team not the Split Fire team. There has been much confusion about this so I just wanted to set the record straight, mon. <center><img src="http://www.posterworx.co.nz/images/music/P8...

Gary Fluitt

The front Splits will be available WITH RII 50 degree base starting next week. asphaltplayground.com will offer two options when ordering.
gary

Gary Fluitt

Corky, I now understand the 1 Main event being bumped up to Major, leaving only 2 Main events for US West. In my mind the US Nationals (Breckenridge) should be a main. The dates are set (8/20-21), as are the venues, though it is not yet on the contest calendar on ncdsa, it is on the contest schedule...

Gary Fluitt

Single lane jam format qualifying on Friday along with GS single lane race. Full brackets for all on Saturday. Qualify us off site for the big show, everybody races in a bracket.

Gary Fluitt

couple of more thoughts. Don't restrict the contest results to a simple 1,2,3. It's never that simple with 5 divisions and 3 events. Automatic link to the world rankings. Seperate First and Last name fields, otherwise we get goofy screen names that are almost useless to me and Corky. Country flag me...

Gary Fluitt

Rick,
Just curious what you decided for the brackets on Saturday. 8/8/16/16? Qualify on Trade St. for Saturday's race downtown - my suggestion.
FLU

Gary Fluitt

Jani- It would be nice to have fields in the sign up that are for the organizer, things we could check off such as "waiver on file" & "Entry Fee Paid". For racers it might be useful to have a menu for race classification in which they plan to race (e.g. Elite, Ameratuer, Jr. Men, etc.) Maybe Arrival...

Gary Fluitt

DS107 Front Split is up online for ordering at <a href="http://asphaltplayground.com/trucks.html"> asphaltplayground.com </a>. They are $99 for hanger only. No base plate as yet. We're working on selling these with RII base, but not there yet and many of you have a Randall base laying in wait to int...

Gary Fluitt

I should pay more attention to these forums. I was having an adjustment issue last weekend. Couldn't figure out why I couldn't tighten the truck sufficiently. I guess I needed to swap bushings. I spent a lot of time milling that damn stimulator too! No wonder Barker handed me a blue bushing.

Gary Fluitt

Asia would be cool too. Europe in 2006, Asia in 2007, and US in 2008. I recommend Australia or Japan for 2007. Gives them two years to get the scene going in those places.

Gary Fluitt

Cameron,
I exchanged some e-mails with your Mom about exchanging the truck. It is just missing lock tight in the hanger.
thanks,
gary

Gary Fluitt

Richy- I'm hurt. I thought the Breck TS was your favorite. But I agree. Simple open downhill with cones doesn't excite me a whole lot. There is a big vocal support for this in SoCal. Nothing technical, just downhill speed. Ho hum. Slalom is about being able to turn, in any condition, flat, downhill,...

Gary Fluitt

Troy,
Your post made it through Asphaltplayground.com. I can send you trucks as soon as I have a few more details.
cheers,
Gary

Gary Fluitt

JBH- You're mostly correct, I am mearly a worker bee on the U.S. Nationals organizing comittee. Jim Weatherwax and David Eye are large and in charge this time around. But it is happening the same weekend as last year, Aug. 20-21 in Breckenridge, with Joe Lehm and McKendry doing the downhill on Vail ...

Gary Fluitt

David- You need to come out to Colorado and race. It'll be like old times. June 11-12. It will be on the contest calendar soon.

Gary Fluitt

Jeff - you don't really need to ask do you? Joe McClaren - Jr. World Champ, Jason - Overall World Champ. I didn't want to bring it up again, but since you asked...that would be COSS.

Gary Fluitt

Umm, I think you missed Breck on your dance card. Totally driveable from Missory.

Gary Fluitt

So JBH what races will we see the defending Sandlin Cup winner at this year?

Gary Fluitt

It's a trick I learned from the Islamic Jihad. Use women and children as a shield for you defense. I intend to add crockery to my burgeoning trophy collection, which by the way, includes one very large, very empty Omegang bottle. I will miss the bomb squad and their sassy lead singer, but TK is quit...

Gary Fluitt

Bobby Piercy spins in his grave like a lathe every time you rocket out of the gate.... You guys are smack artists! Very much enjoying the salvos of contempt. You could teach us all a thing or two about pre-race drama. The young Dr. Moore is in full training at Camp COSS. I pitty the comerade he fac...

Gary Fluitt

The overwhelming majority of cones that are out are out because the cone head didn't put them in the right spot. Courses are chaulked in, then the get changed, and they get rechaulked. And it's even worse if you've run two courses on the same hill. I've had to explain to 10-year old cone head volunt...

Gary Fluitt

Tway- Your 48 racer A/B/C/D thing sounds like a good solution to get everyone to race and still have time for three events. You are the only race that I know of that even attempts to pull off a three event day. I still don't know how you do it. Limiting the field to 48 is key to that happening. How ...

Gary Fluitt

to keep it split-fire related- you slid at least twice in that footage on the TS and Gilmore commented on it as he was filming. The split fire will keep that back end a lot more sticky than a stock tracker. You need to bend you're knees a bit more in the tight. Get a little bit lower and you will ge...

Gary Fluitt

Tway, Of course I've only experienced the Derby Hill, and I of course had twenty some odd runs that day as I crushed the competition (I'm joking, c'mon), but I like your idea of a single main event, followed by a jam format event, followed by a vintage, followed by drinking and frivolity at Hay's, e...

Gary Fluitt

Tom, I generally don't like to post pics until I can fulfill orders, but in this case since we are milling the trucks this week it's probably not premature. I see what we can get posted here in the next day or so. I've got some video of you in the TS at Morro Bay at Worlds. Looking fast. THat was a ...

Gary Fluitt

Shihan,
You are from Englewood?!?!
When are you going to come out and join us? If you would like, we can put you on the email alias that circulates when a session is going down (riders@coloradodslalomDOTorg)

thanks,
gary

Gary Fluitt

Pat,
I don't know about the Major thing taking away one Main. The way I read the list above the Main is a USA thing (not West or East region), leaving three Mains? Maybe I'm wrong.
Gary

Gary Fluitt

My recommendations for race status in USA West are: Major (1): Slalom Week, Morro Bay, Sept. Main (3): La Costa, CA, June Hood River, OR, July US Nationals/HD, Breckenridge Colorado, Aug. 20-21 Prime (3): Colorado Cup, June 11-12 Cascade Series Final BLR Pump Station Final B...

Gary Fluitt

though I am not from "the region" USA East, I would agree that Red Clay and Farm are secured as Main.
I'll post my thoughts on USA West over there.
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