ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

I don’t have usage of a vehicle tomorrow, but Jonny-D is going to pick me up near Catonsville MD tomorrow morning at around 8am. From there, we’ll check out the status of Lansdowne and then it’s South to Charles County Skatepark.

I’d like to join the Germantown ditch session but don’t know if it will fit John’s/my itinerary or be geographically practical. What time is your session, Jack?

Ohm, is your spot lit? John and I might be able to join your session around 3 or 4pm if it is. Personally, I’d rather ride slalom than vert (because all I have are slalom pads right now), but it depends on how long John wants to ride the CC Skatepark.

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Meet me at the Starbucks in Tysons on Springhill Rd. 12 noon sharp! I will take those who show to the spot. Remember this is totally outlaw. No guarantees to set a course but if we can it will be sweet. Bring cones if you got em.

I'll try to be there at noon. I think I've ridden the spot if it's in the general direction behind the Starbucks.

WesE what's the difference between yer slalom pads and vert pads? Try Tampax for those heavy flow days.

Ronald McDonald, I would like a Big Mac, fries, and a shake tomorrow so have them ready.

Dan Rather, the newscast was killer tonight.

WesE (and anyone else)
G-town ditch:
Kyle sez Bozis will show ~2ish.
Brother of Q is looking like 3ish.
I should show up between lunchtime and 2 with the twins, and stay untill they lose interest.
We will definitely be setting up some cones.

Lansdowne report (as of yesterday):
If you go to Lansdowne, use soft wheels and be prepared for dust/dirt. The bowl still has 1-2 ft of water in it, and the double bump snake that connects the upper bank to the wide "freestyle" bowl with humps is totally screwed. Karl and I swept out the upper snake. I shoveled out someones's swept piles in the lower snake last week. The new concrete that replaced the asphalt areas opens up some nice lines. They also put some little ledges in a few spots for those inclined to grind. You can make a run around the rim of the deep bowl if you've got enough speed and confidence.

Tomorrow would be fun, there's a crew of oldschoolers showing at 10 am. I won't be making the downer as I was there yesterday, and my daughter doesn't have much interest in going there.

Hope to see you at the ditch. PM or email if you need directions.

Q

First off ,lay off Wes.

Secondly, I posted a question way back about Brian Parsons and also Polanca and Heather.

No one replied.

I guess you have to be a part of the "DC CREW" to get a reply around here.

I won't be coming back. TK

TK,
There's a lot of "chatter" on this thread, and stuff gets missed.

Plus, both of your questions could only be answered by limited persons, specifically Heather and Polanka, and BP (and maybe a few people who know BP better than I do.)

I'm sure we'll hear from BP when things happen.

I'm sending this to you in a PM in case you are true to you word about not coming back, but you should reconsider.

Q

Update:

Bozis @ ditch from 12 to 2:30.

I'll try to be there ~noon as well.

Q

ill be there around 11:30 or 12
ill bring some cones as well

OK OK , I just get a little nervous sometimes. Vlad and Wes and Slappy, those guys are like a gang, they'll jump you out in a heart beat. What the hell ever happened to BoBO.With Parsons missing I was fearing the worse. Slalom Anarchy in DC... Ohm, you feelin me?
Damn its lonley here in NH. See you at the Gathering.

TK,
sorry to have missed the sarcasm... throw in some winks/smiles next time...

looking forward to meeting you and others at TG IV.
Q

Havent posted in a while, I see my urgent hep is needed........

HI TK. :-O

Q....I will be with out Shane tomm at the ditch, just so your son knows ahead of time, Kyle will be his buddy tomm Im sure.

John Dillion, what size are your feet, I have the shoe for YOU. We need to talk, we never talk anymore, have things to pester you about.

Wes, what up my brother from another mother?

Brian, you a pop yet?

Ohm, whats all this about you having a secret spot? Most guys its pretty strait forward.

Slappy, wheres all the pics at, I need a chuckle.

Looking forward to the 17th, god I hope this weather holds out for 3 more months.

The new Home of Bozi will be getting a serious lil skate park built in backyard in a couple months, I will have a Bar-B-Que when time comes to cristen it, all DCer's invited of course, maybe a few ahead of time to help build it.

See ya'll soon. Jeff

great! another new park in the works!
see ya tommorow!

Is that the starbucks in the Tysons Galleria on International or is there another one up the road on Springhill?

Oh hell I guess it don't matter I'm to slow to hang with you all anyway. Have fun. Anybody want to buy some used slalom equipment? Otherwise I'll have a BIG bonfire in the backyard and post the pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

dont do it till after tomorrow!!!! bring a list or something of the stuff you have.

Too late they just went up. Later

Boswell,
I'm pretty sure I can give you a run for your money on the "Slowest in DC" title!

Q

Sounds like fun. Quick grab the hose maybe it's not too late?

I feel ya TK. Howz the surf? I think Aspen is off. Kenny traded us in on a new set of friends.

WesE, not sure if the spot is lit but Vlad probably is. Jeff too.

Bozi, you must be thinking of the G-spot. Hey, I need some bolts and risers.

Jeff, last time I checked, Tysons II wasn't on Springhill Rd.

Spot On I think they say in England.

The Spot is Faaassstttt! Smoooooooth! Seemingly no bust factor.

Foot dragging is required. 20mph + !!

PM session is also possible. There are lights but we left before dark.

I didn't set the whole hill so I am not sure of it's full potential.

Fun Fun Fun

WOW!

The G-Ditch session was phenomenal.

Seth showed up first and swept out the water (thanks, btw)
Me and the kids showed up ~12:45.
WesE and John Dillon called ~1:00 from Lansdowne, and headed our way.
Bozi and son arrived a bit later.
Somewhere along the way OldSchoolAndrew and daughter arrived.
Jeff set up a nice run, and a little straight TS course.
John and Wes dropped in ~2.
My brother and his son chimed in around 3.

Some of us were there to watch the sunset!!!! What a great day, and a great time.

Everybody skated everything....

Da Ditch was rocking, and da lot was rolling.

John D. has some good stuffs in his vidcam.

Jeff, John, and WesE thanks so much for the help with slalom tips, especially coaching/encouraging Michael.

Q

some pics from 'da ditch

http://groups.msn.com/OldSchoolSkateboa ... l_topics=0

John and WesE,

Here's the Lansdowne vids I was telling you about (Lansdowne Virtual Bowlride and Bertleboy in the bowl).

http://www.inthequeue.com/VirtualBowl.htm

Q

Had a fast blast today at Ohm's secret spot. Didn't quite conquer the beast but I got some good shots of the other slayers.

Doug Dupin and myself are hitting Fountainhead in the morning around 9:30-10:00. After that, we're hitting VanDorn (Oakwood) around 11:30-12:00 for an hour or so. All are invited to participate.

If anyone need's to call us:
Myself 202-607-1495
Doug 202-262-2360

Terence Kirby wrote:First off ,lay off Wes.

Secondly, I posted a question way back about Brian Parsons and also Polanca and Heather.

No one replied.

I guess you have to be a part of the "DC CREW" to get a reply around here.

I won't be coming back. TK

Sorry for just replying Terence!
No, Polanka just arrived in the States last year. I was working for a model agency in South Beach two years ago.
We skated today at our favorite spot near Front Royal today! It was so warm we wore our shorts.
I think we need help with our technique. Maybe we could meet some people to skate with sometime?

Wes, Duty calls.........

On another non metal image topic....

It was cool to see John D. , Wes , Seth, , Andrew, & the kids all having differnt forms of fun today in G- town. Neat lil spot for my sons to ride the ditch & me having an op to practice cones a bit, something foreign to me the past year.

Look forward to seeing a strong showing the 17th at Park & Ride, god I hope this wacky weather holds out & the curse is gone this winter for the race dates.

see yall, Jeff

Meant to ad Ill be at G-town spot agian sunday around 1:00 for a couple hours, Shane was upset he couldnt go today, so I need to take him tomm for a bit.

Where ever my cones & pads/helmet ended up, If I dont see them tomm with anybody, no worries, Ill grab them from whoever has them on the 17th.

Jeff

I know this isnt exactly DC session related. But I just wanted to give my Local friends a peak at whats coming out shortly, with out putting in a more public forum, entertian me.

These Bad Boyz Inc/Bozi decks have been almost a year in the doings.

The artworks is by Bad Boyz Inc. of Rotterdam, a 20 year old Grafitti crew that has in more recent years done art & Grafitti works that are followed by many in the Neatherlands & their work is highly regarded.

I will release a limited number of these decks, the first run features artwork by Jean of Bad Boyz. There will be 3 other runs to follow with art by the other members of their group.

They will be in Mad Bomber II form only & will appear in a couple art circuits in Neatherlands, & so far one here in US in shows on the wall, neat stuff.

What do you guys think? This is the almost finished graphic before the Bozi Logo was added.

Thanks, Jeff

[img]http://www.boziboards.com/aya[1].jpg[/img]

Sweet!
I'm buying one.
Make sure they're numbered for collectors.

Jeff,
I've got your stuff, and will swing it by this afternoon at the G-ditch.
Q

Jack, Ill see you there, thanks.

Slappy, thanks. Yes they will be numbered, & have a certificate of Authenticity signed by artist, or something in that train of though.

Jeff

I sory. Heather tell me answer. But a bit problem right now. I read fast but internet limit in use for me . Many peoplel very dicurage on this forum. On Polish forums people very nice and help. Here violent and evil many time. And I do not understand why. It is only sport and easy to do and talk. But ingage many fights no reson! I new to this. Mabe not understading somethink.

bye-bye

bozi, did the weather hold out for you today? sorry i had to leave, but i had school work to do. thanks for the stuff.

Queue, do you know where the link for that video you were telling me about is?

Seth,
If you're talking about the "Four Wheels Down" vid, it is here:
http://www.ncdsa.com/four_wheels_down.mov

Sorry to have missed you yesterday, Jeff & I managed to run cones for an hour or so.

Q

Man oh man, Doug and I hit DC downhill Shangri-La yesterday. We met at 8:00am for dawn patrol, and I was armed with speedboard, leathers, helmet and a knotted gut, due to the realization that the road was soaked and Doug and I would probably charge anyway. We seem to push each other in stupid situations, but 40mph in the rain didn't seem like a good way to start the day.

We arrived at Fountainhead around 9:00am and decided to stroll down for a look and leave the gear behind. When we reached the bottom Doug blurted out, "It's just not possible, even if it's dry" allowing me to breath a sigh of relief. Won't be going over the side of the bridge today! I'm convinced that, when dry, it's possible to hit at speed but you have to find and stay on the correct line.

We pulled out and headed for a county park that's across the bridge past Occoquan. It too is closed for the winter. It's about 7/10's a mile long and straight as a cane. The road was soaked but we charged anyway and preceeded to throw rooster tails at 30mph. Damn good fun. When dry, the hill is perfect for safe drafting and is smooth so slalom could be fun also.

It was too hot to keep walking up the hill in wet leathers, so we packed up and crossed 95 and hit the hill running down to the park & ride. That run is short but sweet.

We then hit Van Dorn for a few runs and that was that.

Four runs, all a few miles apart and all completely empty until mid-March.

It's obscene and it's on! All speed merchants are invited to accompany us on our weekend tours. Rains a pain, but any dry weekends, we're on it.

Oh, and to keep this slalom related, I had to swerve to avoid a dead bird.

Was it a TERNer regulation size bird?

Q

Good to know some skating went on during this warm spell.

The newest Outlaw was born on Friday night. He must of heard about the Germantown ditch session.

Nanette and baby are doing great.

I will be out of commission for the next couple of weeks but the 17th is locked down as a skate day.

congrats on the baby!

where is the race on the 17th gonna be and all that good info?

Brian,
Good to hear all is well. At the next outlaw could you set a TS? I'll be there as well as a few Chrismas presents(you'll see).
See ya there,
Aaron

On the 17th of janurary what time is the dc outlaw race and where in gaithersburg is it located?? hope to see you all there. Thanks,
Brittany

Lets see if this works...

Buried in this thread are 4 posts with directions, each adding a bit of detail.

viewtopic.php?p=11111#11111

In the past it has been:
10 AM Longboard
Noon Slalom

Q

so the slalom race is gonna be at the park and ride in gaithersburg at those directions? I saw somewhere that you guys dont decide the place until like the week before or something.....but im too lazy to find where that was in all the mess on here

Always check the DC forum the day before the race for the final decision regarding location and times. The location could be changed to Fountainhead in Northern Virginia if wind is predicted to be a problem.

not that my opinion really matters, but i think it would be easier to go to the park and ride becuase more people seemed to have been there. plus i dont know where fountainhead is!

The park and ride is the by far the best chouse. Fountainhead is only three and a half miles away from me as a crow flies. The major majotity lives north of th I95 south and capital beltway interchange and Its not fair to make them set in that traffic jam!!! It gets real bad on the weekends.

Jeff Boswell wrote:The park and ride is the by far the best chouse. Fountainhead is only three and a half miles away from me as a crow flies. The major majotity lives north of th I95 south and capital beltway interchange and Its not fair to make them set in that traffic jam!!! It gets real bad on the weekends.

Amen, Jeff.
Fountainhead is a nice spot, but it's a helluva lot easier for us who come from the north to get to the Park-N-Race.
The wind does suck sometimes, though
See you all the 17th, if not before.
Dan

The only thing that can be done when the wind gets near 20 mph is to get out of it, otherwise even cones that are doubled up start to blow away. Even at 15 mph wind speed, it can slow your run down to a crawl if it’s blowing in any direction other than downhill. Fountainhead is in the middle of some woods, so the wind gets blocked by the surrounding trees.

There are ways to Fountainhead that avoid the Springfield interchange (I-95/495) mess. From the beltway, take I-66 West, exit onto 123 South, take a right onto Henderson, take a left onto Hampton, and then look on your right for the park entrence. From Manassas and other points West, the best way is down Prince William Parkway, then a left onto Yates Ford Road, then a right onto Henderson, then a right onto Hampton, then the entrance is on the right. There are probably other ways that avoid the Springfield Interchange as well. Fountainhead map/directions

Fountainhead is the best place we currently know about for slalom when the wind speed is high. Other places that have the same advantage are welcome. Let’s hear about them now if anyone knows of any.

All that said, the G-burg Park & Race is the place to be, no doubt about it.

Do the trees have to have leaves on them to aid in wind reduction??? 'Cause either my pitot tube is whacked, or the weather guy is wrong!!!