ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

Just announced! Who is in besides me?

you know im there, im bringin some of my friends too,

cough it up if you want the publicity and if you wish to support our event. All donations of swag will be cheerfully accepted. It will be a fun one nontheless, and, if you act right now and before the 30th of May, you can take advantage of SW Airline's special fares to Baltimore's BWI, which is just a few minutes from Lansdowne! To make this event even more palatable, come to this event on Saturday sept 3rd and then afterwards drive down to an event in WV(on Sunday the 4th sept) that hasn't been officially announced yet to race flatland slalom. 2 events in 2 different states makes for an eventful wknd! Are you manly or womanly to do it?

i soooo missed the last one and was very disappointed by it. i think i can give cabbage a run for his money. i'll definately be there and i'll be rollin' deep... sucka.

Nino, you'll have to go through me to get to Cabbage. I think I got 2nd by .2 last race. Maybe you ought to pinch yourself and wake up out of the dream you are having. Ha!

The Downer is mine this time!!!

Bastards! Gonna be in Montreal for the Top Challenge that weekend. It doesn't get much better than a banked slalom at the downer.....hmm, Ohm, Nino or Cabbage?? That's a tough one to call and doesn't even count the many others, but my money's on Ohm. Cabbage has a bunch of kids now and has probably lost .2 seconds worth of time ha ha ha.....Dillon, I'm calling from Canada saturday night to get results. I'll also try and get some swag for ya.

Somebody film that sh!t

ok ohm... you're talkin' smack? i don't think i've seen you ride the downer. we'll see who brings the goods....

maybe we'll have a smack talking rap session before the actual race too? Collect some swag, everybody! East coast to attract some of the Euros too....2 diff races for one flight plus car rental....the other race to be announced officially next week....Great Things Are Happening in '05! No slackers or sandbaggers!!

Hey, how about a P-n-R Race the following day?

I'll run it as long as I can borrow a timer.

And maybe some help with bracketing?

Andy, are you available for course setting? That would be Sunday Sept. 4th.

Or I will set the cones if necessary.

Dan

John, I just realized the race is on Labor Day Weekend. Was that on purpose?

Yea, so people could travel here.....in some ways that is good, in other ways, it is bad as people may have other plans....other plans? Then switch them...it's a lot cheaper to go to the beach the following wknd!

Ohm,

"Nino, you'll have to go through me to get to Cabbage. I think I got 2nd by .2 last race. " This time the downer is mine."

sure it is Ohm, you put it best when you told nino, " Maybe you ought to pinch yourself and wake up out of the dream you are having. Ha! " maybe you should take your own advise..... I'm play'n I am stoked to hang, and Anthony, wrong answer, chasen 2 kids, makes you faster, and remember my theory, mass equal motion.....I have been work'n on the mass thing, and I sk8 lansdowne once a week....

I predict another 1st for Cabbage.
Mike if you take him down I'll treat you to some cheap American beer!
Some of those younger guys were killin' it today though.

This will be a fun time for all.....I'm working on the mass thing too like Cabbage...I hope everyone will come out & have some fun....hey, PaDan.....am I younger than you? I thought the birthday boy, Nino, was looking quite fast, plus he brought friends that don't skate Lans that much....and they were looking good too! Cabbage, despite his short leash, looks to be the man to try to take down.....but he's quick...I hope he's feeding his sons broccoli!

John Dillon, can you post some directions to the downer. We may have some out-of-towners coming!

Cabbage, bring it!

Ohm,
Have out-of-town friends point their favorite internet mapping service to this address:

3326 Bero Rd.
Lansdowne, Maryland 21227

(left after last townhouse on Bero Rd. is the entrance way to "Sandy Hills Park" aka Lansdowne)

Q

Nino, Cabbage and Ohm?? Bertleboy's taking all of you down.....

Here's the waiver. Get it notarized if you're not 18.



http://resources.co.ba.md.us/Documents/ ... waiver.pdf



Q

You are the man, Q! Thanks for finding that....the other site was down....Under 18s download the waiver from previous post have parents sign it, get it notarized, bring it to Lansdowne Sat morn to get free skate card. Also, dont forget your elbow and knee pads and your helmet! Peace! Skate Park opens at 10am. Who will be crowned King? Queen?You got to pay the piper to find out!!

gottat skate! hope to see you all there bright and early. first run's mine....

ill be derrr. JD I may have some skaterbuilt or vans swag for ya...

Final Placings:

1st: Cabbage


2nd: Ohm

3rd: Dillon

All my pics are here: http://public.fotki.com/PADan/lansdowne_05/

Damn, can't get the photo posting shit right!!

Do I get a special award for this?



Q

Were you wearing wrist guards? If not... no award. I am, however, sorry to hear you got hurt.

See that big bone sticking out to the right side of the x-ray? When I went down at La Costa in '01, I made all but the stump ends of that bone disappear in a haze of bone dust. Nasty. Can you say, "disconnected thumb"?

Another classic battle with Cabbage. We traded first spot a couple of times then Cabbage closed the deal. I ran out of gas on my 3rd and 4th run and he took the first spot again. Not sure how to beat him on his home turf but I can't wait to try again. Watch out for Noah too.

Thanks John Dillon/ Team Fun for another killer race at the downer. Thanks Q for keeping times. Sorry to see the injury to your hand. Hope it's not your right hand.

wow, what a fun day... thanks to everyone that helped, that sucks Q! Ohm you rule, I love battling with you, nice to see your family LBK. Thanks Dillon, you also were tearing the course up.. Some how the stock Buttons 32 with stock gravity bearings, gets the job done again, thanks to gravity for giving me the tools to get it done... Can't wait to see everyone again, Nice pics PA Dan, also Iowe you a cold one, sorry about leaving the wounded soldier in the back of your truck, I remembered it was there on the drive home.. opps.. anyhow rock on slalom sk8ers...I'm back online so I'll talk to you soon.. Thanks for the shots PA Dan.... and now that makes 6 straight banked slalom wins.....bring it west coast me and Ohm are ready for ya...ha ha..

Andy Bittner wrote:Were you wearing wrist guards? If not... no award. I am, however, sorry to hear you got hurt.

Andy,
I always wear wrist guards. Would hate to think what things would be like if I hadn't been wearing them.

I still had a fun day. Even got in a few runs including a double with Bertleboy in the bowl. I'll be on the sidelines for a while, so if anyone is organizing a DC race, let me know, I'm getting some timing skills. MUCHO props to BP & Mr & Mrs KMG for doing it so many times. It takes lots of concentration.

Q

That race looks sweet. Way go TEAM FUN You can bet Team Fatboy will be there next time. Great pics PA! Thanks for sharing.

sick skating all day yesterday. everyone killed it. the battle for 1st place was classic! john dillon, don't underestimate him, he's fast. i give mad props to Noah, he couldn't really pump the snake run at first, but he totally got in the top 5, i think he was faking it at first i totally DQ'ed my last run, but had fun. it was good to see lots of heads at the Downer, lots of new and old faces. we had a raging skate party at Dude's, we rocked the basement ramp all night until the beer was gone.

can't wait for the next one....

Another fun time at Lansdowne...skaters from MD,DC,VA,PA,NY,NJ,DE,and OH showed up...about 40-odd entries in the banked slalom....the Biggest crowd thus far trying to be crowned THE KING OF SPEED. Mother Nature bestowing upon us a beautiful day...sunny 70s in the morn to low 80s in the afternoon, w/low humidity(a rarity in these parts at this time of year).Well, despite Califronia-like weather, Cabbage takes the title again and he makes a plea for those from the west coast to step up and try to grab his crown. Mike Ohm made the race a close one by squeeking by Cabbage on his 2nd run, but then Cabbage, after being re-charged from chasing his son,Mason, around the bowl, pours on the steam and overtakes Ohm in the 3rd run of the jam format, 75-minute contest. I manage to hand off the bullhorn to LBK to maintain 3rd throughout the 3 runs(on a 43.75"Powell NoKaOi longboard), while Noah(from NJ) takes 4th in the jam, with Dale(hailing from Cleveland,Ohio) grabbing onto 5th place in the jam. In the end, the top 5 racers took one more run to try to dethrone Gravity's Cabbage. The wind picked up and everyone had a slightly slower time. Noah & Dale traded places since Noah DQ'd........and Cabbage was crowned King of Speed...the banked slalom speed demon! Way to go,Cabbage!

Many thanks to all the Baltimore County Parks & Rec, Lansdowne staff: Steve, Chuck,Joan, & Ron, all the Surfrider Foundation volunteers, the DC Outlaws, Brian Parsons:for use of your timer, WesE:for bringing the timer, all the SkateparkOfBaltimore volunteers: for getting the word out and for all your help,LBK:for setting up the timer and working the crowd with the bullhorn while I raced, everyone who donated swag: Skaterbuilt(via Seth),Eastside Skate of Confusion,CW,Basement Boards,Balzout,SkateparkOfBaltimore,etc; Cowtown Chris: for getting this started, all the skaters who showed up to experience a different type of skateboarding, all the spectators, the parents who drove their kids out, the wives and infants who accompanied their skateboarding husbands and dads, and for all the kids who didn't ask me when the ollie contest was going to be held. I'll post all the times when I have more time. Thanks! Let's do it again real soon!! Oh yea, many thanks to Q, who told me that he'll record all the racers times on the sheet since he's sore....turned out he broke his wrist during practice. I do remember seeing him skating in the bowl contest later in the day...even doing a doubles routine w/his son, Bertleboy. Thanks,Q!!And heal up soon!!! I hope to see you all again real soon!
1st Cabbage21.65
2nd Ohm 21.86
3rd Dillon 22.67
4th Dale 23.23
5th Noah (22.94)

Man, i missed a good time, i was in jersey for a wedding with my girl. But ill be out next time.

If I had the time, I'd like to learn how to make good videos. Maybe when I retire. In the meantime, lame vids only take about 4 minutes to make.

http://home.comcast.net/~slalomracing/lansdowne.wmv

Great Video!

Excellent Soundtrack!

Looked like it was a blast!

I just posted the full results of the banked slalom on ncdsa, slalom forum...now, let me see if I can check out Noah's vid......btw Noah: You skated awesome despite not being a park skater! Same w/you, 13! Thanks for coming down and supporting the event!

Dillon...I enjoyed the race more than I expected. I can't wait until the next lansdowne banked slalom. This was my first banked slalom and I'm stoked on it now!

This is what I get for not checking the Forum enough... Man, to have been there with my camera totin' kid! Sure looks like fun! When's the next one? Weather is great!
Daddy G

Daddy G,
Watch this thread:
viewtopic.php?t=3036

Q