[2006] GREAT WESTERN RACE #1 - April 2, 2006

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[2006] GREAT WESTERN RACE #1 - April 2, 2006

Post by Donald Campbell » Tue Mar 21, 2006 9:08 pm

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access to the race track:
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The track is located at the river Rhine, embedded in big lawn areas with a scenic view of the Düsseldorfer skyline, right next to the bridge crossing the river.

Coming by tram:
Take u76,u74,705 from hauptbahnhof and exit "luegallee" that's the first stop after the bridge. You will see the track on the left hand side when you pass the bridge.

Coming by car:
depending on your direction enter"kaiser wilhelm ring" in your navigator or call me for directions:00491775141438.

Sponsors for this race: carhartt, adio footwear, pavel, concrete wave.

Format of the race: special course, ramp start, head to head, pro and am

Prizes: MONEY and good stuff

registration for the race starts at 11.00 am race starts at 12.00 pm

entry fees will be:
ams 10 euros
pros 20 euros

please bring small bills


Any other producer who doesn't sponsor this race is not allowed to either display or sell any products during the whole event.if the producer chooses to do so,he will be banned from the race. If anybody is eyeing at the possibility to showcase his products at the race, we want to see a commitment from this person in funding the event with products for the prize ballot.

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Post by Chris Eggers » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:32 am

Great, now pray for no rain!

How is the surface?

a close-up photo with a bearing on it would be of great help!

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Post by Donald Campbell » Wed Mar 22, 2006 9:39 am

sorry,no bearing pic at this time
you will fare good with 83-85 in the rear and you can go harder in the front.

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Post by Heiko Schöller » Wed Mar 22, 2006 4:27 pm

Hi Chris

The surface isn´t that good but OK. Not to hard wheels is the best I think!!!!
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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Wed Mar 22, 2006 5:21 pm

Ok. I'll take along 90A Wheels...

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Post by Charles_Thubert » Thu Mar 23, 2006 10:14 am

It will be nice!!

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Post by Sven Lippert » Fri Mar 24, 2006 10:10 am

let`s hope for good weather forecasts - BERLIN IS ON THE ROAD UP FROM FRIDAY MORNING AND WILL ARRIVE IN THE DÜSSELDORF AREA FRIDAY AFTERNOON !!!!!!

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Post by Carsten Pingel » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:18 pm

Weather in Düsseldorf on Sunday:

http://www.wetteronline.de/NRW/Duesseldorf.htm

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Post by Sven Lippert » Fri Mar 24, 2006 12:56 pm

... but carsten, we talk about the 2 nd of april `he` - do you have any longterm forecasts ??

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Post by Dominik Kowalski » Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:35 pm

<a href="http://www.pavel-skates.com" target="_blank" class="postlink">SEX, DRUGS & BACKSIDE ROCK'N'ROLL...</a>
keep on rollin'...

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Post by Sven Lippert » Fri Mar 24, 2006 3:56 pm

looks good !!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for the link ....

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Post by Donald Campbell » Sun Mar 26, 2006 8:47 pm

the weather situtation on the course for the ams is as follows:
some offset cones lead into some wider swings and some nicely offset cones again,all on a steep hill,which leads to burning urethane and some nice adrenaline rushes combined with some fricking speed,right at the first third of the hill,IF you make it clean to the bottom,expect
some 6 foot straight cones to get more speed(they are tricky to enter with the speed you have) running into some good offsets to make you work for your prizes.

no mercy from the wicked ones!!!!!!!!!

next up is the pro course.

what a nice way to start the season.

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Post by Carsten Pingel » Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:15 am

But Sven, isn't 3 days forecast longterm enough ? :-)

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Post by Sven Lippert » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:38 am

he carsten,

everything is fine ... but last week your link didn`t show the last weekend of march ... anyway your link say "schauer" ... so we will see !!!!!!

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Post by Carsten Pingel » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:14 pm

Is there a pool session on saturday at the factory bowl ?

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Post by Joachim Leonhardt » Mon Mar 27, 2006 12:53 pm

http://wetter.rtl.de/deutschland/uebers ... FCsseldorf

a longer forecast - - - the SUN comes !

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Post by Chris Eggers » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:00 pm

Sat., April 1

Rain 3 - 5 l/qm
Risk 79 %
Humidity 68 %

Where do you see the sun there Joe?
I wish I had your view...............

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Post by Joachim Leonhardt » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:19 pm

hoping for sun, weather can change fast in D'dorf. (because it is near to the north-sea NL, mostly weather comes from westside)

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Post by YOYO SHULTZ » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:39 pm

Sun would be GREAT, but I guess it will not be.

Let's plan for an alternative session in the bowl as well, so noone is disappointed if it rains out.
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Post by Donald Campbell » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:39 pm

all pool-sessions are racers only.
so if you want to join the race you can skate the pool,if not,no chance on that weekend.
i'm checking on a really good alternative for the race,if it rains,more later...

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Post by YOYO SHULTZ » Mon Mar 27, 2006 1:43 pm

Joachim Leonhardt wrote:hoping for sun, weather can change fast in D'dorf. (because it is near to the north-sea NL, mostly weather comes from westside)
So Joe is 100% responsible for the weather forecast and will pay gas money to everybody if it rains out.....LOL!
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Post by Joachim Leonhardt » Mon Mar 27, 2006 5:39 pm

YOYO thanxs for your kind help !!!

have sun in your heart and you got it ~~~

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Post by Donald Campbell » Mon Mar 27, 2006 9:43 pm

so i checked a few spots today-IF IT RAINS-and chances are good that we will pull off the race ANYWAY.

here's the lowdown:you WILL race on sunday-if not in oberkassel-then somewhere else.
we have a good and organized crew in düsseldorf and cologne and we will make it happen anyway.

there's enough cars around and hopping from one location to the next is pretty easy with a bunch of cool,motorized guys.
i scouted some locations in the nearby area today,some are under bridges or maybe in a huge factory,next to the bowl.ain't that scenic?

to the one guy who propagates on other forums that the race will be rained out:keep up your pessimistic spirits,we don't care and we don't see you racing either.
there's a big difference between keyboard-racing and real racing.
so put up or shut up.

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Mon Mar 27, 2006 10:11 pm

That sounds nice! Especially for those who got flights booked and so on...like me for example Image

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Post by HUYNH BACH SAC Frédéric » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:06 pm

You can trust on us ( french riderzzzzzzzzzzzz !!! )
Podium or pavement... but PAVEL !

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Post by Heiko Schöller » Mon Mar 27, 2006 11:53 pm

Let´s wait with the forecasts until friday. Everything else is bullshit at the moment...

Saturday before the race I spend a little brunch at my skateshop. Nothing special. I sponser some bread and coffee, you can watch some nice boards and after this we drive to the factory pool for a nice session. Anybody interested???? What´s up Sven, Fred, Yoyo and the rest....
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Weather !!!!!??!!

Post by Greg T » Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:37 am

On Sunday it will not rain. I have talked to the german weather office in Neustadt / Pfalz,
a good friend of me work there . The race von Sunday can begin.
That Information is for all the other People and keyboard Skaters!
And now the important Information for the Tourist; On Friday the 31.03.06 it was a Concert of Urge Overkill and
The (International) Noise Conspiracy (ex. Refused) in Düsseldsorf at 21.00 O'Clock for 10 €
(Very Cheap for this good Punk bands).
All the other guys can by a offset Truck by E-bay ... hahahaha ..

See you on Sunday ....

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Post by Lennart Hennig » Tue Mar 28, 2006 7:29 am

hmm?

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Post by HUYNH BACH SAC Frédéric » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:25 am

Heiko Schöller wrote:Let´s wait with the forecasts until friday. Everything else is bullshit at the moment...

Saturday before the race I spend a little brunch at my skateshop. Nothing special. I sponser some bread and coffee, you can watch some nice boards and after this we drive to the factory pool for a nice session. Anybody interested???? What´s up Sven, Fred, Yoyo and the rest....

Sounds Cool Heiko !!!

Is that Sat. morning ? because we plan to leave Paris around 9 am and arrive around 2 or 3pm

Do we go straight to Koln or Duss' ?
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Post by Carsten Pingel » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:28 am

Pray for sun ! :-)

the keyboard skater who will attend the race on sunday ! :-)

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Post by Sven Lippert » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:44 am

heiko,

thanks for the invitation - sounds good - you sponsor coffee and bread and we buy "hackepeter/mett", onions, butter and some cheese or stuff for the vegeterians - okay ?

see you on saturday ...

cheers
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Post by YOYO SHULTZ » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:51 am

Heiko Schöller wrote:Let´s wait with the forecasts until friday. Everything else is bullshit at the moment...

Saturday before the race I spend a little brunch at my skateshop. Nothing special. I sponser some bread and coffee, you can watch some nice boards and after this we drive to the factory pool for a nice session. Anybody interested???? What´s up Sven, Fred, Yoyo and the rest....
Thanks for the invitation, but I can only come on Sunday for the race.
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Post by Chris Eggers » Tue Mar 28, 2006 8:58 am

one more of the old

get up early go over 100kmph avarage on the autobahn pick up yoyo and go on then skate and do the return thing trip

again for me also

But thanks Heiko

see you guys

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Post by Donald Campbell » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:17 am

okayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy krst let's see if you finally live up to your promise.
we will all be waiting for that and if you do so,everything's cool and all are happy.

what's up with lennart from hannover?
any news from the poweleit bunch?

reg. the track:
it is NOT too difficult for unexperienced riders,a friend of mine who doesn't slalom made the course,so there you go.
it will be difficult if you go for it,YES!!!!!!!!!

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Post by Carsten Pingel » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:25 am

ok, pray for good weather and we will see ! :-)

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Post by Heiko Schöller » Tue Mar 28, 2006 11:57 am

Fred the time is up to you guys...If you say you come round about 2-3 o clock we can meet then for me it´s no problem. We can skate the pool later...
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Post by Lennart Hennig » Tue Mar 28, 2006 12:08 pm

sorry guys. i spend my hole money at ebay...

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Post by Steve Hinzen » Tue Mar 28, 2006 1:10 pm

To all those wetterfrösche on the dark side of the world:
leave your German Angst at home, guys!

This is all bad propaganda. There will be no rain on sunday!
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Post by Donald Campbell » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:10 am

i just got some stuff from adio and they gave more than i expected.
carhartt will do the same i think and EVERYBODY will go home with something.
heiko and me will throw in some GOOD schwag too!!!!!
that's good news for the entrants of the race i think.

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Post by Chris Eggers » Wed Mar 29, 2006 10:21 am

I just ordered some secret rain wheel formula from Mr. Frankenblitz........hahahaha

see you soon baby

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Post by Carsten Pingel » Wed Mar 29, 2006 12:09 pm

Wetterfrösche rule !;-)

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Post by Carsten Pingel » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:04 am

who will come to the 1st SPSB (Slalom and Pool Skater Brunch) at Heiko's Shop ?

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Post by Donald Campbell » Thu Mar 30, 2006 10:51 am

erst steil , dann total flat .....quasi erst rollen lassen und dann Gas geben !

that's what carsten posted on another forum

oh oh oh you will see there is a difference from 1 year ago to now.

no more rolling around but fighting with traction and speed on a hill-that's the new style

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Post by Chris Eggers » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:23 am

wow, gnarly..........

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Post by Donald Campbell » Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:25 am

allright,charly!!

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Post by HUYNH BACH SAC Frédéric » Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:54 pm

Carsten Pingel wrote:who will come to the 1st SPSB (Slalom and Pool Skater Brunch) at Heiko's Shop ?
The french crew...
Podium or pavement... but PAVEL !

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:24 pm

But what about the course itself? Spacing I mean...

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Post by Donald Campbell » Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:27 pm

you could make it on the c81 i guess
spacing on the hill is 2m at the start and it goes wider into2-4m cone distances
the bottom starts with 1,80m again
that looks loke a special course to me,eh?

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Post by Carsten Pingel » Thu Mar 30, 2006 5:25 pm

sounds challenging ! :-)

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Post by Ramón Königshausen » Thu Mar 30, 2006 6:16 pm

yeah, I agree it's a special! I can even ride TS with my C81 if the course isn't too nasty...

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