ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

My buddy in Chi-town is getting married on 7/23...maybe I can hit the TS in the morning before the service!

Will this be a one-day event, or is racing planned for Sunday too?

hi eric,one day but the rain date will be sunday.also,on friday nite,we will either run an outlaw g/s or a city cruise around town.cf

hi all,make no mistake,chicago is on for 7/23.we have not posted on the other site for a sign up as we are still tweaking the details with the chicago park district.we are hosting a tight,hybrid and bowl contest.we have a butter surface,we are NEXT to the skatepark,plenty of parking,foodlife will sponsor the bbq, we are set.bob o'niel who is with the parkdistrict is totally down to do this.he is a big fan of skating and all skaters in chi-town owe him big time.expect major cross over from the regulars and some sick skating in the bowl contest.cf

C-Fav when you say tight slalom do you mean 5.5 and 5.0 footers. Got to get these Texas Boys ready. And plus I have something for you Reposado Tequila Corralejo, Hecho en Mexico. It goes down like butter, not like that Cuervo crap they sell in the states. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws.

eddy,think 6 ft and straight for the tight.mmmmmmmm tekillya.your right,the tequila up here blows,you have to drinkit on the rocks with kahlua,we call them brave bulls.cf

Chris:

Mark it down - Mike Cividino and myself will be coming down to race.

Looking forward to it.

If there is couch/floor space - it would be greatly appreciated.

All the best,

Rob

Rob and Civ look forward to seeing you bros. Maybe C-fav can throw up some hotels, not too expensive where we could all hang. Rob I will email about the Pensaid. I will either buy it off you or we can trade for it. My knee could really use it. It is not availible in the states. Counting the days. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws.

the daggers are looking ffor a room. we should see if we can rent a house for the weekend. i think there will be 5 or6 of us going.

Hey Guys:

Depending on how many of us need a place to crash - why don't we find a suite and have everyone hang out at the same place.

On the same note - we could all stay with Chris!!!!

Eddy - not a problem, look forward to helping you out.

All the best,

Rob

yeah i'm sure my wife would love that....

Actually, if she werent with me it'd be no problem....the Allegro's not too expensive for Chicago though!

guys,try hotwire.com,that and orbitz always works for me.this is gonna be a killer race.cf

What is the transportation situation like is there any chance of a bro getting a lift from the airport. Is there a shuttle service. Joe I care to share a room. Or adjoining rooms. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws.

Looking forward to Chicago!!

Texas Outlaws 4 Life!!!

Brandon here is the plan. We arrive at the contest site. Throw down are entry fee and yell from the top of our lungs " Now hands us our tropys." Remember we are there to shut down, Hester, shut down Page and shut dow Skoldberg. Been watching Dogtown and the Z-Boys one too many times. Counting the days. Eddy Texas Outlaws Rule.

Tickets are booked we are there!!!! Eddy Texas Outlaws.

Hell yeah.

We got Eddy. We got BrandonBrookshire.com. The rest is gravy.

Let me know whats up with the room. I am not sleeping in the bathtub.

Joe

Ed,

It's Chicago. Mass transit is faster than driving. Don't worry. I'll hook you up.

Let me know your schedule.

Joe

in regards to joes post,we are gonna take you on an epic skate safari/pub crawl on fri nite so the "el" will be most appropriate if needed at all.and there is always a taxi.cf

Joe I, Brandon and I are going to stay at Hotel Allegro. I believe that is the one that Chris B recommended. About 130$ pesos per night, not cheap. But that is the one we are shooting for. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws.

man, now the pressure's on me to make sure this hotel was the right choice!....
I trust the travel agents at the office though....we're in good hands..

Hey Chef, as far as the bar crawl.....i'm hoping these places will be close enough to walk to too...Nancy can skate but she says it'd be pretty hard to do in heels....so we'll be hoofing it....no problems though......just somebody save us a seat when you beat us to the next watering hole ......

Getting geeked on going back to the windy city with my coast to coast compadres

tick tock......................
When will this race be listed on the contest calendars?

Joe,

If I end up in the same state on Friday night in Chicago as I did in Athens - It'll be me sleeping in the bathtub!!!!

hmmmm....that's a good point Brandon......in St Lou, i barfed at the end of my qualifiers....

both of them......

Maybe the bar crawl should be Saturday night....

??

Boy Howdy I tell you what. You may be right on that one Chris. Nothing worse than racing feeling like crap the next day. Georgia 2004 we had to catch a plane the day after the race. The party did not end till 5:00 in the morning. I passed out as soon as I got on the plane heading to Houston. Joe I will give you a call on Monday Bro. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws.

Uh, are you guys on crack?

I'll be partying Friday and Saturday.

Helps weed out the competition.

Eat my dust.

Joe Iacovelli
CT Outlaw

cfav,

How ya been?

I have family coming up from Oklahoma and they need to get a time frame of when the race is going down and also directions to the race venue....

Looking forward to seeing everyone!!! Later, T.O.

It is tradition to party the night before the
race,i've never been to a race and didn;t get smashed
the night before its on get ready pub crowl first one to get
aressested is rotten egg! Joe you say something bout crack
hook it up bro! chiggy

The Byrd's plus one are in. Tickets bought!
It'll be Josh, Sarah, Lisa, Me and Madman Matt Gandy, and he ain't bringing candy... I know I always bring these darn brats. Gemme a break here. I dos what I gots to do. Any other Juniors?

Josh is on fire lately, he won our summer series opener, and ran steep sloped 6 footers all day today, he wants this tight event.

Looking big forward to getting out to a race in Chicago, home of Knuckleheads from days gone by.

Cfav, Clifton (the crazy guy from Red Clay HQ in Athens) wants to speak with you about possibly coming and bring RKR's own Kama-Causey. Can you call him at six oh one eight too six ninty three sixty one. Thanks!

Can't wait to see everyone at such an awesome venue.

Twisting my arm, you bastards . Bringing it on lets party. Damm yall and your peer pressure. Eddy Texas Outlaws.

yo, i will try to answer everyones questions.if you want,call me 773 793 3219.coolcf

Chris not to worry I found a place to stay. The Allegro was all booked up. We are staying at the Embassy Suites. Pay no mind to the message on your machine. Joe I The CT Outlaw will be joining Brandon and I. Chris B your Pistons are going down bro. Go SPURS. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws. Going to the windy city.

hi all.eddy glad to hear the news.pretty much wherever you stay downtown,you will be by the redline subway,which will be an excellent way to get to the race and a great way to see chicago as it turns into the "el" as it heads north.cf

I'm just trying to work a few things out w/work....hopefully, I'll see you all there. I want a real steak and some ribs too!

I promised my wife I would bring back some original Deep Dish Pizza. I have heard Chi Town has some awesome grub. Eddy Texas Outlaws.

look for details to be posted todaty or tommorow on the contest calender.cf

Well,
It has been awfully quiet around here; no recent posts, no sign-up/contest calendar.

Is this thing still gonna happen? The race (if there still is a race) is only 3 weeks away.

Who all is gonna show?

Good point Kevin....hey Chef.....a great skate hill or bank is a good thing to keep secret...but that may not be the case for a race....especially for folks who are flying in

Kev, not sure if you got a hotel yet, but they're filling up...yuo can always reserve a room and cancel if need be a couple days before.

Nancy and I kept our reservations at the Allegro (we got it for 240.00 for two nights).
It's just under a mile from where some of the other guys are staying (embassy suites) but it's a nice walk....It's also about 100.00 less per night if you can still get in. There's also the Holiday Inn right next door to the Embassy Suites, coming in at about 300.00 for two nights....nice place too ....there's still options at some places

I think we may bring a timer and cones just-in-case though

hi.we have bee working on getting it up this week on the other site and the webmaster should have recieved his payment to post today.we have posted all the details on this site previously.there will be photos of the hill and a paypal button to pay your 40$ entry fee.today we recieved our approval from the city alderman helen shiller.the application for the city is 13 pages.we are in great shape for our pemits.if anyone has ever put on a major race,not an outlaw,then they know how this is nuts,especially on top of everything else.cf

p.s. about 6 posts earlier i posted my cell # and anyone who has emailed me recieved updates or info.c

Dang Chris....i'm losing it.....hey, i just left you a voice mail after reading your last post.....but.....well, i forgot to read your post right about it....so disregard if you wish

Gald to hear it came together.....i've only been in this for a year and a half, but as far as i can tell, you may be the first event in a major US city (?)

kudo's to ya for that

I'm stoked..............it's gonna be a blast

Just make sure that C-Nova character shows up. Counting the days. C-Fav will talk to you as the race approaches. Allen I am afraid we won't have a Sword to pass around, will a bottle of Tequila suffice. Chris look forward to seeing you and the Kill City Racing crew. Ricky Byrd and RKR will be in the house. The Daggers will be in full force. Red Clay, slalom overload. Counting the days. Eddy Texas Outlaws.

I guess this is a good deal? According to the map, it looks like my hotel is right across the river from The Sears Tower.

ANYONE GOING TO CHICAGO WHO HASN'T GOT A ROOM YET, CONSIDER THIS:
I went to Priceline today and bid $75.00 a night and GOT IT. The cheapest retail room I could find was $109 a night out by the airport. I think with this room I can get in the car, go on Monroe to Michigan Avenue and head north to the race sight. Pretty simple.

Club Quarters Central Loop Chicago

Check-In Date: Friday, July 22, 2005
Check-Out Date: Monday, July 25, 2005
Millennium Park, Loop & Grant Park Area
111 West Adams Street
Chicago, Illinois 60603
312-214-6400

Reservation Information:
Reservation Name: Wesley M Tucker
Check-In Date: Fri, Jul 22, 2005
Check-In Time: After 03:00 PM
Check-Out Date: Mon, Jul 25, 2005
Check-Out Time: 12:00 PM
Payment Information:
Your Offer Price: $75.00
Number of Rooms: 1
Number of Nights: 3
Travel Insurance: $15.00
Subtotal: $240.00
Taxes & Service Fees:
$43.66
Total Charges: $283.66
RESERVATION CONFIRMED

Anyway, it looks to me like a deal, so I grabbed it. Oh, and I bid for TWO STAR room and was upgraded to a THREE STAR by Priceline. Give it a whirl. It can't hurt to try.

No, you can't stay in my room.

WT,thats an awesome deal.my reccomendation,dont rent cars.parking is expensive(at least 20$ per day at your hotel) and public transportaion is cheap and plentiful.you can taKE THE SUBWAY TO WILSON FROM DOWNTOWN(REDLINE). you can take the blue line from ohare or the orange line to downtown from midway.these trains take a little longer than by car with no traffic.if there is traffic,the trains are way faster.cabs are reasonable.from the airport to downtown,think 30$,but if you double up,halve that.so again,i do not reccomend cars.try CTA.com for more details,cf

Is there parking at/near the race site?

Hey Ya'll

Chris speaks the truth on Chicago transpo. Even though I am not headed to Chi-town for the race I have been there before. We did a Cubs weekend a couple of years ago and stayed at a hotel out by Midway airport. The hotel shuttled us to the CTA start. We trained right into downtown, walked a block, next train right to Wrigley. Clean and efficent. Afterwards we trained to Rush Street and crawled bars for hours. Train? Two blocks and back to the station. VERY sweet.

Cool thing was I was able to access all of the maps online. Chicagotransitauthority.com I believe. (Or CTA.com) CRS disease.

marty,thanks for the testimonial.kevin,there is a 400 car lot next to the race site.it serves the greater park and skatepark.
the sign up is posted on the other site.thanks for you patience,i am rotten with that sort of thing(computers).cf

Chris is there a park near by where those of us that are getting in early. Where we can run an Outlaw Race on Friday afternoon. I know for a fact Ricky is bringing some youngins. And Chris B is bringing some cones and his timing system. Just point us in the right direction. Your Amigo Eddy Texas Outlaws.

if you guys want to run a park slalom we can do that at 31st.it has a huge concrete start ramp or we can try grant park,but lollapalooza is there that weekend and it may be a bit skaetchy.c

hilln photos are now posted on the sign up.c

Other than the 6 guys at the Embassy, where is everybody else staying at?