Luna Slalom Jam 2004

Will J · Post by **Will J** » Tue Apr 13, 2004 11:51 pm

Jonathan Harms wrote:There will be six St. Louisans coming.

there goes the neighborhood.....

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 2:34 am

MMMiSSSiSSSiPPPi, hereveecome!!!.....

"This time I'm flying in." McCree the Great.

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"You can go a long way with a smilie. You can go a lot farther with a
smilie and a gun." Dalv

Rick Stanziale · Post by **Rick Stanziale** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 2:22 pm

Red Clay Racing will be hosting a hospitality suite at the Cabot.

Drop on by and say "Hi".

Marcos Soulsby-Monroy · Post by **Marcos Soulsby-Monroy** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 4:05 pm

Red Clay Racing will be hosting a hospitality suite at the Cabot.

Drop on by and say "Hi".

Look for those out laws.

Ricky Byrd · Post by **Ricky Byrd** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:05 pm

Claude, I got you covered on Friday at 5:30. You may ride in style in the Red Bull truck. I got your stay covered also. No worries.

Also, I see the Daggers need to spread out. Can you take one or two in your room. Discuss amoung yourselves.

So far on pick up I have:
Claude @ 5:30 Friday afternoon
Jack & WesE @ 11:00pm Friday night

Did Mike Ohm need a ride @ 1:00pm Saturday?

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:28 pm

Technically, it's not "pulling a Gilmour", but it's close. I just reserved my tickets and will be arrivng at 1:30 PM on Friday. Can't miss the PP race!

Anyone needs/wants a roommate (non-smoking, young professional male in the 30s, loves dogs and children)?

vlpopov@yahoo.com

Mike Ohm · Post by **Mike Ohm** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 9:30 pm

Ricky, yeah I will need a pick up on Saturday around 1pm. I will e-mail you my itinerary and post it as well. Noah might be picking me up.

Mike Ohm · Post by **Mike Ohm** » Wed Apr 14, 2004 11:40 pm

Ricky.

Arriving 1:07pm on Saturday.

Delta Flt 367 from Atlanta

Thanks

Lisa Woodward · Post by **Lisa Woodward** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 12:43 am

Testing test test, is this mic on? This is my first time posting here, hope I get it right. The girls and I land at 8:30pm friday night. If anyone wants to share a ride let me know. Thanks

Troy Smart · Post by **Troy Smart** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 1:44 am

Looks like I'm on the same flight as Ohm.

Two for one.

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 5:31 pm

I forgot! It's a nitetyme race! Buncha Bull! (chilled)

Claude Regnier · Post by **Claude Regnier** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 8:07 pm

Ricky if you're asking ME about Daggers no problem, I thin?

vlad and I are sharing a room and you probably know the space and room size better then me.

C

PS-Thanks for everything.

John Gilmour · Post by **John Gilmour** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 10:02 pm

No to truly pull a Gilmour- you would have to arrive on race day...which BTW I would really like to do..I see my surgeon on Friday so I couldn't arrive sooner.

Seeing the hill is driving me crazy...it looks like slalom at it's best. If I could get there....I'd just hang at the bottom, film and announce.

Jeff Goad · Post by **Jeff Goad** » Thu Apr 15, 2004 11:13 pm

news form the news

http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs. ... 323&Ref=AR

Wesley Tucker · Post by **Wesley Tucker** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 12:18 am

John Gilmour wrote:If I could get there....I'd just hang at the bottom, film and announce.

Presumptuous little son of a gun, ain't he? Why does he assume we'd let him ANYWHERE NEAR a microphone?

That's what every down home race in Mizzizzippi needs: some Boston bean boy dropping his "r"s on the loudspeaker!

Ricky Byrd · Post by **Ricky Byrd** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 3:12 am

It's great place for a race. The only draw back is the surface. John, you wouldn't like it. I've already discussed lobbying for new asphalt for next year or I'm moving the race. The Fondren district loved the race last year and will love it even more this year. With sucess this year I'll have some pull to get it done.

Please mention the need for new surface to any Fondren or City officials that you may meet.

Jeff, Thanks for posting the link to the article. I wasn't to pleased with it. Many mis-quotes and old pictures. And by the way...I'm not 50 yet.

Claude Regnier · Post by **Claude Regnier** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 3:25 pm

ott to detroit - detroit to jackson on NorthWest (Pinnacle) NW3755.

arrival 5:10pm.

C-Ya L8r

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Fri Apr 16, 2004 11:34 pm

Claude, I'm already in your room at the Cobot lodge! See you soon.

Mike Ohm · Post by **Mike Ohm** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 2:12 am

Vlad are you wearing something sexy?

Ruth Souslby-Monroy · Post by **Ruth Souslby-Monroy** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 5:12 am

Good Luck to everyone.

But special luck to the Texas Outlaws:)

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Sat Apr 17, 2004 10:31 pm

Some longboarder with a biblical name won the PP race. I was 0.1 sec behind. Barker was another 0.1 sec behind.

[wisper]I see longboarders....there're everywhere...and they don't know they are longboarders...[/wisper]

The PP race was fun, so was the afterparty. It's 3:30 PM local time. Everyone's chilling except fot the Byrd crew. They are out on the hill drinking Red Bull and chatting.

Andrew Eure · Post by **Andrew Eure** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 8:54 am

The race was a blast! Thanks for everything Ricky & Clifton!

Ricky Byrd · Post by **Ricky Byrd** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 6:10 pm

Luna Slalom 2004 Race Results:

Open class
1) Gary Fluitt
2) Noah Heinle
3) Richy Carrasco
4) Vlad Popov

Women's
1) Lisa Woodward
2) Katie Campbell
3) Elisa Campbell

Junior
1) Aaron Morris
2) Josh Byrd
3) Ben Chapman

More to come

Andrew Eure · Post by **Andrew Eure** » Sun Apr 18, 2004 6:49 pm

Here are some photos courtesy of Frank Henn.

http://thebiggerpic.com/gallery/LSJ04

Mike Ohm · Post by **Mike Ohm** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 12:00 am

Luna Luna Luna,

Thanks Ricky for a First Class race! Also thanks to all of your local boyz for helping you pull everything together. Clifton is a natural MC.

Will it be possible to post the elimination times from Gesmers program?

See you next year!

Ricky Byrd · Post by **Ricky Byrd** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 2:38 am

Bare with me on the times. Had another busy day. Had to go session with Claude, Troy and John Dillon and a few Road Killers a while after I took care of a few things. Still recooperating. Everything tomorrow night. Stay tuned.

Thanks everyone. It was a blast to say the least!

Rick Stanziale · Post by **Rick Stanziale** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 4:05 pm

i got some good pics, all of the online later today

Tom Thompson · Post by **Tom Thompson** » Mon Apr 19, 2004 4:50 pm

Many thanks to Ricky Byrd for doing what you do. You are the man (Have I told you that already?)....

Eddy Martinez - you've known all along that I was a Pocket Pistols man. Many thanks for not letting me forget it. Was great hanging with you and Marcos again. Keep practicing.

Everybody - it was great, the best!!

Ricky Byrd · Post by **Ricky Byrd** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 6:28 am

As Noah said, WOW is right! Night fell, the breeze picked up, the air cooled, but it was hot on Fondren Hill. Luna Slalom Jam 2004 went off without any big hitches, but with a great time, some great food and some great friends coming together for a little friendly competition. The crowds, at the height of the rounds of 32 and 16 have been estimated at 1200, with a total attendance in the neighborhood of 2000 spectators.

We had some very close racing on the short course; very few false starts and only one race crash as I remember (although one of our helpers taking a run after the street closed, crashed at the bottom of the hill and broke his wrist in the process, to much Recovery Room I think). I didn’t see very many actual races; my eyes were on a laptop screen most of the night. I heard they were good. 

I’d like to start by thanking the racers and their families for coming out for this event. With out them it would be nothing. It was good to see our usual crew like Red Clay, Texas Outlaws, the St. Louie Daggers, and the Florida boys. It’s always good to have y’all. It was great to have the Von Glasows, Chapman’s, Nick & Joe, Lisa, Elisa and Katii, DCDC, the California guys like Jack, Richy and Bruce, and of course COSS, those guys rock hard. I’m so glad to have Phil Plunkett came home for a race. We skated together through high school and were best buds and roommates during our wildest years. It was good to see his parents and family again after so long. I had to apologize to them for all the crap I pulled is a kid. Now that I’m older with kids of my own, I knew I owed them that. I know I missed some of you by name, but you know I love each one of you and I know how tough it is to travel, so a big thanks to all. See you next year!

Thanks to my Road Kill Racing crew for putting up with the constant Luna talk and thanks for coming out and helping me with all the prep work and the set up and tear down. You guys and gals are the best. Let's hit it Sunday! Could not do it without a guy like Clifton Jennings, who listened to me worry about minor details till he was sick of it but was always there to listen and comment. He’s always willing to do what needs to be done. Thanks Raddog! Pre-skate-ya!

I know I’m suppose to keep my main sponsor on the down low, but I always break rules, so... Red Bull Energy Drink turned it up a notch this year with a great post race party, rooms for racers, timing tower, posters, stickers, T’s and the great Penz vehicle and Shag the announcer. Shag wasn’t sure what slalom is…he knows now and he knows it’s some sick poo. Those guys are from Arlington, TX. Get in touch with them Eddy! Another group of sponsors are our local guys, like Fondren Renaissance Foundation, The City of Jackson, SkateMS.com and The Bigger Picture who made several banners and busted ass for the event. Thanks Frank! Thanks to all of you.

We also had an impressive box of prizes for the racers donated by some generous vendors in the slalom industry. This, to me is what keeps it fun and maintains that GRS flavor. No one goes home empty handed.

Bahne Skateboards
Pleasure Tool Bearings
RoeRacing
Insect Skates
Radikal Trucks
Comet Skates
Gravity Skates
Concrete Wave
3DM
Seismic Skate Systems
Pocket Pistol Skates
Solidskate.com
Longskate.com
Bozi Longboards
ABEC11

A special thanks to Chicken and Pocket Pistol Skates for his donations to the Friday event we called The Pocket Pistol Outlaw 75. It was a good warm up gathering with some of the fastest runs ever laid down on Road Kill Hill. Thanks again Chicken.

Thanks to everyone who helped lift a barricade, set a ramp, wire a PA system, build scaffolding, pick up garbage, load hay bails or whatever. Clifton and I never could do it without people willing to help us out. Thanks!

How about Kenny’s sneak peek at the 2003 Worlds DVD. Very impressive! Get yours on order now! Get two they’re small. Thanks Kenny. Thanks to Dan Gesmer of 3DM/Seismic Skate Systems for the use of his Spreadsheet.

How many times is this guy going to say thanks? Well…not enough times that’s for sure.

Now…How about some results…

Here’s Finish Position, followed by Name, then Qualifying Time, then Qual Position.

(I hope the text format holds up)

FP Racer Name QT QP

1 GARY FLUITT 13.191 1
2 NOAH HEINLE 13.628 7
3 RICHY CARRASCO 13.488 4
4 VLAD POPOV 13.561 6
5 CHRIS BARKER 13.279 2
6 BOBBY MANDARINO 13.640 8
7 JASON MITCHELL 14.018 12
8 JACK SMITH 14.409 19
9 RICK STANZIALE 13.328 3
10 JEFF GOAD 13.536 5
11 KEITH HOLLIEN 13.823 9
12 MARK MCCREE 13.966 10
13 MIKE OHM 13.978 11
14 TROY SMART 14.263 15
15 BRIAN PARSONS 14.305 16
16 JONATHAN HARMS 14.478 20
17 DAVID PIRNACK 14.084 13
18 WES EASTRIDGE 14.148 14
19 CLAUDE REGNIER 14.402 17
20 JEREMY JONES 14.409 18
21 AKI VON GLASOW 14.599 21
22 TOM THOMPSON 14.744 22
23 PHIL PLUNKETT 14.777 23
24 AARON MORRIS 15.049 24
25 JOHN DILLON 15.484 25
26 WILL JOLLY 15.553 26
27 JEFF FARNUM 15.561 27
28 JOSH BYRD 15.831 28
29 JON SEEGER 16.050 29
30 ANDREW EURE 16.462 30
31 BEN CHAPMAN 16.633 31
32 JOE ICAOVELLI 16.701 32

I’ll get the spreadsheet post on the web in PDF format very soon.

Thanks to all for a great race. Let’s do it again sometime. Y’all come back now, ya hear!

Ricky Byrd · Post by **Ricky Byrd** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 6:40 am

Here's the complete Qualifying Times:

1 GARY FLUITT 13.191
2 CHRIS BARKER 13.279
3 RICK STANZIALE 13.328
4 RICHY CARRASCO 13.488
5 JEFF GOAD 13.536
6 VLAD POPOV 13.561
7 NOAH HEINLE 13.628
8 BOBBY MANDARINO 13.640
9 KEITH HOLLIEN 13.823
10 MARK MCCREE 13.966
11 MIKE OHM 13.978
12 JASON MITCHELL 14.018
13 DAVID PIRNACK 14.084
14 WES EASTRIDGE 14.148
15 TROY SMART 14.263
16 BRIAN PARSONS 14.305
17 CLAUDE REGNIER 14.402
18 JEREMY JONES 14.409
19 JACK SMITH 14.409
20 JONATHAN HARMS 14.478
21 AKI VON GLASOW 14.599
22 TOM THOMPSON 14.744
23 PHIL PLUNKETT 14.777
24 AARON MORRIS 15.049
25 JOHN DILLON 15.484
26 WILL JOLLY 15.553
27 JEFF FARNUM 15.561
28 JOSH BYRD 15.831
29 JON SEEGER 16.050
30 ANDREW EURE 16.462
31 BEN CHAPMAN 16.633
32 JOE IACOVELLI 16.701
33 MARCUS SOULBY-MONROY 16.833
34 LARRY SCALZO 16.837
35 DAVID MORRIS 16.846
36 DAVID EYE 17.012
37 JEFF MCCULLAR 17.066
38 BRAD COOK 17.891
39 PAUL GRAF 19.420
40 LISA WOODWARD 19.521
41 SHANE CAUSEY 20.072
42 KATII CAMPBELL 20.404
43 ELISA CAMPBELL 21.238

Eddy Martinez · Post by **Eddy Martinez** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 7:23 am

Byrd dog could get me the email for the guy from redbull from Arlington. Marcos has some ideas running through his head. Thank You. Congradulations to you and Cliffton for putting on a great event. And Congrdulations to Gary Fluitt for winning the Luna Slalom Jam. Eddy Texas Outlaws.

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Tue Apr 20, 2004 11:29 pm

Bigger and Better then last year! The crew worked extra hard and it showed. Entree fees are minimal; fun factor is maximim.

In terms of good vibes Luna is the place to be.

Thank you Thank you Thank you!

PS. Jack Smith's set up is the S for the hills.

Andrew Eure · Post by **Andrew Eure** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 5:42 am

Here is a Luna video clip courtesy of www.Skatems.com

http://www.skatems.com/vids/luna_byte.wmv

Tod Oles · Post by **Tod Oles** » Wed Apr 21, 2004 11:58 pm

Thanks Andrew!!!

My thirst has been quenched:-)

William Tway · Post by **William Tway** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 3:58 am

Nice vid Andrew. Love the low angle at the finish. Fun stuff.

whinin' boy rules

Ricky, how'd the timer hold up?

Ricky Byrd · Post by **Ricky Byrd** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 6:00 pm

I just got the spreadsheets posted up. Thanks Frank. Find them here:

http://www.SlalomSkateboarder.com/event ... _quals.pdf

http://www.SlalomSkateboarder.com/event ... _Elims.pdf

Tway, sorry I didn't mention it sooner. The timer worked great. We had one instance when neither lane stopped and one where one lane didn't stop. I can't say it was the timer or a missed strip. Not sure. The beeps worked out really well.

Mike Ohm · Post by **Mike Ohm** » Thu Apr 22, 2004 7:21 pm

Ricky, thanks for the times. Looks to me like some tight racing going on! Run clean or go home!

Check your e-mail.

Luna Rocked.

Tom Thompson · Post by **Tom Thompson** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 1:39 pm

Mike - it was nice meeting and racing against you. I want a rematch.

I know this is asking for an awful lot, but would it be possible for someone to post a plain text version of the LSJ04 qual/elim times? Sort of like what WesE did with the MSSS#2 results? Thanks

Frank Henn · Post by **Frank Henn** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 3:27 pm

I would be glad to, if its ok with ricky.

Ricky Byrd · Post by **Ricky Byrd** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 5:22 pm

Ricky sez it's OK but...
Tom, Can you point me to WesE's post so I can see what he did.

Ricky Byrd · Post by **Ricky Byrd** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 6:07 pm

Frank pointed me to that post. MAN! Is there an easy way to compile that list or re-type it all? WesE?

Wes Eastridge · Post by **Wes Eastridge** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:03 pm

This is what happens when one doesn’t give proper credit to their sources. There was a post or something with “results posted in alphabetical order” or something, by Sixty Six or someone

. I took the text, reorganized the qualifying times by their time, and then posted at all in an easy-to-read format. I don’t know why Stanziale would be the one with the results, but his name sticks in my head as the one who initially compiled them. I don’t even remember which website they were on. Who knows though...Ricksty Six?

Wes Eastridge · Post by **Wes Eastridge** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 9:49 pm

I found my source for the compiled MSSS results.

WV hybrid results by registration number, published by Red Clay Racing.
WV tight results by registration number, published by RedClay Racing.

Rick, can you help with this? How did you come up with these MSSS results?

Rick Stanziale · Post by **Rick Stanziale** » Fri Apr 23, 2004 10:32 pm

I can't remember, perhaps "print to file"?

Vlad Popov · Post by **Vlad Popov** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 4:44 pm

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Joe Iacovelli · Post by **Joe Iacovelli** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 4:52 pm

password?

Dave Gale · Post by **Dave Gale** » Mon Apr 26, 2004 5:30 pm

I sent those results to Wes E via CNOVA I'm not sure how they were doctored..but i like it!

Jack Quarantillo · Post by **Jack Quarantillo** » Thu May 06, 2004 2:00 am

Joe,
Try this:

Vlad's Luna Pics

Methinks Vlad has done some re-organizing of hiz Fotki...

Q

Noah Heinle · Post by **Noah Heinle** » Wed Nov 24, 2004 1:19 pm

How's that DVD coming?

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