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Vernon, BC - July 17 Race story/article
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On 9/4/2005
Chris
wrote in from
Canada
(24.71.nnn.nnn)
Hey,
I finally got the story written up for the Vernon DH 2005 race in the Okanagan valley in July.
Check out my article at:
Click here for link
Also, we produced a short 16MB movie of the event:
Download it here: Click here for link
Thanks to everyone that came out and supported the event.
Kudos to Mischo and whoever else helped to put together the event.
It was awesome.
-Chris
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Cal-Skate
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On 9/3/2005
Slob-air
wrote in from
Canada
(24.71.nnn.nnn)
Yah, it was a killer session. Millennium is fun because we can ride the park as well but I'd also like to set up a big course on a bigger hill.
That said, I think a few of us are going to Millennium this afternoon to ride the clover and will peobably set up a TS for awhile as well.
Greg - you in?
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Calgary Slalom
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On 9/2/2005
Kash
wrote in from
Canada
(161.184.nnn.nnn)
Hey Blair and Greg,
get out and play this weekend,,,,,,,I'm down for the weekend,,work tomorrow and a bummed right knee,,,,,,it will give me time to shape a couple of slalom decks over the weekend,,,,(need to replace the foam core that got broken),,,,I had a great session with you, Chuck and Terri Orr,last Tuesday night,,,,,,,it was great to see the guys pick it up right away,,,,,,get them on some updated equip. and they'll be flowing...we also need to find a site to set some proper courses to play on.
take care all and play safe
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Practice
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On 9/2/2005
Cknuck
wrote in from
Canada
(209.226.nnn.nnn)
C'mon Greg, through a few slight offsets into those 5' & 6' and get yourself ready.
How was your session last night? I hope your planning your treck to Ottawa.
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TS Jones
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On 9/1/2005
Olsen
wrote in from
Canada
(206.172.nnn.nnn)
With all this talk of TS on the Slalom Forum I am Jonesin' for some TS. Dead straight...5.5-6 foot.....It is truly the most fun and I feel I am better at it than Hybrid...but then I might be dreaming. I still have dreams at 46 that I can 360 like a Carrasco or Howell but the most I ever did was three in a row. Sad ain't it? Never did learn to fakie or ollie either....
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Cups
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On 9/1/2005
Slob-air
wrote in from
Canada
(24.71.nnn.nnn)
I can't reveal that! If I told you, I'd have to.... well, not that but.. not till I have a patent on it anyway. :)
The ones on my Vectors were 25-years old and totally disintegrated, but the ones I made for my Bennett Pros, after analyzing them post race, seem to be performing beyond all expectation.
Skating the bowls and fullpipe this weekend so I guess I'll see you at Tuesday's race. Chuck and I were just talking about setting a 60-cone dual hybrid.
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Molding your own cups?
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On 9/1/2005
Olsen
wrote in from
Canada
(209.205.nnn.nnn)
Blair,
You are molding your own cups for those old Bennetts? What material?
Olsen
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It's On!
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On 8/31/2005
Slob-air
wrote in from
Canada
(24.71.nnn.nnn)
Olsen — Hell yah — it's on!
6:00-6:30 Tuesday
I blew out another pivot cup last Tuesday — have to pour a new one before then.
We may race on Sunday as well (minus the Kashman).
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I can walk!.So its time to race!
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On 8/30/2005
gregolsen
wrote in from
Canada
(209.205.nnn.nnn)
Tuesday night session is on I am assuming. I will be there with two boards.
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Olsen
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On 8/25/2005
Slob-air
wrote in from
Canada
(24.71.nnn.nnn)
Sounds like a plan, Greg.
Slalom Sunday again?
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Caravan
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On 8/25/2005
Chris Barrett
wrote in from
Canada
(65.94.nnn.nnn)
Pierre:
Hey man, I didn't mean any disrespect to anyone. :D I would prefer it in montreal even... but I guess I'm biased. Ottawa isn't the most exciting place sometimes. But the dovercourt open was a sick race, for sure. So what the hell do I know anyways. ;)
Michael:
Dude, when do you leave? We should try and synchronize the trip. I have some FRS walkietalkies I could bring out! That would be hilarious.
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Toronto caravan to Top Challenge
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On 8/25/2005
Michael Brooke
wrote in from
Canada
(65.93.nnn.nnn)
Ok
so, it's rolling....
imagine 4 or 5 cars on their way, all leaving the same time to head up to Montreal...
civ, you got walkie talkies?
we can crash the Brockville 401 Wendy's - talk about mental!
I am going to be at passenger pick up at Wilson station at 11am picking up my passengers...
if anyone wants to meet up there, so we can bomb east up the 401, you are welcome to join in
see you in Mtl!
and I will have the new mag with me....
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Toronto?
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On 8/25/2005 Pierre
wrote in from
Canada
(24.200.nnn.nnn)
Nitelife in Toronto? Chris you should get out more ;-)
Come to Montréal, we will show you some nitelife!
Ottawa is THE place for the canadian championship, Claude has been keeping slalom alive in Canada for long enough to justify this location.
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Championship in Ottawa?
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On 8/25/2005
Chris Barrett
wrote in from
Canada
(65.94.nnn.nnn)
Hold up... the slalom championships are being held in OTTAWA? That makes a little bit of sense I guess...
I think theres some excellent, near world class runs in Toronto. Much better night life and atmosphere for a championship anyways.
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Canadian Slalom Supplies
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On 8/25/2005
Claude & MB
wrote in from
Canada
(209.226.nnn.nnn)
Greg for the time being if you or anyone else needs some Slalom gear we are slowly building up an inventory.
We will also be hosting the Canadian Slalom Championships next July for 2006 if you want to try to make it to Ottawa.
our website is www.ottawask8park.org - we will have some of the products in stock added to the Shop page as soon as we can.
L8R
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Slalom Completes
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On 8/24/2005
gregolsen
wrote in from
Canada
(209.205.nnn.nnn)
Blair,
Bring in some slalom COMPLETES to seel to the newbies. The only shop in town that even comes close to understanding anything but shortboards, Rednick, is still totally out to lunch on what a slalom board is. They are selling PP with Manx and 180 Seismics!! The rest of the city is Sector 9 or worse.
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COAST LONGBOARDING SLIDE OR DIE CITY WIDE TOUR 2005!!!
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On 8/23/2005 STRIKE
wrote in from
Canada
(24.82.nnn.nnn)
10 SECRET LOCATIONS
s#@!LOAD OF SLIDERS
BUSES
NIGHT TIME
when its dark evil will play. come out and play...
WWW.COASTLONGBOARDING.COM
JUST KEEPIN YOU GUYS UPDATED
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Heal!
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On 8/22/2005
Slob-air
wrote in from
Canada
(24.71.nnn.nnn)
Heal up quick, Greg--before summer is over (though we could wiggle inside at Source skatepark). It was fun skating with you.
Converts for sure--you could see the stoke in their eyes. Even Snowplow (Chris).
That kids was something else though... "I HAD to go that way" "I had to go smoke a joint" Too bad I didn't HAVE to kick his stupid ass.
We should run some cones later this week.
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Stay out of the bowls!!
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On 8/22/2005
Greg Olsen
wrote in from
Canada
(209.205.nnn.nnn)
Wow guys THAT WAS FUN on Sunday!! Thanks Brad and Blair. I think we made some converts to slalom. Despite smashing my heel trying to follow you on your Park Bombing Bowl Blast on a flexy board that sprung me right off on the first transition. And inspite of taking out the stoned teenager who constantly crossed our course without looking up! Well maybe BECAUSE of taking out the stoned out teenager.... Thank goodness for the Hillbilly Heroin (Oxycontin) painkillers I had leftover from a root canal gone bad. I can hardly walk today!
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Stay out of the bowls!!
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On 8/22/2005
Greg Olsen
wrote in from
Canada
(209.205.nnn.nnn)
Wow guys THAT AS FUN on Sunday!! Thanks Brad and Blair. I think we made some converts to slalom. Despite smashing my heel trying to follow you on your Park Bombing Bowl Blast on a flexy board that sprung me right off on the first transition. And inspite of taking out the stoned teenager who constantly crossed our course without looking up! Well maybe BECAUSE of taking out the stoned out teenager.... Thank goodness for the Hillbilly Heroin (Oxycontin) painkillers I had leftover from a root canal gone bad. I can hardly walk today!
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Trucks
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On 8/22/2005 Civ
wrote in from
Canada
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Jay, grab a tracker rtx, they are cheap and work really well with some wedging. That truck I gave you will work but you need to keep a wrench handy to keep it tight, and on rough stuff it happens faster. Hope this helps.
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don 't feel safe ridding my set up
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On 8/22/2005 jay
wrote in from
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hey civ thanx for the front truck you set me up with but it fell apart on me ridding down hill on my smokestack.you think you could hint me on something i would be comfortable ridding on sketchy terrain thanx and a big thanx to everybody running the farm this year i had a blast
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Blast!
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On 8/22/2005
Slob-air
wrote in from
Canada
(24.71.nnn.nnn)
Hey Kash -- That was a blast yesterday. Clover was a bit of a convection oven under that sun, but rad just the same. Park bombing is always a riot--it really seems to excert our (skaters) ownership of the park as we completely take it over when that goes down--the bmxicans simply flee. Setting up the cones was fun as hell. I was so stoked how interested the popsicle stick kids were when they saw us running the cones. Just goes to show how blinded they are by most skateboard media. If bringing to them gets them stoked and they realise there's so much more to skateboarding, let's bring it to them.
Great way to spend a Sunday.
Found some proper pivot cups for my rig to replace the two that exploded--good to go anytime this week, bro.
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Sunday skate session/Cowtown
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On 8/21/2005
Kash
wrote in from
Canada
(161.184.nnn.nnn)
Hey,, just wanted to say a big thank you to Greg Olsen and Blair Watson for a fun day at Millenium,,, we skated the clover bowls and set some cones up,, There was a street style comp going on, sponsored by Volcom and a local shop,,,,,,so we had a few people trying the cones,,,both on their boards and some of the boards Greg and I had brought along......til th next skate adventure,,,,,take care and skate safe
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Sunday Slalom
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On 8/20/2005
Kash
wrote in from
Canada
(161.184.nnn.nnn)
For the Calgary area,,,, any one interested in some slalom,,,,
place to be,,,,,,,Millenium park
time ,,,,,,,,,,,,,Sunday 10:00 am
what's happening,,,,Blair Watson and some other skaters are setting up a lil bank/park slalom to play around on and then we'll relocate to another site to set some cones up and do some wigglin
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