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Master's Race Oregon State Games
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On 12/30/2008 Pat Chewning
wrote in from
United States
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Look at the 2009 contest calendar. The Oregon State Games is going to have a huge Master's class. Maybe you can join us?
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SO COOL :)
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On 12/21/2008 KLUDY
wrote in from
United States
(68.8.nnn.nnn)
IT ANNT OVER YET !
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Jamie Hart
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On 12/21/2008 Cat
wrote in from
United States
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Here ya go Jamie!
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Grad
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On 12/18/2008
Fatboy
wrote in from
United States
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Class of 1980 Parsippany High School
My band played punk rock at the Show Place in Dover along with The Ramones, Cheap Trick, Rush, Plasmatics, and every other band that came through Jersey that year.
I had a huge halfpipe in my parent's backyard and I skated it with Scooter and Tuna. Now we skate the halfpipe in Scooter's backyard - it's gonna suck when his kids get older and start snakin' runs.
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The 1970's
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On 12/8/2008
Rich Sayers
wrote in from
United States
(24.4.nnn.nnn)
College Park High School 1977-1981, Pleasant Hill, CA (except for first semester of my Junior year went to Ygnacio Valley in Walnut Creek to get away from my old friends who were making bad decisions).
Cat: thanks for posting the info on 1977. Brings back so many memories. I still like a lot of those songs today!
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Class of 1980
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On 11/27/2008
Rick F.
wrote in from
United States
(72.93.nnn.nnn)
...at first glance I thought that was a blow-up doll...you go Governator!
Anyway - my HS was in Chappaqua, NY (aka Clintonville)...built our first quarter-pipe on my street in late 1977...
I'm writing a piece, with period photos, about that whole experience for Jack's new book. What a great life!
-RF
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Class of 1977
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On 11/18/2008
Cat
wrote in from
United States
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I truly consider 1977 one of the best years of my life. Growing up in Casper Wyoming was awesome, and I wouldn’t have traded it for anything. Everything was so fun & innocent back then…. the 70’s in general were like that.
Just look at our California Governator in 1977! This is the year "Pumping Iron" was released. It made Arnold Schwarzenegger a household name.
Here are some things that happened in 1977, the year I graduated from high school.
Jimmy Carter pardoned draft dodgers
Anita Bryant was hit in the face with a pie on National television by gay rights activist Tom Higgins
Frank Zane was Mr Olympia
The median household income was $13,572
The cost of a new home was $54,200
The cost of a gallon of regular gas was 62 cents
The cost of a first class stamp was 13 cents
In sports for 1977:
Super Bowl
Oakland d. Minnesota (32-14)
World Series
NY Yankees d. LA Dodgers (4-2)
NBA Championship
Portland d. Philadelphia 76ers (4-2)
Stanley Cup
Montreal d. Boston (4-0)
Wimbledon
Women: Virginia Wade d. B. Stove (4-6 6-3 6-1)
Men: Bjorn Borg d. J. Connors (3-6 6-2 6-1 5-7 6-4)
Kentucky Derby Champion
Seattle Slew
NCAA Basketball Championship
Marquette d. North Carolina (67-59)
NCAA Football Champions
Notre Dame (11-1-0)
Son of Sam, David Berkowitz, was arrested
Laverne & Shirley was the top rated television program
Murderer Gary Gilmore is executed by a firing squad at the Utah State Prison. His is the first execution in the United States in 10 years.
The neutron bomb was developed
Rocky won the Oscar for best picture
Cat Stevens stopped recording, converted to Islam & changed his name to Yusef Islam.
Marvel Comics published a Kiss comic book. The red ink used supposedly contained a small amount of blood from the band members themselves.
Record of the Year - This Masquerade, George Benson
Album of the Year - Songs In The Key Of Life , Stevie Wonder
Song of the Year - I Write the Songs, Bruce Johnston, songwriter
Elvis Presley died
Saturday Night Fever AND Star Wars were released in the theatre.
Saturday Night Fever soundtrack was released
1977 was the beginning of the punk revolution, The Clash, Iggy Pop, The Ramones, Sex Pistols, Bad Brains, The Misfits, Plasmatics……………….
Here are some of the chart toppers of 1977:
Year Of The Cat - Al Stewart (had to make that one #1!)
Cat Scratch Fever - Ted Nugent (#2 of course!)
White Punks On Dope - The Tubes
We Are The Champions - Queen
Waiting In Vain - Bob Marley
Walk This Way - Aerosmith
Short People - Randy Newman
She’s Not There - Santana
Peg - Steely Dan
Nobody Does It Better - Carly Simon
Motorhead - Motorhead
God Save The Queen - Sex Pistols
Don’t It Make My Brown Eyes Blue - Crystal Gayle
Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC
Black Betty - Ram Jam
Alison - Elvis Costello
Disco Inferno - The Trammps
You Light Up My Life - Debby Boone
Hotel California - The Eagles
Car Wash - Rose Royce
Da Do Ron Ron - Shaun Cassidy
Looks Like We Made It - Barry Manilow
Dreams - Fleetwood Mac
We couldn’t make up our minds what kind of music we liked….. Country, rock, disco, punk, folk…….. or maybe it was all the Quaaludes we took.
I can’t seem to remember!!!
I do remember, however, bombing Casper Mountain & Garden Creek roads on my Bahne fiberglass with Bahne trucks & Cadillac wheels..... no pads, no helmet, no brains!!!
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Class of 80 / North Carolina
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On 11/18/2008 Kludy
wrote in from
United States
(68.8.nnn.nnn)
Small fishing, surf town with a few hills.
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Class of '75 Cherry Creek HS (Denver)
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On 11/18/2008 Pat Chewning
wrote in from
United States
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Started skateboarding because of no snow one year for skiing.
Best run ever: Vail pass (Highway 70) right after paving in approx '78
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Older riders
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On 11/18/2008 Kludy
wrote in from
United States
(68.8.nnn.nnn)
The average age at last weekends IGSA downhill race was like 20 years old.
So funny because I was sitting so long at the top waiting for my heat that when it came my body stiffened up and all most came off my board trying to grab my rail before the hard right at the bottom. At the start line it is unlimited kick so you can kick as hard as you like, had the biggest smile one run when the four of us where kicking and I stopped, whent into my tuck and one kid was still kicking all the way around the 1st turn,he was 16 I think.
By the time egough riders get to the over 40 age for me to race downhill masters I will be like 80 years old. Awhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh !
Fun as heck to see so many young guns coming out of the wood work and I just hope that this is only the start for a strong American force in Downhill skateboard racing.
I was so impressed by how many there where and the fans and spectators has grown over night as well.
You want bigger crowds ? Just get about 30 kids under 20 years old and you have there Moms, Dads, friends, and kin all showing up to watch . You get alot of people coming to races.
Fun to watch and thats maybe where I am heading in a few years !
Stand -Up Rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
If we only had a ramp ! But thats kind of like me asking for my kane, Ha .
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Miko
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On 11/18/2008
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
United States
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Miko,
I graduated from Berkeley High in 67. Fun times!
Cliff
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Class of '71
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On 11/13/2008
Miko
wrote in from
United States
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Graduated in '71 from Orange High, Orange CA . . .
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Gahr High 76-79
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On 10/26/2008
caddy
wrote in from
United States
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what high school did you guys go to in the mid to late 70s?
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Fun
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On 10/21/2008
Marty
wrote in from
United States
(65.7.nnn.nnn)
Clairemont High School class of 78 reunion this Saturday. From the RSVP's it looks like I get to see Dennis Martinez & Layne Oaks again. I'll tell ya, we had Slalom, Freestyle & Vert covered with that motley group!
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Rene
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On 10/2/2008
Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
Canada
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Happy Birthday Rene! Still looking forward to racing with you again. Say hi to the entire family.
Cliff coleman
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Happy Birthday to Rene Carrasco Oct 3rd!
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On 10/1/2008 Pauliwog
wrote in from
United States
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Hey, I know I already posted this on the slalom forum but I just felt like posting about it again here. So, Happy Birthday Man! Schlater -P
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Trying to find Arnie Hogue
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On 9/29/2008
Charles Isom
wrote in from
United States
(65.188.nnn.nnn)
Does anyone know how I can get in contact with Arnie Hogue?
Thanks, Charles Isom
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masters 50 + vintage race in slo
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On 9/18/2008 Miller
wrote in from
United States
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check out contest callender Nov 1st and 2nd in slo cal.
Miller
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Sounds cool!
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On 8/12/2008 martin
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Really looking forward to hangin' with my peers for a change when I get back Stateside, its been hard in Europe having no option but to race the likes of Dominik and Ramon.
Over here in all divisions the youngsters are finally pushing the oldies off the podiums...regularly! Its hard to compare Open and Pro times as especially in Tight and Hybrid the Pros run technically more difficult courses, but the Open/Ams/Women are smokin'and more and more young riders are at the top of the heap as it should be!
A Masters category sounds like its FUN though, an element that sometimes gets lost in the heat of competition.
Hoping to catch up with you all soon Stateside,
martin.
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Masters / Open
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On 7/30/2008
Rick F.
wrote in from
United States
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I loved our Open class HY podium in Morro...not an under 40 (45?) year old in the bunch! Stryker (age?), me, Marty...but look out - next time there is Open Masters crossover I'm doing both!
If/when guys like Pirnack and Fluitt start racing masters I think it will be great. I race in a 40-49 age group in snowboarding and we have former open and pro guys dropping back down into our division often - and they are FAST, that's just the way it is. It has made me train much harder and also made me much faster chasing them. At the 2007 USASA Nationals slalom we had 114 racers - all age groups from 18 years old and up (no Open though) - and the podium ages for the overall results (all 114 racers) went 44 gold, 45 silver, 21 bronze.
Viva old dudes indeed!!
-Rick
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Don't celebrate too soon!!!
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On 7/30/2008
Marty
wrote in from
United States
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Fluitt told me at the Nationals that he was looking forward to a Masters class. If guys like Fluitt start running Masters then we will have to have a Masters Pro & Open division. Who's next, Pirnack????
BTW, I really give props to Jack for A. Having a Masters at a big event & B. Allowing for the crossover into the open.
I wasn't going to run Masters until he devised that plan. I still feel competitive in the Open until I run into a situation like the Worlds where I drew Martin Reaves in the 2nd round on both the Hybrid & Tight. Back to back days of chasing his 17 year old ass down a hill would make anyone feel thier oats.
The Masters is cool. I certainly will not avoid an event if they don't have it, it just makes it nice to up the podium odds every now and then.
And for the guys that voiced objection AFTER I podiumed the Open Hybrid too at the Nationals. Remember what I said....I'm 48, beat me.
Viva la old guys!!!! (& gals!!!)
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More Master's races please!
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On 7/26/2008
Martin
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Sounds cool...sadly the trend has not hit Europe...yet. I'm heading off to the World Champs with only Claude as a fellow 'Oldie' for company...
Well, next season I'll be in the US for good.
I'm still hangin' in there...here was last night's session.
Click here for link
L8r Sk8rs
Martin.
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Master's races getting started up
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On 7/26/2008
Gib Lewis
wrote in from
United States
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Having a Master's class at both Morro Bay and Hood River was really fun. I hope this class start up takes hold and there are many more like races. The way it was running, we still get times for comparison with Open and even Pro classes and we get a podium all our own to compete for.
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I know what you mean
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On 6/28/2008 mangels
wrote in from
United States
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My excuse always was that I had to compete in the 18 and over class. There goes that excuse. Now I need to find something else to blame. I'm thinking I'll start by blaming my equipment. My little wheelie board doesn't go as fast as all the rest of yours.
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Cool...
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On 6/27/2008
Martin
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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Cool to see some of the big events this summer have Masters Divisions. Hopefully the days of us being embarrassed by the youngsters are over...we're just going to be embarrassed by the other Masters like Claude now and Paul Price & JBH etc soon! ;) Great!
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