| Hood River Haulin' |
| 49 Registered Contestants.
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| Event Date and Time: |
Saturday, August 10, 2002 09:00 |
| Event Duration: |
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| Location: |
Hood River, Oregon |
| Entry: |
Open |
| Helmets: |
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| Organizer: |
FCR Series and Steven King
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| Map: |
Click here for online map
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| Entry Fee: |
$100.00 |
| Contest Info: |
Steven King has been very instrumental in organizing the Hood River event.
The 1st annual Haulin in Hood River is a professional and open class Badlands Slalom and Tight Slalom Skateboard race in the 2002 FCR race series, and is one of the last chances to earn valuable qualifying points leading to the World Championships in October. The Haulin in Hood River will be held in the beautiful Columbia River Gorge, in the center of the wind surfing capitol of the world: Hood River,Oregon. With snow covered Mount Hood and the recently-active volcano Mount St. Helens as a backdrop and the energy of downtown Hood River surrounding, racers will enjoy 2 days of heated battle.
The Courses
Dual Slalom
Saturday, August 10th will begin the race weekend with the Dual Slalom on Columbia street, 2 blocks from the town center. The course site is a wide road with a consistent pitch on a east facing hill with good pavement, a slight crown to the centerline and sidewalks for spectators. The run-out on this course is slightly less steep, ending with an uphill at 4th Street. Foot braking will NOT be necessary. For comparison, this hill has a similar pitch to Cambria, but twice as wide and surface like Golden Gate Park. Bring wheels in the 78 to 88 durometer range - you'll want the traction. Expect a technical course with cones all over the place, 40-50 gates ranging from 7 feet to 15 feet apart.
Dual Tight Slalom
Sunday, August 11th will be the date of the tight slalom. If a frenzied crowd of screaming fans presents a problem for your race psych, perhaps you should skip this one. Downtown Hood River in the summer is loaded with tourists from around the world, they will be screaming your name as you try to beat your opponent to the finish. Expect a fast course with offsets and stingers, 50-60 gates ranging from 6 1/2 to 12 feet apart. Plan to use wheels in the 80 to 94 durometer range - you'll want the speed. Bobby Piercy would have eaten this course for breakfast. Will the course eat you?
Schedule
Friday, August 9th Pre-race get together, 8:00 P.M. Full Sail Brewery
Saturday, August 10th
8:00 a.m. Open/Women/Juniors Dual Slalom Practice session opens
8:50 a.m. Racers meeting
9:00 a.m. Open/Women/Juniors Dual Qualifying begins
11:00 a.m. Open/Women/Juniors Racing Begins
12:00 p.m. Pro Dual Slalom Practice session opens
12:50 p.m. Racers meeting
1:00 p.m. Pro Dual Qualifying begins
2:00 p.m. Pro Dual Racing Begins
3:00 p.m. Post-race entertainment
7:00 p.m. Post-race Salmon Bake and Ramp Fest, Obsidian Skates
Sunday, August 11th
8:00 a.m. Open Dual Tight Slalom Practice session opens
8:50 a.m. Racers meeting
9:00 a.m. Open Dual Tight Slalom Practice Qualifying begins
11:00 a.m. Open Dual Tight Slalom Head to Head Racing Begins
12:00 p.m. Pro Dual Tight Slalom Practice session opens
12:50 p.m. Racers meeting
1:00 p.m. Pro Dual Tight Slalom Qualifying begins
2:00 p.m. Pro Dual Tight Slalom Head to Head Begins
3:00 p.m. Award ceremony at Columbia Street directly following the finals
4:00 p.m. Post-race event
Getting There
By Air
PDX (Portland International) is a is served by United, Alaska, American, Northwest, America West, Deltaand several other airlines. It is sometimes less expensive to fly through Seattle to PDX - so check out the non-direct flights to Portland.
Car Rental
Ganging up on a rental car from PDX for the weekend is probably the best way to go. If you draw the car with Economy entertainment is provided en route. Look for Gilmour in the baggage area before you leave PDX. Gareth's "Field of Dreams" Slalom-mobile will be full of guys from Seattle, so don't be offended when he doesn't stop for you.
By Car
From Portland it's a 90 minute drive to Hood River on I-84. From Seattle, WA to Hood River - 4 hours. San Francisco, CA to Hood River - 13 hours. This assumes 80 mph non-stop, a Starbucks stop every 2 hours, a fresh bottle of Clear Eyes and a catheter. 101 to I-80 to I-5 to I-84. Be a man, make the drive. If you ride with Chaput
bring a show shovel and some cardboard to make a sign that says "I Will Brave Snow To Slalom Race. Hood River or Bust."
Lodging
There are many local hotels in Hood River that can accommodate you for $75 or less.
Click Here for an exhaustive list of lodging options. (Use the "Lodging" link at the bottom of the page for more options). If you're cheap like Mollica you can squat outside of town at one of the many State campgrounds. Oregon bears don't eat carbon fiber or urethane, so you'll be reasonably safe.
Entry Fee
You can pay your entry fee via PayPal.
Our PayPal ID is trilateralpartners@hotmail.com
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| Registered Contestants (49) -- Hood River Haulin' |
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Home City
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Sponsors
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Bio
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Comment
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Date Submitted
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1.
Bruce Brewington
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Pacifica, CA |
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Wall Street Racing |
7/9/2002 12:15:11 PM |
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2.
Michael Dong
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Bothell, Wa. |
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I will be ready for this one. |
7/9/2002 12:37:14 PM |
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3.
Gary Fluitt
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Golden, Colorado |
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Thanks Steven King for organizing this very cool venue! |
7/9/2002 12:51:41 PM |
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4.
Gareth Roe
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Seattle, Washington |
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Awesome venue! Can't wait to race in the shadow of Mt. Hood. Thanks SK and FCR! |
7/9/2002 1:06:58 PM |
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5.
slappy
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fairfax, va |
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Full Sail makes some tasty brews!!! Hood River is heaven. |
7/9/2002 1:11:56 PM |
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6.
Erik Takaoka
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Mountain View, CA |
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7/9/2002 1:31:00 PM |
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7.
Gary Holl
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Palo Alto, CA |
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7/9/2002 3:00:44 PM |
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8.
Beau Brown
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Costa Mesa, Ca. |
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7/9/2002 3:15:01 PM |
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9.
Henry Hester
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Del Mar, CA |
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Steven King - I can beat you. I think |
7/9/2002 3:29:24 PM |
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10.
Chris Sullivan
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SF Ca |
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7/9/2002 3:32:02 PM |
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11.
Chris Raezer
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Arlington, WA |
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I'm a racing virgin, so be gentle with me! |
7/9/2002 5:33:39 PM |
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12.
John O'Shei
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Malibu, Ca. |
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Fat City Racing |
7/9/2002 7:00:17 PM |
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13.
hg
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San Luis Obispo, CA |
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Nice job, Steven ! |
7/9/2002 8:04:05 PM |
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14.
Lauren Gordon
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San Luis Obispo, CA |
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Nice to see ya'll there! yeehaw |
7/9/2002 8:10:42 PM |
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15.
Barret Chicken Deck
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Huntington Beach, CA |
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SSS |
7/10/2002 6:21:19 AM |
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16.
Mike Maysey
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SLO, CA |
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7/10/2002 7:36:43 AM |
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17.
Steve (from AZ) Michael
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Scottsdale, AZ |
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I am SO gonna suck...at least Laura will like the Brewery. |
7/10/2002 12:09:07 PM |
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18.
Kenny Mollica
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ICK STICK |
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7/10/2002 2:47:05 PM |
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19.
Julius Pleshakov
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Palo Alto |
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Did somebody say free beer? |
7/10/2002 5:06:57 PM |
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20.
George Novitski
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Palo Alto |
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I spend way too much time on line. |
7/10/2002 5:10:18 PM |
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21.
HACKETT
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Solana Beach, CA |
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Hope there's some pools there too. |
7/12/2002 9:34:02 PM |
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22.
OLSON
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Malibu, CA |
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IT'S ON |
7/12/2002 9:35:41 PM |
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23.
Paul Dunn
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Los Osos, CA |
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Go with the Magnum: it can stop bullets -- but NOT me! |
7/13/2002 9:41:36 PM |
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24.
Richard de losada
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Miranda CA |
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well I should make it to this one its close enough to home. |
7/14/2002 9:59:14 PM |
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25.
Rob Skala( Scrub)
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Renton , WA. |
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Awesome lookin forward to a good time! ?Dose the wax go on the top or bottom? |
7/15/2002 8:24:12 AM |
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26.
Corey Moy
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Puyallup,WA |
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7/16/2002 8:46:02 PM |
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27.
Miko Biffle
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Capitola |
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Thanks Bills Wheels and ICK ICK ICK! |
7/18/2002 8:08:43 PM |
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28.
Sharon
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Albuquerque, NM |
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Can't wait to play in the Hood with the Slalom family!! Thanks Stephan King NTA for setting this up for us! |
7/19/2002 12:42:31 PM |
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29.
Mike Gorman
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Altadena CA |
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7/22/2002 2:13:42 PM |
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30.
Bill Wahl
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Seal Beach, CA |
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Burnside, Newberg, Lincoln City, Donald, Aumsville!!!!!! So many sick skateparks, hope I have time to slalom |
7/22/2002 7:58:43 PM |
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31.
John Hutson
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Santa Cruz, Ca |
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7/23/2002 3:34:15 PM |
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32.
Richy Carrasco
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Santa Ana,Cal |
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SSS IS GOING TO TAKE OVER THE HOOD!!!!!!! |
7/23/2002 5:05:08 PM |
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33.
Terry Brown/Benko
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Los Osos, CA |
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Can't resist salmon, beer, and skating with friends. Yahoo! |
7/24/2002 3:00:18 PM |
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34.
Tay Hunt
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From Badlands to Bandon Oregon |
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Need Sponsors will kick ass! |
7/24/2002 5:23:00 PM |
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35.
Dan Hughes
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Renton, WA |
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Ever skated the Oregon Parks? Now's your chance, get there early. Donald Rocks. |
7/25/2002 10:48:45 PM |
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36.
Steve Sherman
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Cardiff Ca. |
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LA COSTA BOYS RACING-I'm back!!!!! |
7/27/2002 10:08:20 PM |
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37.
Jonathan Reese
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San Francisco |
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7/30/2002 3:10:33 PM |
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38.
Steve Johnson
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Seattle, WA |
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Hope my La Costa scabs are healed by the 10th |
7/30/2002 4:12:28 PM |
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39.
Steve Evans
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Long Beach, CA |
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I live in Long Bch. I'm sure I'll feel right at home in the Hood. |
8/1/2002 8:54:14 AM |
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40.
Cliff Coleman
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Kensington, CA |
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This race series has made this year one of the best of my life! |
8/1/2002 10:40:03 AM |
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41.
Darrin Moy
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Puyallup, WA. |
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Celebrating my 10th birthday on Aug. 5th |
8/1/2002 9:19:24 PM |
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42.
Eric ARAB Groff
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Huntington Beach, CA |
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SSS |
8/2/2002 6:38:00 AM |
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43.
John Gilmour
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Southampton, NY |
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tight slalom sucks.... |
8/2/2002 1:34:37 PM |
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44.
Paul Price
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London, England |
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Have Air Miles - Will Travel |
8/3/2002 2:00:25 AM |
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45.
John Ravitch
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Oakland, CA |
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I skate for salmon and full sail... |
8/3/2002 9:35:32 PM |
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46.
Gary Cross
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South Lake Tahoe Ca. |
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Lean left to go left |
8/4/2002 9:51:54 AM |
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47.
Dylan Gordon
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San Luis Obispo California |
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hey ya'll good luck and have FUN!!! |
8/4/2002 10:25:35 AM |
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48.
Judi Oyama
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Santa Cruz, CA |
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Yeah baby! |
8/6/2002 5:37:36 PM |
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49.
Paul T. Howard
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Corvllis OR |
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Thanks Ken and Daddys Boards, I'm stoked |
8/7/2002 4:33:03 PM |
