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On 4/17/2007 cabbaGe
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please explain? 3 cones on one wall?
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wiggle to win
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On 4/17/2007
GI Joe
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Triangles?
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Indian School Cash
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On 4/17/2007 The Marshall
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Indian School will have at least as much prize money as last year. It all depends on how many hookers EG and Budro encounter on the way out.
We're trying to pay down to tenth place.
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indian school $$$
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On 4/16/2007 cabbaGe
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what is the prize money for friday's race, and what does it pay through?
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@ TSR .....
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On 4/15/2007 Stubbs
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....I'm just bustin' balls, Joe. All you needed to say was that Dregs was throwing down green. And all of us Texans are lining up for that one and we are already scheming about the Chinese downhill. We're thinking about running in a pack sort of roller derby style, taking suckas out! Of course we'll have lot's of jacks, tacks and other assorted party favors for the other competitors to enjoy. he,he,he,he......
See ya soon........
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Indian School
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On 4/14/2007 The Indian School Marshall
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The Marshall turned into the landscaper today out at the ditch. I trimmed back all the bushes that encroached on the cones and start ramp. The course is marked. The rains have scrubbed the ditch squeaky clean. Tomorrow I'll re-mark the Qualifier ditch.
It's on - boyz and girlz.
See ya'll in 2 weeks!
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Dregs and Ditches
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On 4/14/2007
Joe Lehm
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In 2002 TimeShip invited Biker to come out to ride the ditches with us and to see if Sandia was worthy of being a Gravity Games qualifier.....and it was added. As far as I know Biker was the first person to ride Sandia from the Top of the CREST. When he and the Dregs Tream returned for that race later that Summer, we headed out to Indian School the day before for some runs. After a few runs, he asked me why don't we hold a race in the ditch? A banked slalom I asked. No, a Chinese Ditch Race. No cones, no timer, no heats, just everybody go at once. I thought, you ARE crazy!
Next run he hit an inflow hole at full speed, and broke his collarbone in 6 places, cracked his helmet and weas kinocked OUT lying in the bottom the ditch twitching. Major concussion. He didn't get to race the DH, or the Bear and hasn't been back since. Last year Dregs threw down $2000 prize money for the Bear and Biker promised me he would return to Abq. this year if I'd throw a race on a different weekend than our traditional Memorial Day Race (too many conflicting truck races that weekend).
TimeShip Racing is always trying to out do the other promoters, so I thought it would be a good time to introduce another first, but really, it was Bikers idea, and Dregs' prize money!! Stubbs, we better see you lining up for this one!
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Ian....
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On 4/13/2007 Stubbs
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You're welcome.
@TSR - Joe? Has Dregs purchased TSR or has TSR purchased Dregs? Or are you just a corporate skateboard whore? Does a good physician validate parking?
The answer to these and other super tough questions on the 29th. My palms are sweating already.
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my quest
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On 4/13/2007
ian Daitz
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Thank you stubbs and cabbage that was beautiful!
I hope to find more such commentary.
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DITCH SLAP '07
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On 4/13/2007 TSR HEADQUARTERS
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Ian's quest for knowledge
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On 4/13/2007 Stubbs
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Ian, there is no other place on earth that has the terrain that awaits in ABQ. You should do some tangible research and skate there. There are no pictures, videos or words that can accurately describe it. There is nothing that can be said that can fully prepare you for what is there. NOTHING.
With all that said....
1. Yes.
2. Yes, the terrain is awe inspring.
3. Yes, I.S. is the Pipeline wave of skateboarding.
4. If you go to ABQ and ditches are not the main draw, you are not taking advantage of terrain that is unique ONLY TO ABQ. and are a complete moron. Yes, there are pools, parks, ramps, etc. and I skate those, too, but the FOCUS is ditches.
5. The ditches in ABQ can kill you a lot easier than most places you will skateboard. I'll leave it at that.
6. Like Cabbage said, the only thing that sucks about Indian School is if wiping out. I learned my very first run ever there.
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On 4/12/2007 cabbaGe
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answer to number 6. yes you can if you are knocked out cold, lay'n on the ground..
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ditch research continued
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On 4/12/2007
ian Daitz
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These quotes from Albuquerque skaters were gathered while I was seeking information about the ditches and the 'sense of place' there. I would like to gather feedback regarding these perceptions from other skaters who have experienced these places. Is there agreement? Disagreement? Other descriptions that skaters would like to leave to clarify sense of place in concrete arroyos? You can respond on this groups’ page or at idaitz@unm.edu
1) “I think that Albuquerque’s ‘hidden gems’ make it the skating capital of the world undisputed, hands down”!
2) “Even though you have open sky above you. There is this subterranean sense
You are removed from the street, the houses, and the city. You are underground.
Ditch trashiness is a turnoff to some but not to a ditch person.
The forbidden sense adds an exciting element---the mind of someone in a ditch begins to question why is this here?
Who designed and built it and when?
Why this shape?
There is this feeling of AWE that they exist”.
3) … “After climbing to the top of Indian School Ditch you see the ditch rolling out before you. It almost feels like a sacred space. If ditch riding was a religion, the top of Indian School Ditch is a chapel. It’s a place to contemplate and go into yourself”.
4) “So the ditches are the most unique thing about this area skateboarding wise but are they the main draw? Probably not”
5) ‘The ditches require the sum total of everything a skateboarder has learned’.
6) ‘You can’t say and the bottom of Indian School Ditch that life sucks’.
respond to quotes by number, thanks, Ian
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Kick some Ditches, Slap some ollies
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On 4/12/2007 GI Joe
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Kicktails are SO last century! They do however have a place in the modern era of Racing, but not for Ollies. I don't think that will quite get you over the obstacles that await you in the Chinese Ditch Race.
You're going to need huge No-Complys for the couches and urban crap, and a small broom or brush guard mounted on the nose for desert debris. The Start options at Harper may require a kicktail or early grab entry.
Miller, TSR will allow you to strap an inner tube around your deck to help you with clearance issues. Up, Up, and AWAY!!!
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Kicktails
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On 4/12/2007 Chris
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Joe, is the kicktail for ollieing over old couches and cinderblocks in 3-mile?
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stoked
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On 4/8/2007
cabbaGe
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looks like am going to rep the G in ABQ, in 2 weeks, can't wait to see a bunch of you, I haven't seen in awhile, gonna be a good race, and good times..hell yeah, love me some banked slalom
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Kick tails at Ditch Slap
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On 4/6/2007
GI Joe
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Here's a little quiver tip. For the first time ever, TSR is suggesting that you MAY want to have a kicktail for some of the ditch races. That should bring your quiver to around 4 or 5 boards.
Palmer, you better race the Bear Cross with us!
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I know for sure Matthew has dropped the Bear...
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On 4/5/2007 Stubbs
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... and I have the pic to prove it right here.....
See you soon, men.
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mercado and the bear
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On 4/5/2007 price
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i don't think mercado will do the slalom cross at the bear because he knows he's gonna have to be hand-draggin'!
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Matthew representing!
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On 4/5/2007
GI Joe
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Don't worry Matthew, the races you'll be here for will be manly enough! Harper Ditch Race and the Bear Slalom Cross will test your skills and leave you with a smile! Mercado, I'll miss you for the Bear Cross, we'll show you the course so you can try it. You have never dropped the Bear have you?
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MATTHEW!!!!
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On 4/4/2007
Andrew Mercado
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Good to hear you are comming back out!!! I will be at indain school but im leaving early. Are you planning on coming back out to southern california like you did last time? hope you are.... I got some new Northern Soul records.
...And did you hear, Chelsea is ranked #2 right now..... TAKE IT ALL THE WAY!!!!!
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Matthew!!!
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On 4/4/2007
Stubbs
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Glad you're going to make it out this year but unfortunately it looks as if I'll be leaving just about the time you arrive. That's too bad but I'm stoked you're coming out again. Email me if you need anything. I would imagine you'll be taking the FURTHEST TRAVELLED award this year again and I hope you take more....
Stubbs
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Ditch Slap
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On 4/4/2007 Matthew McDonald
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UK calling skate capital of the world.
I'm coming back. In Albq from the evening of the 2nd till Sunday.
I'm stoked already.
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Tail Wind
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On 3/30/2007 GI Joe
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Stiff tail wind at Indian School today, leather up and pucker up!
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