|
|
|
| Region: United Kingdom (14574 Posts)
|
| Topic |
Info |
|
Sunday
|
|
On 10/18/2003 Michael
wrote in from
(195.92.nnn.nnn)
Tommorrow I'm planning on going to Gurston Down near Salisbury to watch the Downhill and Luge organised by SSSprint Oxford Stunt Factory.
There is a map at: http://www.gurstondown.org/calendar.htm#lo
Last time I went it was fun just standing around watching riders launch themselves into bushes. And I had a scoot around too. Starts at 9 as its getting dark early. generally ends in a pub nearby.
|
|
|
|
|
Seismic 130's
|
|
On 10/18/2003
Michael
wrote in from
(195.92.nnn.nnn)
Funnily enough....
e-mail me.
|
|
|
|
|
Seismic
|
|
On 10/18/2003 Matthew
wrote in from
(195.92.nnn.nnn)
Does anyone know where you can get some metal 130, quick turning Seismics from ?
|
|
|
|
|
Clingfilm's 40th
|
|
On 10/18/2003 Simon Levene
wrote in from
(81.128.nnn.nnn)
Sorry Chris,
I won't be able to make it either!
Have a great night!
|
|
|
|
|
clingfilm
|
|
On 10/18/2003 edwin
wrote in from
(213.40.nnn.nnn)
Clingfilm, so sorry Me, jill and the kids can't make it tonight as she has got laryngitus, mispelt I know.
Anyway, Chris have a great day and night and happy 40th me old mukka!
You might get lucky like Me and start to win a comp or two just like Me!!!
Have a nice one.
Edwin, jill, Annie-Mae and jack.
|
|
|
|
|
Stoked
|
|
On 10/17/2003 Mike B
wrote in from
(82.35.nnn.nnn)
Check out the trailer for Stoked: The Rise and Fall of Gator. It looks... rad (and more than a little bit scary).
http://www.apple.com/trailers/independent/stoked.html
|
|
|
|
|
HP and hibernation
|
|
On 10/17/2003 Mike B
wrote in from
(82.35.nnn.nnn)
"... maybe even trying an earlier start like 3:00 or 3:30"
Hells tits, don't any of you people have jobs? Actually, not a bad idea, meeting up on the last Friday before winter really kicks in. Can't make it until around 6.45 p.m., but I'd be up for a fizzy sherbet or two in the lemonade shop.
Mr. Stride, do you have a sufficient stock of Deathbox beanies to get us all through the winter months?
|
|
|
|
|
Hyde Park
|
|
On 10/17/2003 edwin
wrote in from
(217.169.nnn.nnn)
Cheers to the beer........
All hale to the Ale.......
and a White Wine .........for the Ladies!
Edwin
|
|
|
|
|
The Last
|
|
On 10/17/2003
Paul K
wrote in from
(195.110.nnn.nnn)
Don't know if everybody is aware but the clocks go back on the 25th October....basically it spells the end for the evening sessions at Hyde Park..
that basically means next week is going to be the last one for the winter...
what i am proposing is shifting to Friday, maybe even trying an earlier start like 3:00 or 3:30 and then going for a few beers basically to celebrate the sucesses of the summer....ok improvement by everybody and a World championship win by Mike Stride..
what say everybody
Paul K
|
|
|
|
|
Over a pint
|
|
On 10/17/2003 Clingfilm
wrote in from
(195.195.nnn.nnn)
I'll discuss anything, anytime over a pint.
Chris
|
|
|
|
|
IP sleuthing
|
|
On 10/17/2003
Paul K
wrote in from
(195.110.nnn.nnn)
Mike,
i'm not IT expert...it was the "Footballs a girls game" that gave you away.....you've used it before!!
Definitely worth continuing over a pint sometime
Paul K
|
|
|
|
|
Level Magazine
|
|
On 10/16/2003
Anthony
wrote in from
(68.49.nnn.nnn)
I'm looking for a back issue of a magazine called Level. It features music, art and sports. I'm looking for issue #8 with Micheal Stipe of REM on the cover. I'll pay cash or trade.
Thanks
|
|
|
|
|
HMHB
|
|
On 10/16/2003 Mike B
wrote in from
(82.35.nnn.nnn)
Ay, der playin' at the Mean Fiddler (formerly LA2) in that London tomorrer. Boss sounds la! See ya down the front, like.
|
|
|
|
|
Dukla Prague away kit
|
|
On 10/16/2003
PaulW
wrote in from
(194.223.nnn.nnn)
Yeah. That half-man/half-biscuit reference.
|
|
|
|
|
That'll learn me!
|
|
On 10/16/2003 Mike B (for it is he)
wrote in from
(82.35.nnn.nnn)
Never try to pull the wool over an IT expert's eyes, that's what I always say.
Paul, I wish we could have had our discussion over a pint. It was getting good and I really don't feel like working today. Some other time.
Take care, matey.
|
|
|
|
|
VOR
|
|
On 10/16/2003
Paul K
wrote in from
(195.110.nnn.nnn)
could it be......Mike B
|
|
|
|
|
kit
|
|
On 10/16/2003 stands to reason
wrote in from
(195.194.nnn.nnn)
if you have the best kit, and still lose, then at least you've only got yourself to blame.
chequebooks are a good thing, helps you isolate your weak point.
|
|
|
|
|
"Would have been..."?
|
|
On 10/16/2003 VOR (not my real name, duh)
wrote in from
(82.35.nnn.nnn)
The Blackburn analogy doesn't work. It's irrelevant and football's a girls' game.
And what's this "would have been" rubbish? If Bobby Piercy hadn't DQ'd and then lost to Alva by a fraction of a second he would have been in the final? The fact is, he did DQ and he did lose to Alva, even with his fancy ass toys and Dukla-Prague away kit. Because Alva was the better skater on the day. Fact (as Mr. Brent might say).
|
|
|
|
|
Chequbooking
|
|
On 10/16/2003
Paul K
wrote in from
(195.110.nnn.nnn)
slightly odd analogy, but take blackburn rovers a few years back...
Jack Walker "bought" the premiership, buying the best players around....
so you can "chequebook" you way up......
i agree that you must have a modicum of ability to stand half a chance though.
anyway, if Bobby Piercy hadn't DQ'd in his first run and then failed to beat TA by 7/10ths of a second, in his second run...it would have been a Piercy/Hester final
|
|
|
|
|
Cheques can bounce
|
|
On 10/16/2003 VOR
wrote in from
(82.35.nnn.nnn)
Mr. K,
Quote: "I believe that it is possible to 'chequebook' yourself to a certain standard."
Nope, not without the skill (which, as you point out, often comes from practice). If the "chequebooking" theory were true, then putting me in a Formula 1 racing car or giving me the best skis/surfboard/guitar in the world would make me a better racing driver or skier/surfer/guitarist (delete as applicable). It doesn't work like that. I admit that top of the range equipment sometimes makes a difference to those with the necessary skills and that inferior equipment can hold back a person's development in any given discipline, but you still need (or have the ability to develop) the talent in the first place. You can give me all the training in the world, along with the best running shoes in the world, and I can guarantee you that I will never, ever be able to run a marathon. Because I don't have what it takes. It works like that with slalom skateboarding too. Some people have it, some people don't, and no amount of expensive equipment will change that. I like Michael's idea of everybody racing on the Bahne complete because I believe it would prove my theory. Michael, Edwin, Paul P, Simon L, Leon, Chris L and Chris C would all still be the top British riders at this moment in time. (Apologies if I've forgotten anybody else who should be in that list!)
|
|
|
|
|
Chequebooking
|
|
On 10/16/2003
Paul K
wrote in from
(195.110.nnn.nnn)
VOR,
i believe that it is possible to "chequebook" yourself to a certain standard. But what tends to happen along the way, is that you spend a fair amount of time "practising" on The next Greatest thing, that when you return to your original "basic" set-up find that your Skill level has improved.
Better equipment can make a good racer an great racer, or a great racer, virtually unbeatable. Although i wasn't there to witness it, During the world's Luca tried out a Roe, and couldn't make the course, he kept blowing out 2/3rds of the way down, as he was generating too much speed, compared to his solid deck.....
imagine if Alva had been riding a composite deck when he raced Hester....its possible that the history books would read differently
Paul K
|
|
|
|
|
Skill
|
|
On 10/16/2003 The Voice of Reason
wrote in from
(82.35.nnn.nnn)
While I'd like to believe it was all down to cash and equipment (I'd have an excuse for being crap then), I'm afraid it's all down to skill. If you have any doubts, try and track down some footage of Tony Alva racing slalom on a solid wood (pre-ply) Logan Earth Ski set up with Tracker trucks and Road Rider wheels.
|
|
|
|
|
Pig City Products
|
|
On 10/15/2003
Smokestack
wrote in from
(81.128.nnn.nnn)
PCP boards are finally here. Check 'Vendor's Corner' for details.
Top quality gear!
|
|
|
|
|
Stock
|
|
On 10/15/2003 Michael
wrote in from
(195.92.nnn.nnn)
Stock hmmmmm... At the next race what I could do is give a prize to the the racer with the fastest time on lets say a Bahne Complete, which I could lend out. This could work in the Jam format easily as that time could be recorded.
Personally I think its skill that counts. And cash. What is interesting is that the wheels on a Bahne Complete are world beaters, and wheels are possibly the most important pieces of equipment, unless nyone has thoughts.
There were racers at Morro Bay on Bahnes with Radikal trucks, which is a diverse as you can get.
As for Blindfolds, I ike that idea. can we also spin the competitor round at the top of the start ramp?
|
|
|
|
|
slalom
|
|
On 10/15/2003 cheap skate
wrote in from
(194.202.nnn.nnn)
'stock' class, standard cheap boards, see if its is skill or cash that makes a rider quick.....
|
|
|
|
|
