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Masters 45+ (602 Posts) Topic Info EVERY Sunday On 7/6/2006 Marty wrote in from United States  (130.94.nnn.nnn) Yeah they were every Sunday. The cast that used to show regularly was incredible and then the folks that would drop in from up North made it different every weekend. La Costa was the place to be no doubt about it. I will always remember Di Dootson sitting on the curb with her clipboard recording times and keeping us in line. She was La Costa!!!!!     Rate post 241758 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) 30 YEARS ..... On 7/4/2006 Rene CANNONBALL Carrasco wrote in from United States  (71.134.nnn.nnn) =============================== Hey Randy & Marty - when I used to go down south to La Costa with my brothers Richy and David and race with you guys...weren't those races on Sunday? ..... -anyway ........ that was around 1976 ! THAT'S 30 YEARS AGO ! ...YEOW ! Take care, and Happy 4TH of July ! ........-Rene CANNONBALL Carrasco. ===================================     Rate post 241636 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Mike On 7/3/2006 Marty wrote in from United States  (209.214.nnn.nnn) Yeah, I e-mailed Mikes link and he answered. He's living in Nor Cal and doing fine.     Rate post 241538 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Memories On 6/24/2006 Randy Smith wrote in from United States  (4.228.nnn.nnn) Hi rene etc You sure bring back some skating with those pics. A few months ago Mike williams posted on the slalom site. Any one talk to him ? I am here in colo, not skatin much, but mt bike , kayakin, and windsurfin when I get to oregon. Brent Kosick is still a slalom ace. I am impressed. R. Smith     Rate post 240920 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) trading cards On 6/13/2006 dom-de-Mars wrote in from France  (82.122.nnn.nnn) I'm a luky guy I own 42 cards and I plan to scan and put those on my friend Claude Queyrel site the complete set. http://www.endlesslines.free.fr/ I allready posted one stickers set but this one is just stickers not trading cards. http://www.endlesslines.free.fr/ghost/ghostpages/ghost4stickers.htm Here my trading cards list: GREG WEAVER JOHN HUGUES HENRY HESTER KIM CESPEDES STEVE SHIPP ELLEN BERRYMAN JOHN HUTSON GUY GRUNDY SKITCH HITCHCOCK DAVID ANDREWS NICK LEONARD ED NADALIN RANDY SMITH STEVE SCHISSLER MIKE WILLIAMS JAMIE HART STACY PERALTA STEVE SHERMAN GALE WEBB DEANNA CALKINS PAUL HOFFMAN DAVE HACKETT MIKE WEED CHARLIE RANSOM BOB SKOLDBERG BRUCE LOGAN DAVE DILLBERG TOM INOUYE BOB MOHR REBECCA WILLIAMS RUSS GOSNELL RUSS HOWELL RENE CARASCO GREG TAIE MIKE GOLDMAN LAYNE OAKS + different cards of the same set but talking of things like safety equipemen, basic rules for safe skateboarding, application for membership to the ISA -=DoM=-     Rate post 239891 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Alive and well... On 6/7/2006 Miko wrote in from United States  (69.85.nnn.nnn) Hi Rene! I'm going to print out those trading card photos you posted and show them to Mike and Judi Oyama. They'll love 'em, and Judi is quite the archivist of old skate memorabilia... she has tons of stuff squirrelled away. I've been out free-carving a bit, and really digging my big-hill 23.5"wb ICK Retro-Flattie. High speed thrills... found a new spot with Goldman that is quiet, and probably a 6 out of 10 surface, on a fairly fast grade, so we're going to try some slalom there. Time to set some courses for the summer and keep the turns in shape! All the best, Miko... 52 and ready to charge. (hey... the number 52 was my verification number for this post!?)     Rate post 239464 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) OMSA Alive and Kicking On 5/22/2006 Dietsches wrote in from Germany  (80.132.nnn.nnn) THE OMSA IS ALIVE SINCE 1987. YOU CAN CHECK OUT OUR PAGE AT www.myspace.com/omsa POOLS PARKS PIPES and PUNK ROCK     Rate post 238276 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Miko, Mike Goldman, Bubble Gum Cards, & Bike JUMPS ! On 5/21/2006 Rene CANNONBALL Carrasco wrote in from United States  (71.129.nnn.nnn) =========================== Miko - that was a good post you just did - -I've watched those BMX & those Dirt Jumps on ESPN - those events are Totally RAD. Talk about having to be "ON" - with the Balance, ENDURANCE, and Strength coming into play - - - I understand some of those cats make BIG MONEY too ! That's really great you spend that time with your son. Hey - can you say Hi! ....to Mike Goldman for me. I remember while takin' a breather - on a break - when I was competing @ The 1977 Catalina Classic... and talking to Mike Goldman.....real good guy. [-I believe he rode for Santa Cruz back then.] Remember those FIRST EVER - All-Pro Skateboard Bubble Gum Trading Cards in 1978/1979 ? BELOW: - MIKE GOLDMAN'S BUBBLE GUM CARD IS THE TOP RIGHT CARD IN THIS PHOTO GROUP. BELOW: - MY BUBBLE GUM CARD IS THE FIRST ONE IN THIS GROUP BELOW - ...HA ! I'm 54 years old now, and I just wondered how many 'OVER 50' guys are still doin' Slalom Racing. As far as 'G.S.' Slalom, Cliff Coleman is the man....50 & OVER. -I personally prefer the 'Tight Course' in Slalom Racing. I still practice with The Brown Bomber - that guy has been such a BLESSING to me, and brother "Cowboy' Dave. See ya soon, maybe ! Take care, ............-Rene Carrasco. =============================     Rate post 238251 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Still Riding... On 5/21/2006 Miko wrote in from United States  (69.85.nnn.nnn) Hi Rene! The short answer is, Yes, I'm still riding... but finances are very, very low, so I haven't really been able to go to races. In '04 I went to the big 3... La Costa, Breck, and Worlds, and did very well. In '05 I only went to Maryhill. *That* race was so sick, that I found it hard to get very excited about slalom in general, and decided to hang with my son and ride mountain bikes. I'm still stoked to run cones and downhill, but have to say, Santa Cruz has been a tough place to keep regular sessions going. Most of the activity takes place over in San Jose on a great hill... Ravitch, Steven King, Mark Johnson and crew have sessions nearly every week, and I hit it when I can... Gas prices are really a pain right now! My 11 year old son jumps bmx and mountain bikes, and Santa Cruz has a heavy mtb scene, especially the dirt jump crowd. There are several great spots, and top pros sessioning them regularly, so I guess I've sorta defected. I dirt jump 2-3 times weekly, and in the last year of riding, I've left the beginner ranks, and am now jumping well enough to session the bigger spots. Jackson and I have a fairly large crew we ride with and the we get calls to ride all the time, so socially, it's just no contest... mtb in S.C. rules. The mindset is just like hardcore skating, and everyone watches out for each other, and mentors each other through the progression from beginner to pro. I live right around the corner from Mike Goldman, and we have been hitting parks and downhilling a bit lately... and the stoke is building. If Mike goes to a race, I may have to go too! Mike's son Jamie Goldman, is a TOP mtb jumper, riding pro for Santa Cruz Bikes and travelling the world as a salaried rider. The pros have taken Jackson and I under their wings, so we've gotten some unreal tutoring and encouragement. I still believe I could be a contender in any class with some focused practice, and haven't thrown in the towell yet! (I COULD use some wheels though... no $$$ for those!) I have a sick new deck from Rick Ick so I might show up somewhere later this year. We'll see! Thanks for the thoughts Rene!     Rate post 238227 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Miko..... On 5/21/2006 Rene CANNONBALL Carrasco wrote in from (70.237.nnn.nnn) ========================== Miko Biffle - Howzit? Are ya still racing? Take care, .............-Rene. =========================     Rate post 238215 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) send Jack to France On 5/9/2006 fluitt wrote in from United States  (192.18.nnn.nnn) Jack Smith, 1989     Rate post 237374 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Jack in France On 5/8/2006 fluitt wrote in from United States  (192.18.nnn.nnn) Ok, apparently the Donation button below doesn't work, so click here     Rate post 237278 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Send a Bro to France On 5/8/2006 Fluitt wrote in from United States  (192.18.nnn.nnn) There is one guy in this sport that has done more to grow slalom racing in America than any other, and that guy is Jack Smith. He took the kernal of slalom activity at WLAC and brought it to a new level, throwing the first big World Championships in Decades in 2000, and then every year since then. And he keeps doing it. He's put on more races than any of us, and he's sunk a lot of his time and money into this game that we all have benefit from. So I think it's time for us to do something for the old man. Let's send Jack to France! I learned last night that Jack has never been to Europe, let alone never raced there. I think this would be a cool thing if we could collect enough donero to buy this guy a ticket to race in the PSWC with his Euro brethren. So here's the deal. Donate whatever sum you can. $5, $10,..$100. I'm thinking about that random phone call I got from Jack 6 years ago when he told me Slalom was back, and how he was going to throw the world championships that year. I've been "giddy as a schoolgirl" ever since, raced in 3 countries (counting Mississippi) and made lots of new friends because of that phone call. So SplitFire Trucks is going to throw down the first $100. Like I said, even $5 will help, so do what you can. We need $804 to get his tired ass from California to CDG. Jack's got a place to stay once he gets there. Use the Donation button below to throw some coin in the pot. I'll collect it at asphaltplayground.com and when we have enough duckets I'll post it here. thanks!     Rate post 237276 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Martin Drayton On 5/5/2006 Cliff Coleman wrote in from United States  (67.161.nnn.nnn) Happy Birthday Martin! You may be 45 but you don't show it. Keep on ripping and riding! I just got off the phone with a reporter from a paper in Salt Lake City. She is writing an article on Slideing in the Salt Lake area. I think a clinic/festival this year in Utah would be great. If you would like to help organize one, contact me via my e-mail at: "sk8fast@gmail.com". Talk to you later champ, Cliff Coleman     Rate post 237073 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Happy Birthday Martin! On 5/5/2006 Paul Price wrote in from United Kingdom  (212.137.nnn.nnn) Martin Drayton has his Birthday today - the rest of us will be on this forum soon enough! cheers!     Rate post 237044 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Dale Smith On 4/17/2006 Chris Yandall wrote in from United States  (70.167.nnn.nnn) Sure would like to hook up with Dale. He's down here in San Diego and I'm not having much luck finding him. He has that fancy skateboard museum and I have some items for him. Thanks in advance! Chris Yandall publishing his where-abouts here aint a good thing. please email me. thx     Rate post 235499 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) I don´t get it On 4/16/2006 Adam wrote in from United States  (64.81.nnn.nnn) Emilio, When mods remove spam they sometimes remove spam-related comments to maintain continuity in the thread.     Rate post 235432 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) I am sorry! On 4/16/2006 goofy-foot wrote in from Venezuela  (200.35.nnn.nnn) It seems I am not banned, because I could post my previous message... Phheeeeewwwww! But I am still strong against spammers! Have a nice day to all!     Rate post 235424 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) I don´t get it On 4/16/2006 goofy-foot wrote in from Venezuela  (200.35.nnn.nnn) Hi! My name is Emilio Fonfria, and my nickname is goofy-foot. I have been skateboarding since the early 70´s. My first board was a makaha or mustang with red clay wheels, then I had a fiberglass board with california trucks and cadillac wheels, then an aluminum Banzai with Bennet and Rolls Royce wheels, then a Fibreflex with ACS and red kryptonics, and so on (more fibreflex, kryptonics, trackers, Oj´s, sims, gyro, Indy´s etc.) on to my mid 20´s when I stopped skating. I am on my 40´s now and I have started to skate again. I bought myself a longboard and started practicing again. I have been part of the NCDSA and SilverfishLongboarding forums for two years with great joy and no problems so far. Then yesterday I was horrified: There where FIVE SPAM postings in one of my usual forums (South America, I live in Venezuela right now), from posting # 234831 to 235244 (there are now six!). Man I was in rage, I did not think, I inmediately posted a comment and rated them abuse and flagged the moderators (thinking it was the right thing to do...). To my surprise, later at night I check the forums as usual, and my post was erased, the spammers where still there, and worst, I think I was banned from posting! I don´t get it! I think the NCDSA page is one of the best sites (if not the best!) for true skateboarders to hang. I will continue visiting it, I only hope you can put a halt to spammers, because that can do a lot of harm to the forums! Sorry for my long rant, but I had to let it go... Best Regards, Emilio Fonfria     Rate post 235423 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Oregon State Games On 4/11/2006 steve wrote in from United States  (12.36.nnn.nnn) I would like to see the Street-Luge replaced with Down-hill skateboarding.In the Olympic Games. I'll be 46 on the 20th, 4-20 yeah... what ever. I need to get a Wa. I.D. so to enter the 45+ class. can qualify as an amatuer.     Rate post 235037 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) age poll on da Fish On 4/11/2006 OldStoke wrote in from United States  (12.75.nnn.nnn) In general longboarding on that other site there is a new age poll.(as opposed to a New Age poll). There are only 2 or 3 people over 46 on it. Is that the reality of boarding in the Masters?     Rate post 235014 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Master Class On 4/11/2006 Chris Chaput wrote in from United States  (72.67.nnn.nnn) I'm in! Masterskating has never felt so good. Can I do it 'til I just need glasses? Can I avoid calluses if I take my slide gloves off? I've always wanted to be like Cliff. Skating after 45 and with the initials CC. I have arrived!     Rate post 234971 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Chaput On 4/11/2006 Cliff Coleman wrote in from United States  (67.161.nnn.nnn) Happy Birthday Chris! Tell me what it is like to be so old? I want to know for my future. Cliff Coleman     Rate post 234968 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) Happy Birthday! On 4/11/2006 silversurfer wrote in from United States  (71.192.nnn.nnn) Happy Birthday Chris! I got you some new wheels, bushings and trucks. Go look in your warehouse and you'll find them!:) My birthday was last week, what did you get me? And if you get on a super speed jet like the concord and fly west at top speed not only will you stop the aging process but you'll get younger. Got to go. I have a plane to catch.     Rate post 234964 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0) 3 hours away On 4/10/2006 Chris Chaput wrote in from United States  (66.116.nnn.nnn) I'm 45 in New York right now, but still 44 here in California. If I get on a jet and keep going west really fast, will I stop aging?     Rate post 234926 ! Best-Of Ncdsa (0)   Informative (0)   Abuse(0)   Flag Moderators (0)

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