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AGELESS SKATEBOARDERS ......
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On 10/4/2004
Rene CANNONBALL Carrasco
wrote in from
United States
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Miko and Brady -
About those AGE "lists"...
-as of yesterday - my age is now 53 YEARS YOUNG !
Thank you guys ...
See you @ Morro Bay !
.........................-Rene' CANNONBALL Carrasco !
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updated list
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On 9/29/2004 Brady
wrote in from
United States
(65.8.nnn.nnn)
Masters Division
Not quite 45 years old...
Rick Stanziale - 39
Mr. Rogers - 39
Dr. Rogers - 41
Richy Carrasco - 41
David Carrasco - 42
Chris Chaput - 43
David Hackett - 43
Duane Peters - 43
Steve Olson - 43
Eric Groff - 43
Martin Drayton - 44
45 and up...
Brady Mitchell - 45
Brent Kosick - 45
Keith Hollien - 45
Claude Reginier - 46
Scott Johnston - 47
Pat Chewning - 47
Steve Evans - 47
Jack Smith - 47
Bruce Bjortvelt - 49
John Hutson - 49
Mark McCree - 49
Rene Carrasco - 52
Henry Hester - 53
Randy Smith - 53
Jamie Hart - 54
Don Bostick - 54
Cliff Coleman - 54
Still ageless...
Bobby Mandarino
Gary Fluitt
Chris Barker
Kenny Mollica
Steve Sherman
Charlie Ransom
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Helmet for Hackett
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On 9/29/2004 North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Ok...I am a freakin idiot...too many crashes on my head from that damn invention known as a mountain bike...
Here is the link I was trying to post when I hit Submit by mistake..
http://www.motoemporium.com/vemar/vemar_vsr_carbon.html
This helmet is pricey but man does it look COOL! I have had cars that were worth less than that helmet.
Roll On Brothers and Sisters
SCHOOL'S OUT
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Helmet For Hackett
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On 9/29/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
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I posted a question on Safety Equipment regarding full face helmets and Paipo John posted this link:
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MasterWaiting
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On 9/28/2004
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
Can I do it 'til I just need glasses? I think I'm turning Japanese. I really think so.
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Masters in waiting...
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On 9/28/2004
Miko
wrote in from
United States
(66.81.nnn.nnn)
Hey Chris... stop that now, you'll go blind. Here's yet another poke at the ever-growing Masters list.
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Masters Division
Not quite 45 years old...
Rick Stanziale - 39
Mr. Rogers - 39
Dr. Rogers - 41
Richy Carrasco - 41
David Carrasco - 42
Chris Chaput - 43
David Hackett - 43
Duane Peters - 43
Steve Olson - 43
Eric Groff - 43
Martin Drayton - 44
45 and up...
Brent Kosick - 45
Keith Hollien - 45
Claude Reginier - 46
Scott Johnston - 47
Pat Chewning - 47
Steve Evans - 47
Jack Smith - 47
Bruce Bjortvelt - 49
John Hutson - 49
Mark McCree - 49
Miko Biffle - 51
Rene Carrasco - 52
Henry Hester - 53
Randy Smith - 53
Jamie Hart - 54
Don Bostick - 54
Cliff Coleman - 54
Still ageless...
Bobby Mandarino
Gary Fluitt
Chris Barker
Kenny Mollica
Steve Sherman
Charlie Ransom
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April 11th, 2006
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On 9/28/2004
Chris Chaput
wrote in from
United States
(66.116.nnn.nnn)
It looks as if I'll have to wait another 559 days before I can consider myself a master. I guess I'll just be masterwaiting for now.
Speaking of oldish guys, the Downhill podium at Sandia totaled 123 years. The Rogers Bros and I are 39, 41 and 43. The all-around title was won by a forty-something guy who can't even ollie!
I think that it may be time to hang it up when my age is greater than my longest board-length. Wait a minute - Russ Howell and Cliff Coleman aren't quitting. Damn. Skater for life I guess...
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GOT HELMET?
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On 9/27/2004
HACKETT - BLACK LEATHER RACING
wrote in from
United States
(68.71.nnn.nnn)
Hey Judi!!
Will you please email me? I need a new Helmet for Downhill. I'm thinking the new Bell Full Face LS-X in Solid Black. Don't get me wrong; I still race with the Giro helmet you gave me last year and dig it, but I need a full faced with a sheild.
(http://www.thebellstore.com/Helmets/lsx.html )
Thanks,
HACKETT
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Masters Side Bets
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On 9/27/2004
SKCBD5 (STJ)
wrote in from
United States
(66.126.nnn.nnn)
Side-bets for the fastest time in each event....Master Only!!!!................NO Wana Bee's! ......................
Anyone interested...? May be a $10 pool for each event or something like that
Scott
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OLD AND BOLD
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On 9/27/2004 HACKETT - DEATHBOX - BLR
wrote in from
United States
(68.71.nnn.nnn)
TONY MAG - FS AIR
I sponsor Tony Mag at Deathbox. He is 41 years young. He never enters
any of the World Cup Grand Master Events (40+) because it just wouldn't be fair.
He is currently (02', 03', and 04') THE World Masters Champion on Vert, and is pretty Gnarly in a Backyard Pool.
I have yet to see some young gun take him down in competition.
HACKETT - OLD ENOUGH TO BE YOUR DADDY
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Whoopass...
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On 9/27/2004
Miko
wrote in from
United States
(69.19.nnn.nnn)
Hey Cliff... let's make it a whoopass party and go for a geriatric sweep! Racing at 60? If I'm alive and walking, then IT'S ON! See you in about 11 days on that Super G course!
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another 45er
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On 9/27/2004
Brady
wrote in from
United States
(65.8.nnn.nnn)
Though I feel a LOT older right now after a series of 4 hurricanes in 6 weeks and not skating for about the same time.
My wife asked me when I`m taking down the shutters and plywood? I said when the Xmas lights go up....
Actually I`ve been pretty lucky. Mark has taken two of them head on in less than 4 weeks.
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Fast/Old?
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On 9/27/2004 Cliff Coleman
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(195.92.nnn.nnn)
I'm old as the hills we ride and lookin to kick some young ___ at the Worlds Super Giant Slalom.
Watch out, here I come!
Cliff Coleman
ps I start drawing my retirement a month and a half after Morro. Who will be racing at 60? I will :)
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Skate and our age
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On 9/25/2004 Judi
wrote in from
United States
(69.111.nnn.nnn)
I think this whole age thing started when we were talking about doing a masters division. Then it went into to how old people were. I know the youth of today can run circles around us but we can still teach and share.
The one advantage with age is skating the new Scotts Valley park while the kids are in school it's a 6 minute drive from work.
Less than 2 weeks to go. I'm looking forward to seeing my friends young and old at Worlds.
Later.
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Who's your model...
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On 9/24/2004
Miko
wrote in from
United States
(69.85.nnn.nnn)
No offense taken Richard.
With regard to transition skating, I believe you're right, although I'm mightily impressed with the response I've gotten from many young skaters at the parks. "Wow... I wish MY dad was still skating!" "I hope I'm able to skate half that good when I'm your age." etc. I'm more proud of the kids with this attitude than anything I'm doing at the parks, although I DO carve and grind at pretty high speeds and know about flow, but sure... the better bowl skaters are casually doing things that just weren't being done 15-20 years ago. It's amazing.
This forum was created, (I think) on the suggestion of Mark McCree talking with Adam about needing a Masters division in the SLALOM ranks, so I've assumed (maybe falsely) that for the most part, we're talking Masters SLALOM racing. It's really not clear in the title of the forum, so yeah... there's many different perceptions available from the different disciplines.
As for slalom though, we DO have many younger riders who are working just as hard as anyone else, and some days they rise to the top. It's pretty clear though that there are "World Class" racers who really CAN win against anyone who REGULARLY dominate. Kenny Mollica, Steve Evans, Charlie Ransom come to mind... not far behind in the top 20 are at least 10 other riders in the 40-55 range who are getting *faster*, not just hanging on. It's about commitment, and there are at least a few of us who aren't going down without a fight. Experience, physical and mental, does count in slalom, and it's clear that riders with a decade or more of experience have a distinct advantage. We'll see how long it takes the younger riders to become the rule rather than the exception...
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what?
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On 9/24/2004 richard marnhout
wrote in from
United States
(198.81.nnn.nnn)
first off , nobody is bagging on miko. secondly, i wasn't refering to flip tricks, but transition skating. and lastly, sorry, but no, we don't do circles around the kids. they're better, FAR better skaters than we were. period.
as for inspiring them, give me a break.i watched mark partain(44?) skate with speed,style and aggresion at the 2003 strawberry bowl bash,but it was chris senns' kickflip on the wall that got the biggest response(by far!)
maybe we do have a subtle influence on the rats, but i'm not gonna flatter myself about it.
about the only place that i have seen older skaters outdo the kids is in backyard pool skating. but i can chalk that up to the fact that pool skating requires many, many pools worth of time to learn, and pools are not that easy to come by. i don't count slalom, because it has been so marginalised by the skate media for so long, that its' practitioners were almost a moribund group. this IS slowly changing tho', and it won't be long before the kids are smoking their elders.(as it SHOULD BE,too)!
as for me, i look to the kids for my inspiration.i admire the fearless nature of youth, and the willingness to get royally served in the quest for progression. sorry, but i just don't SEE that many "masters" in that boat.
peace, richard
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Age and style
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On 9/24/2004 Judi
wrote in from
United States
(68.127.nnn.nnn)
Richard,
I'd have to disagree with you. Have you ever watched Mollica, Olson, or Hackett skate vert? Believe me when they see aging skaters ripping it makes a huge difference. I've skated for over 30 years and I respected seeing older skaters when I was younger. We inspire style, carving, slides, and lines that draw cirlces around flip tricks. Yes they go bigger, do more tricks then the 70's but take a look at the equipment of today.
Now take a look at the slalom run speeds skills techniques of these ageless skaters.
I'm almost 45 mother of two and if someone had told me I'd still be skating I'd of told them to shut up.
Yes we are comparing ages but we are also skating and trying to inspire more skaters that use to skate or still skate and didn't know so many skaters were still riding tough.
Miko rips and has more stoke then most 16 year olds. Don't bag on him for his love of skating.
Skate safe and often.
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hi miko
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On 9/24/2004
richard marnhout
wrote in from
United States
(198.81.nnn.nnn)
well miko, i'm 48 and change, so there's that out of the way. as for racing, i love to watch it, but i'm a transition skater myself. and seriously, i AM tired of hearing older skaters prattle on about their age as if it's some special thing that elevates us above the mean. many of "us",are to a degree locked into this timewarp, where nothing after '79 or so matters at all. frankly, the AVEREAGE local ripper of today can skate the pants off of what was the absolute elite of the days of yore.SWITCH!
our mere presence in the parks is no inspiration to the kids, but our skating and attitudes COULD BE.
as it is in surfing is how it could/should be in skateboarding; modern moves with respect for good style(always ageless).
peace, richard
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Age
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On 9/23/2004
Eddy
wrote in from
United States
(207.69.nnn.nnn)
As far as age goes I feel 25 yrs old, but in reality I am the oldest rider from the Texas Outlaws 44 yrs old. But I keep trying, I may not be the fastest. But man I am having the time of my life. Plus I have been lucky to find some other bros to skate with this year.
1. Marcos Soulsby Monroy 42 yrs old League,Tx
2. Mark Gosser aka Gumby 40 yrs old,Olmito,Tx
3. Fro 40 yrs old, Edinburg, Tx
4. Danny Lopez aka Turtle 28 yrs old,Harlingen,Tx
5. Ray Rodriguez 28 yrs old Brownsville,Tx
6. Jeremy Rodriguez 16 yrs old, McAllen, Tx
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So hoo cares?
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On 9/23/2004
Miko
wrote in from
United States
(69.85.nnn.nnn)
Well Richard... I'd say if you're posting in the Masters forum, you should expect to hear a bit of talk about age eh? I don't care how old you really are then... WANNA RACE? Ok... How old are you? *-) It seems like we've met somewhere.
North Carolina Longboarder: Thanks for the reply.
I was out again solo on my Capitola run testing out my ICK Carrera on the long wheelbase, Gumballs 81r/84f and my freakin' amazing new Radikal rear truck. I've finally dialed in the bushing setup for higher speed riding and am now just blown away and totally stoked about riding my ICK for *everything*. Really stable at speed, but I can still pump the sucker on the flats. Super versatile.
I miss my night sessions with the San Jose crew... we have a great circuit of speedboard and carve hills in the 25-40 range, and a GREAT parking garage. I'll get back to that right after the Worlds are over.
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who cares how old we are,anyway?
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On 9/23/2004
richard marnhout
wrote in from
United States
(198.81.nnn.nnn)
i am so weary of hearing guys at the parks blab on about their age.nobody really CARES how old we are. it's how we SKATE that matters.
richard marnhout
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Old & Proud
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On 9/21/2004
Old Chris
wrote in from
United States
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I have always thought it is totally funny how all old people say age does not matter. Like hell it doesn't! I am old and proud of it. I should have died a million times for a million different reasons, but I'm still here.
My bones hurt, some days I am crippled up and I have a list of chronic hurties that most people could not imagine. But y'know what? All that sh*t is just merit badges to me. Show me an old guy with no scars, and I'll show you a wasted life.
It aint the years, it's the miles.
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Nearly there..
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On 9/21/2004
Martin Drayton
wrote in from
United Kingdom
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45 next May 5th...Feeling 21 now!
Martin.
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Miko's Post> Sublime Night Runs
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On 9/21/2004
North Carolina Longboarder
wrote in from
United States
(63.167.nnn.nnn)
Miko: I enjoyed reading your last post. There is something special about making night runs all alone after the family has crashed for the night. I live in a relatively small town north of Charlotte and the streets are basically deserted after 10 pm except for the occasional bar/restaurant goer/worker making their way home or shift worker heading for another night shift at of the local factories. The police have yet to say anything to me about bombing the hills downtown. They just look at me like I'm crazy. It is a great way for me to wind down and decompress from the intensity of the day. I throw on the gear, grab the board of choice for that night, and roll down the street to one of my local spots. The downhill/carving skating crew is growing here locally and now on any given night one of the other riders are doing the same thing. We don't talk much...we just ride. It's killer.
Thanks for the post.
Roll on Brother and Sisters! Roll on Roll on.
SCHOOL'S OUT
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Ageless Masters...
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On 9/19/2004
Miko
wrote in from
United States
(69.85.nnn.nnn)
My friends...
It's a rare day that I don't either think about the feeling of flying through corners and the wild rush of speed. Somewhere along the line I usually tinker with a board as well.
Tonight after putting my son to bed, I drove to a long dark hill above Capitola Village and speed carved through the dark, weaving across both lanes until the lights of a car momentarily kept me in my own lane... arriving in the Village, I slide a long right leaving some of my slide glove on the road and glided up for a tea and carrot cake at a coffee house I frequent.
Afterwards, I took a couple more runs and headed home to catch up on homework and see what's up here.
You'll find, one more ageless one with their time-on-earth verified below... He's truly one of the ageless among the others here. We are the models of just how long one can remain stoked, vital, fast, inspired...
Three weeks until we fly again!
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Masters Division
Not quite 45 years old...
Rick Stanziale - 39
Richy Carrasco - 41
David Carrasco - 42
David Hackett - 43
Duane Peters - 43
Steve Olson - 43
Eric Groff - 43
45 and up...
Keith Hollien - 45
Claude Reginier - 46
Scott Johnston - 47
Pat Chewning - 47
Steve Evans - 47
Jack Smith - 47
Bruce Bjortvelt - 49
John Hutson - 49
Mark McCree - 49
Miko Biffle - 51
Rene Carrasco - 52
Henry Hester - 53
Randy Smith - 53
Jamie Hart - 54
Don Bostick - 54
Cliff Coleman - 54
Still ageless...
Bobby Mandarino
Gary Fluitt
Chris Barker
Kenny Mollica
Brent Kosick
Steve Sherman
Charlie Ransom
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