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DC's Birthday
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On 3/5/2008
rob
wrote in from
United States
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It would be really cool if ya did, ya travel round the World and there's a race you could drive to...so see ya there. I've got a ticket to get out there but getting outta work is kinda dicey. I bought the ticket with a voucher I received for taking a later flight last year, so I'm out a lil cash if it doesn't happen. I don't know where were goin? Buy your plane tickets now, oil prices just hit a new high. Your rope will not get cheaper. Driving to events is getting expensive. Financial Sk8 Services
gone riding
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DC's Race coming up ?
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On 3/5/2008 Kludy
wrote in from
United States
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Sorry Rob it is the 22nd of march on sat.
I told Danny I would try and come and I am about 99.9% coming.
Sounds like a nothing of a hill and I am up for that !
I will talk to Reed friday and see if he will come, I think he is down for it.
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the date is
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On 3/3/2008 kludy
wrote in from
United States
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March 24th, had to go to coast to get the date.
Its on Rob.
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DCs race coming up
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On 3/3/2008 Kludy Sr.
wrote in from
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Yes rob and I think I am going to race this time !
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Never Summer
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On 3/3/2008
mckendry
wrote in from
United States
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Never Summer prototype speedboard. 39.25 X 10, V-lam core, carbon stringers, and glass. Paris 180's. Sector Nine 74mm 80A
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what deck is that?
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On 3/3/2008 interested
wrote in from
United States
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What deck is that? The one being used as a canvas for stickers.
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Word
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On 3/2/2008
rob
wrote in from
United States
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Helene you sound spoiled, great footage of you being spoiled in Yvon's video Thunhill. http://www.yvonvite.ch/
So I posted you go I go, so I guess I go. Mr. Mercado, thanx for the space. I will give you a call, I gotta work some magic.
Rick, Will you be attending the next Cali series race? please
Sorry Will but this is a better angle.
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Nice
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On 3/2/2008 Kludyman
wrote in from
United States
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NICE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
STAND-UP RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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Paris trucks and the van.
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On 3/2/2008
Andrew Mercado
wrote in from
United States
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I rode paris trucks at lasty years indian school and got 7th on them, They felt fine to me. And for you.....There is always room in the van.
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dc's outlaw
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On 3/2/2008 price
wrote in from
United States
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i just bought my plane ticket. see u there hopefully?
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The door opened
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On 3/2/2008 GI Joe
wrote in from
United States
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That's right, never leave the door open. Any good racer will knows what to do with that. I think that your speed forum is a perfect place to talk tactics.
Or is that tic tacs?
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Skate Schooled
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On 3/2/2008
rob
wrote in from
United States
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I left the door open coming outta the previous turn and new you had it with the finish coming up. That made me look at the course not from top to bottom but from the finish up. Those last couple turns if your not exiting to be inside on the next one...well you know. I think I had Will top to bottom and just didn't give him what I gave you, the door. He saw some light coming under the crack and tried to fit in a space as wide as his shoulders with a hand on my back. I know Will is such an awesome skater that if I didn't take him out he wasn't going to take us. Loved that heat.
That set up. Has anybody been running Paris Trucks in those ditches? I think ya'll are a great testing area. I've been bombing em on the pass and running the hangers on the speed board.
I should go to DC's Birthday...Price you go I'll go? Wonder if there's room in the van?
I was tearing down my Radikal's to clean em after Barrett and I bent an axle...sniff. Love that hill!
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sandia
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On 3/2/2008 price
wrote in from
United States
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i was just watching some of Ricker's footie from the 2006 sandia DH. the heat with you, me, jonh rogers and ?..i beat you for 2nd place to advance. i remember you scaring the F**K out of me after i passed you, you made this gutteral scream.."OOOOOAAAAHHHH!!!" you can clearly hear it in the video. i thought i was being chased by a bear. then you went and beat brunson in the consi by almost pushing him into the hay.
lets do it again!
mayble me and brunson can come up for your little race, i've been wanting to ride those bike paths for years!
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Ditch Slap your Mom's Day
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On 3/2/2008
rob
wrote in from
United States
(168.103.nnn.nnn)
Plan on the first "Pass to Copper" on May 11th Mother's Day. More info will become available as I'm too far out to start pumping it. 6 mile time trial, could snow, couple tech turns, bike path quality, one of the most beautiful runs you'll ever take. I hope those of you driving to Ditch Slap can make some time to come thru the high country. If you are interested in this Mother's Day event please email me.
Ditch Slap for me is a blast but I'm a one trick pony and I really wanna drink bear and take runs down Sandia. Last year I put on my leathers, got all worked up and hit the second cone in Indian School just to waste everybody's time and blow another qualified riders chance. I'm just trying not to come in last and that's hard.
That board is merely a canvas for stickers. I think those NEW Sector 9 wheels look bitch'n on the yellow deck. I'm just throwing parts together cause it won't stop snowing!
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Rob!
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On 3/1/2008 Nick cecchi
wrote in from
United States
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Rob, congrats on the forum, it couldn't have gone to a cooler guy or a faster racer. still looking forward to skating with you this year- fill me in on when the Vail crosstown/ copper time trial events will be, i've gotta be there.
Laser Blast, out.
and... thanks for everything Rob! stoked.
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rob's board
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On 3/1/2008 price
wrote in from
United States
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is that board your ditch bitch rob? how long you plan on coming down here for?
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March 1 day closer to...
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On 3/1/2008
RobMcK
wrote in from
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freeriding in France is good for you ;)
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On 2/29/2008 Helene Schmit
wrote in from
France
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well, yes in fact in france we have 3 kinds of closed roads:
- what we call freerides is a certain number of events during the whole season, on closed road for 2 to 4 days, it's often taking place years after years, and we have the best fun! departure at 10 or 20 luges or skates, personnally I find it much more challenging that a qualification run on a orld cup ;). We a bus driving us up, safety in every corner, but no ranking and to timing system
- we have training tracks, its shorter roads all over france, closed 4 or 5 times during the year, either during one day, or two. same principle than a freeride, but many times during the year
- and of course we have races, the french championship
So you can have the best fun and never move from France, but it's so good to go on worldcup events also and see all the buddies from all over the world!
but this year, since I wanna save time and money for surfing, I won't do a lot of summer world cups! but for sure you'll see me on freerides, and on the roads in my area!
Tell us if you wanna come and discover the french alps, we'll show you!
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send it
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On 2/27/2008 kdunn
wrote in from
United States
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Yeah, send me a board, I've got some cool ideas for some aero stuff. Especially after seeing the guy w/ the paddles. My friend Gerald, whom you met at Laguna Seca that time, works here again, and I can get ideas from him as well. I'll send the address.
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hahaha, fuc u
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On 2/27/2008 safety jimmy
wrote in from
United States
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i dropped it dummy
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which lesson is that joe?
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On 2/27/2008 Price
wrote in from
United States
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you can total the 60 grand bmw, but DON'T drop the safety meeting!
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Lessons learned
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On 2/26/2008 GI Joe
wrote in from
United States
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I busted out the paddles to school Matt Franklin! Vail was the perfect hill for them. It was however more of a challenge than the BMW M5 was up to. Flindt told me that he nearly dropped the Safety meeting! His missing the finish line in the semi finals is documented forever in our DVD "Tuck", poor guy. Just heart breaking. Paddle on Rob!
Do you think the paddles would help me in a cross town race?
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degrees of seperation
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On 2/26/2008
robmckendry
wrote in from
United States
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Kerry, Thanx for the offer but I need to thin the herd myself. I would like to send you a board. The deck is one of a kind and with your help or expertise I would like to make it aero. I have access to some cool tools and will let you guys in the progress here. Nose fairing, bottom spoiler, stuff like that. A board not for racing but for mach++++ing! I saw Townshend Belle on a show called Supercar something? They shut down a road in Cali and let Townshend and this other guy race a 911, some Ferrari and a Lotus up and down the hill. Then they cut 2 these 2 guys luging the hill. I think some old schooler EDI guys (sorry, didn't RecOgnize) Dunn, how do you measure speed on the track? I have a set of Bear trux that are going on a board I've been putting together for a couple years. The deck I won for coming in last at THE BEAR so I'm trying to keep the bear theme. Can't decide on wheels, I hope to make a grizzly discovery. I've been looking for bear fur from the forest service or a taxidermist to finish it but there kinda stingy with the road kill. Joe, I have some Pass events coming up. That time trial to Copper and some crosstown stuff. Too far out to be anything but low key... Do you ever bust out the paddles in class? 
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Landyachtz
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On 2/26/2008 kerry
wrote in from
United States
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Hey Rob, I'm not riding right now, should I send you my landyachtz board to bomb on? It's the race board with the Bear trucks and the Abec 11 wheels. It's also got a badass graphic on the bottom, but that's fluff. Let me know.
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Vail Plane crash
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On 2/26/2008 GI Joe
wrote in from
United States
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No Rob, the plane crash was the second year that we ran the US Nationals on Vail, and I think it was totalled too. Funny how neither year none of the racers got hurt or even fell! I still have this one good memory of trying to paddle you at Vail after being humiliated in our first ever heat at Pikes Peak. I beleive your comment was that "they'd probably be more effective on my girlfriend". I thought you were trying to pick a fight, but instead we both became friends and never did get to become EDI Pros. Oh Well!!
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