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On 8/22/2009 Mahoney
wrote in from
United States
(76.173.nnn.nnn)
Hey man! Im leaving Seal Beach @ like 7am to go to SDDRL...if ya still need a ride down i need your address or directions from the 5...my # is 562-607-8428...
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Truly touched
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On 8/21/2009
GI Joe
wrote in from
United States
(75.173.nnn.nnn)
Kludy, your posts have brought a tear to my eyes! You represent so many of us that kept the spark alive in the 'dark years' hoping and praying that some 'young bucks' would once again start the fire.
Some of us did it by racing and never making the podium, some by riding with any newbie that showed an interest and had a foot brake, some of us by putting on races just to see who would come, and some by pouring out their soul in every run, rant and post so that we all knew that there was still a true passion for downhill burning out there. I really do respect every over capped post that you ever wrote, you and Flindt retiring online but not in spirit, and Robmc3 telling it like it is year in and year out. We raced EDI as ams and I still have never beat him.
The difference between you and all the other EDI era guys I can think of is that YOU have a family, are a parent, and even have a kid that has gotten the spark. My daughter did the Sandia All Around the same year that Justin came out. She won, Judith Rogers took second.
Parenting is like one LONG run bro and I'm damn proud of the few that push into that one. Did you know that Biker is now part of the biggest club on the planet.....Parents!!!
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ONE MORE THING !
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On 8/21/2009 KLUDY
wrote in from
United States
(70.179.nnn.nnn)
Forgive me , am on a roll , Ha !
Please remimber that I am a person that just fell in Love with the whole sport.
The ( Real Champions ) that I have been blessed to meet and ride with. I Never won the BIG RACE, not a great rider, at all !
Yes , been doing it a long time but that is just because I did not know when to stop or move on like all the real champs has done.
What I did get out of all this is I got to see the progression of our sport and meet young talant along the way.Know alot of riders around the world that love this stuff as much as myself and as for me to not only here and see but to be on the line with alot of todays best riders.
I have seen a sport go from ; to make it to the bottom of a race hill and stop; you won. To now predrifting and completey drift thru the turns is not real to me.Our sport went from just pure balls to talet in just 4 years !
For me I was the 1st of the two but to get to see all this happening has been very exciting for me!
I CAN GO FAST; ( JUST CANT TURN )
STAND-UP RULES !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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To Be Or Not to Be
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On 8/21/2009 Kludy
wrote in from
United States
(70.179.nnn.nnn)
3 times BQ and just did not stick, Ha ! learned my lesson that you already knew.My thinking was that if I retried it would be easier to just watch races. I was so wrong, not going to go there any more. Racing was never a job to most but there was a few that treated like one and I was one of thos that trained hard, never free riding, just balls to the wall every run. Gary was a great teacher at that.Ride like you race. Darin Kessing was my bigest influence with treating Stand-up skateboard racing like a job. Looking and finding sponsors to help with cost. Big time leather makers to show we where for real to our sponors. Not a job ? For years I looked every day for sponors and I have had many for short peroids of time. Road hills 3 times and week, always in leathers and always going as fast and hard as I could. BQ this sport was a job for me and I worked hard at it because it was the most trilling thing that I have ever done and the travel made it a real job ! My skateboard job has taken me to places alot of people will never see. My skateboard job payed me, not much but when I did it was a great feeling to work so hard at something knowing there would not be money at the end of a very long and hard weekend only to be paid a few bucks ROCKED ! Today 2009 there are a dozen riders right now that would tell you that , HELL yes this sport is a job ! WHEN A MAN PUTS MANY YEARS INTO SOMETHING IT BECOMES A JOB ! A CAREER OF PASSION BQ !
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retire
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On 8/21/2009
BQ
wrote in from
United States
(75.80.nnn.nnn)
You retire from a career/job. never thought of skateboarding as my career or a job, just something I have done for fun for over 25 years. kludy is the only one to ever have claimed to retire from skateboarding. not sure how many times but I know at least once. no disrespect mr. kludy!
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Thank you!
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On 8/21/2009
Jimmy Flindt
wrote in from
United States
(75.4.nnn.nnn)
Thank you, Timeship Racing for the new freeride gloves! I got them in the mail today, they're sweet! Thanks for the extra pucks and "Pyro Pucks". I'm so stoked on these new gloves for freeriding, they're very comfortable! And thanks for the new race gloves you sent last week aswell!
Thank you, Gravity Skateboards for the new wheels!
Thank you, Randal for the trucks!
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legends
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On 8/21/2009 donnelly
wrote in from
United States
(72.197.nnn.nnn)
Those names will go into the Hall of Fame one day for sure,Dt. They redefined the limits for us and gave us a goal in life. Go faster.
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don't forget about.....
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On 8/21/2009 dt
wrote in from
United States
(68.96.nnn.nnn)
John Rogers, Danny Connor, Meatball, Jim Z, and Will Brunson are still killing it whenever they get a wild hair up their ass. John was grandfathered in, but the rest listed above all raced edi am at one point or another.
In fact, I hope Will, who is currently at Eastbourne, shows those top 4 how its done!
ps. People need to stop pulling Brunsons - you know, getting drunk, and keyword here, TRYING to jump through bonfires! I heard there was another one!
haahhahhaha
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Retired
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On 8/21/2009
GI Joe
wrote in from
United States
(65.19.nnn.nnn)
I know you are not retired bro! Just your old set of leathers are! Biker is retired. Dane, BQ, Caveman and John Dread are retired. So many of the EDI era guys that I looked up to are, but not you! Not Flindt, RobMC3 or DT. You guys are still going fast as ever and have stories yet to tell. Skate School keeps the tradtition alive and we plan to for years to come, teaching the youngsters the history of our amazing sport!.
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Kludy's Stuff
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On 8/21/2009 Kludy
wrote in from
United States
(99.160.nnn.nnn)
I have a newer set of leathers guys and I am not retiring or old yet !
Have many years of skate life in me and may out last alot of you young bucks.
My lid is not going anywhere any time soon Boys !Just because I may not enter many or any more races does not mean I will not be bombing hills and going fast .
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Eastbourne Speed Days Aug 21-23
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On 8/20/2009
Marcus Rietema
wrote in from
United Kingdom
(85.189.nnn.nnn)
Erban seeks his first World Cup win of 2009
Mischo leads the IGSA World Cup Series headed into Eastbourne. Photo Marcus Rietema
Eastbourne Speed Days, Round #4 of the 2009 IGSA World Cup Series begins today!
The current top four in IGSA World Cup Series Downhill Skateboarding points including Mischo Erban (CAN), Scoot Smith (CAN), Patrick Switzer (CAN) and Jackson Shapiera (AUS) are all in Eastbourne, England and ready for battle.
You can follow all the action with our comprehensive daily race reports at www.IGSAworldcup.com
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Ha
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On 8/20/2009 Max
wrote in from
United States
(68.5.nnn.nnn)
I wont argue that its a great place for legendary things. Leathers ok, but a helmet like that should stay in action with someone who will shred just as hard as kludy does, for many many more years.
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TimeShip's Skate School
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On 8/20/2009
Joe Lehm
wrote in from
United States
(75.173.nnn.nnn)
Our Skate School is a living tribute to the History of skateboarding with an emphasis on racing and downhill specifically. Just because we have ramps, bowls and banks doesn't mean that any of our prized museum donations are collecting dust! Dave Price dusts and sweeps the whole place every week! Just ask Jimmy Flindt or Rob McKendry who have both stayed here if this is a fitting place for Captain Americas retired gear.
We would be honored to have Captain Americas leathers or helmet to put next to Midgets OG slide gloves and lot's of other important speedboarding artifacts.
I'll e-mail you manana!
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Kludy
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On 8/20/2009 Max
wrote in from
United States
(68.5.nnn.nnn)
That doc should be passed down to someone who will keep shredding in it, not so it can collect dust in a room.
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ONE MORE THING !
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On 8/20/2009
kludy
wrote in from
United States
(70.179.nnn.nnn)
ONE DAY YOU MAY HAVE MY DOC. SPEED HELMET BESIDE MY LEATHERS !
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Time ship
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On 8/20/2009 Kludy
wrote in from
United States
(70.179.nnn.nnn)
Kindof feel like I am living in a timeship. My e-mail is kludycrew@cox.net. Will try to mail you at work, home computer will not let me. Moving and have my Captain America leathers that I want to send to you. Funny , you will look at them and think what was he riding to trash them this bad. After next friday I will no longer have a home phone. Maybe you can find a place for something that was such a part of my life. Just need where to send them.Have a few photos when they where new I will send as well.Museum is where alot of my stuff belongs , Ha !!!!!1
Stand-up Rules !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
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TimeShip Calling Kludy
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On 8/20/2009
GI Joe
wrote in from
United States
(65.19.nnn.nnn)
Hey Bro, we would love to have something from you in our Museum, but I can't find a hot link for your e-mail adress! Use mine to send mine yours!
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S.D.D.R.L.
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On 8/20/2009 donnelly
wrote in from
United States
(72.197.nnn.nnn)
if anyone wants to get picked up from train, either downtown san diego, or in oceanside, not a problem. Steel pulse concert for free on sat. night, anyone welcome to go and stay at my house after.
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Baldy?!
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On 8/20/2009 evren
wrote in from
United States
(70.181.nnn.nnn)
Hey guys! it was awesome skating GMR today! Im down to skate tomorrow for sure...just need to find a ride/take bus and meet up with someone...!! I live in Laguna Beach if anyone is close (i have gas money) !! My no. is 949-315-1436....let me know if anyone is heading that way...call me anytime!!
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RJ
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On 8/20/2009 Steve
wrote in from
United States
(72.130.nnn.nnn)
How early? Would you be into heading west afterwards?
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Erik
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On 8/19/2009 Mahoney
wrote in from
United States
(76.173.nnn.nnn)
Hey man...change in plans...we're heading out to Baldy late morning instead
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GMR
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On 8/19/2009 RJ
wrote in from
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Friday morning. GMR. Be there.
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racing in Durango
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On 8/19/2009
Pappasino
wrote in from
United States
(205.201.nnn.nnn)
Announcing the Abec 11 Durango Slalom and Downhill Skateboard jam!!!!!!!
September 12 and 13 2009
Downhill on a 1kilometer freshly paved college hill with two hairpins emptying onto 8th ave 1/4 mile straightaway up t0 40 +mph
Super-g down the same hill, no cones....Gates. speeds over 30mph. miss a gate..dq
the fastest most tech (hibrid)slalom you have ever raced to be held on the straightaway at the bottom of the hill.
no sanctions but will use most rules from issa including curent points rules for overall.
cash for top OVERALL finishers only...No money for individual events
Two classes of racing....A group, and citizens class with possible am group depending on number of participants
Cash purse as of today is well over $1000
we have closed the main college hill on the 2nd weekend of school.. and will have tons of spectators
, Zak Maytum, Dominic Kowalski,and Misho will be there plus more of the top slalom and downhill racers in the world battling it out in the first truely mixed discipline skateboard race to date
sign up on silverfish or call (970-946-0021) or email me for more info
you guys think slalom is gay? here's your chance to school the best slalom racers in the world.... but you can leave your fagbags in the closet for the super-g and slalom portions of the race unless you truley think you look cool in full leathers
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mahoney
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On 8/19/2009
erik sato
wrote in from
United States
(199.231.nnn.nnn)
can i get in on this PV sesh on thurs? i get off work at 4:30 in long beach if you guys will be around.
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Danny
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On 8/19/2009 Max
wrote in from
United States
(68.5.nnn.nnn)
Im really bored and dont have alot to do for the rest of the week. Call me up if you want to get shown around, and watch me skate haha. My mom is having her birthday friday, beers, alot of beers.
949 374 3853
ISSON FOR SUNDAY!!!
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