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Banks & Ditches (2951 Posts)
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LA banks or ditches
On 4/15/2004 mark wrote in from (4.63.nnn.nnn)

does anyone know any good bank or ditch or pool location in torrance, or near that area of redondo and hermosa beach, or even manhattan beach? any part of La would be fine too

 
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NJ ditches
On 4/15/2004 Dan wrote in from (208.200.nnn.nnn)

Guess I missed a space or something, here you go

http://www.unm.edu/~nrosen/k-lee/

 
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NJ ditches
On 4/15/2004 Dan wrote in from (208.200.nnn.nnn)





From K-Lee's site

 
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NJ DITCHES
On 4/14/2004 John Dillon,Team Fun wrote in from (68.170.nnn.nnn)

There are no ditches in NJ....the closest ones there are over the border in Pa or Delaware or come down south to Maryland! There are, however, plenty of loading dock banks....sorry, I cannot help you with NJ Ditches! If you find one, let me know!!

 
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locations
On 4/14/2004 mark wrote in from (4.63.nnn.nnn)

does anyone know any good bank or ditch or pool location in torrance, or near that area of redondo and hermosa beach, or even manhattan beach?

 
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New Jersey
On 4/14/2004 SJ Ryan wrote in from (12.76.nnn.nnn)

Someone has got to know at least one decent ditch in new jersey

 
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thanks
On 4/14/2004 aki wrote in from (68.93.nnn.nnn)

Hey -- I appreciate your input. I'll check it out this afternoon.

 
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Houston Ditches
On 4/14/2004 LBR wrote in from (161.97.nnn.nnn)

Visited Houston a year and half ago, skated EZ-7... awesome ditch!
Don't have directions, but there is a surf/skate shop there that has been in business for decades, and they throw contests at EZ-7. Call 'em up. Also, South Side Skatepark has a fun and fast 6' boomerang bowl.

 
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looking for somthing to ride in houston
On 4/14/2004 aki wrote in from (68.93.nnn.nnn)

I am at the moment in Houston and NEED a place to skate. Can somebody help me out please!!!!!!!!
As the big vans-skatepark in Houston closed last month, Iam looking for a good place to skate -- ideal a ditch, a bowl and/or verticals. I heard there is a place in north Houston called "Easy 7 Ditch." It is an EMERGENCY because my legs are faling a'sleep. Thanks to the one who can help.

 
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S. Bay Ditches
On 4/12/2004 ICE wrote in from (165.121.nnn.nnn)

Hey Dave,
Check out and post on sflongboarding.com check the forum under ditches, there are a few ditches in the southbay UVAS, Chesbro and a few others. Post there or hit me with an e-mail and I'll hook you up.
ICE

 
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Downhill Ditchin'
On 4/12/2004 GI Joe wrote in from (65.19.nnn.nnn)

Yo ditch heads, leave downhilling to the downhillers. We'll be looking for you out on Rio Bravo where a 30 mph tailwind will areosling you up to 60. Got Leather? Good rubber? We're praying for a fat tailwind on the 24th, please join us.

 
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INDIAN SCHOOL
On 4/12/2004 PALMER wrote in from (205.188.nnn.nnn)

HOLY s#@! IS RIGHT!!!!!!! STANDING AT THE TOP OF THE DITCH IT WAS HARD TO STAND STILL THE WIND WAS BLOWING SO HARD. f#@!ING SCARY. COMPARABLE TO BIG WAVE SURFING FOR SURE. NEVER BEEN MORE SCARED IN A SKATEBOARD, BUT THATS WHAT ITS ALL ABOUT BOYS AND GIRLS!!!!!!!!!!!

PALMER
BLR
SECTOR 9

 
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Indian School goes off!!
On 4/12/2004 The Marshall wrote in from (143.183.nnn.nnn)

This weekend we were witness to a truly scary phenomenon, Indian School Ditch with a DOWNHILL wind of 30 mph. Serious as a heart attack. Mostly dry, scary as hell, fast as lightening. You can't say no and call yourself a local. You racers who came out know what this place is capable in dead calm, imaging a 30 mph booster!!

Local bombers Lowrie, PALMER and Superman Tim reaped the benefits of the scariest this ditch ever gets. PALMER even wore shoes and a helmet. Tim found out why you don't try to run out at speed (hence the Superman moniker).

Carmel was also goin' off. The raked finish gives the coolest feedback as you start maching. Man I love springtime.

 
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SOUTH BAY DITCHES
On 4/10/2004 DAVE RIDDICK wrote in from (161.149.nnn.nnn)

Hi, Does any one know any good ditches/banks in the South Bay area in California ?

Thanks,
Dave

 
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Ditchs
On 4/9/2004 Jordan wrote in from (152.163.nnn.nnn)

I've been ditch skating for awhile now but have been skating the same old ditchs again and again. Can anyone provide me with info. about ditchs in MD? Also, a few years back some one found pics of old ditchs in MD, if any one could find those i would greatly appreciate it.

 
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paid dues, continued...
On 4/9/2004 Lowrie wrote in from (65.161.nnn.nnn)

Ramos passes me under footbridge at indian school, 5 secs. l8r his wheel comes off in the middle of a carve, he finished the carve on his axle only to get a sudden stop at the kink on the bottom, I (right behind him) look up to see him superman acroos the flat, busted shoulder, rash across his face, broken sunglasses, He is still scared... (verified last night)
you want the really Gnarly stories ask CW, or JW, they will both point me out...
how about Palmer jumping off at second cone in the bear in flip flops! Farid has photo's. didn't get hurt, but sure was funny watchin him squirm down the wall and after my new board.
Jeff C(truelove) gets ditch rash almost everytime he pulls out the long board.
Jason "TEX2" Doyle not at a ditch, freaked out when he got out of his lane on Rio Bravo to see a mac truck comin his way decided he could run at 30-35mph... he couldn't pull the Carl Lewis, so he pulled the Clark Kent without the cape... busted hands, knees, elbows,
that's about all I can think of off the top of my head, I KNOW there are plenty more, and plenty more to come knowin my drunkin ars!

 
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More Albuq Ditch Carnage - Bear, Ventura and Tanoan
On 4/9/2004 GBMII wrote in from (143.183.nnn.nnn)

Carnage at the Bear - April '03, 5th cone miscalculation at the Bear, fall down the wall to the transition cost me a torn rotator cuff in my left shoulder. Last week I finally had surgery to reattach tendons and clean out bone chips. (Cost = 5 weeks off the stick+rehab)

Carnage at Ventura ditch. After bombing from the beginning of Ventura Ditch (at Holbrook) with 100 yards left to go on a 3 mile plus run (behind Lowes) PALMER catches a bolt with his rear truck crossing one of the metal expansion joints at speed, slamming him into (and up) the oncoming wall. Much skin loss and bruising occurred but the biggest loser was his Dreggs pintail that snapped in front of the rear truck. Dreggs stood behind their product and popped him a new one.

Carnage at Tanoan ditch - My daughter was climbing through the barbed wire fence to shoot some photos and slipped. Massive barbed wire slash scars now adorn her lower left leg. (she calls it her barbed wire tattoo). The photos made it into Concrete Wave Mag though.

 
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Tally ho
On 4/8/2004 GI Joe wrote in from (65.19.nnn.nnn)

Good job K-Lee, we've been discussing this for a while, you always come thru bro! OK, Add 6 stitches to Bikers concussion and a broken collar bone, (same crash, the day before Sandia Challenge 2002.)

WHAT?!? no one entered Steve from Arizona yet! We were all there, Bear 2003, severe concussion, Fractured skull, brains left smeared on the wall. Check with Sharon I don't remember which other bones or how many stitches went with him.

I think that Ryan estimated his missing tattoo from the Bear at $300.

 
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paid dues...
On 4/8/2004 Lowrie wrote in from (65.161.nnn.nnn)

let's see, how many bails have I witnessed at the ditch/es.
Hairless Potter aka Josh, busted lip road rash on face and arms...3mile
Stuart aka Matt (don't know the last name) broken arm, tryin to rock n roll curb at 3mile
Chris (no last name) worse road rash than me less than one week after at I.S.
Jeremy Duran thinkin he was bad, decided no pads was "cool" drunken slasher all over his body... indian school
John West, kid got in front of him and he busted his head open, some 15 stitches or so, then the day b4 the race slipped out on ANTI freeze broke new helmet, fractured wrist...indian school (he waited till after the race to see a doc. to confirm yes it was broken)
Ryan E.P. thinkin he was bad, first rollin at the bear shaved the cooter off his nice naked angel tattoo. gotta go will post the rest l8r
we all eat shiite some time or notha, just makes you appreciate what your doin alittle more... if it doesn't then go back to playin baseball!

 
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PAYING THEM DUES
On 4/8/2004 PALMER wrote in from (205.188.nnn.nnn)

K-LEE THANKS FOR THE 215'S I'LL GET YOU THE MONEY NEXT TIME I SEE YOU. DUES PAID BEING ONLY HOSPITAL VISITS OR DOES THE LOSS OF ALOT OF SKIN COUNT? INDIAN SCHOOL....LOWRIE SURGERY ON HIS HAND TO REMOVE GRAVEL COLLECTED WHILE JUMPING OFF INTO THE BUSHES. LOWRIE GRINDING ALL THE SKIN OFF HIS KNUCKLES ARMS AND LEGS HITTING A BRICK UNDER THE BRIDGE. LOWRIE A FEW WEEKS AGO LOSING ALL THE SKIN ON HIS LEFT ARM, HAND AND LEG, AS WITNESSED IN A PIC BELOW IN THIS SAME FORUM. JASON SPEARS FACE SLIDING AT THE ROLL IN AT THE TOP. JW 18 STITCHES IN THE BACK OF HIS HEAD AND MISSING SKIN ON THE LEFT SIDE OF HIS FACE. LETS GET TOGETHER AND WE CAN WRITE ALL THIS s#@! DOWN WAY TO MUCH TO TYPE...

PALMER
BLR
SECTOR 9

 
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dues paid
On 4/7/2004 K-LEE wrote in from (64.106.nnn.nnn)

OK, I'm calling out the help of all the ABQ locals here. I'm adding a "dues paid counter" to each ditch on the online ditch directory. Can we have a total tally of injuries sustained at the local ditches like Indian School and the Bear? Names and actual injuries would help, like Biker, concussion and Science Fair, damaged spleen? Let's do it here, on the forum, so that others can verify or add more.

This actually goes for all the ditches on the directory, so if anyone out there knows of injuries sustained at any of the ditches featured on the directory, please let me know so that I can add that info to the webpage.


Ditches are Deadly, Stay Away! : the Online Ditch Directory


 
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Jeff'sRamp
On 4/7/2004 LBR wrote in from (161.97.nnn.nnn)

Chalakee, make that thing a bowl! Don't build a waterfall though, or else Arab will diss you.
I'm fortunate to be an aquaintance of Calib Moore, who builds wonders with wood (the Humbler, Superunknown, see www.skatecolorado.com) and he could create something that would keep you home, alot!
How's your class, Teach'?
Ric

 
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Our Ramp
On 4/7/2004 Truelove Chalakee wrote in from (64.106.nnn.nnn)

Greetings from Fra... I mean me, Jeff TLC.Ramp Update:Yes the city wants us to tear down the ramp.No we're not going to! Instead we're going to alter the ramp, so ideas welcome,8 foot max. height."RED TAPE, WHAT RED TAPE?" Glad you "tourist" had a good time.Thanks for the props, Anytime brothas.And yes Lowie is my good friend!See you at the BEAR!

 
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Jeff's Ramp
On 4/7/2004 Chris the Realtor wrote in from (207.66.nnn.nnn)

Hey Lowrie,

Do you know what Jeff is going to do with the ramp? I have the room and we could reassemble it at my house. It is in Rio Rancho, but if there is nowhere else...

 
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Hamm/Wax/K-Lee
On 4/6/2004 Lowrie wrote in from (68.35.nnn.nnn)

No Worries Hamm It was sick sk8in with all of ya!, Jeff's a good friend and had to point that out!
Wax, Thanx for all the BEER!!! Only problem was that I was to drunk to sk8, you know where we're at! You know where we'll be! See you all at the bear.
K-Lee shoot me a message with your new number, I tried again an got the same agro message, or come by thurs., noone ever comes by thurs.
Sk8 for fun!
if it's not fun,
why are you doing it?

 
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