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Tunnel Rd.
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On 4/4/2007 Nez
wrote in from
United States
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Tunnel road anybody? This NDN is on spring break and i'm meeting up with a couple friends at tunnel for some runns this friday. We got a driver.
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salem
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On 4/4/2007
hc
wrote in from
United States
(168.149.nnn.nnn)
that was a fun trip.
norski, hope your ribs are healing.
cat, check this out www.balance360.com
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BASA invasion of Northwest
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On 4/3/2007 Rich Sayers
wrote in from
United States
(71.202.nnn.nnn)
Yeah, the road trip was great! I described it to my co-workers as "Part Animal House, part National Lampoon's Vacation and part Grind, The Movie.
Check out the proposed park slalom course for Aumsville in the CSA forum thread! We better start practicing park slalom at Ripon and Folsom.
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Road trip to Salem
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On 4/3/2007
Cat
wrote in from
United States
(67.117.nnn.nnn)
Rich, hc, Norski---- ya'll were great traveling companions. It was fun hitting the skate parks on the way up & back.
Thanks for the use of your vehicle Rich---- it really WAS like riding in a Lexus.
Also thanks for not getting too upset when I got the ol' mini van up to 98 mph! I did get us to Salem an hour ahead of schedule, though!
Road trips rule!
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Sunday Slalom-O-Rama
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On 3/30/2007 BBQ King
wrote in from
United States
(65.122.nnn.nnn)
See my post/advice on the CSA forum -
Thus far I'm still calling it a "GO", but I would advise checking SEVERAL internet weather sources early Saterday Morning before you hit the road.
Thanks - P
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Weather
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On 3/30/2007 Cat
wrote in from
United States
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Showers (maybe) at 6:00 am.
Rest of the day looks shower free!
It's going to be chilly, though.
We can all guage how cold it's going to be by watching Norski. If he shows up in long pants, we'll be in for a chilly day!
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Addendum
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On 3/29/2007 BBQ King
wrote in from
United States
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I just checked. So far, looks good. We'll keep watching Tomorrow. -P
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Salem Weather
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On 3/29/2007 BBQ King
wrote in from
United States
(65.122.nnn.nnn)
Hey, Every year we go through this weather thing.
Basically it amounts to this:
If the National Weather Service(www.weather.gov) reports Greater than 50% chance of "RAIN", then we lean towards cancelling or rescheduling. Less than 50% usually we forge ahead and do it.
If the NWS reports "SHOWERS", or "A SHOWER" we go ahead as long as long as it doesn't spell out "showers throughout the day" and often we ride.
Keep tuned and think dry thoughts. -P
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Weather iffy for Salem
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On 3/28/2007 Rich Sayers
wrote in from
United States
(66.117.nnn.nnn)
FORECAST UPDATE IS IFFY FOR SALEM
If it looks like a close call, everyone should bring a lot of towels to dry the road!
Sunday, Apr 1
High: 57 °F RealFeel®: 50 °F
Times of clouds and sun with a shower possible; breezy
Saturday Night, Mar 31
Low: 37 °F RealFeel®: 25 °F
Rain in the evening; otherwise, considerable clouds
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weekend Weather Forecast for Salem
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On 3/26/2007 Rich Sayers
wrote in from
United States
(66.117.nnn.nnn)
As of now, the
Accuweather Forecast for Salem looks good for the weekend.
I have found Accuweather provides the best online forecasts for Northern California -- not sure if it's as good for Salem.
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Slalom-O-Rama update on stuff
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On 3/23/2007 Me
wrote in from
United States
(65.122.nnn.nnn)
See the CSA forum for details
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Salem BBQ, I mean Soap Box Derby Hill and QUESTIONAIRE
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On 3/22/2007 Pauliwog
wrote in from
United States
(65.122.nnn.nnn)
If you look on the race page, all the directions are there, it's really pretty simple:
I-5 northward to Hwy 22(which goes east and west),
Take Hwy 22 WEST, it will immediately become Mission Blvd(street? ave? whatever)
and it will curve around a little, don't worry, just stay on Mission going westward for about 2.5-ish miles from where you left I-5.
Look to your left(south) for Bush Park, it's really big. Look for a big field and track stadium, the Soap Box Derby hill will be next to it.
The hill is moderately fast, nothing like the DHB's monster hill, nothing like Morro Bay's Turrey Road. It's good smooth pavement, I've gone faster but I've gone slower. It is super fast if the cones are tight enough like any hill but the courses will be geared toward beginners/newbies so if one does'nt know how to pump and hit turns hard they will be OK, if one does know what one is doing, one should be able to blaze hard through them and make it really challenging, that's how I usually set up each course.
I'm guessing the motel you are staying at will likely be a bit north of Hwy 22 further north off of I-5 at the next exit which if my memory serves me correctly could be Market Street(intersecting I-5) and nearby will be Hawthorne(which will be parallel to I-5 on the west side of I-5) but I'm just guessing on that. I don't live in Salem so I'm not much more help than that.
QUESTIONAIRE: By the way, there seems to be some confusion on the part of some CSA members. I need some imput from you NorCal'ers. I wrote in my race signup page that my event is a newbie clinic/slalom session/BBQ with 2 different lanes and NOT a race, at least not for the first few hours until we get newbies dialed-in and if and only if enough people then want to race , and racing will be done on one lane only. Otherwise with the number of people who show up, it will be a nightmare. I believe I have a good number of signups(49 at present) because it's NOT a "race" and I'm under the impression a lot of people are counting on RIDING more than "racing" (and waiting around for their turn and conecounts, timer/tapeswitch problems, etc.) and wanting to come to this because they are expecting it to be what I just described. You can respond here, the CSA forum, or email me directly with the email nameclick thingy. Let me know what your understanding of what I wrote on my race page means.
Thanks - Paul
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Paul
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On 3/22/2007
Cat
wrote in from
United States
(67.117.nnn.nnn)
Hey Paul---
We are going to stay at a motel. Thanks for the offer, though!
We'll be in Salem sometime on Saturday late afternoon, early evening--- hopefully!
I want to go look at the hill Sat eve--- any chance I will be able to do that?
I'm not sure where it is!
We'll call you when we get in!
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oregon parks
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On 3/22/2007
hc
wrote in from
United States
(168.149.nnn.nnn)
thanks for that info, Paul.
http://www.skateoregon.com/
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Slalom-O- Rama BBQ in Salem, Oregon
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On 3/21/2007
Paul Howard
wrote in from
United States
(65.122.nnn.nnn)
Hey, My Wife and I will be gone March 24th-28th in case anyone needs to get ahold of me, I'll answer any questions when I get back if they come up.
If all/any of you do come up, you would be well advised to get up early or leave Friday so you can ride the skateparks on I-5 in Ashland, Medford, or Grants Pass(there's probably more than that which I don't know about). If you ask around in each town, they're not that hard to find.
You can reach me with the email/name-click thingy or call (541)754-7826 and leave a message if we're not home. Oh yeah, start doing your "No-Rain" dances specifically for April 1st just to be on the safe side. Hope to see you there - Paul
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Cat!!
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On 3/16/2007 hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.139.nnn.nnn)
Happy Birthday!!
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Hoodgames Oaktown Sunday
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On 3/14/2007
hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.139.nnn.nnn)
(from the comet website)
Hood Games 5.5
Event Date: 03/18/07 Sunday
Event Location: 9th and Clay in Downtown Oakland
This event is put on in collaboration with the Museum of Childrens Art (MOCHA). There will be skate clinics put on by the Comet team among many others. Ben from Clean is building some new stuff to skate and so on... so come and skate.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3xPhn8dqEBA
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WEDNESDAY Night SESH
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On 3/14/2007
Daniel Pape - from VAN BC CANADA
wrote in from
United States
(64.134.nnn.nnn)
Hello Bay area skaters - in SAN FRAN NOW, WANA get some footy of some sick San Fran Skaters too! I'm in town staying at the Double Tree Hotel about 15 mins from the airport. I'm only here for Wednesday night and heading back tomw. I brought my speedboard (which just happens to be great for carving too!) and NEEEEEEED TO SKATE TODAY!!! Is anybody down? I know how to get to the Train so I can meet you anywhere along that line. Interested in advanced skating but will skate any kind of terrain. Its 4:47pm now. PLEASE POST. Its such a rad area and its killing me that no locals are around.
Anybody know if Coleman is in town?? Lets skate.
Daniel Pape
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drew's vid
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On 3/12/2007 hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.139.nnn.nnn)
Drew, cool video.
if you are reading, what is the model of that helmet cam?
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san jose slalom & salem 4/1
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On 3/12/2007
hc
wrote in from
United States
(168.149.nnn.nnn)
good to see everyone saturday, that santa cruz park was great.
Nice wave mural, Judy.
I just signed up for salem. Hope to see all you guys up there.
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Thanks Rich
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On 3/11/2007
Cat
wrote in from
United States
(67.117.nnn.nnn)
It was fun seeing you & HC again. Happy Birthday HC--- you old man!!!
It was extra fun kickin' ya'll ass at slalom--- you'd better practice if you want to beat us in Salem! Ha! (just kidding)
It seems like yesterday when I ran cones with you in Golden Gate Park-- I think that was my 2nd time running cones.
Santa Cruz was way fun-- I love that town! The skate park was awesome, but a little too crowded.
See ya next Saturday in San Jose bright & early--- I have to show up, I have the timer!
Have a good week everyone.
Here's a short video Drew put together from Saturday slalom.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1I7WFkAoQI
Thank you Drew. You are my SK8 bro for life!
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San Jose slalom crew
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On 3/10/2007 Rich Sayers
wrote in from
United States
(71.202.nnn.nnn)
Saturday slalom in San Jose was fun. It's a great group of people. Thanks to Cat, Eric, HC, Drew and John and for a good time. After that we checked out the new Santa Cruz skatepark -- if you go on the weekend expect it to be crowded!
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Slo Outlaw vid
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On 3/10/2007 turb
wrote in from
United States
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Heres something that I pulled out last nite, From halloween downhill in SLO. I know some of you went to this. I have more footage, but a big File to upload to youtube
enjoy
sean
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzaP8QeCOl0
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SJ
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On 3/10/2007
Cat
wrote in from
United States
(67.117.nnn.nnn)
Gonna be a little late to San Jose this morning---
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santa cruz
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On 3/9/2007
hc
wrote in from
United States
(71.139.nnn.nnn)
hey guys, see you guys at slalom tomorrow,
rich and i are planning to check out santa cruz, wow!!!!
http://www.concretedisciples.com/skateparksdb/skateparks_display.php?id=2990
btw, my new email sk8norcal at yahoo.com
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