Loaded teams up with the 'fish for this one of a kind board. A limited quantity of this silver embossed Loaded Fish are now available for the holiday season, it is a one of a kind item that sports quality qear like an RTS/RTS Abec11 Striker setup with PT Bearings and Edger Griptape on the foam kick. Get them before they are gone.
Coast Longboarding's "Danger Bay" event is in the books. Over the weekend, we received reports from the festivities, including the slide contest, the scene and, finally, the racing on Sunday. With 128 Racers in the queue, it was massive!
The weather held out for most of the day, finally letting loose with rain that slickened the famous "Carnage Corners" and led to numerous crashes as the semi-finals ran. In the end, it was King Brian taking the cash and top honors! Read through for more.
April 14, 2006 The ISSA Board of Directors has released the following in regard to the use of innovative skateboards in racing. This is apparently in response to the furor and excitement over the recently renewed use of 6-wheeled skateboards in competition.
A) Who decides if 6-wheelers (and other controversial equipment) are allowed or not?
(ISSA decision: Race organizer)
B) Will the race results be accepted in the World Ranking? (ISSA Decision: Yes)
C) Does the ISSA encourage race organizers to be as unrestrictive on race equipment as possible? (ISSA Recommendation: Yes, as long as it is still a "skateboard".)
D) Does the ISSA encourage further division of races into equipment classes? (ISSA Recommendation: No, but this is a better alternative than disallowing [banning] controversial equipment. See also the limitation on awarding WR points in item G)
E) Does the ISSA encourage race organizers to proactively keep track of controversial equipment usage and to publish their intent to allow/disallow certain equipment? (ISSA Recommendation: Yes, decisions by race organizers should be published in the race promotional materials.)
F) Does the ISSA encourage racers contemplating the use of controversial equipment to contact race organizers to get an advance ruling before showing up for a race? (ISSA Recommendation: YES)
G) If a race organizer decides to separate a race into classes based on equipment used, should both races be deemed separate "disciplines" and both count in the World Ranking? (ISSA Decision: NO, only a single race discipline per event can count in the World Ranking, and this should be the race discipline with the most "traditional" and "uncontroversial" equipment class. It is for this reason that the ISSA discourages the practice of separate equipment classes (see item D above).
H) Does the ISSA encourage race organizers to ban or disallow contoversial equipment: (ISSA Recommendation: NO, if the equipment is close enough to be called a "skateboard" then it should be allowed.)
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In January 2006, Marion Karr (Dixie Cup organizer) and Gary Fluitt (High Peaks Drifter) decided it was time get slalom race organizers together in the U.S. so that they could pool their collective purchasing power for things like insurance and infrastructure. Other promoters agreed, and about one month ago, a
Starting March 16th, join Michael Brooke, the publisher, editor and "man-behind-the-curtain" of Concrete Wave Magazine in our live chat room. It's every Thursday, at 5:00pm, Pacific, (which is known to many as 8 o'clock Eastern). Chat with Michael about skateboard history, or the future of skateboarding. Ask him about the skaters in great articles you've read in the past, or give him ideas about new ones. Chatter about your last, or next, great session.
It's all up to you, and totally informal. All you have to do is enter the "Live Longboard Chat" system, and look for "Skategeezer". That's Michael. Need some help getting in there? Click to read more.
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