who is this guy?

[afi1014]

can you guys tell me who is this guy who is riding a slalom board at maryhill I think this picture taken during the speedfest

[Bomb303]

top is Joel Putrah from Colorado.
no idea who the bottom is.

[afi1014]

is this during the speedfest?

[Bomb303]

This is during the maryhill festival of speed. IGSA race.

[afi1014]

WTH...is he really racing with slalom board or is it just practicing or freeride?

[Bomb303]

pretty sure this was during qualifying. I bet he would have raced it if it didnt rain on race day. Joel got somewhere up in the top 10 qualifying times on that board.

[green]

Top is joel putrah, bottom is a guy from GOG. The guy from gog rode his board the entire time, joel rode his slalom board along with zak maytum when it was dry.

[afi1014]

Top is joel putrah, bottom is a guy from GOG. The guy from gog rode his board the entire time, joel rode his slalom board along with zak maytum when it was dry.

the guy from GOG rode his board even it was wet?...
they rode a slalom board and didnt get a speedwobbles, WTH?!! why they rode a slalom board ?

[Bomb303]

grip, better lines. Slalom boards have pretty dead rear trucks, as long as you can handle the speed and you dont need to drift it, a slalom board can be faster.

[afi1014]

grip, better lines. Slalom boards have pretty dead rear trucks, as long as you can handle the speed and you dont need to drift it, a slalom board can be faster.

so they dont drift their board?...what about you guys can you guys handle the speed?

[afi1014]

so what is the name of the person who ride for the GOG?

[SgtSparkles]

you dont drift at maryhill, at least not intentionally.
the more agile your board rides the better, so slolam boards are sick for maryhill, joel was in the top ten qualifyers on the slolam board.
it why marcado switced to 149's. the narrower trucks take sick lines absolutely sick

[afi1014]

can you guys tell me what is joel slalom boards setup?

[SgtSparkles]

umm i believe he had radicals. but i'm not sure what his angles were i think it was like 55 up front and far less in the back i wana say 35 but thats more of a guess...lime bigzigs and his bored was a foamie, i think pavel but i'm only about 75% sure about that

[zavenhook]

67 deg front truck. (radikal claw)
30 deg back truck (modded splitfire)
pavel foamcore deck.

-Joel

[zavenhook]

Also, the second rider on a slalom board is Jonathan Harms. He's a professional slalom skateboarder, as well as a maker of rad foamcore decks.

[afi1014]

Also, the second rider on a slalom board is Jonathan Harms. He's a professional slalom skateboarder, as well as a maker of rad foamcore decks.

why pro slalom skateboarder doing DH

[transitioned]

why pro slalom skateboarder doing DH

skateboarding is so much fun thats why.

[Wolfin]

why pro slalom skateboarder doing DH

Dude, just.. Chill xD

If someone can ride a slalom board down big hills, all the power to them!

[NickMoran]

why pro slalom skateboarder doing DH

you've got a lot to learn buddy..