running cones in 1991for Guiness Book of World Records

**skategeezer** · 03-21-2007 07:54 AM

I think this could be broken

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/310497..._world_record/

**JBH** · 03-21-2007 08:32 AM

Originally Posted by skategeezer

I think this could be broken

http://www.metacafe.com/watch/310497..._world_record/

I think it already has been--several times--unofficially, however, as far as Guinness is concerned. Then you've got the whole question of whether only clean runs count as records. Put it this way, though: I can think of a bunch of people right now who could run 100 cones clean in less than 20 seconds: Seyffarth, Dong, Kuzmins, Luca, Vlad, Richy, Barker, Maysey, Kowalski, Baumann, and so on. It'd be cool to see it officially sanctioned, though. What is it about this Sweeney clip that keeps it popping up every fortnight or so?

**Directive0** · 03-21-2007 09:13 AM

Yah, I'm with JBH, I've seen this clip like 50 million times! DAMMIT MIKE!

**pavedwave** · 03-21-2007 09:24 AM

Originally Posted by JBH

Then you've got the whole question of whether only clean runs count as records. Put it this way, though: I can think of a bunch of people right now who could run 100 cones clean in less than 20 seconds: Seyffarth, Dong, Kuzmins, Luca, Vlad, Richy, Barker, Maysey, Kowalski, Baumann, and so on.

I'm hoping we do this in Salem OR as we did a couple years back. Dong and Tay Hunt were fastest - Gareth was the only one consistently running clean. I think 100 cones clean is a must for the "record"

1st Michael Dong Fastest resultant time: 24.5736
2nd Tay Hunt Fastest raw time: 23.7439
3rd Gareth Roe 3 clean runs!

**stevie** · 03-21-2007 09:48 AM

I think the course for the record should have a predetermined cone spacing. I also agree with a clean-only requirement.

My understanding is that the course on Sweeney's record run had 6'-0" spacing. The more recent record used a closer spacing, something like 5'-9" to 5'-6". At 5'-6", the course would be 50'-0" shorter than at 6'-0".

I recall a discussion at slalomskateboarder.com where some concluded that the course could have any spacing and any number of hit cones. Somehow I just don't buy that. What's the point? Why not just make the course 2'-0" spacing then and run it on roller blades?

I'd like to see more comments from those who agree or disagree.

**bucksaw87** · 03-21-2007 10:12 AM

i don't know much (anything really) about slaloming, but that video was nuts!

**Roodog** · 03-21-2007 10:52 AM

Y'all think the hair helped him pump?

**pavedwave** · 03-21-2007 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by stevie

I recall a discussion at slalomskateboarder.com where some concluded that the course could have any spacing and any number of hit cones. Somehow I just don't buy that. What's the point? Why not just make the course 2'-0" spacing then and run it on roller blades?

Set up 100 cones with no spacing and plow all of them on a speedboard on the steepest hill you can find. That reduces the start to finish to 43.75 feet. And the extra hair would no longer be a pumping advantage, but rather create drag.

**stevie** · 03-21-2007 01:13 PM

Originally Posted by pavedwave

Set up 100 cones with no spacing and plow all of them on a speedboard on the steepest hill you can find. That reduces the start to finish to 43.75 feet. And the extra hair would no longer be a pumping advantage, but rather create drag.

I'm putting a tiny cow catcher on the nose of my speedboard right now. I'm even wondering if we could just stack the 100 cones and hit them all in one shot.