Michigan Longboarding!

[iidrum]

Gnarkston won't fly for me on the weekend of the 10th because I'll be working at GVSU both days.

Sorry much!

[GoGreenLongboarding]

the most getto slalom track timer ever built is complete. I tested it with the tape switch inputs and the emergency start/stop button. (no more yelling "HEY! hit the tape!" to the bottom of the hill). It's accurate to 0.01. Someone has to press a button to reset the tape switch circuit before and during your run, not a huge deal, I figure they can do that while/after seeing their time.

I built the thing for a whopping $35 bucks, not counting random suppiles like wire/solder etc. If my brain stops hurting, maybe i'll post the plans. It consists of three pushbuttons ($6ish), a double coil latching relay ($6), batteries (case for 4 AA's, 1.99), a stopwatch ($15), and rca inputs ($6ish?) for tape switches, which are easily individually replaced. DVD player cables can be hacked up for making extra sensors. thanks for the tapeswitches tom.

edit; i made use of the fancy relay by wiring in an LED that indicates the timer is ready for start or finish. this also ensures that all sensors hooked up are short free.

[The Mullet]

Figured I might as well post this here since there is some michigan. Basically a video of me and pete killing it!8)

This Is My Backpack on Vimeo

Hope to see you guys at gnarkston soon! I have some leather, and a bone to pick.

Matt

[Petary791]

I dig that video. A bone to pick eh?

[Oh Em Ge]

Best part of that video? Santogold.

/highfive

[The Mullet]

I dig that video. A bone to pick eh?

Bump draft side 2 anyone? Will need spotters though

[Tagsrover]

Bump draft side 2 anyone? Will need spotters though

oh god, so fast

with spotters on the right 90 and on the sweeper at the bottom to make sure people know if they can swing wide or not we'll be pushing some crazy high speeds.

with enough people we should train race, 2 trains of 3 each? or turn it into 1 train of 6 too much gnar

[The Mullet]

oh god, so fast

with spotters on the right 90 and on the sweeper at the bottom to make sure people know if they can swing wide or not we'll be pushing some crazy high speeds.

with enough people we should train race, 2 trains of 3 each? or turn it into 1 train of 6 too much gnar

Well if we do a 6 person train, i call dibs on front with the scorpion cam. So itll catch all the epic bails as we take the bottom turn.

[yerkeswood]

EISF was awesome. Wish you all could've made it.

Michigan Results-

Jay- 6, 1, 4, 2, 2
Myself- 5, 2, 1, 3, 3

Hybrid, soft slide, hard slide, freestyle, tight - respectively

[Petary791]

Damn guys, good work! Jay got first in soft slide? I didn't even know he soft slid. haha

Let's shred tonight, I've been itchin' for something.

[Doors]

Im out for six weeks, broke another bone in my foot somehow...

So im compiling gear, haha.... Anyone have black paris 180s theyd trade for randal 42s?

[Tagsrover]

EISF was awesome. Wish you all could've made it.

Michigan Results-

Jay- 6, 1, 4, 2, 2
Myself- 5, 2, 1, 3, 3

Hybrid, soft slide, hard slide, freestyle, tight - respectively

you guys snag any prizes?

[yerkeswood]

you guys snag any prizes?

about $500 worth.

in total- 3 decks, 4 sets of wheels, 3 packs of Biltins, a slidefest DVD, t-shirts, frisbee, and stickers. gave away a set of bearings and Jay turned down his 4th place prize for hard wheel slide. (Irony- 2 of the Decks were drifters, which we just bought from pete for this comp.)

[yerkeswood]

Damn guys, good work! Jay got first in soft slide? I didn't even know he soft slid. haha

Let's shred tonight, I've been itchin' for something.

Yeah, we thought it'd be the other way around if we were to win anything. hes better at hard and me soft, just came down to who had the best final runs. The freestyle and slide comps only had about 10 guys compete (Harms, Goad, Team Funkapotomus guys, and a few other CLS'ers) but we're tons of fun.

There was about 20 entrants for the slaloms with riders from every state in the MW, plus two from WV. We both came within a half second of Harms on tight. Our best times overlapped his worst, so we were pretty excited. Hybrid was run on wet pavement/sidewalks and we were literallly surfing cones. It was actually alot of fun.

Great event.

[Petary791]

Dang, congrats guys! Give me some ####!

We're hittin' Wharton at 9. See y'all there!

[Tagsrover]

about $500 worth.

in total- 3 decks, 4 sets of wheels, 3 packs of Biltins, a slidefest DVD, t-shirts, frisbee, and stickers. gave away a set of bearings and Jay turned down his 4th place prize for hard wheel slide. (Irony- 2 of the Decks were drifters, which we just bought from pete for this comp.)

damn i'm so sad i missed it

biltins FTW, that's awesome about harms too, sounds like you guys ran ####, but that's the usual for the michigan crew apparently

[Randelpink03]

Im out for six weeks, broke another bone in my foot somehow...

Damn that sucks dude! Heal up soon

[Petary791]

Yeah seriously Conor, wtf man!??! What are your new plans for your new toys? I'm brewing up an idea but I should get a job first.

[Fazerkid10]

Im from east lansing mostly into crusing but I'm down for riding anything...

I've got an original apex 37 with original trucks and retro zigs... Looking at getting an original derringer

[Petary791]

lulz I just noticed you guys have 2 Drifters each now. Interesting.