broadway bomb

[Sherpa]

i just wanted to know if the 11th is the date date, as in set in stone date. anybody here know for sure? if so, ill see you suckers there.

[sprodigy]

Originally Posted by Sherpa

i just wanted to know if the 11th is the date date, as in set in stone date. anybody here know for sure? if so, ill see you suckers there.

I would like to know as well...

EDIT: That wasn't hard to find (via broadwaybomb.com forums)

*******Broadway Bomb Event Weekend*******
AAAAWWWWWWHHHHHH YEAH!!!! This is the one you've

been waiting for! The infamous race that lures racers from

around the world! THIS RACE IS HUGE!!!!!

OK we are looking forward to prize money from Sector 9 Lots and

lots of boards trucks and wheels from Gravity Skateboards,

Earthwing Skateboards, Randal, ShutNYC, Bustin Boards,

Seismic Skate, Comet Skateboards, Concrete Wave, and many

more!


The Weekend Should go like this Though nothing is stone yet.

Friday

Friday Night Rips --- Prospect Park, Brooklyn ---- 10/10/08 ----

8pm

Earthwing Skateboards is hosting the Friday Night Rips. where

there will be sliding and wheelies.

To get there take the F train 15th Street then skate into the park at

15th and Prospect Park West, turn right at the main loop and

skate till you get to the hill where the skaters are gathered.

Saturday

Broadway Bomb ---- Riverside Park, Manhattan ---- 10/11/08 -----

12pm

We will at 116th Street and Riverside Park try to be there early we

will start the race around 12:30 or at the first sign of the man. We

will be assigning number cards for people to hold, then show as

they cross the finish line. The Race is from 116th and Broadway

to Bowling Green. About 8.2 miles OK for those of you who

Haven't done this race before. THIS RACE IS EXTREMELY

DANGEROUS! NO ONE UNDER 18 WILL BE ALLOWED TO

RACE! If you have not been skating in traffic for many years I

suggest that you take it easy. PLEASE WEAR A HELMET. That

one thing can save your life. OK! Had to get that out! Once you get

the finish line at Bowling Green (A few blocks below Wall Street.)

Its important to show your assigned number so we can record

your time. After some photo Ops with the Bull at Bowling Green,

we move on to the barbecue.

Barbecue ---- East River Park ----- 10/11/08 2pm –---- 6pm

Burgers! Beer! Trophies! Skateboard Prizes! And Money!!! Sounds

like the makings of a kickass barbecue to me!!! The barbecue is a

great opportunity to get to know some of the people who were

crazy enough to skate with you down Broadway in Traffic.

Sunday

Powerslide Jam ------ Fort Tryon Park ----- 10/12/08 ------ 3pm

Hosted by Earthwing Skateboards the Jam will be about SERIOUS

SLIDING down some nice hills in the Cloisters in upper Manhattan.

If you take the A train to 190th street you will come out in the

park. If you are closer to the 1 train then take it to 191st street. If

you're driving from NJ come over the George Washington Bridge,

turn uptown on Broadway and go to 190th street. Then your

gonna want to skate down the hill and listen for the sound of

cheering skateboarders. If you get lost call Mike 917-703-4200 or

Brian 347-623-3421 from Earthwing.


This year we're going to try and sign up skaters online (once the website is
fixed) and then assign them a number. Please wait for an email that will
instruct you to sign up on online.

YO!
Ian



Ian Nichols
New York Longboard Association
917-674-7683
ibunyc@aol.com

[jetkin]

It's on allright!

Below is the last message from Ian (the race organizer) via the Freshpaved mailing list.

AAAAWWWWWWHHHHHH YEAH!!!! This is the one you've been waiting for! The infamous race that lures racers from around the world! THIS RACE IS HUGE!!!!!

OK we are looking forward to prize money from Sector 9 Lots and lots of boards trucks and wheels from Gravity Skateboards, Earthwing Skateboards, Randal, ShutNYC, Bustin Boards, Seismic Skate, Comet Skateboards, Concrete Wave, and many more!

The Weekend Should go like this Though nothing is stone yet.

Friday

Friday Night Rips --- Prospect Park, Brooklyn ---- 10/10/08 ---- 8pm Earthwing Skateboards is hosting the Friday Night Rips. where there will be sliding and wheelies. To get there take the F train 15th Street then skate into the park at 15th and Prospect Park West, turn right at the main loop and skate till you get to the hill where the skaters are gathered.

Saturday

Broadway Bomb ---- Riverside Park, Manhattan ---- 10/11/08 ----- 12pm We will at 116th Street and Riverside Park try to be there early we will start the race around 12:30 or at the first sign of the man. We will be assigning number cards for people to hold, then show as they cross the finish line. The Race is from 116th and Broadway to Bowling Green. About 8.2 miles OK for those of you who haven't done this race before. THIS RACE IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! NO ONE UNDER 18 WILL BE ALLOWED TO RACE! If you have not been skating in traffic for many years I suggest that you take it easy. PLEASE WEAR A HELMET. That one thing can save your life. OK! Had to get that out! Once you get the finish line at Bowling Green (A few blocks below Wall Street.) Its important to show your assigned number so we can record your time. After some photo Ops with the Bull at Bowling Green, we move on to the barbecue.

Barbecue ---- East River Park ----- 10/11/08 2pm –---- 6pm Burgers! Beer! Trophies! Skateboard Prizes! And Money!!! Sounds like the makings of a kickass barbecue to me!!! The barbecue is a great opportunity to get to know some of the people who were crazy enough to skate with you down Broadway in Traffic.

Sunday

Powerslide Jam ------ Fort Tryon Park ----- 10/12/08 ------ 3pm Hosted by Earthwing Skateboards the Jam will be about SERIOUS SLIDING down some nice hills in the Cloisters in upper Manhattan. If you take the A train to 190th street you will come out in the park. If you are closer to the 1 train then take it to 191st street. If you're driving from NJ come over the George Washington Bridge, turn uptown on Broadway and go to 190th street. Then your gonna want to skate down the hill and listen for the sound of cheering skateboarders.

This year we're going to try and sign up skaters online (once the website is fixed) and then assign them a number. Please wait for an email that will instruct you to sign up on online.

YO!
Ian



Ian Nichols
New York Longboard Association

[Archy]

So psyched for this. In my travels lately I saw that at least 20 blocks of Broadway, from 34th St. down to Union Square, have been freshly paved.

[basstard]

Oh siht man I cna't wait!!!!! I'm already throwing up and pissing my pants.

[pakunga]

AAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH #### im takein those dayss off cant wait im so fuking hypeeeeeeeee ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhh

[doctor worm]

anyone driving in from upstate new york? Syracuse area. ive gone to this race for the past 4 years and dont want to miss year 5! its so fun!

[Pat S]

CHANGE THE SLIDE COMP TO WATCHTOWER!!!!

Cloisters blows, its not steep enough and sketchy as hell with the traffic coming up hill.

[worldridr768]

sweet sherpa! Didn't know you were comin' out! I'll see you there!!

[Alpha06]

Haha im on the fence for the broadway bomb. I get home via greyhound on the 11th at 7am,the bomb is at 12pm

Oh and MAKE THE SLIDE COMP DOWN WATCHTOWER KTHX

[Sherpa]

well if we get our #### together, ssg is coming along too. rustyfriend, if youre reading this fuggin see you there. you have no say in the matter.

[worldridr768]

####, I hope I don't get crabs then...

[Jam]

Bring SSG YO SHERPA YOU better be there too. Cool to hear you are trying to go.

I think it would be cool to change the slide comp place to watchtower. I will talk to Brian.

We would have to get that closed off though.


It's awesome. Everyone go. Best skate event probably ever.

[Alpha06]

Closed off will be a problem because of the derby thing that was cancelled there by the watchtower people, you can expect those derby people to get pissed off en masse or possible problems w/ watchtower people closing that area

[Kong]

when did skateboarders become such pusses? we just pretend its an extra huge session that day or something. that soapbox derby shite is reckless whereas we are practicing something that slows us to a safe stop. then again it could ruin future sessions. i dunno. i wish we didn't have to go to the friggin' cloisters!!!

[jetkin]

Originally Posted by Kong

when did skateboarders become such pusses? we just pretend its an extra huge session that day or something. that soapbox derby shite is reckless whereas we are practicing something that slows us to a safe stop. then again it could ruin future sessions. i dunno. i wish we didn't have to go to the friggin' cloisters!!!

people are coming to our town from all over the continent, and you're griping about leaving brooklyn?
while we're at it maybe we should ask Ian to move the Broadway Bomb to Flatbush Ave.

[Pat S]

for me it's not about having to go all the way to the bronx, in fact I'm closer to the bronx then I am to brooklyn but Watchtower is such a better hill.

[Archy]

Originally Posted by jetkin

while we're at it maybe we should ask Ian to move the Broadway Bomb to Flatbush Ave.

Flatbush Bomb has a nice ring to it.

[Pat S]

Broadway bomb: You could die.
Flatbush Bomb: You WILL Die.

[jetkin]

Originally Posted by Pat S

for me it's not about having to go all the way to the bronx, in fact I'm closer to the bronx then I am to brooklyn but Watchtower is such a better hill.

understood . . . occasionally i just feel compelled to rag on kong

Originally Posted by Pat S

Broadway bomb: You could die.
Flatbush Bomb: You WILL Die.

quoted for truth