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1. Steve Daddow
2. Haggy Strom
3. Paul Carey
4. Colin Beck
5. Jackson Shapiera
6. Dave…

The BTS tape switches are the brainchild of Greg "Groundhangers" Ambler, whose backyard workshop is a scene of fevered skateboarding invention. Just like the Professor on Gilligan's Island, who made a radio of grass and coconut shells, Greg has created a guide on how to make tape switches out of ordinary household items.

This is a feat not to be underestimated - buying tape switches from…

Blacktown Skates (BTS) have released a fantastic and affordable slalom timer, available in two models:

• BTS 200 Pro - a sturdy single-lane timer with RJ12 connections.
• BTS 1000 Pro - same as the BTS 200 Pro, but includes a split-timing feature.

These timers have been used extensively in ASRA races, and have worked flawlessly. We recommend them! Contact…

Placings

1. 15.46 Haggy Strom
2. 15.94 Steve Daddow
3. 16.22 Paul Carey
4. 16.42 Dave Robertson
5. 16.43 Mick Mulhall
6. 17.08…

Round 2 of the 2007 Conehead Cup went off with a record 38 riders from around Australia taking on the flesh-tearing crete of Kincumber Ditch.

After an extended period of wet weather, a couple of days of sun had us optimistic that the ditch would be dry, and so it seemed when we arrived. But although the sunny weather held, the accumulated moisture in the side of the hill began to seep through the concrete, slowly making one side of the course wet and…

1. 32.30 Haggy Strom
2. 33.93 Paul Carey
3. 34.44 Colin Beck
4. 35.77 Greg Ambler
5. 35.85 Gareth Fitzgerald
6. 36.17 Glenn Mills
7. 38.67 Old School Ritchie
8. 39.41 Brad Pearson
9. 40.56 Mick Codner
10. 40.56 Paul Shaddock
11. 42.81 Scott…

The 2007 Conehead Cup kicked off in great style with 29 riders from around Australia making it a truly national event.

It was a tough course, with plenty of riders spraying cones everywhere, but Haggy Strom was able to pip Steve Daddow with his last run of the day, despite suffering from the flu.

After the slalom a wild variety of events took place - luge, hill bombing, and the crowd favourite - high jump.

But the event…

A drainage ditch on the NSW Central Coast was the venue for the best day of racing in a long while. It had everything—cones, transition, and sausages. The NACOSS guys put a great show on and worked really hard to get the ditch clean and skateable.

The riding was amazing. Glen was a class above everybody else all day and looked like he'd been born riding that ditch. Scott Tansley, Matt Kittai and Hawkon…

Many thanks to Ash for this report on the the Gold Coast crew's outlaw downhill at Currumbin Waters.

A fantastic day of racing kicked off at 9am with a series of 4-rider heats. Names were drawn out of a hat for each heat, and 4 points were given for first place, down to 1 point for 4th.

ROUND 1

Heat 1

1st LEESO (4 points)

2nd DARREN…

1. 15.88…

As Chris M noted, our races are starting to look very pro. Not only do we have a timing system, we now have a portable start ramp courtesy of the BTS workshop.

And the times are getting closer. Congrats to Haggy for staying ahead of the pack, but that pack is getting very crowded and is slowly starting to catch up.

Thanks again to Mountain Mick for arriving early and sweeping the course, to Mick Mulhall for repairing the timing system (that he broke), and to…

The story of the day was WIND - a howling gale that made some runs blisteringly fast, and others like swimming through molasses. Mick Mulhall offended the slalom gods and went down early - heal up dude!

Today was also the race christening of the BTS start ramp - a great addition.

Very close times across the top four.

Results

1. 20.19 Colin Beck
2. 20.31 Greg Ambler
3. 20.50 Scott Tansley
4. 20.71 Mick Mulhall
5. 21.72 Gareth…

Our "first-Sunday-of-the-month" rule has suffered a bit lately due to conflicting schedules and a sentiment that once a month 'aint enough, so a few of us found ourselves racing on a Saturday in the middle of the month. Why not?

Again the dual was between second and third, with the last run of the day settling the score. Many thanks to Mountain Mick for sweeping the course early, and congrats to Josh for making the course for the first time and then jumping for…

The NACCOSS boys had been hyping up their super slalom venue at San Remo, just a short distance from the bowl, and a trip up the F3 was in order.

And what a fantastic spot! Super-smooth, with a decent pitch, lots of width, and a shoe-saving run out. The NACCOSS locals were out in force and the day had a real picnic/gala atmosphere.

Results

1. 15.95 Haggy Strom
2. 17.45 Colin…