Skating Billboards In St-Paul, Zurich- Aaron's Report & Mantia, Photos Just Because- Faces- Part 1

Skating Billboards In St-Paul: I love this Inline Planet article; Motorist Spot Giant Skaters in St. Paul!. Reading the article last night was a great way to finish off the day.


The Billboard- photo from the Inline Planet

2006 world championships huge poster
Zurich- Aaron's Report & Mantia: Aaron Arndt has finally posted his report on the Zurich WIC. He provides a very colourful and insightful look into the race dynamics and psychology of WIC racing and the every-day life of his adventures in Europe. Aaron says 'Damn, the corners were nuts. We would be going sometimes five lines wide through them, and you would get shoved from everywhere. Everyone wants to stay on their feet, and it’s not like anyone is being malicious. It’s actually the safest way for things to go. But there is a definite code of ethics. Sometimes the rules are broken, and the guys seem to know who are the most guilty. The WIC is really trying to stay clean from the pushing, shoving, and hand work, [so this is really frowned upon,] so that it doesn’t get out of hand, which can happen very quickly. Also, everyone wants to make it out of the corner with lots of speed, and close to wherever the front is, so no one wants to be behind the “Barney’s”. Those guys find their way to the back very quickly, by design. No one wants to get jammed up behind them'.


About this picture, Aaron writes 'I will let this picture explain the delay of my report on Zurich (which is up now)'
Since we're talking about Zurch, I might as well point out that some people have been commenting about the WIC racing, Joey Mantia's win, and the format/ lenght of WIC race- check out the comments in Joey Mantia wins car in Zurich.

Photos Just Because- Faces- Part 1: I am currently sitting with 1000’s of skating pictures on my computer- many of which I have never published (some I never will- they’re too compromising- wink wink). I thought that I would take some space on SSW and publish a few of my pictures.

There are 3 sections each in 2 parts- I will publish each section when there’s not much else to post on my site, so keep your eyes open/ browsers ready. The sections include: Faces (39 photos in 2 parts), Races (32 photos in 2 parts), and Stories (19 photos in 2 parts). This is Faces- Part 1.


The winning team at the 2006 Montreal 24 Hours Inline

Eastern Seaboard Series podium- Scott Bliss (Fila), Chris Creveling (Luigino), and Aaron Arndt (Bont)

On different teams yet on the same team- at the OutGames in Montreal- Myself (K2/ Empire), Herb Gayle (Rollerblade), Steve Robillard (Bont), and Brian Jalbert- we were all on the same relay team

OutGames relay team

OutGames relay team

OutGames in Montreal

Outgames in Montreal

You don't want to meet or race these guys on the ice- or perhaps you do- they'll beat you on wheels too- left to right Mathieu Giroux, Olivier Jean, and Steve Robillard

At the OutGames- front to back Herb Gayle, Florent Pigyere, and Stephane Tremblay

OutGames master men's podium- Stephane Tremblay (3rd), Robert Mitchell (1st), and Herb Gayle (2nd)

Brigitte Beaudry and Julie Robert

Horray for rain!

Trais Shaw, Brian Jalbert, and Sergio Almeralla in Duluth

Some pretty darn good skaters after the 2006 Northshore Inline Marathon

Northshore Inline Marathon 2006

Travis Shaw, Morgan Williams, Josh Willis, and Ed Leung after the 2006 Northshore Inline Marathon

2006 Northshore Inline Marathon

Inside the DECC at the 2006 Northshore Inline Marathon

After the 2006 Northshore Inline Marathon

This is one of my favourite pictures that I've taken- it's from the 2006 Northshore Inline Marathon