Champigny challenge 2009 (Sept 27)

This 2nd challenge and 3rd birthday was sunny again!!!!! A very cool event with BMX, skateboarding and Rollerskating friends. Franziska Scholz was there too, skateboarding hard against the sun ;-)
For the comp, you have to choose your category: pro or amateur. As I didn't care, finishing last of the pros, I chose pro. Like this, I also let some places for youngers (Ok I know what you are thinking: everybody was younger...) in the AM category. As everything never works totally as you intend, there were few pros, and I finished third ;-) behind Greg Maury (1st: 150eu) and Nicolas Colliaux (2nd: 100eu). So this year, no cup, but price money for me and of course lots of fun from 10am to 19:30pm, huhu !!!!!




Detailed results and picts from Conseil Général de Val de Marne here and program of the event



Résults
Roller

Amateurs
1) Lucien CAUSSE (TheClan)
2) Patrick AMPHIMAQUE

Experts
1) Grégory MAURY
2) Nicolas COLLIAUX (Rouen Roller Club)
3) Loïc MARTINEZ (TheClan)

Skate

Amateurs
1) Alain CARCEL (Azimut Nantes)
2) Franziska STOLZ (TheClan)
3) William ARTIGUE (TheClan)

Experts
1) Joris BRICHET (Annecy Skateboarding Club)
2) Marc HAZIZA (Tribe)
3) Loufti EDDIF

BMX

Amateurs
1) Julien THIVET (BRST)
2) Sylvain LACLEMENCE (BRST)
3) Grégoire NANCE (BRST)

Experts
1) Hervé AUBRY (BRST)
2) Hervé BONENFANT (BRST)
3) Xavier MAGNANT (Time2Ride)


Here are some shots from Guy
More picts on his page and detailed results very soon!!!!

Champigny PRO/AM 2008 (sept 27-28)

End of september, last year there was a big event at Champigny, with nice demos in skateboading, rollerskating and BMX: this year was added a contest during the 2 days!!!!

Satuday stated cool and sunny, wake-up at 7, (temp was 7°C too), a bit warm up when I lost my visa, then I picked up Major, and by 9 we were at Champigny !!! Whith Guy THECLAN staff was ready: we set-up the juge tent, computers, clean and dry the ramp from last night dew!!!! and by 11-12, the ramp was ready for riding !!!!! Then the day passed too fast, competitors arrived, like Greg, Aurore, or Marc. For Rollerskating, the event was organized as a 2 jam sessions, pro and am together, the 2 first riders of each jam qualified, plus one session for qualifying 2 from the loosers for the sunday finals: so 6 riders were qualified for sunday. Was lucky to qualify ...
On saturday night the ramp was illuminated for free session and best tricks!!! It was really nice!!!! at 10pm the site closed!
Sunday was a bit cooler, sunny as possible, we arrived by 12 at Champigny. The timing was a bit tense, as all the comp had to be finished by 15h30 for the podium with officials....At 16h30 everything was done.

For rollerskates:
Qualif JAM sessions:
- 1st session : Taylor LATOUCHE, Grégory MAURY, Nicolas COLLIAUX, Kévin COSTABILE
- 2nd session : Aurore COSTABILE, Lucien ’LULU’ CAUSSE, Loïc ’ZORG’ MARTINEZ, Tony JACQUOT

JAM final :
- AMATEUR : 1st Tony JACQUOT, 2nd Loïc ZORG, 3rd Aurore COSTABILE
- EXPERT : 1st Gregory MAURY, 2nd Taylor LATOUCHE, 3rd Nicolas COLLIAUX

BEST TRIKS : Gregory MAURY,“ Fat Flat Spine 540°”.

A big thanks to the organizers:
-Nico and CG94
-Skate: THECLAN
-Roller: PMG,
-BMX: BRST

Champigny (22/04/2008)

First 2008 session with my 3 sons!!! So nice picts and video taken by Swann:

Champigny (april 2008)

For me vert is like Whisky or Ti' Punch: dry without ice!!!!!!! And due to bad cold wet winter weather, had more aperitizers than good ramp sessions, so this was my first session of the year at Champigny since december... Nevertheless, the ramp is still in good shape, waiting for abuse and I had 4 hours alone in the ramp, getting back my tricks and testing my new Rainskates wheels (Hornets 65mm 98a). These wheels are really fast and accelerate really well. yayaya!!!

Champigny (1/12/2007)

Session with William and Major, my skateboarding buddies. The ramp was like a swimming pool in one corner. Lukily we could empty it by removing dust from the evacuation holes with our screwdrivers... then cleaning tools and the 12°c temps with 5 BF winds dried it in half an hour!!!!! This let us to ride from 2pm to 4:45pm time, closing time in winter (sunset time too ;-)) It's so good to rip vert!!!!
Here are some vids and picts:

Champigny (18/11/2007)

Cold session around 0°C, the sun was there, but with the cold -6°C night temp, the ramp structure was still below freezing point. It took nearly 2hours to unice it....for a 3 hours good session!!!

Champigny (7/2007)

Cool session with Swann (19°C!!!). I tried some grabs and to go higher.

Champigny (17/6/2007)

Cool familly session with Timo and Swann. Swann tried skateboarding and Timo learned how to fall on his kneepads. Nice weather to rainy one, after a 5 hours session...
Videos:
-Some grinds and airs
-Timo skateboarding
and Picts:

Champigny (6/5/2007)

After 6 incredible sunny weeks, this is the last day and a good session with Timo and Swann!!! Timo nearly reaches the coping in skate:

Champigny (22/4/2007)

Cool session with Swann and Thomas. At eleven the park was still closed as the security office, so we used the gate the as it was. Swann dropped here for the first time and progressed side stance

Champigny (18/2/2007)

After a weather always rainy and windy these last two months, this is the first dry week, long enough to dry the ramp!!!!! So it is time for a cool first session at Champigny for this year!!!!
The car diddn't want to start, out of battery, but (luckily) we could manage it, and at 12h Swann, Timo, Pierre and I were at the most wanted vert in Paris. Swann took some picts and viceos:






I tried to shoot some runs from the rider point of view:
- Skate view, eagle back and forth
- getting easier with the cam during skating I tried to share the different views here and there
The sound comes from the air rushing during skating, it always strikes me when I drop this ramp: calm on top and windy each time at the bottom ;-)
Here are some of the first airs and grinds here till november
The kids tried their pads and Swann gets more and more altitude.

France [94] MAXI RAMP session, Champigny sur Marne 9/07/2006

Cool familly session with Timothée and Swann. They tried the ramp with BMX, skateboard and rollerskate. From Timothée "Hi, it's like rollercoaster!!!!"
Some videos:

me, grinds and airs:
here and there
http://www.filelodge.com/files/room31/865938/S5000256.AVI
http://www.filelodge.com/files/room31/865938/S5000257.AVI
Thimo, Inline Rsk8ting:
http://www.filelodge.com/files/room31/865938/S5000253.AVI
Swann, BMX:
http://www.filelodge.com/files/room31/865938/S5000254.AVI
With Thomas in BMX, drop from the launcher:
http://www.filelodge.com/files/room31/865938/S5000251.AVI
http://www.filelodge.com/files/room31/865938/S5000255.AVI

Zorg, oun quador sur le dinosaure de Champigny

Ajouté le 22/07/2006 - Auteur : admin

Portrait d'un personnage bucolique qui, régulièrement, intrigue et impressionne les spectateurs de la rampe.

On peut pas patiner avec ces patins !" assure l'un. Puis, un autre de renchérir "Quand je l'ai vu, je me suis dit : mais qu'est ce qu'il a aux pieds, ma parole, c'est un ouf !".

Hé oui, fruit de notre culture, bercé par les modes ! Imagine-t-on aujourd'hui qu'on puisse rouler sur une maxi rampe avec des quads, à l'ancienne et à la quarantaine ?

Zorg, dont j'ai commencé la description par les pieds (y va me taper sur les mains !) est un personnage haut en couleur (he oui, il a un casque jaune, au sommet), des petite lunettes rondes qui s'envolent même pas quand il ride, un short court rembourré, des protèges poignets rivetés maison et surtout...

de purs patins artisanaux dont les roues, pas n'importe lesquelles, proviennent d'un long parcours (origine canada) dont lui seul vous donnera la recette ! Ses patins semblent construit d'un entrecroisement de barres d'aluminium et de teflon dont la nature originelle en atteste long sur les astuces du monteur (planche à couper Ikéwa). Le tout encadré par deux bons gros trucks de skates et d'une chaussure confortable dont l'évocation oscille entre les débuts des chaussures en plastiques et les vides greniers.

Ilôt de bricolage dans un univers manufacturé Made InTaiwan, Loïc représente à mes yeux un de ces aventuriers qui pourrait bien sortir de ce film formidable "Les fous volants dans leurs drôles de machines". Je vous souhaite de le rencontrer et d'apprécier au passage, entre autres, son aisance en aigle et son ouverture à l'échange.

Nico

France [94] MAXI RAMP session, Champigny sur Marne 30/06/2006

An improvised session with my son Swann (BMX for him). The temp was high: 32°, but no other fools!!!!! It was super!! The coping was hot and slided super.... fast

Here is a short video:
http://zorgdotnl.ifrance.com/
Low quality
Hi Q