The sliding season is fast approaching. While I don't yet have a club sliding schedule for Lake Placid from USA Luge yet, I've been told to expect that it...
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Bruce Norman
bruce_g_norman
Dec 1, 2007 11:29 pm
Jim, Thanks for the note. While I would love to go out to Park City, I will not be able to make this trip. I am hoping to go out with you in February for...
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csource_brett
Dec 5, 2007 3:29 pm
Anyone up for this? Sent to me from Gordy, its very cool- a must see. Note who and by how much the winning time is. ...
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Don Simkin
donsimkin
Dec 6, 2007 12:56 am
I’d like to have seen Georg’s run. I’d bet he didn’t go backwards. Did you notice the number of fans? We didn’t have that many for World Cup. Don ...
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Rob Doorack
rdoorack
Dec 6, 2007 3:39 am
I like the fireworks that went off beside the track. We should have that for the Masters’ Championships. Don’t show that video to John Mowry, he’ll get...
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Christopher Carson
chrscrsn
Dec 15, 2007 5:35 am
Puts me in mind of the story about a moose going down the Park City track. I think i heard that one from Roepke. Chris Carson ... -- "If you are lonely when...
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Christopher Carson
chrscrsn
Dec 15, 2007 5:50 am
The video of the saucer on the luge track puts me in mind of the story about a moose going down the Park City track--wish that had been caught on the closed...
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csource_brett
Dec 17, 2007 6:28 pm
Hey ADK Gang: Just a quick note to report on the Park City trip. Murph, Don, Ted, Bill, Hank and myself just returned from 3 days of training and the annual...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Dec 17, 2007 7:17 pm
I want to echo, and amplify, everything Brett just posted. He summed it up wonderfully. I've made two trips out to Park City for races, and both have been ...
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Don Simkin
donsimkin
Dec 17, 2007 11:27 pm
Brett's note just about said it all. One thing he didn't say, but I know that it's understood, is what a great bunch of guys we have in our club. I had a...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Dec 18, 2007 1:51 am
I just updated the our club record book with the results from the Ice Engineer's Open. All 5 sliders (Brett, Bill, Don, Ted, and myself) set personal best ...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Dec 19, 2007 3:52 am
We have a preliminary set of dates for 2008 Club Sliding Sessions. There dates are: 1/12 7-9 1/19 7-9 2/9 7-9 2/23 Empire State Games...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Dec 19, 2007 4:20 am
I just uploaded about a dozen photos of the Old (1980 Olympic) Luge Track in Lake Placid. They are in an album in the Photos section of the ADK-Luge Yahoo!...
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rdoorack
Dec 20, 2007 4:12 am
Nice photos, Jim. When did you take them? The photo labeled "curve 13" is looking down infamous short straight called The Hogpen for it's high oak walls. Those...
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adk-luge@yahoogroups....
Dec 20, 2007 10:01 pm
Enter your vote today! A new poll has been created for the adk-luge group: Will Jim "81" Murphy have 2 clean runs at the 2008 Master's Race? o Of course, he's...
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adk-luge@yahoogroups....
Dec 21, 2007 1:46 am
Hello, This email message is a notification to let you know that a file has been uploaded to the Files area of the adk-luge group. File :...
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rdoorack
Dec 22, 2007 2:01 pm
I came home last week to discover that UPS had delivered a large and heavy box from Gasser Rodel Gmbh. It was the new sled parts I had ordered in the early...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Dec 22, 2007 9:58 pm
... So, you going to come up for a club session? Or, better yet, will we see you out in Park City for Masters?...
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Rob Doorack
rdoorack
Dec 23, 2007 4:00 am
... you out in Park City for Masters? << I'm planning to do at least one club session. I was going to do the ESG race but my wife and her best friend chose...
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chrscrsn
Dec 23, 2007 9:16 pm
Great photo's----but it brings up a question. Is this the REALLY old track the luge athletes used before the 1979 refrigerated track was built for the 1980...
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Rob Doorack
rdoorack
Dec 23, 2007 10:15 pm
Jim's photos are of the '79 track. It was built for luge only; bobsleds and skeleton used the '32 track (I did see a few skelly guys in the '79 track but they...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Dec 25, 2007 3:56 pm
I wish I remember where I got the pictures. There used to be a web site online that showed these photos along with a textual description of how to drive the...
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Rob Doorack
rdoorack
Dec 26, 2007 4:22 am
... site online that showed these photos along with a textual description of how to drive the track. Very interesting.<< That would have been luge.com, I...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Dec 27, 2007 6:04 pm
The first sled has gone down the new Bobsled/Luge track in Whistler, Canada where the 2010 Olympic Games will be contested. While this is a Bobsled, it means a...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Dec 27, 2007 7:36 pm
To follow up on the photos I posted about the old track, here's the textual description of driving the track from the old "luge.com"; website. I did some...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Dec 28, 2007 11:33 pm
Just a reminder to all that there is a database of "Personal Best" times in the Database section of the Yahoo! site. This database is used to record (and...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Jan 2, 2008 12:00 am
I've been doing some cleaning around the office this weekend, and making use of my scanner to put online some interesting documents when I find them. ...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Jan 8, 2008 1:14 am
Fellow ADK Members: I'm happy to report that Duncan has expressed his availability to open the Start Training Facility (Start Ramp) at USLA Headquarters at 3pm...
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cherylcalingasan@...
cherylcaling...
Jan 8, 2008 2:39 am
Dear Jim, Thank-you for all your kindness in the past. The club is very lucky to have a member so generous with his time as you. I have to see if Clare and I...
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Jim Murphy
murph46mountain
Jan 8, 2008 3:04 am
Yes, you'll need to have a USLA Sliding Permit, be a club member, and pay the track fee. Same as other years. Jim...
