| Slalom St. Louis 2006 |
| 25 Registered Contestants.
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| Event Date and Time: |
Saturday, May 27, 2006 10:00 |
| Event Duration: |
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| Location: |
Tower Grove Park in St. Louis, MO |
| Entry: |
Open |
| Helmets: |
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| Organizer: |
STL Daggers
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| Map: |
Click here for online map
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| Entry Fee: |
$15.00 |
| Contest Info: |
SLALOM RACE ON SATURDAY, MAY 27 and SUNDAY, MAY 28, 2005.
THE COURSE: As in previous years, it's gonna be "slalom," anywhere from 40 to 100 cones. Maybe straight, maybe a hybrid with various spacings and offsets. The hill can accommodate either one.
RACE LOCATION: Tower Grove Park in south St. Louis, S-shaped road, which we call "Spot 1" (same place as the past three years, for those of you who've been there before). The road is barricaded at the top, so there's no worry about cars straying onto the course.
SURFACE: EXCELLENT asphalt, good runout at the bottom (the race hill intersects another street, so you just turn right or left. Again, little or no worry about cars, as it gets very little traffic, ever). It's not a steep hill, but we can set courses that get you going plenty fast.
Depending on where we start the course, the top can be either slightly uphill (green line on photo), flat (blue line) or slightly downhill (orange line). The street is very slightly crowned, with a bit of off-camber (fall-away) at "the hammer," where it begins to turn right (yellow arrow). That's where it really starts to get fun. The rest of the way is a mellow downhill, but as I said above, you won't be hurtin' for speed. Trust us. Course(s) will likely end at or near the red line.
There's lots of grass to sit on and plenty of shade if needed. Plenty of parking is available at the top of the hill, within 100 yards of the start. And new this year...porta-potties! So you won't have to walk/skate 1/4 mile or fertilize the bushes when nature calls.
ACCOMMODATIONS:
Low-to-mid budget: There's a Red Roof Inn and Holiday Inn just a couple of miles away at Hampton and I-44.
Slightly higher budget: The Water Tower Inn at Grand Blvd. and I-44 or the Chase Park Plaza on Kingshighway.
NO-BUDGET? Goad, Seeger and Chainsaw have floor space available, and JBH has futon and floor space. Just ask. E-mail JBH, Chainsaw or Seeger or call Goad at 3145686711.
OTHER STUFF:
Free barbeque on Saturday after we're done racing.
Downtown parking garages ready & waiting for you to ride.
RibAmerica Festival downtown all weekend with great BBQ and '70s dinosaurs Peter Frampton, Eddie Money, April Wine, Kansas, and my personal favorites Head East.
And the City Museum is always amazing.
SPONSORS:
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| 1st Place Finisher: |
Jonathan Harms |
| 2nd Place Finisher: |
Tod Oles |
| 3rd Place Finisher: |
Chris Bara |
| Overall Results: |
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