California Championship Series #5 |
5 Registered Contestants.
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Event Date and Time: |
Sunday, August 18, 2002 10:00 |
Event Duration: |
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Location: |
West LA College, Culver City, California |
Entry: |
Open |
Helmets: |
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Organizer: |
Westwood Ski and Sports Club, IGSA
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Map: |
Click here for online map
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Entry Fee: |
$25 |
Contest Info: |
Westwood Ski and Sports Club and the International Gravity Sports Association (IGSA) are pleased to announce the 2002 California Championship gravity racing series, with races at West LA College for skateboard, inline skate, classic luge (buttboard), street luge (both with and without pegs/booms), and gravity bikes. All races will count towards the IGSA world rankings, including slalom this year! There will be a variety of awards and prizes at each race, and at the end of the series there will be special series awards for the top point-getters.
Each of the dates will have racing for several sports and practice available at a reduced price for the sports not competing on that date. The events will take place rain or shine, but if it rains the schedules may change (for example a tight slalom might be postponed for rain, but luge would race in the rain).
Typical Schedule (note that qualifying and race times may vary): 9:00 Setup 10:00 Registration and practice starts 11:00 Downhill qualifying (luge, inline, bike; when applicable) 12:00 Start of races 3:30 Awards ceremony 4:00 End of permit time
The series dates are: May 5 WLAC IGSA/WWSC DH May 19 WLAC IGSA/WWSC DH Jun 30 WLAC WWSC/IGSA GS + tight slalom Jul 21 WLAC IGSA/WWSC DH Aug 18 WLAC WWSC/IGSA GS + tight slalom Sep 8 WLAC WWSC/IGSA GS + tight slalom Oct 6 WLAC WWSC/IGSA Skates and Gates Champs (10th annual!) Oct 27 WLAC IGSA/WWSC DH + tight slalom Nov 24 WLAC WWSC/IGSA GS + tight slalom Dec 8 WLAC IGSA/WWSC DH + tight slalom Notes: "DH" = luge, gravity bike, inline downhill, downhill skate "GS" = inline and skateboard fast slalom or giant slalom sports not listed may practice
Entry fees for club members are $25 for slalom and giant slalom competitors, $35 for downhill racers (luge, buttboard, downhill skate), and practice only is $10 for those not racing (free for paid racers). Joining Westwood Ski and Sports Club as a full member is encouraged, and entitles you to participate in ski and snowboard races and trips, water ski trips, parties, skating practices, equipment discounts, and more. Please bring your checkbook to become a full member ($35/year). Day memberships are available for $5/day, and are required for all riders who are not full members (i.e.: non-member fees are $30, $40, and $15). Juniors (under 18) must be accompanied by a parent or guardian, and will be charged only a practice fee even if they race. Spectators are free. Also, the first few who come early to help with the street cleaning and setup in the morning (and then teardown and cleanup at the end) will receive a free race entry!
Manufacturers and shop owners, it's not too late to supply prizes for these races! You can even just show up with something to add to the prize pool, and bring your banner to hang. We'll be sure to mention you in upcoming announcements. Thanks to Turner Downhill for kicking things off with sets of their new Cambria skateboard wheels, and to Kryptonics and Hyper for inline wheel prizes and Bones Bearings for their long time support!
Protective gear: for slalom and giant slalom helmets, pads (elbow and knee), and hand protection (gloves and/or wrist guards) are required, and hip pads are recommended. Please, no short shorts or tank tops. For street luge, buttboard, downhill skating, and gravity bikes, IGSA equipment rules will be used (helmets, leathers, and leather gloves are required). We're building an equipment pool to loan to new riders and people who forget things, please donate your old gear, it may save someone a long trip home!
See you there!
Scott Peer
http://members.aol.com/wwskiclub/inline.htm http://www.gravity-sports.com/ -- IGSA http://inlinedownhill.com/ -- inline downhill info http://www.gravitybike.com/
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Descriptions and Directions:
West LA College is located in Culver City, California, near the 405 and 10 freeways, 2 signals southeast of Jefferson and Overland, at 4800 Freshman Drive. Enter through the first open gate (A Street) into campus. There's a big parking lot for warming up, a gentle hill for beginners and tight slalom, the main slalom hill (up to 10 percent grade), and the luge and bike hill (C Street, over 10 percent grade, steep!).
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1st Place Finisher: |
Steve Olson |
2nd Place Finisher: |
Attila Aszodi |
3rd Place Finisher: |
Barrett "Chicken" Deck |
Overall Results: |
While many were away on summer vacation, we had the second slalom of the 2002 California Championship series at West LA College in comfortable partly cloudy weather. The courses were set fast and smooth and caused few DQ's, and with the best of 3 format all racers got results. Richy Carrasco took the tight slalom and Steve Olsen took the open board GS (on a longboard) and Turner Cambria Wheels. Chicken Deck then took the longboard GS, and Scott Peer posted the fastest time on the hill on inlines. The finale was the sudden death tiebreaker for the skateboard cash, between Attila, Richy , and Chicken, with Chicken starting last, but finishing first.
Tight Slalom: Richy Carrasco 14.417 Barrett "Chicken" Deck 14.632 Attila Aszodi 14.656 John O'Shei 15.130 Steve Olson 15.268 Roger Jennings 18.661
Shortboard GS Steve Olson 25.771 Attila Aszodi 26.491 Barrett "Chicken" Deck 26.516 Richy Carrasco 26.643 Brent Kosick 26.776 John O'Shei 26.806 Roger Jennings 27.894 Eddy Craig 28.021
Combined Tiebreaker: Barrett "Chicken" Deck 26.334 Richy Carrasco 26.770 Attila Aszodi 27.306
Longboard GS Barrett "Chicken" Deck 26.401 Attila Aszodi 26.972 Richy Carrasco 27.076 Eddy Craig 27.856 Roger Jennings 29.441
Inline GS Scott Peer 24.373 Max Reynolds 29.145 (fastest junior) Keri Tishner 29.481 (fastest woman)
Intermediate Inline GS (short course): Natalie Hofland 13.14 Lynn Theard 13.49
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