Seattle Combo Plate- Tight and Hybrid #6 |
20 Registered Contestants.
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Event Date and Time: |
Sunday, August 14, 2005 11:00 |
Event Duration: |
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Location: |
North Seattle Community College, Seattle Washington |
Entry: |
Open |
Helmets: |
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Organizer: |
Cascade Slalom Assoc and John Stryker Presents:
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Map: |
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Entry Fee: |
Brooms, Blowers, Help Setting up and Tearing Down |
Contest Info: |
WHAT: Jam Format Tight and Hybrid, one lane of each. Best time for each course will be counted and the two times will be added together. If wind is a big factor, possibly average of slow and fast runs. Push Start.
WHEN: Sunday July 14th 2005 11:00am to 2:00pm courses will open for racing. Practice starts approx 10am if everything is set up.
WHERE: North Seattle Community College. Southeast parking lot. Look for the HUGE BLUE WINDSOCK WITH THE YELLOW SHOOTING STAR. SKATE ONLY IN THIS PARKING LOT AND NOT ON THE STREETS OR AROUND CAMPUS. Park in the adjacent parking lot so we'll have a clear area for 2 courses.
DIRECTIONS: HEADING NORTH ON I-5: Take exit #173(Northgate Exit) Turn Right/South onto 1st Ave NE Turn Right again at 92nd Street Turn Right onto College Way North NSCC will be on the Right.
HEADING SOUTH ON I-5: Take exit #173(Northgate Exit), go 'Westbound' Turn Right onto North Northgate Way Turn Left onto Meridian Ave North, this will become College Way North. NSCC will be on the Left.
Link to NSCC's webpage: http://www.northseattle.edu/maps/directions.htm
HELMETS: Yes! And everything else is encouraged.
OFFICIALITY: Outlaw, the idea is to make this look like one of the Sunday practice sessions so this will be low- key. A back-up location has been scouted out in the event of a bust. Bring your pool/park decks just in case.
PRIZES: Sculpted trophies for 1st-4th place.
WHAT TO BRING: A setup that can do Tight and hybrid both or bring 2 setups, one for each lane. Food, Water, Sunscreen, you know the deal.
OLD EQUIPMENT: If you have old equipment, bring it to this race to sell to newbies in need, if you have a"loaner" bring that if you can.
FEES: Labor-Bring brooms, blowers, cones, chalk, duct tape, Timers(we think we have that covered), etc if you have them.
CONTACTS: Neither of us have computers at home so calling might be faster, especially with Stryker, but its's about equal with Howard Try 1st- John Stryker: johnfordfan427@yahoo.com (425)737-8752
Try 2nd- Paul Howard: bird041167@yahoo.com (541)754-7826
See you There!!! |
1st Place Finisher: |
Some Guy from Oregon |
2nd Place Finisher: |
Brad Jackman |
3rd Place Finisher: |
Gareth Roe |
Overall Results: |
Hey, This was a REALLY fun race. BIG THANKS to John Stryker for holding the race, Pat Chewning and Gareth for bringing their timers, and everyone else who helped set up the courses and tear down. Both courses were run 5 times with the best times of each rider for each course combined to count as their final times for placing. Both courses had rythem changes making everyone really pay attention, most riders DQ'd at least once. The runs were not too bad for beginners to ease their way through but had pretty good speed if you pushed hard at the start and pumped it, then you really had to pay attention. The "Hybrid" course was a real mixed bag of close and far cones, easy and hard-to-reach offsets and a tight end stinger section tighter than any portion of the Tight course. There were some pretty close times between riders at times. I LOVE awkward mixed up courses like that. The temps were high so Mr Organizer John Stryker brought a big cooler of water for everyone. It was good to see Brad Kasha drive all the way from Calgary, Alberta, Canada so Brad gets the award for being the Stoke-Mobile. "Leemo"(sp?) of G&S Fiberflex downhill/longboarding fame entered as well. It was good to meet the new people and see the familiar ones as well. Dan Hughes ran the only clean run on the hybrid course at high speed, pretty good for a return from back surgery. All in all it was very worth the 5 hour drive for me. -Paul Howard(John Stryker's web ghost-writer). |
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