| California Championship Series #7 |
| 12 Registered Contestants.
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| Event Date and Time: |
Sunday, October 06, 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).
Sunday, October 6th, Westwood Ski and Sports Club and the
International Gravity Sports Association (IGSA) will be holding the
forth day of slalom racing of the 2002 California Championship
gravity racing series.
The race will be at West LA College and include:
- tight slalom (skateboard)
- skates and gates slalom (short board, long board over 36", inline skate)
It will be a best of 3 run format (2 runs for longboard). For tight slalom
there will be a 0.1 second penalty for hitting a cone, and no DQ for hitting
too many. For the skates and gates slalom, all wheels must clear each
gate base. It's legal (and fast) to hit the poles, so bring your knuckle and
shin protection if you plan on hitting the poles. There will be an optional
jump, you can take the slightly straighter and faster line over the jump, or
go around the pole next to it.
This is a also a special event for ski and snowboard racers to practice
for the upcoming winter race season. The skates and gates slalom
course will be set to simulate an on-snow slalom course, with similar
cadence and poles. As for all of our dates at WLAC,
participants may choose to just practice (and skip the race) for a reduced
fee. This is your only chance to hit some gates before the snow flies!
Be sure to have a look at the new TURNER CAMBRIA WHEELS,
and if things go well you might win a set! Plus OUST BEARINGS is
kicking in some of their hot new bearings as prizes, too!
Oct. 6 Schedule:
9:00 Setup
10:00 Registration and practice starts
12:00 Tight slalom race
1:00 Skates and gates slalom practice continues
1:30 Shortboard and inline skates and gates slalom races
2:30 Longboard skates and gates slalom practice continues
2:45 Longboard skates and gates slalom race
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, 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: |
Wes Carpenter |
| 2nd Place Finisher: |
Richy Carrasco |
| 3rd Place Finisher: |
Attila Aszodi |
| Overall Results: |
California Slalom Series #4 Results
(California Championship Series date 7)
West LA College, California
10/6/02
The fourth slalom of the 2002 California Championship series
(and seventh date of the 10 date series) at West LA College
featured a challenging tight slalom that left 2 racers with no
finishes. Paul Price had a blazing run for the win over Richy
and Attila. The tenth annual skates and gates slalom showed
Wes Carpenter's gate bashing skill taking in the skateboard
division, with Scott posting the fastest time of the day on inlines.
The skates and gates race is derived from ski slalom races, and
features racers knocking down the slalom poles at about 25 mph,
plus hitting an optional jump between turns. The combination of
speed, 35 turns, jumps, poles that will smack you in the face if
you don't hit them down first, and sand bags that can trip you
up if you miss your line intimidated many racers to not race.
Fifth place skateboard took home Turner wheels, and winners
all took home sets of Oust Bearings (the bearing of choice
for Richy). At the end of the warm day, there were plenty of
smiles from tired racers and friends and family.
Tight Slalom (best of 3, 0.1seconds/cone):
Paul Price 14.202
Richy Carrasco 14.481
Attila Aszodi 14.616
Beau Brown 15.457
Martin Drayton 15.469 (came from U.K.!)
Floyd Reid 15.975
Chris Eggers 16.035 (more U.K.!)
Brent Kosick 16.131
Wes Carpenter 16.584
Michel Kaelon 17.866
Mike Gorman 17.936
Tiger Williams 18.841
Chris Cincoto 18.982
Grant Chamberlain 20.395
Skateboards and Gates Slalom (best of 2 runs, must make all gates):
Wes Carpenter 27.643
Richy Carrasco 28.806
Attila Aszodi 31.353
Micheal Kaelon 33.776
Tiger Williams 34.806
Chris Cincota 35.555
Mike Gorman 38.074
Inline Skates and Gates Slalom (best of 2 runs, must make all gates):
Scott Peer 24.171 (fastest on course)
Ellen Palazzo 30.652 (teenage girl strikes again!)
June Palazzo 32.398 (Ellen’s mom)
Frank Boyd 14.575 (short course)
Stephen Palazzo 15.094 (short course, the youngest Palazzo)
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