The San Francisco Gravity Festival runs Friday May 2 through Sunday May 4 and is a combination of – downhill speedboard, gravity bike, luge, inline and now – Slalom Skateboard Racing!!
The San Francisco Gravity Fest Slalom Challenge will be held on the final day of the Festival on Sunday, May 4, 2003.
Check out the Gravity Fest web site: SF Gravity Festival Complete event information can be downloaded in a PDF file at the link above.
The download/PDF file includes race location, maps, lodging, transportation, etc. Please note that this description may not yet list “Skateboard Slalom” as an event since we are organizing and running our own race as part of the overall Gravity Festival but not under the IGSA National technical rules. Each rider must wear a helmet, knee and elbow pads and sign the IGSA standard waiver to compete in the slalom event.
Photos of the hill can be seen at: View Pics
Road Surface: Slightly rough but we should be able to run a good GS race on it. Foot-braking will be a must for most riders.
Entry Class: Men’s Pro, Men’s Open, Women’s Combined, Boy’s and Girl’s divisions. Age cut-off for Boy’s and Girl’s classes is 16. All racers will run the same course based on sign-in order and times will be categorized according to class. All other details will be announced at the racer’s meeting on race day.
Course: Single Lane GS -- part of the course may be more like a fast Hybrid.
Format: Each rider will take a minimum of two timed runs depending on the course and final number of entries. There will be a DQ penalty based on a “TBD” number of cones hit per single run – designed to suit the course which will be announced on race day.
Race Day Schedule: Riders must arrive before 9:30 a.m. as the road will close at this time.
This is a one day racing event:
Sunday - May 4th, 2003
Registration: 8:45 - 9:45
Practice: 10:00 - 11:00
Rider's Meeting: 11:15 - 11:30
Racing All Classes: 11:30 a.m.
Entry Fee:
Entries are limited to the first 50 paid racers. Advance entry fee is $40 – paid via Paypal or check/money order.
Deadline for advance discount $40 rate is: Monday, April 28, 2003. After that, entry fee increases to $50 per person.
Please DO NOT mail checks after Monday, April 28, 2003 as they may not be received in time. Paypal instant payment is still o.k. but if made after Monday – should be made in the amount of $50.
Absolute last day for Paypal -- instant payment only -- is Thursday, May 1. After that – you can sign up and pay on race day only if space permits. Sorry no exceptions. 1st 50 riders signed up and paid will be racing.
Click here to Pay with Paypal Paypal ID: SK8KINGS@aol.com
or mail a check no later than Monday April 28 payable to : Carrasco Skate Co./SK8KINGS at P.O. Box 20354, Fountain Valley, CA 92728-0354
Entry Form: Every entrant must sign the San Francisco Gravity Festival Waiver and Release to participate. This document can be viewed and downloaded in advance at: Download Waiver. Must be 18 years of age to sign – under 18 must have a parent or guardian sign.
Cash Prizes: Men’s Pro class for 1st through 3rd place only. All other classes will be awarded from the donated prize pool.
Sponsors/Vendors:
The following have generously donated prizes to the prize pool to be awarded on race day:
3DM/Turner Wheels
Comet Skateboards
Yahoo
Logitech
Deathbox
Glen Darcey/Creative License Media
Independent
SK8KINGS.COM
Pure Guts
Bahne Skateboards
Pocket Pistols
Billy's Skateboard Hardware
Purple Skunk Skate Shop
Soul Studio
Stifle Clothing
Clive Bags
Bell Sports
Madrid Skateboards
Dragon Optical Sunglasses
Juice Magazine
Manufacturers/vendors interested in donating to the prize purse are entitled to hang a banner along the race course in appreciation of your support. Please contact maria@sk8kings.com for details.
Purple Skunk Discount: Lizzie and the gang at Purple Skunk have extended a special in store discount to all registered entrants for this race! Support your local skate shop -- visit Purple Skunk at:
Purple Skunk Skate Shop
5820 Geary Blvd
San Francisco, CA 94121
Tel: (415)668-7905
Race Organizers: Richy & Maria Carrasco/SK8KINGS.COM in tandem with Gary Holl and Erik Takaoka/Midtown Racing by invitation of Robert Wurgaft/SF Gravity Festival
Parking: Parking available to slalom racers just past the top of the slalom hill in the “pit area” if you arrive before 9:30 – ROAD CLOSES AT 9:30.
(See aerial view map on the gravity site at: Aerial Map)
Weather: Check Local Forecast
And Finally: This is a great opportunity to further expose slalom skateboard racing to the media, spectators and other athletes participating at the Gravity Festival this year. Our goal is to keep the slalom event as fun and casual as possible. Thanks in advance to everyone for helping us to make this a successful event. Volunteers are welcome. Please do not ride the hill until race day to avoid jeopardizing our opportunity to run this event as well as future events with the Gravity Festival.
Anyone having trouble downloading any of the above information – e-mail: maria@sk8kings.com to have documents forwarded directly.
Please sign up and pay in advance. This will help us to keep the race day chaos to a minimum so we can focus on having a great race day!
NOTE: THIS SIGN UP PAGE IS FOR THE SLALOM EVENT ONLY. If you intend to sign up for any other events – please see the separate “San Francisco Gravity Festival/IGSA National” sign-up on the Contest Calendar.
