| California Championship 7 |
| 21 Registered Contestants.
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| Event Date and Time: |
Sunday, November 23, 2003 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 & Sports Club, IGSA
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| Map: |
Click here for online map
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| Entry Fee: |
$25.00 |
| Contest Info: |
Westwood Ski and Sports Club and the International
Gravity Sports Association (IGSA) are pleased to announce
the 2003 California Championship gravity racing series,
with races at West LA College for skateboard, inline skate,
classic luge (buttboard), street luge, and gravity bikes. All
races will count towards the IGSA world rankings. 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 (dropping each racer's worst result in each
discipline). Sponsors include Turner Downhill wheels,
Oust Bearings, Ed Economy longboards and Kryptonics wheels.
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 Nov. 23 at West LA College will be the season finale,
with skateboard giant slalom and tight slalom racing
and luge (all kinds), downhill inline, downhill skateboard,
and gravity bikes on C Street. Afterwards we'll have an
awards party, including the awarding of the season titles.
Schedule (preliminary, be sure to check at registration):
9:00 Setup
10:00 Registration and practice starts
12:00 Downhill qualifying (luge, inline, skateboard, bike)
1:00 Downhill races
3:00 Giant slalom races
5:00 End of permit time (all but the first and last date end at 4:00)
5:30 Awards party
The series dates are:
May 18 WLAC IGSA/WWSC DH + tight slalom
Jun 22 WLAC IGSA/WWSC DH
Jul 20 WLAC IGSA/WWSC GS + tight slalom
Aug ?? TBD Possible GS + tight slalom at new location
Oct 12 WLAC IGSA/WWSC DH
Nov 2 WLAC IGSA/WWSC fast slalom + tight slalom
Nov 23 WLAC IGSA/WWSC DH + GS + tight slalom + season awards party
Note: "DH" = luge, gravity bike, inline/skateboard downhill
"GS" = inline and skateboard fast slalom or giant slalom
sports not listed may practice
Entry fees for season club members are:
$35 for downhill competitors
$25 for tight slalom competitors (free if racing downhill)
$10 for Juniors (under 18) and those not racing (practice only)
$5 extra for extra classes after the first 2
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 ($30/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 $40, $30, 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 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.
Protective gear: IGSA equipment rules will be used.
For slalom and giant slalom this means 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,
gravity bikes, and downhill skateboard and inline, helmets,
leathers, and leather gloves are required. We're building an
equipment pool to loan to people who forget things, please
donate your old gear, it may save someone a long trip home!
See you there!
Scott
http://members.aol.com/wwskiclub/inline.htm
http://www.gravity-sports.com/ -- IGSA
http://inlinedownhill.com/ -- inline downhill info
http://www.gravitybike.com/
http://www.ncdsa.com/ -- skateboard forums, contest calendar
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Descriptions and Directions:
West LA College is located in Culver City 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!). |
| 1st Place Finisher: |
Gary Fluitt |
| 2nd Place Finisher: |
Richy Carrasco |
| 3rd Place Finisher: |
Noah Heinle |
| Overall Results: |
California Slalom Series #5 Results
(California Championship Series date 7)
West LA College, California
November 23, 2003
The final slalom of the 2003 California Championship series
at West LA College featured a tight slalom and a smooth but
challenging giant slalom with a jump in the fourth turn. At the
same time the final downhill races took place on the big hill,
and some racers managed to compete on both hills. The
weather was cool and sunny (except for the last luge runs that
took place in near-darkness).
The skateboard giant slalom was again a close race, with 0.1
seconds separating first through third places and seventh
place less than a second back. Many thanks go out to the
many volunteers who made the race run smoothly!
Skateboard Tight Slalom (best of 3 runs, 0.1 seconds/cone):
1 Gary Fluitt 12.89
2 Richy Carrasco 13.05 (fastest time, but 7 cone penalties)
3 Noah Heinle 13.21
4 David Carrasco 13.62
5 Chris Barker 13.69
6 Brent Kosick 13.94
7 Floyd Reid 14.00
8 Jeff Thomas 15.32
9 Rene Carrasco 15.41
10 Rick Howell 15.49
11 Jack Smith 15.53
12 Mickey Williams 15.59
13 Josh England 15.89
14 Wes Carpenter 16.03
15 Michael Kaelon 16.10
16 Mike Gorman 16.41
17 Adrian Pina 16.47
18 Tiger Williams 16.51
19 Tim Kienitz 16.53
20 Lynn Kramer 16.69
21 Dave Hamm 17.48
22 George Gould 17.80
23 Mark Coady DQ
Skateboard Giant Slalom (best of 2 runs, 0.2 seconds/cone):
1 Richy Carrasco 21.70
2 Noah Heinle 21.78 (fastest time, but had 2 cone penalties)
3 Josh England 21.80
4 Chris Barker 21.92
5 Jeff Thomas 22.19
6 Brent Kosick 22.25
7 Wes Carpenter 22.51
8 David Carrasco 22.77
9 Tiger Williams 23.46
10 Gary Fluitt 23.77
11 Mike Gorman 24.32
12 Cliff Coleman 24.35
13 Floyd Reid 24.38
14T Tim Kienitz 24.77
14T Rene Carrasco 24.77
16 Michael Kaelon 25.21
17 George Gould 26.17
18 Dave Hamm 27.21
19 Rick Howell 27.51
20 Lynn Kramer 28.23
21 Isabelle Caudle 32.69
Inline Giant Slalom (best of 2 runs, 0.2 seconds/cone):
1 Scott Peer 20.57 (fastest on course)
2 Frank Boyd 29.24
Inline Downhill
1 Scott Peer
2 George Merkert
3 Dave Lambert
4 Amy Wallace
Downhill Skateboard
1 Rick Kludy
...all the rest of the downhill results are posted at http://www.gravity-sports.com/index.html ...
...gravity bike, classic (buttboard), street luge...
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