National Capital Slalom Championships 2012

Event Details

Time: September 29, 2012 at 9am to September 30, 2012 at 5pm
Location: Stromlo Forest Park, Canberra
City/Town: Canberra
Website or Map: http://maps.google.com.au/?ll…
Event Type: slalom, ditch
Organized By: Scotty Taylor
Latest Activity: Oct 3, 2012

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Event Description

WE'RE BACK FOR A BIG LONG WEEKEND BASH!

What is it

The National Capital Slalom Championships will be run by the guys at CROSS and is happening at:

Mt Stromlo on September 29, and
Ainslie Ditch on September 30, 2012.

Format

Head to Head Hybrid slalom at Stromlo with a mixture of single race double elimination and duel race single elimination. The ditch slalom will be done on a Time-trial jam format.

The Ditch

Ditch slalom with wicked acid drops and teeth of doom

Location

The Ditch slalom will be at the famous teeth of doom at Ainslie Drains. The head to Head slalom will on the Mt Stromlo criterium track at Stromlo Forest Park

Categories

Everybody will race in the Opens but prizes will be given for Juniors, Womans and over 50s according to how they place in the opens

Registration

Rider fee is $25 for Stromlo, $10 for Ainslie or $30 for both. Registration on the day will cost $5 more per event.

Safety Requirements

Mandatory - Helmet
Recommended - Gloves and pads

Accommodation

The best place to stay is the Statesman Hotel in Curtin which is located a short ride to each event. Other shenanigans will happen at the Skatesman across the weekend.

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ASRA Admin Comment by Scotty Taylor on September 26, 2012 at 20:40: Yeah Bugs, it was updated I guess as I had several people saying it looked really bad this morning.

ASRA Admin Comment by Bugs on September 26, 2012 at 20:29: Forecast indicates the bad weather is mostly on Friday, and will clear by the middle of Saturday. So I think we'll get it done.

Comment by Matt McD on September 26, 2012 at 19:43: Ominous for Saturday to be sure, if it does rain hopefully it drys out by Sunday.

30-40km winds on Saturday could be interesting...

ASRA Admin Comment by Scotty Taylor on September 26, 2012 at 19:39: Yeah the weather forecast is a bit ominous, never mind the -2, it's the rain which worries me. We will still race on Saturday unless it is just too much rain, wet slalom has been done before with no probs, but ditches and rain tend not to work. Looking for a possible plan b... Statesman car park freestyle comp? :)

Comment by Mark Gorman on September 26, 2012 at 19:09: 4 Boards set up , One is a retro Bugs, hope the weather man gets it wrong -2 for Sunday morning.

ASRA Admin Comment by Bugs on September 20, 2012 at 14:57: My tip: loosen your trucks and prepare to go fast.

ASRA Admin Comment by Scotty Taylor on September 20, 2012 at 14:13: The course is going to be similar to past years, utilising Stromlo's perfect slope and smooth surface, we'll have some tight bits, some loose bits, at least one offset. I think we'll see the return of the old gimme which is loved and loathed, and always provides some excitement, screaming at you "PAY ATTENTION OR LOSE" :D

ASRA Admin Comment by Scotty Taylor on September 20, 2012 at 13:59: Get your entries in, missing it would almost be UN-ASRA-LIAN :D

ASRA Admin Comment by Scotty Taylor on September 11, 2012 at 19:44: Picked up some boxes of schwagg for the mega raffle today thanks to http://www.goliathskate.com/

Not long now!

ASRA Admin Comment by Scotty Taylor on September 6, 2012 at 16:53: Dave is right re the times, from memory we kicked off practice from 10ish last year on both days and started racing about 11.