Australian IGSA World Cup Series

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Premium Member Comment by Dani on February 22, 2012 at 9:32

1,600 divided by 3 is 533 (luge podium). Divided by 6 (luge and buttboard) is 266 (roughly). So that's 266 for each rider, 533 for each discipline. 1st place has to get more so it would be 200 for first and 150 for 2nd and 3rd. Seems a bit skimp to me. Could work with Newtons though. 

Guess you have an email to write to ASRA.

Comment by Frank Williams on February 22, 2012 at 9:20

Dani, the total prize purse for Street Luge at Mt. Kiera is $1,600 and at Newtons $2,700.  I would think this would be more than enough to split between the two classes.

Benbro: I have been giving that a lot of thought.  I will be organizing events in the future (maybe or maybe not IGSA events).

Premium Member Comment by Dani on February 22, 2012 at 9:15

That is also an option.

Premium Member Comment by Benbro on February 22, 2012 at 9:13

maybe frank could organise his own world cup,.and allocate prize money to his chosen disiplines,..or he could quit complaining and get stoked like EVERYONE else.

 

Premium Member Comment by Dani on February 22, 2012 at 9:08

Not to many wheels at Newtons, not many at Kiera either I wouldn't think. Maybe 3 or 4 sets max for each one.

Premium Member Comment by Dani on February 22, 2012 at 9:07

That would be cool. I meant the prize pool for Newtons and Kiera though, pass a hat around there. How much is the luge money? Is it consistent with the stand up prizes? Maybe there isn't enough to split? I dunno, I haven't looked i have just seen the figure for the pool. 

Comment by Frank Williams on February 22, 2012 at 9:05

I plan on organizing an outlaw series over here under a similar concept and would be willing to put $10 into a pool for classic.  But what I really don't get is that the money for luge has already been earmarked, why not just divide it up between the two luge classes?  It's not like Classic Luge is much different, just more strict.

Classic luge (and street luge for that matter) use skateboarding gear.  Most classic luge deck manufacturers, such as Five Mile Longboards and SubSonic also manufacture longboards.  I don't know how many sets of wheels stand up guys use up in a race weekend, but I use quite a few on my classic luge.

Premium Member Comment by Dani on February 22, 2012 at 8:43

Of all the groms I know going to either events, I don't think that a lack of prize money would deter any of them. They just wanna ride with Scoot, haha!

Perhaps if there was a 10,000 dollar prize for just stand up opens and nothing for groms or ladies then that might prick my ear since there is plenty to go around. If there isn't enough money though then there isn't enough money. If some butt board supporters or companies step up and throw some prize money in the that's awesome! If they don't well then they don't.

Hows this for an idea, and I know rego is expensive anyway so it might not float so well but worth a shot. What if all the buttboarders and lugers went outlaw style and either threw 10 bucks each in hat or paid 10 bucks extra rego (whichever works) and made a prize pool out of that. Since skateboarding has lot's of companies to help with our prize money but not so much with buttboarding then maybe help out your bro's who make podium. I'll chuck 10 dollars in the post when I'm over there.

Premium Member Comment by Dani on February 22, 2012 at 8:31

I lie! China bomb in Adelaide. Leigh, Bow and myself versus 30 odd kids. I must admit, that was for the cash :P

Comment by Frank Williams on February 22, 2012 at 8:29

BtB is a charity freeride, a completely different event and structure (which I'm also attending).

What if there was only money for Open Downhill but none for Junior or Women's?  Would that change your opinion? 

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