Australian IGSA World Cup Series

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Location: Sydney, Australia
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Welcome to the richest leg of downhill racing the world has ever seen. During 10 days in April the worlds best will converge on Australian shores for the start of the IGSA World Tour. Riders from North America, Europe, Africa, South America and Asia will face off against the best riders in Australia for $30,000 in cash and the title of worlds best.

It will be 10 days to examine the soul of a rider and determine if they can come out on top and take the title and the big dollars, or crash in a heap.

Welcome to the Australian World Cup leg, the richest, the biggest, and the craziest show on earth.

For more information follow the above links or contact:

Haggy Strom: haggy@skateboardracing.org.au

Dave Robertson: dave@skateboardracing.org.au

Colin Beck: colin@skateboardracing.org.au

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ASRA Admin Comment by bernie on February 10, 2012 at 15:31: And another thing:

Bathurst is once again proving to be a polarising event.

Holden v Ford,
Jap v Harley (riding v pushing!),
now it is starting to look like
Luge v Standup,

But what always gets lost in these pointless arguments is this:
Each and everyone that competes wins something worth far more than the few sheckles on offer!

Irrevocable bragging rights that you raced at Bathurst.... which has to be one of, if not the, most gnarly thing you can do!

Thanks ASRA!

ASRA Admin Comment by bernie on February 10, 2012 at 15:17: Precious petals....Camping on that hill is a cherished right of passage, and the best place to meet your brothers and sisters after a day on the track.

The things that I missed these last few years were the riots, the sacrifical offerings of burnt beetles (mostly 1600cc) burning news camera cars, flaming footy and volleyball matches, primary school fundraisers running the beer and sausage sizzle tents, and singing "Old MacDonald had a farm" to the enthralled members of the NSW TRG.... Oh for less civilised times.....

Flagons of petrol for the BBQ anyone????

Premium Member Comment by Dave M on February 10, 2012 at 13:52: Yeh camping sucked last time, but live and learn.

will try and find a quieter and darker spot this time.

any news on if its a dry area again this year?

Premium Member Comment by Dani on February 10, 2012 at 13:03: Do yourself a favor Nic and don't use the Newtons camping, dunno if you have camped there before or if you were in a hotel but it's the pits!

Newtons 2012! Gonna be epic!

Premium Member Comment by Trav on February 10, 2012 at 11:26: IGSA is just the sanctioning body. The race is owned, organised, funds raised and run by ASRA and its handfull of volunteers. Sakamotto whilst you're reading perhaps you should read into some ASRA histroy and lets us know how closely all the disciplines tie in together.

The people that work closely with the ASRA guys and see just how much work they put in tend to get offensive when people start hassling them about details about an event they would never put on themselves... not talking about just from ASRA forums but from all over.

Like an event of any scale, it's the organisers event, don't like something, do something about it and make your own event.

Comment by Sakamoto on February 10, 2012 at 11:01: Hop, the history of luge and skateboarding was encapsulated very recently by Marcus, in a dialogue History of the IGSA, I'm sure Haggy would have a copy as Haggy is the Australian Rep. Might I suggest having a look at it, it's very informative.

Everybody knows you only make comments like this, Hop, purely to stir the pot....they have no real purpose other than doing that....

Premium Member Comment by sidecar nic on February 10, 2012 at 10:47: Hop, Im not saying any of that. Your argument that luge is in decline is purely an opinion. Entry numbers for luge have remained fairly constant over the past 10 years. It may not have the current growth that downhill skateboarding has but to say it's in decline isn't correct. That's completely besides the point of this thread though.

I was merely drawing attention to the fact that the reference Robbo made to entry numbers and prize money wasn't completely accurate. People can draw their own conclusions.

I questioned the price of the entry fees for these events earlier in the week and also the prize money split. I got an answer and even though I don't agree 100% with what was said, I've accepted it and left the issue alone now. It's weird that people get so worked up and defensive over minor questions these days and have to respond with such bitterness.

Premium Member Comment by Trav on February 10, 2012 at 10:27: i think its unfair that only 33% of Australia's Downhill population (ref. to Aus opens ranking numbers) can get a spot to compete, while 100% of the Classic luge population can compete...

Comment by Hop on February 10, 2012 at 10:15: So what are you saying Sidecar Nic?

Are you saying women's skateboarding is a growing sport and deserves encouragement because half the population are women and are potential competitors and spectators? While luge is a sport in decline, who's competitors are aging and are not adapting to a modern world by changing rules and conditions to encourage young people and women? Are you saying that women need extra support in a sport dominated by men and has a sexist history? Or are you saying that historically lugers have got better prize money and the only way to encourage more middle age men into their garage to create faster luger machines is to provide bigger prize money because they are only motivated by cash?

Premium Member Comment by sidecar nic on February 10, 2012 at 9:26: In all fairness Robbo, there also isn't that much risk of elimination in the Womens standup brackets either if you go off past years results. If you look at entry numbers from the 2010 Newtons there were 6 entries in the womens standup. There were 9 inliners and 26 classic lugers.