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NATIONAL Slalom Championship - let's do it!

OK, looks like there is a big green light!

http://www.skateboardracing.org.au/group/slalom/forum/topics/just-t...


So now lets see who is up for organising slalom at Bathurst.......

Team Naccos, Mountain Mick, Mark, Marek, Fitz, Scotty, Bueller??????

(not sure if I can get there this year)

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    bernie

    OK we did it at Bathurst......can we do it in WA????

     

    Look out for the next Jacks Attack.........see ASRA on FB for Scott Bouyer's post.

    Big raceway, plenty of spare hot-mix, all its needs is cones!

     

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    Bushy



    bernie said:

    OK we did it at Bathurst......can we do it in WA????

     

    Look out for the next Jacks Attack.........see ASRA on FB for Scott Bouyer's post.

    Big raceway, plenty of spare hot-mix, all its needs is cones!

     


    I don't know of other slalomers in Perth but it would be good to try get it happening. I would be able to support it by making ramps and supplying some cones and hopefully racing.
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    bernie

    Good work!

    You should contact Martin Pavey to work on the event together.

    Can I suggest doing the first one without ramps, instead use one or 2 push start.

    That way you can get the longboarders that "don't do ramps" to have a go.

    Also try a 50 or 100 cone challenge, $1.00 per run, fastest clean run takes the cash.

    Instead of ramps, it might be more useful to get a timing system up and running.

    These units work ok, use velcro tape to share them with many boards.

    http://www.skateboardracing.org.au/group/slalom/forum/topics/cheap-...

     

    Or you can build this stuff:
    http://www.skateboardracing.org.au/forum/topics/diy-wireless-timer?...

    http://charliedontskate.com/bb2/viewtopic.php?t=3012&postdays=0...

    The delay circuit (to stop the back wheels stopping the timer) shown here now uses a reed-switch relay, instead of a transistor, because it switches cleaner. (5V SPST DIL Reed Relay from Jaycar)



    You can use the delay circuit without the wireless bit, and instead just replace the Transmitter with the stop-watch, and hook the start and finish line tapes-switches together, (in paralell). (this might be your best option)

    How to build Tape Switches:

    http://charliedontskate.com/bb2/viewtopic.php?p=19120&highlight...

    (I don't use the cushion layer under the tapes, and they last OK)

     

    See this for course setting:

    http://www.skateboardracing.org.au/group/slalom/forum/topics/how-to...

     

     

    If someone is going over from Sydney, they might be able to borrow the Trackmate time from Haggy.

    You will need about 100metres of 2pair phone cable, better still borrow a roll of Cat5, and put RJ12 connectors at each end.  (Pin outs for the 6 pin RJ12, 2&5 for left lane, 3&4 for right lane).

    (on the tape switches the RJ12 pin-outs are 3&4).

     



    Bushy said:



    bernie said:

    OK we did it at Bathurst......can we do it in WA????

     

    Look out for the next Jacks Attack.........see ASRA on FB for Scott Bouyer's post.

    Big raceway, plenty of spare hot-mix, all its needs is cones!

     


    I don't know of other slalomers in Perth but it would be good to try get it happening. I would be able to support it by making ramps and supplying some cones and hopefully racing.