ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

Firming up the date for Luna this week.

We are looking at April 15, 16 & 17

Luna is changing a bit this year to less of a spectator venue for more of a gathering, festival type atmosphere. The tentitive venue is beautiful, on a big lake, very very smooth asphalt, start is flat, steep drop at mid course to a flat finish, the course will be in the neighborhood of 400 ft. so this means tighter courses. I'll try to get some pictures posted soon.

Because we are planning to move Luna to a new location things are slow in getting meeting set up with the new city (not Jackson but Ridgeland, a suburb of Jackson).

I see a Friday night single lane GS on a bigger faster hill than last years Pocket Pistol Outlaw 75. I plan on lighting on Friday also to let it run a bit longer. Saturday will kick off early morning with a Junior (17 and under) race, next a womens race, then a senior 45+, then wrap up with the Main Event an Open class (A & B), then party party!

I may throw in a cyber-slalom on Sunday for those left behind.

If the city is not cooperative, it's outlaw.

To conform to the new Time Advance Rule it is becoming urgent to decide who will get the Main status, Luna or Red Clay? Since these events are so early on in the season it means that the time advance rule is January 16 for Luna and January 29 for Red Clay to make the decision.

Affirmative on the dates for my race, and yeah Red Clay is opening up a branch in Central America.

Cool. checking out fares. Are the dates for Red Clay and Luna pretty firm? Ricky?
6 - have a good trip. Buy me a piece.

Noah Heinle wrote:why?

because I haven't had my second cup of coffee yet

main, I meant to say "main"

why?

In an effort to stimulate discussion of this topic......

I'd like to see Red Clay categorized as a MAIN.

1. Time to find out who has plans for organizing Eastern American competitions in 2005.
2. Who will be given the US Championships for 2005.
3. Who will recieve what World Ranking statuses for 2005.

I will try to keep this post updated with the current discussion.


World Ranking status proposal for 2005
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USA East have 2 Mains and 2 Primes to set.
[Main] [Main] [Prime] [Prime]
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Major status subjects (One of the Mains in the West Atlantic regions will get Major status)
[(World Championships, Morro Bay, CA)]

Main status subjects (2)
[Main] Red Clay Cup April 29 - May 1 Athens, Georgia (Prime last year)
[Main] The Farm August 6-7 Vista, New York (Main last year)

Prime status subjects (2)
[Prime] Luna Slalom Jam April 16-17 Jackson, Mississippi (Main last year)
[Prime] Mountain State Slalom Skate Bridge Day October 16 Fayetteville, West Virginia (Prime last year)

Chi-Town Shootout July 23

Basic Status
Washington DC Downhill/Slalom May 21-22? Washington, DC
Slalom St. Louis May 28-30 St. Louis, Missouri
South Carolina State Championships Mid-December Columbia, SC

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- Outlaw Series?
- Gaithersburg Open Slalom Series?
- Boston?