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We hereby welcome all slalomers, longboarders and roller skaters to Paris, May 24-25 for an exciting slalom event at the famous Trocadero site opposite the Eiffel Tower in Paris.
The contest will feature the following events for skateboarders:
Tight / Straight parallel slalom
Special slalom, dual
Giant slalom
Longboard slide contest
Official website:
http://www.riderz.net/site-troca
Rules in English (PDF format)
Short summary of rules:
Starting ramp
There will be starting ramps, 1m high. That will be more than enough to give the speed necessary for the Trocadero slope.
Time penalty
Time penalty for a hit cone is 0.1 sec in all disciplines. No maximum cone count.
Tight slalom, Pro:
Cone distance: 2.0m measured centre to centre. Course length will be approximately 40 cones.
Two qualifying runs, best time countes. 16 best to the final head to head. Two runs each, times will be added. (no 1.5 sec rule, a DQ is a DQ).
Tight slalom, Am:
Cone distance: 2.5m measured centre to centre.
Course length will be approximately 30 cones to match the total length of the course of the Pros. Same head to head format as for Pro.
Special slalom:
This event will be run as dual like the straight/tight slalom.
Here's an extract from the rules:
"2.4 The cones shall be placed in such a manner that a varied course is created. The distance between cones shall be 1.6 - 4 m (measured from center to center), the average cone distance should be approximately 2-2.5 m."
(The Roller skaters will use this course also as a discipline. They initially wanted to do the giant, but have now changed to tight + special only in the skateboard course.)
Giant slalom:
We have decided not to do the giant slalom as a dual race as that would greatly reduce the possibilities for a varied giant slalom course. Instead it will be run according to the ISSA rules with two runs, best run counts. See http://www.pcpal.se/issa.
Here's an extract from the rules:
"2.4 The cones shall be placed in such a manner that a varied course is created. The distance between cones shall be 2 - 10 m (measured from center to center), the average cone distance should be approximately 3-5 m."
Slope
I cannot give the exact steepness of the hill, but it is fairly steep (6% is my guess). 40 cones in a straight line 2m apart will be really really fast. Most amateurs couldn't come past the 20th cone. That's why we have planned different courses in the tight. The special will probably be very fast too. The giant should be fast in speed, but probably not so difficult to manage. Most French slalomers are longboarders who have great control of boards at speed, but more difficulties in tight technical courses (but they're learning fast!).
Entry fees
The entry fees are based upon the number of events you participate in. There is also an offer for a combo lunch, 2 days, - T-shirt package (15 Euros). Check out the offical site for exact details.
Trophies, prizes, prize money
There will be trophies to the three best in each category. There will be sponsor prices distributed. For the Pro event there may still be prize money (probably in the 100's, not in the 1000's of Euros), but we're a bit short on cash given all the expenses, and the low entry fee.
Female category
The three slalom events will have a separate ladies category. A winner will be awarded in each category. However trophies will only be awarded to the best three female skaters in the overall ranking (including the slide event) (based upon the ISSA points system).
Best overall
An overall ranking of all four disciplines will be defined. No special trophy, other than the honor is planned.
Questions?
For any questions you may have please post them here, in this topic. But before doing so, check the ISSA rules. Most of the answers to your questions might be found there, however there is a need to adapt some of the rules for this specific event.
If you have questions about other things, hotels, accomodation with skaters, sightseeing etc, please post them in a separate thread.
We hope this event will as much a kick-off for the sport of slalom skateboarding in France. We sincerely hope you want to share this occasion with us.
Welcome / Bienvenue !