Cornish Open Slalom Champs 2005
Sponsored by Duffs, Ginsters, Roe Racing, Pocket Pistol, fatboyskates.co.uk, Khiro, octanesport.com, chillivideo.com
Saturday 2nd July 10am - 12noon
Bude, Cornwall
I am pleased to announce that fatboyskates.co.uk have stepped in to co-sponsor the race and will be providing some of their much acclaimed Bearing Lube and stickers for the prize pool and goody bag.
In addition Roe Racing, Pocket Pistol, Khiro and Duffs have also confirmed they will be providing decks and goodies for the prize pool.
I'm stoked that there has been so much support for this event, it now means that every racer will get a goody bag with t-shirt, stickers etc upon entering. Not bad for a fiver!
The race is part of the Bude Skate Classic, organised by Airculture. In addition to the Slalom there is a street contest at noon and a downhill race late afternoon.
The slalom takes place on a closed road (hence the short race time) at Crooklets Beach, with reasonable surface and medium gradient.
Also worth noting that Cornwall is home to two of the best concrete bowls in the UK (the one in Penzance is probably the best in the UK), so if you also like the curved stuff its definitely worth a weekend away.
[2005] Cornish Open Slalom Champs, July 2, 2005
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The weather (according to the latest forecast) is looking dry for Saturday, so if you want to race for the title of Cornish Open Champion 2005 now's the time to jump on the boat.
if you need further encouragement, the latest sponsor is local beer maker Sharps Brewery meaning that the podium finishers will be sipping/spraying a decent brew instead of cheap fizzy wine.
thanks to all the sponsors we also have a deep prize pool, everything from decks to beer openers, so its looking like every entrant will walk away with something.
cornish open slalom champs 2005
sat 2nd july 10am-12noon
sponsored by... chillivideo.com, duffs, fatboyskates.co.uk, ginsters, gravity skateboards, octanesport.com, pocket pistol, roe racing, sharps brewery
part of the bude skate classic
if you need further encouragement, the latest sponsor is local beer maker Sharps Brewery meaning that the podium finishers will be sipping/spraying a decent brew instead of cheap fizzy wine.
thanks to all the sponsors we also have a deep prize pool, everything from decks to beer openers, so its looking like every entrant will walk away with something.
cornish open slalom champs 2005
sat 2nd july 10am-12noon
sponsored by... chillivideo.com, duffs, fatboyskates.co.uk, ginsters, gravity skateboards, octanesport.com, pocket pistol, roe racing, sharps brewery
part of the bude skate classic
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Gavin Randall
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so what are you going to do with your saturday, mow the lawn, paint the fence, do some woodwork...... or come support UK slalom by taking part in the Cornish Open Slalom Champs at the Bude Skate Classic?
i've just got back from Sharps Brewery with 1/2litre bottles of their excellent Doom Bar for the podium festivities, plus some Doom Bar gift packs for prizes.
in total the prize stash - thanks to extremely generous sponsors Duffs, Fatboyskates.co.uk, octanesport.co.uk, pocketpistol, roe, chillivideo.com, sharps brewery, ginsters, gravity - stands at over 30 items. everything from decks to backpacks. do the math, with an entry of 30 racers max thats something for everyone! and in addition all racers will get upon sign on and payment of the fiver entry a free t-shirt courtesy of Ginsters.
you want more?
in order to encourage new racers octanesport have been persuaded to offer some extra special race-day only slalom completes, with cones, at a bargain price. anyone buying one in the morning will also get FREE entry into the slalom. can't say fairer than that!
and we've also sorted the weather, 20deg and sunny with the wind on our backs.
we've done our best, NOW SHOW UP AND RACE!
Cornish Open Slalom Championship
Sat 2nd July
10am-12noon
Crooklets Beach Road, Bude
sponsored by... chillivideo.com, duffs, fatboyskates.co.uk, ginsters, gravity, octanesport.com, pocketpistol, roe, sharps brewery
i've just got back from Sharps Brewery with 1/2litre bottles of their excellent Doom Bar for the podium festivities, plus some Doom Bar gift packs for prizes.
in total the prize stash - thanks to extremely generous sponsors Duffs, Fatboyskates.co.uk, octanesport.co.uk, pocketpistol, roe, chillivideo.com, sharps brewery, ginsters, gravity - stands at over 30 items. everything from decks to backpacks. do the math, with an entry of 30 racers max thats something for everyone! and in addition all racers will get upon sign on and payment of the fiver entry a free t-shirt courtesy of Ginsters.
you want more?
in order to encourage new racers octanesport have been persuaded to offer some extra special race-day only slalom completes, with cones, at a bargain price. anyone buying one in the morning will also get FREE entry into the slalom. can't say fairer than that!
and we've also sorted the weather, 20deg and sunny with the wind on our backs.
we've done our best, NOW SHOW UP AND RACE!
Cornish Open Slalom Championship
Sat 2nd July
10am-12noon
Crooklets Beach Road, Bude
sponsored by... chillivideo.com, duffs, fatboyskates.co.uk, ginsters, gravity, octanesport.com, pocketpistol, roe, sharps brewery
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Gavin Randall
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STRIDE TAKES CORNISH OPEN TITLE
Despite damp weather overnight and through the morning, we got a small window of dryness for the Cornish Open Slalom Champs allowing for two solid hours of good racing.
Going head to head throughout the event Mike Stride and Paul Price, however when the weather closed in again making the course too slippy it was Mike who took the Cornish Open title on his last run by .284 of a second.
1. Mike Stride 16.272 (0)
2. Paul Price 16.556 (0)
3. David O’Conner 19.270 (1)
4. Matthew McDonald 19.770 (6)
5. Trawler 20.184 (2)
6. Gavin Randall 20.884 (7)
7. Bullet 21.302 (8)
8. Tim Woodrow 21.783 (4)
9. Stefan 22.097 (8)
I’d like to thank all the racers who made the effort to support this event, Toby of Airculture for arranging the road closure and including slalom in the Skate Classic, the guy who’s name I did’nt catch who helped cone marshall, Matthew for helping me lug kit about and set up, and most of all cheers to all the sponsors who stepped up to support this event;
www.chillivideo.com
Duffs
Ginsters of Cornwall
www.fatboyskates.co.uk
Gravity Skateboards (Oakland)
www.octanesport.com
Pocket Pistol Skates
Roe Racing
Sharps Brewery
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/ ... iumwww.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
(l-r) Who needs champagne when you’ve got a bottle of locally brewed ‘Doom Bar’? David O’Conner, Mike Stride, Paul Price.
Despite damp weather overnight and through the morning, we got a small window of dryness for the Cornish Open Slalom Champs allowing for two solid hours of good racing.
Going head to head throughout the event Mike Stride and Paul Price, however when the weather closed in again making the course too slippy it was Mike who took the Cornish Open title on his last run by .284 of a second.
1. Mike Stride 16.272 (0)
2. Paul Price 16.556 (0)
3. David O’Conner 19.270 (1)
4. Matthew McDonald 19.770 (6)
5. Trawler 20.184 (2)
6. Gavin Randall 20.884 (7)
7. Bullet 21.302 (8)
8. Tim Woodrow 21.783 (4)
9. Stefan 22.097 (8)
I’d like to thank all the racers who made the effort to support this event, Toby of Airculture for arranging the road closure and including slalom in the Skate Classic, the guy who’s name I did’nt catch who helped cone marshall, Matthew for helping me lug kit about and set up, and most of all cheers to all the sponsors who stepped up to support this event;
www.chillivideo.com
Duffs
Ginsters of Cornwall
www.fatboyskates.co.uk
Gravity Skateboards (Oakland)
www.octanesport.com
Pocket Pistol Skates
Roe Racing
Sharps Brewery
<img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v672/ ... iumwww.jpg" alt="Image hosted by Photobucket.com">
(l-r) Who needs champagne when you’ve got a bottle of locally brewed ‘Doom Bar’? David O’Conner, Mike Stride, Paul Price.
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Gavin Randall
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