ISSA - International Slalom Skateboarding Association

<center><img src="http://skateboardracing.com/images/amer ... s.jpg"><br>
<br></center>

I'd like to announce the formation of an official slalom series for the 2004 racing season. To continue the momentum established by the excellent work of FCR, and to foster a nation-wide competition we have created a series from a set of races. Details below and at <a href="http://skateboardracing.com"> skateboardracing.com </a> <br>

<b>American Cup Slalom Series (ACSS Series)</b>
The ACSS is a 6 race slalom skateboarding series comprised of 13 individual events. Racers in the series will take their best 9 results to calculate series points. The top 3 finishers in Mens Pro division will receive a cash purse. The top 3 finishers in Open Men, Women, and Junior divisions receive trophies and prizes. In addition to the Overall title in each division, there will be awards for the American Cup Tight Slalom Champion, and the American Cup GS Champion.

<center><img src="http://skateboardracing.com/images/usMap.jpg"> <br></center>

2004 Race Series

1. Luna Slalom Jam, April 17, Jackson, Mississippi
    (Hybrid Slalom)


2. Gorge Games, July 10-11, Hood River, Oregon
    (Tight Slalom, SlalomCross)


3. La Costa Open, July 24-25, Carlsbad, California
    (Giant Slalom, Tight Slalom)


4. Da Farm, August 7-8 (tentative), Vista, New York
    (Giant Slalom, Tight Slalom)


5. US Championships, Aug. 20-22, Breckenridge, Colorado
    (Tight Slalom, Giant Slalom, Cyber Slalom, Downhill)


6. World Championships, October 8-10, Morro Bay, California
    (Tight Slalom, Giant Slalom, SlalomCross)

Gary, this year is going to be a great year for slalom. Thanks for your efforts to assemble a series. You can count on the DC racers to attend and support the series! Stoked!

How will the points system work?

Mike,
Thanks for your support. You've got to be one of the most prolific racers in the country (next to Mollica). Seems like I see you everywhere....

I'll write up the points distribution rules and post them on skateboardracing.com next week. Pretty standard distribution for the single lane events and equal 5th, 9th, 16th, type stuff.

Gary

Hey Gary, I know I'm late on the draw but thanks for stepping up to the plate and organizing the America's Cup Slalom Series. Schlater - Paul H.

Mike,
Here's how the points distribution will work out for A level races (50 or more racers) and B level races (49 or fewer).

• Place. A Level/B Level
  
  1. 200/132
  2. 175/116
  3. 160/106
  4. 150/99
  Equal 5th based on Qualifying
  5. 141/93
  6. 133/88
  7. 126/83
  8. 120/79
  9. 115/76
  Equal 9th based on Qualifying
  10. 111/73
  11. 107/71
  12. 103/68
  13. 99/65
  14. 95/63
  15. 91/60
  16. 87/57
  17. 84/55
  18. 81/53
  19. 78/51
  20. 75/50
  21. 72/48
  22. 69/46
  23. 66/44
  24. 63/42
  25. 60/40
  26. 57/38
  27. 54/36
  28. 51/34
  29. 48/32
  30. 45/30
  31. 42/28
  32. 39/26
  33. 38/25
  34. 37/24
  35. 36 23
  36. 35 22
  37. 34 21
  38. 33 20
  39. 32 19
  40. 31 18
  41. 30 17
  42. 29 16
  43. 28 15
  44. 27 14
  45. 26 13
  46. 25 12
  47. 24 11
  48. 23 10
  49.22 9
  50. 21 (No b points after 48 cause a B race is 49 or fewer racers)
  51. 20
  52. 19
  53. 18
  54. 17
  55. 16
  56. 15
  57. 14
  58. 13
  59. 12
  60. 11
  61. 10
  62. 9
  63. 8
  64. 7

I've just updated the American Cup points and this is what I come up with below. Mind you this is after only half of the races in the series, but things are changing fast. The rules once again, you can take nine results to your final tally. So far there have been 5 races to count (1 Luna, 2 Hood, 2 La Costa) It is abundantly clear to me now that I need a database for this, and not just a spread sheet. Calling Dan Gesmer....

Rank/Skater - Points
1. RICHY CARRASCO - 668
2. NOAH HEINLE - 637
3. KENNY MOLLICA - 589
4. CHRIS BARKER - 523
5. CHICKEN DECK - 511
6. KEITH HOLLIEN - 491
7. GARY FLUITT - 410
8. MICHAEL DONG - 343
9. JASON MITCHELL - 340
10. BOBBY MANDARINO - 295

great series, thanks for all the hard work!

Rick,
That would be correct if you were racing in the "A Class" in all events. Hood was broken into a an A Class and a B Class (in addition to being a smaller B Level event with 36 racers). La Costa was an A level event (50 or more riders) in addition to being broken into A and B classes of racers. The B Class points start where the A Class points stop - at position 33 in the case of La Costa, and at position 9 in the case of Hood.
If you were #1 in the B Class, like Parsons in the GS at La Costa, you would get the points for position 33. This is the most fair way I can think to reward the guys who qualified for the A class and got eliminated by racers like Chicken and Mollica. It's also a good way to keep people from sandbagging into the B so they can get more points.
In any case Rick you should have about 213 points based on your high B class finishes. I will look at this in detail when I have some more time and post everyone's points.
Gary

Okay, I see that I'm confusing "A" & "B" races with "A-Pro" & "B-Pro"

sheesh, good luck sorting it all out, I'm having a good time either way

Who won?

yo ma se poes

edited by the author

Now....can we break down the results into regions?

How about-

North East
Mid atlantic
South East
Overall East Coast etc.


The same for Midwest and West coast regions.

and so on.


Also if only Americans are considered for US placing, how does this affect results?

Great Job Gary!

[quote="John Gilmour"]Now....can we break down the results into regions?

John,
Below are the final standings, after the whole equal 3rd deal from the Worlds with Regional winners to third place,based on my understanding of where guys are from. Regions are Northwest, Calif, Rocky Mtn, Midwest, NE, Mid-Atlantic, and South East. The numbers preceeding the name are (rank, pts from top 9 results, total points, races atteneded, avg points per race)

<b>1 1474 1796 11 150 Kenny Mollica ------------Midwest 1st
2 1426 1600 10 145 Richy Carrasco----------------Calif 1st
3 1379 1575 11 143 Jason Mitchell -----------------Rocky mtn 1st
4 1371 1530 11 139 Gary Fluitt ---------------------Rocky mtn 2nd
5 1195 1516 13 117 Chris Barker ------------------Rocky mtn 3rd
6 1155 1254 10 125 Barret "Chicken" Deck -------Calif 2nd
7 1090 1090 9 121 Noah Heinle --------------------Mid-atlantic 1st
8 1069 1248 12 104 Keith Hollien ------------------Southeast 1st
9 1016 1016 9 113 Michael Dong -------------------Northwest 1st
10 977 1235 13 95 David Pirnack
11 938 938 8 117 Steve Olson ----------------------Calif 3rd
12 930 1020 11 93 Bobby Mandarino---------------Southeast 2nd
13 732 732 8 92 Tay Hunt ---------------------------Northwest 2nd
14 723 723 8 90 David Hackett
15 668 750 12 63 Rick Stanziale --------------------Southeast 3rd
16 637 637 5 127 Steve Evans
17 629 742 13 57 Jeff Goad -------------------------Midwest 2nd
18 592 592 7 85 Brent Kosick
19 579 579 6 97 Chris Chaput
20 564 564 9 63 Jonathan Harms -------------------Midwest 3rd
21 552 552 7 79 Alexander "Aki" von Glasow
22 533 533 6 89 Mike Maysey
23 520 520 7 74 John O'Shei
24 487 487 4 122 Paul Price
25 457 457 4 114 Maurus Strobel
25 457 457 7 65 Aaron Morris -----------------------Mid-atlantic 2nd
27 449 449 8 56 Gareth Roe -------------------------Northwest 3rd
28 434 434 8 54 Miko Biffle
29 415 415 5 83 Troy Smart -------------------------Northeast 1st
30 397 397 8 50 Mark Johnson
30 397 397 4 99 Terence Kirby ----------------------Northeast 2nd
32 381 381 5 76 Brian Parsons ----------------------Mid-atlantic 3rd
33 379 379 5 76 Mike Ohm
34 364 364 8 46 Phil Plunkett
35 359 359 6 60 Paul Howard
35 359 359 7 51 Mark McCree
37 350 350 4 88 Michael Stride
38 348 348 4 87 Bill Wahl
39 310 310 4 78 Marcus Seyffarth
40 307 307 6 51 Joe McLaren
41 302 302 4 76 John Ravitch
42 292 292 6 49 Wes Eastridge
43 281 281 7 40 Ben Chapman -----------------------northeast 3rd
44 270 270 9 30 Tim Kienitz
45 260 260 6 43 Claude Regnier
46 259 259 4 65 Siale Saili
47 253 253 6 42 Gerry Huitt
48 244 244 4 61 Peter Klang
49 230 230 2 115 Charlie Ransom
50 226 226 7 32 Lynn Kramer
51 218 218 8 27 Glenn Chapman
52 217 217 6 36 Brandon Headland
53 207 207 3 69 Attila Aszodi
54 203 203 3 68 Robert Palmer
55 201 201 4 50 Joe Lehm
56 199 199 4 50 Floyd Reid
57 196 196 5 39 Bryan Werner
58 194 194 6 32 Pete Ingraham
58 194 194 7 28 Mike McLaren
60 190 190 2 95 Steve Sherman
61 187 187 4 47 Haggy Strom
61 187 187 4 47 William Brunson
63 185 185 3 62 Jack Smith
64 184 184 6 31 Michael Kaelon
64 184 184 8 23 Lisa Woodward
66 179 179 2 90 William Tway
67 178 178 4 45 Cliff Coleman
68 171 171 2 86 Chris "UR13" Stepanek
69 168 168 8 21 Tom Blankley
69 168 168 3 56 Tom Thompson
71 167 167 3 56 Tim Oates
72 162 162 6 27 Ricky Byrd
73 161 161 4 40 Eric Brammer
74 156 156 4 39 Martin Drayton
75 154 154 5 31 Mike Gorman
76 153 153 4 38 Josh Byrd
77 150 150 4 38 David "Cowboy" Carrasco
77 150 150 1 150 Vlad Popov
79 144 144 4 36 John Corning
80 140 140 4 35 Jeff Thomas
80 140 140 6 23 Kyle McLaren
82 138 138 6 23 Adrian Pina
83 136 136 6 23 David Eye
84 133 133 2 67 Dan Hughes
85 126 126 1 126 Jim Korten
86 125 125 4 31 Sam Gordon
87 121 121 2 61 Steven King
88 120 120 6 20 Katii Campbell
89 118 118 4 30 David Morris
90 117 117 4 29 Detlef Rehbock
91 111 111 3 37 Rene "Cannonball" Carrasco
91 111 111 2 56 David "Caveman" Bryant
93 110 110 5 22 Tiger Williams
94 109 109 3 36 Adam Schwippert
95 107 107 4 27 Gints Gailitis
96 100 100 4 25 Bruce "Norski" Bjortvedt
97 98 98 5 20 Jonny Miller
97 98 98 4 25 Joe Iacovelli
99 97 97 2 49 Aaron Burks
100 94 94 2 47 Richie De Losada

<center><img src="http://www.asphaltplayground.com/images ... nter><br>I have to apologize for the incredible lameness on my part in getting these awards out to all the different divisions that took part in the 2004 American Cup Series. I've finally had a chance to get the points sorted with the help of several people and a lot of emails, and I want to thank you all for your patience (I know- you totally forgot about it).
<br>
<center><b>Boy's American Cup Champion</b><br></center>
I don't think this one comes as a big surprise. <b>Joe McLaren </b> broke out this year as one of the most dominant skaters in any class. Joe received some great coaching from Dad McLaren, some heat from little brother Kyle, and some gear advice from Chris Barker. Joe put it all together to dominate in most every race, but especially in GS. One highlight was his incredible SuperG run in Morro Bay that put him ahead of a host of pros (this one included). Josh Byrd was in the hunt but had far fewer races to bank points on. Now nursing a messed up ankle, Joe is chomping at the bit to get back out. Patience young Jedi, and Congratulations. The COSS crew is looking forward to chasing you in seasons to come. <br>

<center><b>Girl's American Cup Champion</b><br></center>
<b>Katii Campell </b> has been to more races than most of us and has progressed steadily this year, capturing the Girl’s title. Katii had some stiff competition from Millie Chapman, Kelli Benko, and other rising stars, but at some races like Luna and the Farm, Katii finds herself among few other competitors her age that can handle the challenging courses. This has got to be tough to stay mentally into it when you have to race 1 or 2 divisions up just to find someone to match up against. We're all excited to see how Katii progresses over the next couple of seasons as she heads for the Junior Women's class. Congratulations Katii!

<center><b>Junior Men's American Cup Champion</b><br></center>
This was perhaps the biggest upset of the season. If you had told me at Luna that Aaron Morris would NOT win his division, I would have laughed, but with Aaron's season ending injury and his absence from the World's, the door was open for young <b> Ben Chapman </b> to step in and snag the division title. Ben had a good season racing at Hood, the Farm, Breck, Morro Bay, and Luna. Ben is consistent and he races smart. One of his best races was at Breck and it was fun to watch him capture the US Giant Slalom title. Ben has a good of years in this division and will defend his title well I expect. Nice job Ben!

<center><b>Junior Women's American Cup Champion</b><br></center>
This was the tightest points race among the divisions with the exception of the Men's Pro. <b> Elisa Campbell</b> showed up to more races and took more points than any other Junior Woman. Lauren Gorden was a mere 20 points behind! Elisa started the season at Luna, scarring me with her little stance on that Turner, but she grew more comfortable as the season progressed and put in some good races at Hood, the Farm, and La Costa (when she wasn't learning to surf). Looking forward to more from Elisa in 2005.

<center><b>Women's American Cup Champion</b><br></center>
This was a tighter race than you might have thought. <b> Lynn Kramer </b> was pretty unstoppable anywhere she raced. She often raced in the Men's B with equal success as she did in the Women's class. Naomi Reichle came over from Switzerland to give Lynn some competition in the Super G while Judi Oyama pressed her at both Breck and Morro Bay. But the real threat in terms of points came from Lisa Woodward who raced at every American Cup race there was. All of this on recovering knees! But Lynn really killed it this year, from GS to Tight, she was really outstanding, especially at La Costa on the home turf, and abroad too. Good job Lynn!

<center><b>Mens American Cup Champion</b><br></center>
I think everyone knows that<b> Kenny Mollica</b>was at the top of his game this year when he showed up at La Costa and cruised the GS race. Kenny did not fail to win or grab a podium at every race this year. That is an amazing statistic. Consistency was key to winning the American Cup Pro division which swapped leads at least four times during the season. I held the top spot briefly before I gave it up to Noah, then Kenny, then Richey, then back to Kenny. It was fun to see how the season played out. After Kenny's performance at Breck, it was pretty clear that he would bag the first ever American Cup. So Kenny will receive his own 2004 Men's American Cup Trophy, in addition to THE American Cup, which will include his name in the first position. IF we do this again next year, the Cup can add names and Kenny can defend it for 2005. <br>
<center><img src="http://www.asphaltplayground.com/images ... center><br>
In order to sweeten the victory for those skaters named above, each Champion will recieve a set of <b>3DM </b>wheels of your choice, a set of <b>Manx </b>of your choice, a set of <b>Pleasure Tools Bearings</b>, a set of <b>Pocket Pistol </b>Wedgies, and a combo set of <b>Khiro </b>bushings and risers. I want to thank these companies for the prizes, and I want to thank <b>Mark McCree</b> for all his support of the 2004 season as well as Gareth Roe, Sector 9, Gravity, Comet, Bahne, and Concrete Wave. Also thanks go to Dan Gesmer for his race management, Pat Chewing for the Chronocone, Jonathan Harms for the points tabulation earlier this year, and Jack Smith for keeping me sane. And for all of you that put on points qualifying races this year, a big thanks, Ricky Byrd, Steven King, Gareth, Dave Hamm, Tiger, Lynn Kramer, Tway, & TK. Also, the trophies you see at the top were hand made by the same guy who built the starting ramps, Mr. Bill Boothby. These are excellent trophies (and I wish I had one).
Cheers,
Gary

Dem's nice trophies.

According to that list I'm the #1 ranked slalom racer in the northeast.

I RULE

If you losers practiced more and quick f*&king around maybe one day you could be as cool as I am.

Then again, some people are just born to greatness and practice only gets in the way.

I suppose I'm tribute to that.

I think I'll retire now.

My work is done.

If you need any tips call me. Leave a message.

Maybe I'll call back.

Troy- enjoyed your post. I wish more people in this sport had a sense of humor.

Where's my trophy.

Dammit.