Once again we will be racing at this years NASS Festival at the Royal Bath and West Showground, Shepton Mallet, Somerset and Paul Nash and his team at Glastonbury Ales are again sponsoring our racing at this now fairly well established fun weekend – our 4th year no less!
As always the NASS festival will feature the usual blend of vert and street skating, in-line, BMX, FMX alongside many other extreme attractions, rides, stalls and try-outs. There is a host of music acts playing on Friday and Saturday night on the outdoor and indoor stages. Last years festival attracted almost 10,000 visitors.
Photos from last year:
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set ... e099208789
The event runs from Friday 8th – Sunday 10th July.
Weekend camping is available in the "competitor only" campsite.
The format for racing will be:
Friday - Set up camp, courses and ramps
Saturday - Dual Tight Slalom
Sunday - Dual Hybrid Slalom
Qualifying will be the best time of two runs, one run in each lane.
Starting for qualifying will be individually timed, but in order to keep up the racing impetus, racers are requested to go within ten seconds of being permitted on course, with parallel qualifying preferred (i.e. racers going together ASAP).
Time and numbers (and weather) permitting, there will then be bracketing into two groups of 16, A and B Groups. If there are any delays then a single bracket of top 16 will be arranged. We are not limited to a particular finish time on Saturday so we may be able to cram in some additional races as well as!
Starting in the heats will be via the standard European system of 'five second warning', where, once racers are ready, a start will ensue at any point within the next five seconds. Anyone DEEMED to be jumping the start will be given just one verbal warning before being given the DQ penalty of 10per cent of the fastest qualifying time.
Cone penalty will be 0.1 seconds per cone.
If a cone is hit and remains either touching or in part of its circle then it is not to be counted as a penalty. If a cone is out of place on your run, then pull out of the course and raise your hand immediately. If cones are knocked out in front of you by the opposition's cones then do likewise. A re-run will occur. If these rules are deemed to be abused, then the organiser's delegated referee decision will be final. Even if wrong!
Camping will be away from the main public campsite in the separate competitor area.
Access will be limited to those wearing competitor wristbands (issued on signing into the showground) and will have 24-hour security.
There will also be medical teams on onsite with 24-hour cover.
Relentless, will again be providing an Athletes Lounge, access to this area is restricted and access will be by "Competitor" wristband.
Due to the erection of crowd fencing, vehicular access will be severely restricted after the festival starts at 12pm on Friday; we will however have use of the competitor's car park.
What we ask from all of you is that you sign up as soon as possible and make your payment by PayPal to: ukssa01@gmail.com
Please make sure that you put 'NASS Festival 2011' in the header of your payment; stating, where necessary, on which day you will be attending.
£20 for one day
£30 for the weekend (All proceeds go to UKSSA).
Juniors: (16 and under) FREE!
We need to submit a list of all registered racers to the organisers by the beginning of July - if your name is not on the list you don't get in! I know we have had previous problems with wrist bands etc. but who knows this may be the year they get it right?
As with previous years we will be encouraging other skaters etc. to "have a go" so please enter into the spirit of it - this is a showcase event!
More details will follow as they are announced.
For more information on the NASS Festival, band line up and how to get there please visit the NASS website here:
http://www.relentlessnass.com/
