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Race Report: So Cal Outlaw GS Series 2008 Race #1 Rippin' under the So Cal sun, June 8th.
Reviving the tradition of a local race series in Southern California, SK8KINGS and friends kicked off a four race outlaw series on Sunday, June 8th in Pasadena, California. It was only fitting to jump start the series at a big hill with an even bigger reputation as an epic outlaw venue, "JPL". Racers came from all over the United States to challenge the hill and give it all they had in the foothill heat.
Since the last time a big outlaw was held here, some needed repairs were made to the surface so the course was set to take full advantage of the speed of the hill -- making it a fast but still fun Super-G race! Official timekeeping was provided by local celebrity Steve Olson -- how can you top that? The overall vibe was friendly and cool and it was great to see so many original FCR ("Fat City Racing") series racers come out and kill it!
Greg Fadell, always deadly. Pro Class raced for the cash and Open for the schwag in the "best of a three run" format. Local pro racers, Richy Carrasco, Mike Maysey and Brent Kosick battled Greg Fadell (all the way from Detroit) for the top four finish and cash payout. Fadell layed down the time of the day on his first run. Maysey held second through round two but Carrasco turned it up on his last run sending Maysey to 3rd with Kosick in 4th. Jonny Miller's charging style. Open class was ruled by Central Coast riders Jay LaPalm in lst and Adrian Pina in 2nd with So Cal local Steve Collins holding 3rd over Vassar Triplett 4th who also had the best beef of the day. The Brown Bomber rips heelside.
Race #2 of the series is August 23 at Pump Station in San Diego. The final two races will follow in October (4th and 26th), culminating with an overall “King of So Cal” series winner to be crowned at the grand finale event October 26. Sign up is open and series details are available at: http://sk8kings.com/new/SoCalOutlawGSSeries2008.htm
Maysey pumps for the cone. Not quite ready to tackle the big hills? There is time to get it together before the next race. Contact Richy@sk8kings.com to find out about local slalom clinics being planned between now and then. Can you tell he's an IGSA racer?
Final Placings -
Pro:
1. Greg Fadell: 24.463
2. Richy Carrasco: 24.677
3. Mike Maysey: 24.988
4. Brent Kosick: 25.807
5. John Oshea: 25.913
6. Robbi Lyons: 26.048
7. Jonny Miller: 26.464
8. Dave Rogers: 26.562
9. Marcus Reitema: 26.568
10. Lynn Kramer: 26.955
11. Raven: 27.179
12. Michael Kaelon: 27.383
13. John Rogers: 27.773
14. Roland Sumile: 27.800
15. Tiger Williams: 27.988
16. Juan Parros: 29.368
Open:
1. Jay LaPalm: 26.435
2. Adrian Pina: 27.364
3. Steve Collins: 27.982
4. Vassar Triplett: 28.674
5. Jack Smith: 30.043
6. Brett Nelson: 30.963 Looking for more photos? Check out the 2008 So Cal Outlaw GS Series Galleries! Silverfish Longboarding supports all forms of skateboard racing. Get out there with your buddies and hit it! Slalom, DH, Slide, LDP, whatever: go see who's the fastest, strongest, gnarliest and have fun doing it. No matter how big or how small, if you put together an event or session racing, snap your pics and tell the story. Skaters want to know!
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