Montreal’s festival of speed is upon us!  Top Challenge, the multi-disciplinary racing event sponsored by Bud-Light, the City of Montreal and a host of sponsors, will take place this weekend, September 2^nd and 3^rd in the Mont-Royale area of Montreal. 

Classes of racing include DH skateboard, Streetluge, Inline Boarding, Inline Skating, Slalom skateboarding and a Slide Contest, hosted by SilverfishLongboarding.com! 

They’ve got a lot packed into only two days, so be sure to click the banner above so that you can go directly to the website (French or English) to review the schedule.  Some events overlap, so you will have to look closely to determine where you’re going to go, or compete, based on timing.  The gravity-racing promises to be fast:  the course has been washed clean with big rains this last week, and the weathermen predict sunny skies for Top Challenge!  In 2005, it was Tom Edstrand, Will Brunson and Aki von Glasow on the Speedboarding podium and David Dean, Yvon Labarthe and Christopher Hicks on the Streetluge podium.  Who will it be this year?

Top Challenge has added a full event with the new Slide Competition, which occurs about the same time as the Speedboarding event.  Our own Malakai Kingston is the lead judge for the contest, and has developed format with Fabrice Gaetan to challenge the skaters to perform multi-disciplinary sliding! 

Look right here on Silverfish Longboarding.com for race results and photos, as we get them!  In the meantime, click on the banner graphic above to find information, plus photos & vids from last year.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS.

FRIDAY September 1:

            5:00 p.m. – Official meeting and registration for the competitors 

           Terrasse of the LOFT
           1405, rue Saint-Laurent (corner Saint-Laurent & Sainte-Catherine)
            Montréal, Québec, Canada
            Tel.: 514-281-8058
            
SATURDAY, September 2 :

            8:30 am. Technical inspection of equipment for the downhill racers at the Mont Royal Belvedere.

            10:00 am – Slide freeride

            10:30 am – Freeride for downhill
            12:20 pm – 6:00 pm - Qualifiying rounds (downhill & slide)

            6:15 pm - Results of the qualifying rounds.

            6 :30 pm – 8 :30 pm – Slalom contest (at the bottom of the hill)

            8: 00 pm Official Top Challenge Bud Light Party. Cover charge $3
            Istori Resto-Pool-Bar
            486, rue Ste-Catherine O.
            suite 100
            Montréal, Qc
            Tel. : 514.396.2299

            A complete lineup of musical groups and dj's is scheduled all day long. Featuring: The Navajo                  Project, You Me and the Enemy, Seventh Sence, Monarchy and many more!

   
SUNDAY, September 3:

            10:00 am. Technical inspection of equipment for the slide racers at the Mont Royal Belvedere

            11:00 am - Freeride session for athletes of downhill not participating in the finals.

            12 :00 pm – 6 :30 pm Finals for the downhill & slide.

           6 :30 pm - Awards ceremony

            Finals for slalom

           9 :00 pm – Final party Top Challenge Bud Light