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Front Page arrow Events & Coverage arrow U.S. Slalom "Nats": August 17-20
U.S. Slalom "Nats": August 17-20 PDF Print E-mail
Wednesday, 02 August 2006

Over 70 elite skateboard racers from all over the U.S., Canada, and Europe will meet August 17 - 20 in Longmont and Windsor, Colorado, for the "Seismic U.S. Nationals of Slalom Skateboarding" - the highlight of the 2006 season of American skateboard racing.

 

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Champions in multiple divisions - kids, juniors, amateurs and professionals 
both male and female - will be crowned in four disciplines: Slalom, Giant
Slalom, Tight Slalom, and Skatepark Slalom. Overall titles will also be awarded to
the combined champion of each division. Winners in the professional category
will receive many thousands of dollars in cash prizes.


Notable competitors will include two-time Overall World Professional Champion 
and Boulder resident Jason Mitchell; 2005 U.S. Tight Slalom Champion and
Longmont resident Chris Barker; as well as several previous U.S. and World
Championship title holders in individual slalom disciplines, both professional and
amateur.

The event title sponsor, Seismic Skate Systems, is a Boulder-based
manufacturer of high-tech trucks and wheels sold worldwide for use on longboards and
slalomboards.
 
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Detailed Schedule

Thursday, August 17, 7 p.m.
Park Slalom, Sandstone Ranch Skatepark, Longmont, CO
Park slalom race in the newly-constructed Sandstone Ranch Skatepark in
Longmont. Under the lights starting at 7 p.m. This exciting new race format has
competitors flying through the park carving the fastest line they can find.
Click here for a map to the skatepark.

Friday, August 18
, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Dual Giant Slalom, Water Valley, Windsor, CO
At speeds of up to 35 mph or beyond, this event will showcase skateboard
racing at its finest.  Competitors will take two timed runs to establish
qualifying order. The top 12-16 riders in each division will advance to the dual,
head-to-head bracket rounds, approximately 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.
Click here for footage from the race site.
Click here for a map to the Giant Slalom venue in rural Windsor, on E.
Crossroads Blvd. near Hwy. 287. Park at the bottom of the hill at E. Crossroads and
New Liberty.

Saturday, August 19, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Dual Hybrid Slalom, Bross Street at 3rd Avenue, Longmont, CO
The top 12-16 qualifiers in each division will advance to the head-to-head
bracket rounds, approximately 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. Gate spacing will range from 6' to
12' (midway between GS and tight slalom), with offsets, stingers, curves, and
every other challenge that the course designers can fit in.
Click here for a map to the Hybrid Slalom venue in downtown Longmont.

Sunday, August 20, 7 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Dual Tight Slalom, 3rd Avenue & Coffman Street, Longmont, CO
With racers weaving through up to four cones per second, Tight Slalom is an
incredibly exciting spectator event. The top 12-16 qualifiers in each division
will advance to head-to-head racing on a Colorado-style Tight Slalom course -
fast and devious on quality pavement with plenty of pitch. The head-to-head
finals will run approximately 2 p.m. - 5 p.m.


Contact Info: Daniel Gesmer at 303-440-9449, or email
SeismicSK8@aol.com, or visit http://usnationals.coloradoslalom.org
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 09 August 2006 )
 
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