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Teutonia '08 Day One Report

Written by Marcus Rietema
Monday, 27 October 2008
*Silva lays down the gauntlet at Teutonia* Friday, 24 October 2008 Teutonia, Brazil – Douglas Silva from Sao Leopoldo, Brazil laid down a blistering run on his home course that was a full three seconds faster than defending champion Kevin Reimer to establish himself as the clear favorite after the first day of qualifying. The first day of the Malarrara Pro Teutonia World Cup was delayed by wet conditions that made the track unsafe until it dried. Unofficial speeds in excess of 70 mph were seen regularly once practice got underway in the world’s fastest downhill skateboard race. Competitors worked their way up the start first from two lower starts before running the course from the top. Due to the delays, the first run from the top was also the rider’s first qualifying run. Newly crowned IGSA World Champion Scoot Smith describes the hill as straight but technical. The hill has very few corners but the uneven pavement and the constant up and down sections induce speed wobbles and keep the skaters constantly on their toes. Although very straight compared to most World Cup tracks, Teutonia tests every bit of the rider’s skills. Following Reimer was Everton Alves in third from Osasco, Brazil. Mischo Erban was fourth and feeling confident that he could improve on his time since it was only his first time down from the top. Rounding out the top five was Rafael Finck from Vermelho, Brazil. Many of the other top riders like Scoot Smith, Erik Lundberg and Pete Connolly seemed to share Erban’s sentiments that they could improve their times once they had some more runs from the top. Tomorrow will be very interesting. On Saturday the IGSA will also set up their speed trap to see what kind of speeds the riders are actually turning. Teutonia is definitely one of the fastest hills in the world and the official world speed records are expected to fall tomorrow. Qualifying List Downhill Skateboarding No. Surname Firstname Nat Qual 1 Qual 2 1 Silva Douglas BRA 1:20.452 2 Reimer Kevin CAN 1:23.455 3 Alves Everton BRA 1:24.198 4 Erban Mischo CAN 1:24.957 5 Finck Rafael BRA 1:24.967 6 Garcia Alysson BRA 1:25.421 7 Lunderg Erik SWE 1:25.800 8 Smith Scott CAN 1:25.852 9 Brasil Vinicius BRA 1:26.190 10 Mercante Alexandre BRA 1:26.528 11 Bastos Rafael BRA 1:26.977 12 Garcia Silon BRA 1:27.076 13 Alemparte Diego CHI 1:27.649 14 Pacifici Arthur BRA 1:27.820 15 Malessa Wendel BRA 1:28.345 16 Oliveira Sandro BRA 1:28.361 17 Connolly Pete GBR 1:28.556 18 Lamb Fabio BRA 1:29.180 19 Martins Felipe BRA 1:29.447 20 Cassemiro Juliano BRA 1:29.811 21 da Rosa Antonio BRA 1:30.361 22 Paletti Luciano BRA 1:30.539 23 Sabella Rafael BRA 1:30.639 24 Stein Henrique BRA 1:30.696 25 Arrata Michel BRA 1:30.954 26 Lyons Bricin CAN 1:31.202 27 Lau Ethan USA 1:31.575 28 Rosa Rosa BRA 1:31.952 29 Slalzar Vitor BRA 1:32.303 30 Castagna Vinicius BRA 1:32.459 31 Dubois Justin USA 1:33.320 32 Junior Paulo BRA 1:33.722 33 Gomes Johnny BRA 1:34.743 34 Cazon Diego BRA 1:35.701 35 Guilherme Joao BRA 1:35.828 36 Cabral Henrique BRA 1:35.915 37 Marques Israel BRA 1:36.651 38 Ignacio Rene CHI 1:38.101 39 Paixao Carlos BRA 1:41.314 40 Carvalho Bruno BRA 1:42.632 41 Preto Andre BRA 1:43.456 42 Netto Abel BRA 1:45.335 43 Torres Andre BRA 1:51.120 44 Haddad Hugo BRA DNF 45 Junior Walter BRA DNF Street Luge No. Surname Firstname Nat Qual 1 Qual 2 1 Araujo Denis BRA 1:17.221 2 Lemes Caue BRA 1:17.847 3 Saldaha Rodolpho BRA 1:19.866 4 Jardim Mario BRA 1:20.518 5 McBride Chris USA 1:22.848 6 Alves Jacques BRA 1:37.171 Classic Luge No. Surname Firstname Nat Qual 1 Qual 2 1 McBride Chris USA 1:27.113