Madison County Gravity Fest 2008 (Munnsville)

[tomahawk]

i like the way it is. i pwned adam

[Rustyfriend]

tomahawk down! GRRRR

[tsmith25]

36. Taylor smith, not tyler

that system is much less accurate than others but hey i got to race more than i would have if it was different.

[sean c]

but how were ties broken?

sean c

[gravitydrno]

Originally Posted by tsmith25

36. Taylor smith, not tyler

but hey i got to race more than i would have if it was different.

I will note the correction Taylor. Consistency in placing is what is needed to hit the podium in this format and it was designed with the desire for more time on the hill AND to come up with a podium. We could have done run offs to place all riders decided not to go that route long before the race took place. An elimaination system is the best format for TRUE racing but still requires timed qualifying to place all riders, I am not a fan of the work in trying to place any riders who do not make "the show", you either make the top eight or you don't.

[sean c]

Originally Posted by gravitydrno

I am not a fan of the work in trying to place any riders who do not make "the show", you either make the top eight or you don't.

What do you mean by this comment neil? How were 9-54 placed and how were ties broken?

sean c

[mcgoon]

Originally Posted by sean c

What do you mean by this comment neil? How were 9-54 placed and how were ties broken?

sean c

It's pretty clear. THe top 8 are placed accurately. The rest aren't. This was done to maximize riding time. It's time to let it go. The race is over.

[sean c]

Wow, I didn't think racers would accept that. I'm kind of impressed... good to know.

sean c

[RBriggs85]

Ya basically if you weren't in the top 8 it doesn't matter what place you got.

No one really cares about the guy/girl, who for example got 28th place, because they didn't win.

Racing is about winning.

[nervous ned]

Hey, can everyone who reads this either PM or post their Munnsville rider number in the race? I'm putting together a bunch of photos, to send to a few different skate blogs and possibly for a magazine article, and would like to identify everyone who raced. Last year I pretty much knew everyone, but this year there were way too many riders to figure out who's who.

I've edited down to a reasonable number for photos. If you send me your number and name, I'll make sure to get some photos directed to you. I think I got a fair amount of shots for each rider, particularly in turn 2 (the left).

(riders in pink leathers don't have to reply, I know who you are).

thanks,
Ned

EDIT: If you send your number, please also send your name (that's actually what I'm trying to figure out, names w/ numbers)

[GravityRider15]

Originally Posted by RBriggs85

Racing is about winning.

And having as much fun as you can doing it

Originally Posted by nervous ned

(riders in pink leathers don't have to reply, I know who you are).

thanks,
Ned

I can't say I saw anyone in pink leathers lol

[fineout]

i was numero 8 with red and white leathers

[Rustyfriend]

Adam Daniels--18

[gravitydrno]

Pro Speedboard

1. Kevin Reimer (29)4
2. Patrick Swtizer (55)4
3. Brian Peck (37)4
4. Louis Polloni (38)4
5. Will Brunson (68)5
6. Calvin Staub (44)6
7. Michael Freifeld (73)6
8. Mike Benda (91)6
9. Georges Siddiqi (30)7
10. Simon Benoit (75)7
11. Sean Hornberger (39)7
12. Ryan Korczak (16)7
13. Kyle Holland (43)7
14. Adam Daniels (18)8
15. Raggie English (13)8
16. Jeremy Banting (92)8
17. JF Boily (69)8
18. Yan Triponez (40)8
19. Anthony Flis (53)8
20. Fast Freddy Desjardins (10)8
21. Brain Holdon (36)9
22. West Sampson (90)9
23. Lhermitte Yann (54)9
24. Pierre-Luc Collin (63)9
25. Nick Harris (28)10
26. Aaron Hamilton (34)10
27. Claude-Eric Charbonneau (4610
28. Robert Briggs (32)10
29. Benjamin Dubrevil (85)10
30. Luke Melo (78)10
31. Pascal Jean (71)10
32. Justin Dubois (31)11
33. Sebastian Leger (42)11
34. Shawn Fineout (8)11
35. Michael Rubin (52)11
36. Taylor Smith (4)11
37. Mason Holden (56)11
38. Dustin Dixon (14)12
39. Ann Harding (88)11
40. Adam Mis (45)11
41. Patrick Schep (74)11
42. Dan Hardick (15)12
43. Charles Tidd (47)12
44. Tad Drysdale (2)12
45. Cyril Schroeder (41)13
46. Jason Salfi (9)13
47. Andrew Fitzpatrick (87)13
48. Mike Bottreau (58)14
49. CJ Hicks (86)15
50. Anton Milioti (80)15
51. John Weimer (12)15
52. Nick Ledwitz (72)16
53. Noah Bondy (11)16
54. Kevin Bigras (84)DNS

[tableheights]

Hi Nervous Ned. I met you up on turn two. If you can send some shots of my son # 44 Calvin. Red, White and Blue leathers. I had a crappy 10 yr. old HP camera and didn't get any good pictures.
Thanks,
Mark

Originally Posted by nervous ned

Hey, can everyone who reads this either PM or post their Munnsville rider number in the race? I'm putting together a bunch of photos, to send to a few different skate blogs and possibly for a magazine article, and would like to identify everyone who raced. Last year I pretty much knew everyone, but this year there were way too many riders to figure out who's who.

I've edited down to a reasonable number for photos. If you send me your number and name, I'll make sure to get some photos directed to you. I think I got a fair amount of shots for each rider, particularly in turn 2 (the left).

(riders in pink leathers don't have to reply, I know who you are).

thanks,
Ned

EDIT: If you send your number, please also send your name (that's actually what I'm trying to figure out, names w/ numbers)

[Rustyfriend]

neil--i hate to say this, but i actually had 7 points. i had two 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd. i don't remember the precise order but i know that my first and last heats were 1st

[fineout]

Originally Posted by Rustyfriend

neil--i hate to say this, but i actually had 7 points. i had two 1st, a 2nd, and a 3rd. i don't remember the precise order but i know that my first and last heats were 1st

i actually had 10 (1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th), but like he said it doesnt matter past the first 8

[Pat S]

yeah i actually had 10 but w/e it doesn't really matter.

[cjbliss]

what ever guys, that was crazy fun! I can't wait till next year! Neil, great job. I'm pretty sure the top 8 would have remained the same any way you did it. Everyone else, i know you don't mean bad by posting errors in your score but let it go. There is always next year!

[AJ]

yup, CJ's got it right.