1st Corvallis Open Pusher

[MadMike]

I posted this in the events forum. But I though I'd post it here as well.



Come and check out the 1st Corvallis Open Skateboard/Longboard push race. This is an outlaw race and helmets are required. It's a pretty easy 5.5 mile course starting at Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park continuing through a covered bridge, across the OSU campus, and finally ending up at the Eric Scott Mckinley skatepark. The race at begins at 11:00 and costs $5.00. The entry fees will be donated to the Benton County Skateboarding Alliance to help build a much needed new pool. Once at the skatepark, kick back to some live local bands playing, a great BBQ, and the friends of BCSA Skate Competition. There will be prizes and possibly a raffle.

[boarders mom]

Post up on pdxdownhill and eastside forums? Would probably bring a lot of Portlanders down.

[MadMike]

Post up on pdxdownhill and eastside forums? Would probably bring a lot of Portlanders down.

Yeah, I probably will post it on those boards too. It's just that that the 26th is the PDX series #6 Switchbacks race. So I wasn't sure if it was worth posting on the Portland sites. We kind of got screwed on the date.The BCSA only got the approval permits for their comp last week and we were trying to tie this race together with their comp. I'd be racing the switchbacks if we weren't putting this on. But the Mcnarlee is the next day, so I'll still get my downhill fix.

[boarders mom]

If I read the pdx post correctly (and I may not be) I think switchbacks is just a session, then there's a push race in Salem by Larry, then McGnarlee is the big race on sunday. You can do switchbacks any old time, wouldn't it be better to punish yourself with back to back push races moving from south to north, and top it off with a killer downhill the next day?!

[MadMike]

Just wanted to post an update on the race. We've decided to lengthen the course to 7.5 miles by adding a cool section of bike path through the local hills. Also, we've picked up Ninkasi brewery as a sponsor. Here's a map of the course.



Please register on NCDSA if you plan on attending. With a barbecue, a skate comp, and dank beer (for those 21 and older) how you go wrong.

[gregoryniss]

Mad Mike!!!! dude we need to skate sometime soon. Have you been to any races lately??

[MadMike]

Greg,
Yeah, we all went up to Cathlamet. That was so much fun. The whole town was pumped up on the race. Sweet ass course too. Lately we've been toeside corner seshing to get ready for Mcnarlee. That last corner looks like a screamer. Are you guys going to Mcnarlee?

Mike

[coast bomber]

Hey, we got an additional 20+ local racers signed up on our facebook event page. This does not include the ??? amount of college kids showing up. However large flyers posted around campus should entice enough to make this a good size event. I've ran the course a few times and it is very enjoyable given the diversity of scenery taken in, as well as the many amazing historic buildings the OSU campus has to offer. This, combined with a now very exciting line of of bands, a BBQ, and a Skate Nontest at the park afterword, should make for a kick ass few hours!

PS I plan on winning the pusher and skate comp on the same board!
PSS Ninkasi beer has now blown this event off the rictor scale...?..

[FlamingLongboarder]

Greg,
Yeah, we all went up to Cathlamet. That was so much fun. The whole town was pumped up on the race. Sweet ass course too. Lately we've been toeside corner seshing to get ready for Mcnarlee. That last corner looks like a screamer. Are you guys going to Mcnarlee?

Mike

Yeah, I think I'm going. Greg is up in Tacoma now, and I (Chris, bright yellow helmet) am still in Eugene.

I'll come win the push race then get destroyed at Mcnarlee.

[boarders mom]

Mike, we bailed on the Corvallis race because of switchback race, sorry! I wanted to go down, show some support, and visit that beer garden, but was overrulled by the son. Hope to see you today at McNarlee and find out how it went!