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ISSA PRIME status assigned to this race.

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Cone specification: · Base diameter: 140 mm +/- 20mm · Cone height: 230mm +/- 30mm · Material: Plastic · Construction: Hollow (light weight) · Base Flange: Not allowed · No openings in side-wall of cone. http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/images/Cones-Compare.jpg The upper limit, lower limit, Seismic...

Pat Chewning

I like the concept of a DQ really meaning DQ. Some of the convoluted rules we have are due to trying to artificially construct a time for a racer who did not finish the course. The original proposal for the ISSA rules was for a 999 second DQ penalty. Pretty much the same result. So in essence the 9...

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Nice to hear that the GS is so nice. Yes, it must be longer than 400ft to get 25s runs....

It does sound like the info on the application is not quite matching the real-world experience of racers.

Pat Chewning

Don't you have to follow all those rules the ISSA has voted on inorder to get sanctioning? I'm not sure. Yes, Karl, you read the rules correctly. For MAJOR status races the ISSA rules only allow very few and very minor deviations from the racing rules. I'm glad you understand that. I'm sure there w...

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In "normal" racing: (Two-run heats, single-elimination) You get 2 chances to lose the race. One in each lane. Both chances are against the same person. The "chances" are added together. In "proposed" racing: (One-run heats, dual elimination) You get 2 chances to lose the race. One chance against one...

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Very interesting. My observations so far: ==================================== The Winner takes 7 runs in the double-elimination head-to-head (normal bracketing gives 10 runs to win). The winner potentially "defends" his title against 7 different people (as opposed to 5 different people in normal br...

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When the ISSA sanctions an event, we have traditionally allowed the organizer to name it anything they want. Only the ISSA-sanctioned "World Championships" is a title that we have traditionally reserved for just one event. Contest organizers have run contests with "World Cup" "US Nationals" "West Co...

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We are developing the 2008 ISSA slalom skateboard race schedule. If you plan on running a contest in 2008, it would be a huge benefit to us if we could find the date of the contest ASAP, and if you would follow up with a contest sanction application as soon as you have enough details for your race. ...

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If a race organizer were to try using some of these deviations from the ISSA 2008 rules, what do you think the ISSA status would be of the race? The reason I ask is this: The ink is just barely dry on the 2008 ISSA rules and now we see some ideas for a radically different format of racing. If someo...

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The rules are here and they contain more specs for the cones: http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=5807 Cone specification: · Base diameter: 140 mm +/- 20mm · Cone height: 230mm +/- 30mm · Material: Plastic · Construction: Hollow (light weight) · Base Flange: Not allowed · No open...

Pat Chewning

If a race organizer were to try using some of these deviations from the ISSA 2008 rules, what do you think the ISSA status would be of the race? The reason I ask is this: The ink is just barely dry on the 2008 ISSA rules and now we see some ideas for a radically different format of racing. If someon...

Pat Chewning

Let me get this straight: The bearings are missing. The Axle nut is missing. And you call this an Exploding Bearing. And you wonder if anything can be done about the bearings. ================= If I have the facts straight then this is not a bearing problem. This is an axle nut problem. You need to ...

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Jonathan Harms wrote:
Wow, that chick is, like, totally from the future...

Or maybe those are her measurements in reverse?

I can't believe you were actually looking at the datestamp in the pic......

Pat Chewning

Sorry, Pat. This doesn't say JACK to a racer traveling under what conditions a race will be canceled, postponed or suspended. It just says what will happen IF that occurs. "IF' the race should be abandoned." .... So the question remains: should the ISSA determine what an organizer MUST do in the ev...

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Rule 8.2 specifies what happens if the race should be abandoned. Therefore, there is an implicit allowance for the race organizer to abandon the race for various reasons. As a competitor, I would accept the following as reasons for the race being abandoned: A) Weather B) Disaster (riot, war, earthqu...

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Hi there, Im just writing guidence notes for the coneheads at the Cadwell race. Can you clarify something? Is a cone counted as 'displaced' if it is hit by a cone form the SAME course, ie a forward hit? Or is it treated the same as if hit by the adjacent courses cone? Thanks!!!! A red cone displace...

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Gib: Excellent points and analysis. This highlights the basic flaw in any system where we try to construct a time for a racer who has DQ'd the course. It is fraught with problems and scenarios where it just doesn't make sense. This is why I think a DQ should be a "real" DQ -- i.e. a 999.999 second r...

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I guess I am still missing something here..If a SINGLE cone is criddled (knocked out, down from chalk circle) and racer approached it from wrong side of cone, its NOT a DQ? If this is true then what would keep the racer from criddling 2-3 (or more) cones in a stinger? I see the single cone advantag...

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Ok, ideal time to ask opinions. the Cadwell race has two disciplines, GS and Dual. We have a 300 Euro prize fund. How best to distribute it? Since 300 Euro is not that much, I suggest 150 for the winner of the GS, 150 for the winner of the Dual. If you start spreading the 150 down into places lower...

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The single-lane template does not seem to work. I cannot select any of the racer names (after entering them into the spreadsheet).

The program works great for the dual-lane though......

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Jim Weatherwax wrote:We plan on submitting the UNC slalom race (first ever College backed 3 day race!) as a main status race.

What would be the proposed date for this race?

Pat Chewning

Just to get the ball rolling: I plan on submitting an ISSA application for PRIME status for the Oregon State Games. This will be on "GO SKATEBOARDING DAY" Single Lane GS on Saturday June 21 at a steeper, longer hill in Portland Oregon (Mt Tabor Park) Hybrid (head to head) and Single-Lane Parallel Ti...

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Chris Barker, Eddy Martinez, and I will continue to be the N. American ISSA contest coordinators for 2008. We learned a lot last year, the 1st year for a formal sanctioning process. It will help us immensely if we were to have some idea of "advanced intentions" from the various contest coordinators,...

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I put it on my Christmas list and my daughter came through for me: Assembling the Bennett onto the deck on Christmas: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/pchewn/Skateboards/bennett/Assemble-1.jpg All done, ready for the snow to melt: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v58/pchewn/Skateboards/bennett...

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I think offsetting the 1st cone is good course-setting practice.

I think a chalk arrow is a good aid for the racers.

I don't think either of these rise in importance enough to go into the rules.

Pat Chewning

I added a link to the ISSA rules on the contest application. I changed some of the text in the area where the form asks for a description of the rule deviations. (I wanted to be clear that ALL rule deviations should be listed). I removed the emphasis on asking about equipment allowed/prohibited, sin...

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The ISSA Rules are published. They are available at:

http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/Media ... ARules.pdf

The instructions for printing the rules booklet are page 1 of the PDF.

Pat Chewning

The ISSA Rules are published. They are available at: http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/ISSA/Racing_Rules/ISSA-RULES-2008.doc http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/ISSA/Racing_Rules/ISSA-RULES-2008.pdf The best way to print these rules is by using your printer driver to make a booklet (2 pages per sheet,...

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For those of us with older Trackmate systems, is there an upgrade path to get the computer connection and the FW upgrade to enable connecting to a computer?

Or do we have to buy a new Trackmate?

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GOOD JOB MARCUS! This will be a real boon for racing...

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Marcus Seyffarth wrote:
I'm building an application that shoots the Trackmate data into one of Dan's spreadsheets. It'll be ready for download and test very soon.

That is VERY good news ..... So we can have a low-cost hardware timer with computer interface. I am very interested in this.

Pat Chewning

In my opinion, you should not throw data away. If you have a clock that is recording a precision of 1/1000, then you should use the data and store it that way. You might choose to display only the 1/100 (2nd decimal digit), and I'm sure the racers can be informed that the OFFICIAL time is the time i...

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Hans Koraeus wrote:I have not got any Antrim results. I once got a hint to have a look at the ncdsa contest calendar but there was no results updated there. Had a look again right now and still no results.

Antrim was not a sanctioned event.

Pat Chewning

It would seem to me that if a contest organizer went through the trouble of applying for a sanction to get an ISSA status for his race -- then he would at least follow through and send the results in so the racers get the appropriate points. According to my records, as of 11/18/2007 the following ra...

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0.01 seconds represents approx 1 wheel diameter at slalom speeds. I think that is good enough.

Pat Chewning

The US Nationals might merit a MAJOR status, rather than MAIN, regardless of where/when it is held.

Pat Chewning

Nope Spike. The rules arnt implemented. yet. We cannot expect that the newly-voted on rules will be applied to the Cadwell race. That race received its sanction before the rules were voted on. We haven't even published the rules yet. (We are on schedule for Dec 15th, though). Races receiving sancti...

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J-rad: The ISSA (through rules and sanctioning processes) can only do a small part of the delivery of good contests to the racers. The rest of the work must come from the race organizers, the racers, the sponsors, the community. It seems that you fear that the liberal ISSA rules will kill off your v...

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I sent them.

Pat Chewning

Does this mean that the Tight Slalom is dead ? ........ The specifications are too loose. The specifications are deliberately "loose" to allow all forms of tight slalom: Slower, flat tight slalom with cones in the 1.5m spacing range. Faster, steep tight slalom with cones in the 2.5m spacing range I...

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But isn't it ok to allow 6-wheelers for an event? You just have to make sure it is noted as a variation to the ISSA rules with the 11.2 rule. So those who don't know or don't want to make a choice will keep the ISSA rules. If you are pro 6-wheelers and organize an event you could allow them? I wond...

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All of the automated cone counting stuff is a long way off, but the Chronocone is here now. Pat- how much does that system cost? Is it fool-proof? In other words, is there any chance of an improper time being entered for any given run? Kevin: The sofware is free. The tape switches cost the same as ...

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Joe Iacovelli wrote:I was out of the country, in prison, and in a coma. I'd vote with Zack. Can we change the ruling?

While you were in a coma, we elected you president in absentia.

Enjoy the ISSA corporate jet, the free hookers, and all the other perks ....

Pat Chewning

WHY wasn't there a "no restrictions on course" option when voting? I may have missed something, but I decided not to vote on any of the course regulations because I do not want to have course regulations. You can't run the same TS course on the hill we used for Nationals TS and what we used for the...

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Wes- Is that something that would have to be agreed to before sanctioning a race? The reason I ask is that, if left as is, the maximum distance of 10 meters for a GS, and 20 meters for a Super GS, would force course setters to place cones in a somewhat straight line on the steepest parts of the hil...

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I think it's fairly and rightly the prerogative of the BOARD to determine what and if is to be done about this issue, and that we'd all be better off "going easy" on the matter while those folks have some time to think about it. Erik, I don't think there is an "issue" for the BOARD to make a determ...

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All the 6-wheel restriction does is undermine the legitimacy of ISSA sanctioning. I would have to disagree here, Steve. If the ISSA had developed this rule wihtout member input and voting, then the legitimacy could be called into question. The result was achieved with an open forum for suggestions ...

Pat Chewning

Try it at home: write down a series of 200+ 5 digit numbers, with decimal point, and then read them off and record them on a separate page, and see how many mistakes you make! Try it also with the sun glaring off the computer screen, racers interrupting you and asking questions, and after running b...

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Thank you for taking the time to read the proposed rules, make proposals for changes, point out inconsistencies and corrections, and make arguments for/against various options. The voting is now closed. The results should still be viewable in the voting forum (they will be moved to the "results" for...

Pat Chewning

I think this might be my topic, I'm really interested in getting the right system for our sport. But Pat may be afraid of giving it to me given that I regularly criticize the use of PC based timers. Also I don't have any openings as to how to accurately test the systems. But if someone can advice, ...

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Re: Dbl-elim, no-cone-penalty, DQ is a DQ, single-run heat,

Another way of looking at this.

Dbl-elim, no-cone-penalty, DQ is a DQ, single-run heat, etc

The race title and the race status

[2008] Call for sanction applications for N. America

Re: New untested formats and rules -- 2008 race status

New untested formats and rules -- 2008 race status

Should ISSA rules specify race closure due to weather?

Cones displaced by the action of other cones

Artificially constructing times from a DQ

Dual-lane template works great, single-lane does not work

2008 Oregon State Games

"Up for grabs"

Modified Bennett Trucks for Xmas

Update to REV 3.0

ISSA Slalom Skateboard Rules

ISSA RULES -- Published for 2008

Is there an upgrade path from current trackmates to 5.1?

Re: Trackmate and RU ready hybrid

In my opinion: Do not throw data away

Lack of follow-thru on sending results in.

Display precision

Cadwell race sanction given BEFORE rules were voted on

COSS open results have been sent.

Re: I can already see a problem with the course requirements

Re: Reguarding ISSA-Approved timers...

Thank you for participating in the Rules Update process.

A proposed way to approach timer requirements for "appr