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- Mon Dec 22, 2008 7:11 pm
- Forum: ISSA
- Topic: ISSA Logo - time to update it?
- Replies: 152
- Views: 160421
- Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:44 am
- Forum: ISSA Site administration
- Topic: Site Sponsor Schedule 2009
- Replies: 33
- Views: 36837
- Fri Nov 21, 2008 5:17 pm
- Forum: Brasil
- Topic: 2ª Copa INDEPENDENCIA DE SALOM , MAIS UM ERRO
- Replies: 23
- Views: 24617
What !!!???????? 1000 Euros to rent a timing system for ONE day???? and they still mess it up????? You ought to be joking me!!!!!!!!!!!! For airfair and lodging, I will bring a slalom timing system, laptop computer, and printer to your next race in Brazil and run it for you. No mistakes. Make me an...
- Tue Nov 18, 2008 5:52 am
- Forum: 2009 Contest Calendar
- Topic: 2009 World's?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 14386
2009 Worlds
Gary Fluit is collecting applications for the 2009 Worlds. I think he was in contact with the Australian organizers to get their application. I helped Gareth Roe write up the application for the Gorge Games 2009 World Championship application. I offered help to George Pappas who was considering putt...
- Sun Nov 16, 2008 2:06 am
- Forum: Off Topic
- Topic: Your Tax Dollars At Work
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5292
- Wed Oct 29, 2008 3:47 am
- Forum: Movies
- Topic: SLOW MOTION SLALOM
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7360
- Thu Oct 16, 2008 12:11 am
- Forum: ISSA World Records
- Topic: 2008 ISSA World Record Weekend -- discussion
- Replies: 111
- Views: 147379
Current records should be set with current rules
The current rules call for flat courses on 25 and 50 cone courses. (Current rules were proposed MARCH 1st and finalized JUNE 6th -- that was when the ISSA members discussed and voted on the rules.) This particular race was not flat, so no current record can be accepted. There are some arguments for ...
- Tue Oct 14, 2008 5:50 pm
- Forum: 2009 Contest Calendar
- Topic: 2009 plans
- Replies: 43
- Views: 43629
- Tue Oct 14, 2008 3:08 am
- Forum: 2009 Contest Calendar
- Topic: 2009 plans
- Replies: 43
- Views: 43629
Two events in 2009 USA Oregon
1) Hood River 2009 (Gorge Games) Candidate for World Championships (TBD). Date July 17 18 19 Hood River Oregon (WAS N. American Championships MAJOR in 2008)
2) Oregon State Games 2009 Candidate for PRIME event (TBD) Was PRIME event 2009
June 20,21 Salem Oregon
2) Oregon State Games 2009 Candidate for PRIME event (TBD) Was PRIME event 2009
June 20,21 Salem Oregon
- Thu Oct 09, 2008 10:15 pm
- Forum: Random Slalom Topics
- Topic: When and Why?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4594
70's
1976, University of Colorado at Boulder. No snow. What to do? Slalom skateboard instead to keep the turns going....
- Tue Oct 07, 2008 7:39 pm
- Forum: ISSA World Records
- Topic: 2008 ISSA World Record Weekend -- discussion
- Replies: 111
- Views: 147379
Perhaps we should clarify that the 80 cones was not run on the flat before updating the PDF. Personally I don't understand why the times was posted in the first place since both J-rad and Ramón knows that the 50 cones rules states that it should be run on flat and otherways run both ways. Perhaps t...
- Tue Oct 07, 2008 6:27 am
- Forum: ISSA World Records
- Topic: 2008 ISSA World Record Weekend -- discussion
- Replies: 111
- Views: 147379
I have updated the World Record spreadsheets to account for the new record from "80-cones" and to account for my blunders in tabulating all of the results as they poured in from around the world. http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/ISSA/World-Records.pdf http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/ISSA/World-Re...
- Tue Sep 30, 2008 1:29 am
- Forum: ISSA World Records
- Topic: 50-Cone records
- Replies: 77
- Views: 107338
- Mon Sep 29, 2008 10:03 pm
- Forum: ISSA World Records
- Topic: 50-Cone records
- Replies: 77
- Views: 107338
Location and date included in the tables ....Toby Warg wrote:I'd like to see a date and location of all the records. Is this information recorded too?
http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/ISSA/ ... ecords.pdf
http://www.slalomskateboarder.com/ISSA/ ... istory.pdf
- Fri Sep 26, 2008 10:53 pm
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: Southern Culture On The Skids
- Replies: 345
- Views: 399305
- Fri Sep 26, 2008 6:04 am
- Forum: ISSA World Records
- Topic: 2008 ISSA World Record Weekend -- discussion
- Replies: 111
- Views: 147379
CONGRATULATIONS: WE beat every previous record!
Between the World Record Weekend and the Antrim race, every single ISSA record from the past was beaten in September 2008. Congratulations to all of the racers. I encourage everyone to double-check my entries into the following charts and notify me BY EMAIL if there are any errors, omissions, or cor...
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 6:08 pm
- Forum: New England
- Topic: Antrim's Race for the OLD GOLD JUG Sept. 19,20,21, 2008
- Replies: 180
- Views: 205989
If there is any argument on the record I got two high-kicking black belts in my house that are available for hire-out... and for Richie they'll do anything gratis :) There is not (yet) any argument about the record. The ISSA rules for world-record reporting call for some sort of documentation to be...
- Tue Sep 23, 2008 4:14 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Random beep
- Replies: 22
- Views: 22348
I like the idea of random starts***, but I don't particularly like the idea of making Trackmate's random beeps the only accepted method. If/when it comes up for a vote, can it be written so it doesn't exclude other software that can do the same thing (assuming there is any)? ***After using the rand...
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:59 pm
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: SFCF, Ashland, KY Summary
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7651
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 3:15 pm
- Forum: Down South
- Topic: SFCF, Ashland, KY Summary
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7651
- Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:31 am
- Forum: ISSA World Records
- Topic: 2008 ISSA World Record Weekend -- discussion
- Replies: 111
- Views: 147379
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:37 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - DQ Penalty
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4954
6.2. PENALTY FOR DISQUALIFICATIONS The racer’s Resultant Time (RT) is set at 999 seconds if the racer is disqualified during runs in single-lane competition or in qualifying. When a single racer is disqualified during Head-to-Head racing, the racer receives a Resultant Time (RT) of 1.5seconds added...
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:33 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules update - DQ/DNR penalty
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5661
Why do we need this? Why is a person who falls off the ramp rewarded more than a person who never walks up the ramp? In most forms of racing, if you don't start, you get the same results as if you start but don't finish. The current rules calls for a 1.5 second penalty for a DQ. Are you suggesting t...
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:28 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Circle around cone
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4728
5.3. CONE DISPLACEMENTS A cone is counted as being displaced if either of these occurs: · The entire base of the cone is outside of the entire cone-circle on the surface of the course. · The cone is tipped over and not standing upright. I understand your concern, but I'm not sure if it is worth cha...
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:15 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Size of brackets
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4606
3 to 9 qualifiers = Bracket size 4 10 to 19 qualifiers = Bracket size 8 20 to 29 qualifiers = Bracket size 16 30 to 59 qualifiers = Bracket size 24 60+ qualifiers = Bracket size 32 Nobody seems to be following the rule for the bracket size vs the # of qualifiers. Possible paths forward: A) Eliminat...
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 11:02 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Overall and non participation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8895
It appears to me that with the current points for overall it's sometimes better not to participate than actually riding. This is something that could happen only way down the list. Once again, a poorly researched topic of mine: I haven't got all the details of it. I just posted topics that might ne...
- Sun Sep 21, 2008 10:47 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - 1.5 sec penalty
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7148
So, you say it's a mistake to use the 10% of qual time for DQ? /Jani 6.2. PENALTY FOR DISQUALIFICATIONS The racer’s Resultant Time (RT) is set at 999 seconds if the racer is disqualified during runs in single-lane competition or in qualifying. When a single racer is disqualified during Head-to-Head...
- Sat Sep 20, 2008 4:34 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: too many rules can kill the fun
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4574
- Fri Sep 19, 2008 1:12 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: ExcelMate your new friend?
- Replies: 175
- Views: 384299
Chris: Yes, I have firmware for all versions. Will send them to you. Yes, FW version 6.3 has the problem of max 64.536 seconds..... That is why we had to manually record times in the GS at Hood River. Yes, I agree that the Trackmate was updated without agreement from the slalom community as to what ...
- Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:56 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Random beep
- Replies: 22
- Views: 22348
Chris and Jani: I have copies of the "old" FW version 6.3 and both of the newer ones (6.7 and 6.8 if I remember correctly). I find it quite easy to rapidly reflash the firmware on the trackmate using the "Megaload" program -- but it is not something I would want to do between qualifying and final ro...
- Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:37 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - DQ for poor behaviour
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21804
What happened at Maryhill? Stop tap dancing around it and say it. Was there a fight, a theft, a verbal assault or did someone throw a skateboard at someone else in a tuck going 50 miles an hour? The specific incident that I think would warrant a lifetime ban would be the one that recently happened ...
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:44 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: ExcelMate your new friend?
- Replies: 175
- Views: 384299
Re: version 3.3
By the way you may have the same rules in quals and elims that way but you can't have the same beep pattern with the new Trackmate, which probably makes it even more confusing for racers. I disagree. If you get the latest Trackmate hardware, load firmware revision 6.3 onto it. Now it communicates w...
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 7:40 am
- Forum: Timing System
- Topic: ExcelMate your new friend?
- Replies: 175
- Views: 384299
What is the purpose of the "secs max head-to-head victory margin" field in Dan's dual racing spreadsheet? What does it do and what should it be set at? The purpose: Limits the amount of time allowable for one racer to beat the other racer in a single run of Head-to-Head competition. (Used in some r...
- Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:13 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - DQ for poor behaviour
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21804
But, dear Pat, This thread had nothing to do with what happend at the MHFOS! It was related to something that occurred in France..... Please lets be as accurate as one can in these kind of cases, this thread has nothing whatsoever to do with what took place in Maryhill!!!!!!!! Martijn Well, there w...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:52 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Overall - tie breaker
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12822
I agree on the Hybrid being the tie-breaker. But what if you have Straight + Special/TS + GS? or only TS and GS? rmn If you only have TS and GS (two events) then this is a smaller race and the idea of declaring an overall winner might not even make sense. There is no requirement to have an overall ...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:46 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Time period
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5948
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 7:41 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - DQ for poor behaviour
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21804
A lifetime ban is crazy. How can you possibly tell a 50 year old that he/she can't race because of something he/she did when he/she was 10 or 15? . The specific incident that I think would warrant a lifetime ban would be the one that recently happened at the Maryhill Festival of Speed (downhill rac...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:29 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Overall - tie breaker
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12822
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:26 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - DQ for poor behaviour
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21804
I would support a "Red Card" (DQ for entire race or event) for major infractions. I would support banning a racer FOR LIFE for certain actions (e.g. vandalism against property at the race, other crimes during a race). [e.g. What occured at the recent downhill event "Maryhill Festival of Speed"] It w...
- Wed Sep 17, 2008 1:20 am
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Participation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9664
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:48 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - 1.5 sec penalty
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7148
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:47 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Time period
- Replies: 3
- Views: 5948
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:45 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Overall and non participation
- Replies: 5
- Views: 8895
10.4. OVERALL WINNER An event with several races may give awards for the overall winner. The method of calculating the overall winner shall be: · Racers may enter as many events as desired. · One event is declared the “tie breaker” before the competition begins. · Racers receive points in each race...
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:41 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Participation
- Replies: 6
- Views: 9664
10.1. RACER CLASSIFICATIONS The following racer classifications are recognized. Not every contest will award points, prizes, and medals to every one of these classifications. A racer must race in one and only one classification for each race. · Open: Every racer may race in the “open” classificatio...
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:36 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Overall
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6185
Do you have a specific points chart that you would like to use instead of the existing points chart? For example, would you like 2nd place to be 75pts and leave the rest of the chart alone? 1st place = 100 7th place = 36 13th place = 20 19th place = 12 25th place = 6 2nd place = 80 8th place = 32 14...
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:33 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - concede %of dq in qualification
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6775
Many racers go "all out" on the 1st run and then slow down to get a qual time in the 2nd run (should they DQ the 1st). I think it will be more reasonable for the racers to adapt to the course, rather than changing the course. Requiring a change to the course will slow down the progression of the rac...
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:29 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Random beep
- Replies: 22
- Views: 22348
Why should the current method be changed? What is the reason for proposing this change? 5.1. START OF RUN The start of the run shall follow a predictable and consistent sequence for all racers: · Racers are called to the start and assume a ready position in the start ramp · Race officials determine ...
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:25 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: Am and pro: two DIFFERENT COURSES
- Replies: 5
- Views: 7522
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:22 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - Overall - tie breaker
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12822
An event with several races may give awards for the overall winner. The method of calculating the overall winner shall be: · Racers may enter as many events as desired. · One event is declared the “tie breaker” before the competition begins. · Racers receive points in each race according to the cha...
- Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:19 pm
- Forum: ISSA Rules & Discussion
- Topic: 2009 Rules Update - DQ for poor behaviour
- Replies: 20
- Views: 21804
Unsporting behavior is already a DQ
5.4. DISQUALIFICATIONS The racer is disqualified during the run for any of the following: · Unsuccessfully passing through the course. · Displacing more than 20% of the cones. (20% + 1 cone is a DQ) · Displacing any cone by contact above the knees. · Placing any part of the body (including hands an...