Hello, racers! Here’s some more important information about the Worlds.
Lunch will be provided by the Boy Scouts on Saturday and Sunday (it was included in your entry fee). There will be hot dogs, burgers, nachos and other goodies, plus vegetarian options such as salad, veggie burgers and fruit. Water and soda will also be available.
To those of you who have already paid: Thank you very much! For everyone else who has not paid, PayPal is now closed. If you have not already paid your entry fee, please be ready to PAY Friday the 11th when you get to the hill.
The following racers have paid so far: Timothy Kienitz, Russel Cantor, Ron Barbagallo, Glenn Chapman, Eddy Martinez, John Ravitch, Claude Regnier, Pascal Jean, Paul Price, Jonathan Harms, Robert Thiele, Richy Carrasco, Lynn Kramer, Judi Oyama, Bobby Thomas, Mike Maysey, Gabriel Duquet, Daniel Duquet, Michael Fish, Keith Hollien and Joe McLaren.
Directions to the Hill:
From Hobby Airport:
http://goo.gl/maps/32JmW
From Bush Intercontinental Airport:
http://goo.gl/maps/dlh66
From Hotel:
http://goo.gl/maps/WDTvn
Directions From Hill:
To The Lee and Joe Jamail Skatepark:
http://goo.gl/maps/5jPVw
To Conroe Skatepark:
http://goo.gl/maps/KXSnz
IMPORTANT REMINDERS
To make sure the event runs smoothly, only the top 16 in each class will go on to head-to-head racing, regardless of how far away they come from and what class they sign up for. If you do not make that top 16, you won’t skate past qualifying, and you can’t change from one class to another depending on the event. Once you declare your class, that is your class for all events. However, everyone who participates in the race weekend will get ISSA points and placing in the event.
We will be setting one course only for each discipline: one Tight, Hybrid and Giant for ALL racers. All courses will be set with all racers in mind, keeping with the idea that speed through the course is more important than being able to make the course.
Both qualifying and head-to-head racing will use random-beep starts. This is to ensure that racers cannot gain an advantage by either (1) starting early to skate a “clean” course, or (2) waiting for their opponent to start so they can “chase down” the opponent.
Also, a false start will be a DQ (disqualification) for that run. A careful examination of the rules has shown that the current “2x” false-start penalty sometimes still allows a racer to gain an unfair advantage. So again, in the interest of fairness, all false starts will result in a DQ for that run. This rule change has been approved by the ISSA. If you have any questions about this rule, please speak to any of the following ISSA representatives: Jani Söderhäll; Jonathan Harms; Hans “Corky” Koraeus; or Ron “Fatboy” Barbagallo.
The after-party and awards ceremony will be held on Sunday after the last race at the bottom of the hill at the community center. Please keep in mind that Hockley is a DRY hill, which means no alcoholic beverages on the hill. This is the park’s policy, and we must abide by it. It will be strictly enforced. Please save the beer until the end of the day in the community center.
One last thing: If nature does not cooperate (the dreaded “R” word), be prepared to race more than one event on the day that is not affected. Hockley has a lot of lights so we can easily run well into the evening if we have to.
If you need to reach any of the Texas Outlaws when you get into town, call any of the following:
Marcos Soulsby-Monroy: 832-385-7985
Eddy Martinez: 956-792-4304
Zack Levitt: 713-818-9815
Humberto Salcedo: 713-289-0883
Stephen Blane: 832-385-0781
See you at the race!
Sincerely,
The Texas Outlaws
