No More Six-Wheelers At ISSA-Sanctioned Slalom Races
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Steve Collins
- Harbor Skateboard Racing
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Eric Brammer
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WRONG MOVE
Well, as someone who has ridden various 6-wheeled boards for over 28 years, I gotta say this sucks squirrell intestines!
Lonnie Toft gave us 8-wheeled, um, Roller-glued-together-skates, I guess? They were considered by even Tom Sims himself to be 'Skateboards', and marketed and sold as such. Travisty. that, or at at least politically aghast hearsay....
I'm done. Bye. 39 years of skating: well, I'll still skate, but you who have very obstinate, and historically inconsiderate attitudes towards just 'what' constitutes a 'skateboard' can KEEP IT.
Good luck, especially going FASTER.
BYE!
Lonnie Toft gave us 8-wheeled, um, Roller-glued-together-skates, I guess? They were considered by even Tom Sims himself to be 'Skateboards', and marketed and sold as such. Travisty. that, or at at least politically aghast hearsay....
I'm done. Bye. 39 years of skating: well, I'll still skate, but you who have very obstinate, and historically inconsiderate attitudes towards just 'what' constitutes a 'skateboard' can KEEP IT.
Good luck, especially going FASTER.
BYE!
"Surfin' these Old Hills since back in The Day"
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Wesley Tucker
- 1961-2013 (RIP)
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No More Six-Wheelers At ISSA-Sanctioned Slalom Races
Well, here's what a few (maybe many) have been waiting to see.
The ISSA just completed voting on a complete revision of the ISSA Rulebook for ISSA Santioned Races. It's important to remember these rules are for ISSA sanctioned events. If a race promoter wants to be sanctioned then the race adheres to these rules. If a race promoter wants to do his own thing, that's fine. The race just will not get a sanction.
So, here's a few choice vote results from the ISSA membership.
First of all, ISSA races will have skateboards with four wheels. The exact measure and the results are as follows:
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Should there be a rule restricting the total number of wheels allowed?
(A) Yes, exactly four wheels
50% [ 29 ]
(B) Yes, no more than six
3% [ 2 ]
(C) No, unlimited
45% [ 26 ]
Total Votes : 57
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Some folks raised an issue about why the options for more than four wheels were split but the restriction was only one choice. Trust me, if the vote for options (B) and (C) equalled more than (A), there would have been questions. BUT, the restriction on four wheels was a clear majority (well, by one vote) over either (B) or (C), so the will of the majority is clear.
Another interesting vote was there were concerns raised about wheels at races produced in limited numbers and not sold on the open market. Yes, we're talking about MoMos. Well, MoMos and any other short-run limited production wheels a manufacturer (or Zak Maytum) wants to bring to a race is . . . fine with us. The question was if there should be a rule REQUIRING wheels to be commercially available and the members voted NO.
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Should there be a rule requiring wheels to be commercially available?
(A) YES
28% [ 14 ]
(B) NO
71% [ 35 ]
Total Votes : 49
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There are no problems with racers attaching foot stops to their boards. (Yes, there were people who raised this as an issue to address in the rules.)
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Should “Foot stops or other devices to limit the lateral movement of the feet on the deck.” be expressly listed as “Allowed” in the rules?
(A) YES
85% [ 40 ]
(B) NO, this rule is not needed
14% [ 7 ]
Total Votes : 47
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Here's an interesting one. The members decided ISSA-sanctioned races must have ISSA-approved timing systems.
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What shall be the rule for timing systems allowed/prohibited?
A) No rule is needed.
24% [ 11 ]
B) Timing systems on the ISSA-approved list shall be used.
48% [ 22 ]
C) Timing systems on the ISSA-prohibited list shall not be used.
26% [ 12 ]
Total Votes : 45
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How will this be done? I have no clue. I can guarantee you one thing, though: TrakMate will be an approved system. Probably Chronocone, Equine, ALGE, BTS timer, R U Readyand the EttSexEtt timer will "probably" be approved. I guess the purpose of this rule is to make sure no one goes to a Prime or a Main and finds out the organizer brought a stop watch and a spiral notebook for a timing system.
Anyway, those are a few of the 39 items decided these past two weeks. There are also now new specifications for tight, hybrid and GS racing (I'll bet a lot of people didn't know there were old specs, huh?) and also things like whether or not there will be four or five tones to start a race.
Oh, here's one you can sink your teeth into. The membership voted to restrict wheels to FOUR. BUT, they also voted to have UNLIMITED TRUCKS on a board.
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Choose a rule for “Trucks.”
(A) TRUCKS: Exactly two trucks are required. Steering mechanisms activated by means other than lean-to-steer are prohibited.
48% [ 24 ]
(B) TRUCKS: No restrictions on number. The trucks must be lean steer activated.
51% [ 25 ]
Total Votes : 49
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Go figure.
One last thing. The members also voted to update and revise the rules ANNUALLY. So anything here or any other rule can be changed next year IF it gets 50% plus one of the vote of the membership.
Y'all be cool.
The ISSA just completed voting on a complete revision of the ISSA Rulebook for ISSA Santioned Races. It's important to remember these rules are for ISSA sanctioned events. If a race promoter wants to be sanctioned then the race adheres to these rules. If a race promoter wants to do his own thing, that's fine. The race just will not get a sanction.
So, here's a few choice vote results from the ISSA membership.
First of all, ISSA races will have skateboards with four wheels. The exact measure and the results are as follows:
*****************************
Should there be a rule restricting the total number of wheels allowed?
(A) Yes, exactly four wheels
50% [ 29 ]
(B) Yes, no more than six
3% [ 2 ]
(C) No, unlimited
45% [ 26 ]
Total Votes : 57
*****************************
Some folks raised an issue about why the options for more than four wheels were split but the restriction was only one choice. Trust me, if the vote for options (B) and (C) equalled more than (A), there would have been questions. BUT, the restriction on four wheels was a clear majority (well, by one vote) over either (B) or (C), so the will of the majority is clear.
Another interesting vote was there were concerns raised about wheels at races produced in limited numbers and not sold on the open market. Yes, we're talking about MoMos. Well, MoMos and any other short-run limited production wheels a manufacturer (or Zak Maytum) wants to bring to a race is . . . fine with us. The question was if there should be a rule REQUIRING wheels to be commercially available and the members voted NO.
*****************************
Should there be a rule requiring wheels to be commercially available?
(A) YES
28% [ 14 ]
(B) NO
71% [ 35 ]
Total Votes : 49
*****************************
There are no problems with racers attaching foot stops to their boards. (Yes, there were people who raised this as an issue to address in the rules.)
*****************************
Should “Foot stops or other devices to limit the lateral movement of the feet on the deck.” be expressly listed as “Allowed” in the rules?
(A) YES
85% [ 40 ]
(B) NO, this rule is not needed
14% [ 7 ]
Total Votes : 47
*****************************
Here's an interesting one. The members decided ISSA-sanctioned races must have ISSA-approved timing systems.
*****************************
What shall be the rule for timing systems allowed/prohibited?
A) No rule is needed.
24% [ 11 ]
B) Timing systems on the ISSA-approved list shall be used.
48% [ 22 ]
C) Timing systems on the ISSA-prohibited list shall not be used.
26% [ 12 ]
Total Votes : 45
*****************************
How will this be done? I have no clue. I can guarantee you one thing, though: TrakMate will be an approved system. Probably Chronocone, Equine, ALGE, BTS timer, R U Readyand the EttSexEtt timer will "probably" be approved. I guess the purpose of this rule is to make sure no one goes to a Prime or a Main and finds out the organizer brought a stop watch and a spiral notebook for a timing system.
Anyway, those are a few of the 39 items decided these past two weeks. There are also now new specifications for tight, hybrid and GS racing (I'll bet a lot of people didn't know there were old specs, huh?) and also things like whether or not there will be four or five tones to start a race.
Oh, here's one you can sink your teeth into. The membership voted to restrict wheels to FOUR. BUT, they also voted to have UNLIMITED TRUCKS on a board.
*****************************
Choose a rule for “Trucks.”
(A) TRUCKS: Exactly two trucks are required. Steering mechanisms activated by means other than lean-to-steer are prohibited.
48% [ 24 ]
(B) TRUCKS: No restrictions on number. The trucks must be lean steer activated.
51% [ 25 ]
Total Votes : 49
*****************************
Go figure.
One last thing. The members also voted to update and revise the rules ANNUALLY. So anything here or any other rule can be changed next year IF it gets 50% plus one of the vote of the membership.
Y'all be cool.
