Friday 27 April 2012

Discipline: Inline Downhill

Because of the roaring success of the last few events at hogg hill, Inline Downhill UK has once again been invited to come out and play!

IDUK will be hosting a inline downhill workshop for every rider who signs up to the event, details on event entry cost can be found here. The hill itself is really easy and is the perfect place to give it a go...

Take a look at the IDUK website www.inlinedownhill.co.uk to read about how the last event went down and check out some of the pictures.

Please note that helmet (full or half shell), knee pads and elbow pads are mandatory. Wrist guards and gloves are recomended

If you have any questions please feel free to contact Grant Du Plessis from IDUK by email at grantduplessis@gmail.com or by phone on 07427695023

Monday 2 April 2012

Hog Hill "Open Season" 19-20th of May 2012

Hi all,

it's been a mild winter & great spring so far, the 1st Hog Hill event of the year will be "Open Season" on the 19-20th of May.
There will be Slalom racing, Downhill Freeriding as well as Racing & a Mini Moto race as usual, which is sure to claim someone's ankle for the whole season.

Please see the above tabs for event information.

See the below links for the types of activities taking place at Open Season:
Discipline: Slalom Skateboarding
Discipline: Downhill Skateboarding
Discipline: Discipline: Buttboard/Street Luge/Mini Moto/Other

If you would like to pencil in the following Hog Hill Dates in advance, they are:
30th June to 1st July 2012

Discipline: Slalom Skateboarding


Requirements:
Slalom - Half Shell mandatory, gloves & pads recommended.
Freeride - Half Shell & Slide Gloves mandatory, pads recommended.
Downhill Racing - Full Face & Slide Gloves mandatory, pads recommended.

Dual & GS Slalom:
Setup for the Hybrid Dual Slalom on the Saturday will start at 12:00am.
This will include the putting up of ramps, course setting and laying down of timing gear.
Open practice will be run from 12:30am (earlier if possible) with the racing starting at 1:00pm.
Qualifying will be the best time of two runs, one run in each lane.
Starting for qualifying will be individually timed, but in order to keep up the racing impetus, racers are requested to go within ten seconds of being permitted on course, with parallel qualifying preferred (ie: racers going together ASAP).

Time and numbers (and weather) permitting, there will then be bracketing into two groups of 16, A and B Groups. If there are any delays then a single bracket of top 16 will be arranged.
Starting in the heats will then be via the standard European system of 'five second warning, where, once racers are ready, a start will ensue at any point within the next five seconds.
Anyone DEEMED to be jumping the start will be given just one verbal warning before being given the DQ penalty of 10per cent of the fastest qualifying time. Cone penalty will be 0.1 seconds per cone. If a cone is hit and remains either touching or in part of its circle then it is not to be counted as a penalty. If a cone is out of place on your run, then pull out of the course and raise your hand immediately.
If cones are knocked out in front of you by the opposition's cones then do likewise. A rerun will occur. If these rules are deemed to be abused, then the
organiser's delegated referee decision will be final. Even if wrong.

Please can competitors cone-marshall on their way back up the hill to the start. There will be four posts dividing sections of the course. Move up one position after each race. Please offer to cone-marshall even if you have been knocked out of the competition. The heats go through very quickly as the final approached and accurate marshalling is critical.

Image courtesy of NearTheCoast.com

GS - Sunday:
We have the track from 9:00am onwards on Sunday, so setup of the course will begin then, using the hill that backs onto the hybrid course. It will consist of a single lane timed run with start ramp.
Each racer will have three runs (time permitting) with the best of these runs counting as final time. A Top Gear style leader board will show the best riders and times to beat. Again, it is preferred that a competitor goes within ten seconds of the course being open to them, choosing within that slot the best start moment given prevailing conditions.

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Again, it is requested that competitors assist in cone-marshalling on their return up the course.

Discipline: Buttboard/Street Luge/Mini Moto/Other

Half Shell helmet & gloves are a minimum requirement for "Other" disciplines.

Dangerous Decks Presents:
Buttboard race & Mini Moto Challenge once again!
The above events will be run on the sunday by the Dangerous Decks team, last year we had a broken ankle from the mini moto's alone! Let's see if anyone ups the ante in 2012.

Pic courtesy of Gevan


Disciplines welcome:
Standup, Slalom, Luge, Buttboard, Gravity Bike, Inline, Quad, Dirtsurfers, Skullboarders. If your discipline isn't listed here, please leave a comment.
There will be limited uplifts on the day for Equipment only thanks to Will Stephenson.

Pic courtesy of NearTheCoast.com

Discipline: Downhill Skateboarding

Requirements:
Slalom - Half Shell mandatory, gloves & pads recommended.
Freeride - Half Shell & Slide Gloves mandatory, pads recommended.
Downhill Racing - Full Face & Slide Gloves mandatory, pads recommended.

Freeride:
What's a freeride you ask?
It's basically just skating down the hill for fun, no pressure to race or anything.
Bomb it, carve it, or push yourself against your friends, no worries basically.
You can also start riding the hill from a bit further down if you're just getting to grips with speed.
Freeriding will take place throughout both days of the event, even when the Race is on you can still Freeride the hill in between racing heats.

Pic courtesy of Gevan
Racing:
Racing will take part on Sunday (time to be confirmed) & will consist of 3 rounds.
Each round will have the same amount of groups (aka Heats) competing in them, each heat's riders will be randomly generated, so you all get to as much opportunity to gather points.
At the end of the 3 rounds, points per rider will be added up, if in the top bracket the are ties for positions, a final heat of up to 8 people will be run.
Prizes will be provided for 1st, 2nd & 3rd place in the following categories:
Junior (16 & under, depends on qty of participants)
Ladies (Womens only, depends on qty of participants)
Open class (Open to anyone willing, generally the largest class)

Top: Pic courtesy of NearTheCoast.com Bottom: Pic courtesy of Gevan