California Slalom Series #3 Results
(California Championship Series date 4)
West LA College, California
August 17, 2003
The third slalom of the 2003 California Championship
series (and fourth date of the race series) at West LA College featured an
informal tight slalom and a hybrid giant slalom with a fast and smooth
finish, but a series of 6 tight cones near the top that made it more
representative of the fast slalom style. The weather was classic
August: sunny, dry, and hot. The turnout was light as expected, with
short notice, summer vacations, and the X games being in town. But
in the end it was a very active and fun day with racing on both the
downhill and slalom courses going on at the same time. (Downhill
results are posted at gravity-sports.com).
The times were as close as ever, with the top 3 skateboards within 0.05
seconds! In the end, Richy posted the fastest time, but a cone penalty
moved him back to second place and John O'Shei's clean riding prevailed.
Many thanks go out to the volunteers who made the race run smoothly!
