“We are stoked to announce that Obscura team riders Aaron Reed, Grant Roberts and Stefan Schriever are heading out from the U.S. for BOTH events. They are keen to hang with the Australian skaters and will be helping us judge the events, as well as running one-on-one wakeskate clinics for riders in both locations.” says event organiser Paul Munro.
Cables Wake Park Penrith
Saturday 5th Feb – Tinny Comp Heats begin at 7.45am. Riders should be at the cable park by 7.30am for riders briefing. The top 6 wakeskaters will go through to the Tinny Comp final, to be held at midday. The Rail Jam will run from 10am and will again consist of heats and a final. The Annual Riders Choice Awards are on from 7.30pm and include the newly added ‘Wakeskater of the Year’ award.
Sunday 6th Feb – The Sesitec System 2.0 Challenge will begin at 10am. A wakeskate division has been introduced and will include both flat-water tricks and 2 obstacles (flat-bar and double-ended kicker). King of Kicker is back again and will be held from 2pm.
Registrations for this round close on Sunday 30th Jan. Registration Forms and Costs to Enter can be found at http://liquidforcewake.com.au/rail-jam-2011/ (if entering more than 2 divisions a package price is available).
Suncoast Cable Watersports, Bli Bli
Friday 18th Feb – The GoRide Linear Cable challenge has been introduced and will include a wakeskate division – to begin at 10am, followed by King of Kicker at 3pm. Riders should be at the park by 9.30am for riders briefing.
Saturday 19th Feb – The Obscura Tinny Comp will take place from midday, with the Rail Jam starting at 2pm. Skaters riding in the Tinny Comp need to arrive by 11am for riders briefing.
Registrations for this round close on Sunday 13th Feb. Registration Forms and Costs to Enter can be found at at http://liquidforcewake.com.au/rail-jam-2011/ (if entering more than 2 divisions a package price is available).
Judging
We have made it clear from the start that Obscura Sessions is for the skaters, and after taking feedback from each round we have made minor updates to the judging system.” says Munro.
For the first time they have introduced ‘intensity and style’ as a major factor in the final results. Not only will each rider be judged on the tricks they land, but how well they perform them and with what style.
In the Tinny Comp each rider will be given a total score out of 10, which will then be applied to the score they received for their total run. This means if you landed a heap of tricks but did them all sketchy you could still lose to a rider that did less tricks but executed them perfectly. Wake to Wake tricks have been added to the Score List and Ollies no longer count as a flat-water trick. A few trick scores have been assessed and changed – each rider will be given the amended score sheet on the day, but they can also be downloaded from wakeskate.com.au.
In the Rail Jam each judge will have the opportunity to add 1 or 2 points to a trick if they feel it was executed with style or they feel the intensity of the trick is worth the bigger score. In the same way they can deduct 1 or 2 points from a trick if they feel it was executed or landed sketchy. This new style of judging is at the discretion of each judge, and their decision is final. As per the request of the skate community one flat-water trick is allowed per lap, but it must be executed between the final 2 towers.
There will be a huge range of prizes from cold hard cash to Nike 6.0 Shoes. So if you think you’ve got what it takes, or just wanna go check out the action, head to wakeskate.com.au for more info.
