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Pictured: Seven-time World Champion Lynn Kramer -- rocking the Pump Station

In honor of the G&S Reunion and our visiting team members -- we're doing the Pump! That is -- we're having a race at the Pump Station in Poway! Oh yeah -- famous venue, famous racers, warm Cali sun -- what else can you ask for?? Come out and enjoy!

Saturday October 3rd, 2009
10:00 a.m.
Poway Pump Station (San Diego County, California)

Signup for directions and details - http://67.139.161.195/contest_registration.asp?ContestID=444


Pre-race meeting -- Slalom Symposium at Pizza Port Friday Night . . .

Event signup online now at ncdsa contest calendar: http://67.139.161.195/contest_registration.asp?ContestID=444

Schedule updates for the race this Saturday:

Our goal is to wrap up by 2 (so people can get going to the G&S festivities at the Wave House)

Registration will begin at 9:30 a.m. (sign racer waiver and pay fee)
Warm-up will begin at 10:00 a.m. and we'll start the timed runs between 10:30 - 11:00
Everyone will get 2-3 runs depending on number of racers and time shedule
Top finishers will receive cash (based on entry fees) and there will be prize schwag for the rest
Award ceremony at top of the hill following the race

More info on "Slalom Symposium" (pre-race carb loading) at Pizza Port Friday Night . . .

Pizza Port
571 Carlsbad Village
Carlsbad, CA 92008
(760) 720-7007
http://www.pizzaport.com/

We're shooting for 6-7 pm

Motel 6 is right down the street from Pizza Port so that's a good place to stay.

Motel 6 carlsbad downtown #1021
1006 carlsbad village dr
i-5 at carlsbad village dr
Carlsbad, CA, 92008
Phone: (760) 434-7135 | Fax: (760) 730-0159
Reservation Phone: 1-800-466-8356

Cheers!

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Weather forecast looks great for Saturday:

http://www.weather.com/weather/weekend/USCA0900?from=36hr_topnav_undeclared

Not too hot -- not too cold!

We had a great day at the Pump yesterday -- as usual. Lots of legendary racers showed to check out the current scene -- more on that later. We are still on the road visiting family but the podium result is:

1st Richy Carrasco
2nd Brent Kosick
3rd Jonny Miller
4th Lynn Kramer

All the rest with times, pics, etc. coming ASAP. Kai from Silverfish was there snapping pics and Thanks to everyone who came out.

Cheers!

We kicked off at Pizza Port for the Slalom Symposium Friday night which was a fun and tasty warm up for the GS on Saturday. We were doing our best to get things rolling early to allow racers time to make it to the G & S festivities at the WaveHouse. Lynn was on it getting the timing system in place, Richy & Jonny set the course and it was on. Racers had 3 runs each, a .2 cone penalty -- fastest time wins.

Richy hit the fastest time in his first run and held the lead till the end to secure the win.

Richy "Brown Bomber" Carrasco - 1st Place

Brent and Jonny -- both looking smooth -- were neck and neck finishing 200ths of a second apart for 2nd and 3rd.

Brent "The Sickness" Kosick - 2nd Place


Jonny "Thriller" Miller - 3rd Place

Lynn was hot on their tail clinching the 4th podium placing.

Lynn "World Champ" Kramer - 4th Place


Podium L-R: Kosick - 2nd, Carrasco - 1st, Miller - 3rd, Kramer - 4th

The course was fun and fast -- and stoked to say -- no crashes for the day.

We were honored to see some legendary slalom figures show up at the Pump to check out the racing including Henry Hester, Tommy Ryan, Bob Skolberg, Dennis Shufelt, Di Dootson, Marty Schaub, Chris Yandall & Jamie Hart. Baby H (Marty Schaub), Chris Yandall & Jamie Hart were all racing too!

L-R: Schaub, Hester, Skolberg, Ryan, Yandall, Hart, Dootson, Williams

Here's the final placings with fastest adjusted time for each:

1st Richy Carrasco 30.84
2nd Brent Kosick 32.24
3rd Jonny Miller 32.26
4th Lynn Kramer 32.52
5th Marty Schaub 33.08
6th Paul Price 33.39
7th Kirby Cox 33.73
8th Michael Kaelon 33.74
9th Chris Yandall 34.41
10th Jamie Hart 35.23
11th Cat Young 35.49
12th Clay Westling 35.82
13th Tim Kienitz 36.04

Watch the full slideshow: http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v320/sk8kings/PUMP%20OUTLAW%202009/?albumview=slideshow

Special Thanks to our time keeper Sean, starter Joy and Adam & Justin for cone marshalling. Thanks to Kai from Silverfish for coming out and shooting pics too! Big Props to Khiro Bob & wife Lou Ann who were on the scene to lend support and a big box of Khiro goodies for the racers. Awesome day and Thanks to everyone who came out to share the stoke.


Pump Station Group!

That looks like it was fun!

Look at all those racing legends!