Bonelli NorAm 2011
Andrew Chapman Wins Bonelli!!!
Andrew Chapman wins the DH Skateboard final over Micah Green. Photo Bob Ozman
San Dimas, California - Andrew Chapman showed up at Bonelli Park on Sunday morning without ever turning a wheel on the track. He went out and learned the course during the 1.5 hour morning warm up session and then had to start from the back of the grid. He worked his way through each of the four rounds of heats to earn a place in the finals. In the finals he went up against the number one qualifier Erik Lundberg, the number three qualifier James Kelly and the number five qualifier Micah Green to earn the US Nationals victory. It was an amazing story for the Canadian skater who is now headed to Bathurst, Australia for the IGSA World Champonships less than 10 days from now.
Lundberg Qualifies #1
Erik Lundberg negotiates Abec 11 Corner enroute to qualifying #1 for tomorrow's race. Photo Bob Ozman
San Dimas, CA, USA- 2007 IGSA World Cup Series Champion Erik Lundberg laid down a blistering first qualifying run today to earn the number one qualifying spot for tomorrow's US Nationals. The Sector 9 team rider is currently living in San Diego while attending college. He made his first ever appearance at Bonelli Park today and quickly came to grips with the treacherous ninety degree Abec 11 corner. His time of 1:03.119 was the fastest time of the day in any catagory. All day long the corner swallowed up rider after rider in its' unrelenting walls of straw.
Zak Maytum is the Defending Champion
2008 winer Zak Maytum fully commited through the 90. Photo Jon Huey
San Dimas, California, USA - The IGSA Unted States National Championships begin today at Frank G. Bonelli Park in San Dimas, California. Zak Maytum from Boulder, Colorado is the defending Downhill Skateboarding Champion. He won last years race over 2007 Winner Jimmy Flindt in a last second pass down the final straightaway. Both riders will be back to battle it out once again in addition to many of the other top downhill skateboarders in America.
Jimmy Flindt and Zak Maytum had an awesome battle at the 2008 Event. Photo Jon Huey
The IGSA Uited States National Championships will take place November 14-15 at Frank G. Bonelli Park in San Dimas, California. Admission to the event is free with your paid park admission of $8.00 per car. Many of the top rcers from the United States and Canada will be competing o te Continental Course that features the infamous 90 degree right hander.