anyone up for some world class skateboarding? I know i'm keen to go along to this since we missed out on X-Games in Dec 2002!

2003 Globe World Cup Skateboarding

Saturday, 15 February 2003 - Sunday, 16 February 2003

9:00am Rod Laver Arena

Globe World Cup Skateboarding is the only World Cup Skateboarding sanctioned event held in Australia and it is also the first event on the World Cup circuit. Held over two huge days in February, Globe World Cup 2002 saw over 100 skaters travel from all over the World to compete for a car, $112,000 in cash and vital World Cup ranking points.

Adults $49.95, 2 day pass $79.95
Ticketek: 132 849 or visit www.ticketek.com.au

I went last year for the Sunday final, it was AWESOME!!!

The cost is worth it as you are treated to a whole day of events, some great local and international talent, Tony Hawk done the 900!!

Also there was a little aussie dude who was so young but pulling off some awesome air

I definetly recommend it

onya cellular!

When I went to X-Games last time it was in Melb, I was most excited about the inline street skating comp. It was good, but I was much more blown away by the street skateboard action. Yep.

I wanna go!!!

i want to go but i have been to so many concerts and are going to so many more this summer (yes although i enjoy trance i have been a rock fan for the most part of my life) $$$ are running a little low. So i dont know if i can fork out the 95 odd dollars for it

I'll just kidnap one of my friends i think

"come for a sunday picnic"

I'd love to go.

a wannabe skater from way back.

sk8 or die man, sk8 or die!

you want to come with me then???

would be a pleasure to make your aquaintance PC!

I get payed the day before that, so I'll have to get my ticket at the last minute.

you rock bRb!! Yaaaaaay!!!!!!!!

don't think I can go anymore. gotta set up for Got Funk on Sat'dee and I'll probably be recovering (or still going) on Sundee.

aww damn *sob*sniff*waaaah*

I have already warmed up for this by watching Tony Hawke on tele as he jumped an 18ft gap between 2 ramps. What a legend!!!! Complete insanity that move was. He started with a smaller gap and they just kept chopping bits off the ramp to widen the gap.

Tony Hawk is one of my hero's!!

have you got a press pass Polecat? I didn't apply but went with one a couple of years ago..

nope. have u got a spare one?

Here ya go... this is whats happeneing at Globe World Cup. ......

Saturday, Feb. 15- STREET QUALIFYING & VERT QUALIFING ROUNDS
8:30 AM Doors open to the public

AUSTRALIAN TITLES: Top 10 advance. 2- 1 minute runs, best run
8:30 AM – 11:00 AM Australian Titles – 10 minute warm up at start of each heat
8:30 AM – 9:25 AM Heat 1
9:25 AM – 10:20 AM Heat 2
10:30 AM – 11:00 AM Titles Final - 2- 1 minute runs, best run

STREET OPEN PRACTICE
11:00 PM – 2:00 PM

VERT QUALIFYING: top 10 advance, 3 runs, best run.
11:00 PM – 1:30 PM Vert Qualifying
11:00 PM – 11:50 PM Heat 1
11:50 PM – 12:40 PM Heat 2
12:40 PM – 1:30 PM Heat 3

STREET QUALIFYING: top 30 advance (top 3 from each heat advance to Semi-finals)
2:10 PM – 6:20 PM All Street Qualifying
2:10 PM – 2:35 PM Heat 1
2:35 PM – 3:00 PM Heat 2
3:00 PM – 3:25 PM Heat 3
3:25 PM – 3:50 PM Heat 4
3:50 PM – 4:15 PM Heat 5
4:15 PM – 4:40 PM Heat 6
4:40 PM – 5:05 PM Heat 7
5:05 PM – 5:30 PM Heat 8
5:30 PM – 5:55 PM Heat 9
5:55 PM – 6:20 PM Heat 10


Sunday, Feb. 16 – GALLAZ GIRLS STREET COMP – STREET SEMI’S & FINALS - VERT FINALS
8:30 AM Doors open to the public

GALLAZ GIRLS STREET COMPETITION
7:30 AM – 10:00 AM Gallaz Girls Street Competition
7:30 AM – 8:30 AM Open practice, ladies only!
8:30 AM – 9:30 AM All Heats up to 6 heats
9:30 AM – 10:00 AM Final


STREET SEMI-FINALS: 40 Skaters – 5 heats - 15 advance to finals.
10:15 AM – 10: 45 AM Open Practice for semi-finalist
10:45 AM – 11:15 AM Heat 1
11:15 AM – 11:45 AM Heat 2
11:45 AM – 12:15 PM Heat 3
12:15 PM – 12:45 PM Heat 4
12:45 PM – 1:15 PM Heat 5

VERT RAMP FINALS - 12 Skaters – 3 (45 second runs – best run)
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM

VERT BEST TRICK
3:00 PM – 3:30 PM

STREET FINALS – 18 Skaters – 2 (1 minutes runs - best run)
3:45 PM – 4:45 PM

STREET BEST TRICK
5:00 PM – 5:30 PM

AWARDS
5:45 PM

COMPETITION FORMATS:
STREET QUALIFYING: 10 Heats – Up to 9 skaters per heat – 10 minutes practice total area, 5 minutes jam at 3 different sections of the course (to be decided). The top 3 skaters advance to next round.
PRE-QUALIFIED SKATERS: Rodil Junior, the number 1 ranked skater from 2002 WCS World Rankings and Rick McCrank the winner of the 2002 event are pre-qualified to the finals. The next 5 skaters from 2002 WCS World Rankings, top 3 from North American Rankings and top 2 from European Rankings are pre-qualified to the semi-finals.
TIME: Each heat is based on 10 minutes practice, 5 minutes at each of the 3 obstacles. Total Heat time 25 minutes. Up to 9 skaters per heat – top 3 advance from each heat.
STREET SEMI-FINALS: 40 Skaters, 5 heats of 8, top 3 advance, 15 skaters advance to Finals plus two pre-qualified equals 17.
FINALS: 17 Skaters, 2 – 1 minute 15 second runs, best run using the whole street course.
Pay to 17th place.
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VERT QUALFYING: Up to 36 skaters – 3 heats – 3 – 45 second runs, best run, 10 skaters advance to the finals.
PRE-QUALIFIED SKATER: Andy MacDonald, the number 1 ranked vert skater from 2002 WCS World Rankings and Bucky Lasek, last year’s winner are pre-qualified to the finals, giving us 12 skaters in the finals.
TIME: Each heat is based on 10 minute warm-up, 40 minutes for 3 runs for up to 12 skaters. Total time per heat- 50 minutes.
FINALS: 12 Skaters, 3 (45 second runs), best run, pay to 12th place.
GALLAZ Competition: 30 skaters – up to 6 heats – 5 girls per heat. 5 minute practice, 5 minute comp for each heat. Top 6 advance to finals.
FINALS: 6 skaters in Final. 2 (60 second) runs, best run, Pay top 10.

wish I could go.

aaaww damn! i might still try n get there!!!

did anyone go?

I was wearing a Globe t-shirt on Saturday night and some guy asked if I was a pro skater, I told him I was

i wish i went but considering all the socialising and dancing i did on the w'end i really needed that sunday sleep in. needed that saturday one too but didnt get it - grrrrr.

I went. I'd been up all night after going to Seven the night before. It did my head in.

Went and hung out on the grass next to the yarra instead. Had cool company too! =)

is that right now?????

you suck you know lucas for getting to go to the skating

Yeah, I know. I definitely didn't appreciate it as much as I did last year.

I felt so old there as well. =(

Pretty funny incident when one of the skaters threw his board into the crowd. Lots of 12yr olds punching each other up. The security guys had to get in there and sort it out.

Also, the security guys were telling kids off for running. No running allowed, can you believe it? I'm not sure how they expect kids to behave at an event like that.

Hey everybody...if ya wanna check out all the action from Globe World Cup Skateboarding 2003 go to www.globeworldcup.com I had a ball, even though i was working there. And 900 degrees was great too.

thanks for the link Robbie!

Bummer i couldnt make it.

If you missed Globe World Cup Skateboarding 2003 you can still see all the action when the TV special airs on Channel 7 on March 16th @ 2:00pm

cheers Robbie!

spewin' I missed 900 degrees was awesome last year

if you missed the event, or want to relive it a bit, there's a special on it channel 7, Sunday 16th at 2pm.

www.globeworldcup.com/tvspecial/

ummm, anyone want to have me parked in front of their tele this sunday arve??

I can bring beers

I'll be recovering from the Scratch That party, I think all my recovering will be done in front of the teev wathchin some quality skatin'

Possibly Polecat, will let you know. Might be heading to see Grant-Lee Phillips at The Corner that evening so could happen