2021 Zambrero BMX bowl battle
The Groundswell festival at Scarborough beach has been growing steadily over the past few years into an awesome event. Last year the inclusion of the BMX bowl battle turned up the awesome at the festival. Be sure to check out last years results and event wrap up. For 2021 we will be delivering the Zambrero BMX bowl battle on the 9th October thanks to our major sponsor Zambrero. The Zambrero BMX bowl battle is also supported by Zambrero, Colony bmx, Division Brand, Cult Crew, Sneaky Wholefoods, Local BMX all while it takes place thanks to the Groundswell festival. The Zambrero BMX bowl battle will also be round two of the Western Australian BMX freestyle State Championships with all points going towards the year end state championship title.
The Zambrero BMX bowl battle will see bmx riders compete in the biggest skatepark bowl this side of the universe. Competitors can either choose to enter pro, open, intermediate or beginners classes to battle it out with the other competitors to for their share of the prizes and pro purse prize money. Riders will have to make their way through qualifying rounds to make it to the battle finals. The importance of qualifying on top plays a key role in the battle finals. The lower placed qualifiers have to battle it out to make their way to the top to have a chance to take the win. In the battle finals if competitors are not staying on top of the competition they are dropped out until a winner if announced. The best BMX riders will show of their skills and compete for some epic prize money and all the glory! This is one action pack competition you don’t want to miss.
Such a rad video of last years competition, this one is really worthy of a play and then a replay and a replay.
EVENT INFORMATION
LOCATION – Scarborough Beach skatepark, Scarborough, Western Australia
SCHEDULE FOR THE DAY IS AS FOLLOWS (subject to change)
- Official practice, check in and registrations – 10am
- Qualifying rounds – 11am – 2pm
- Zambrero BMX bowl battle finals – 2pm – 4pm.
COMPETITOR REQUIREMENTS
- Beginners – competitors of any age, must be able to ride in and out bowl, have some confidence, tricks are not required
- Intermediates – competitors of any age, must be able to ride in and out bowl, have good confidence, able to do some tricks, have good flow
- Open – competitors of any age, must be able to ride in and out bowl, must have great confidence, able to flow well, maybe have a trick list, can air good
- Pro – competitors of any age, must be able to ride in and out bowl, must have awesome confidence, able to flow super rad, maybe have a trick list, can air dam good
REGISTRATION INFORMATION – Registration via online medium here.
Registering and paying online guarantees you a place in the competition and you to save money. Online ticket sales close 1st October 2021 at 12noon. If you miss the online registration we cannot guarantee your place in the competition as numbers are limited to 10 in each class (40 competitors). Any available places not purchased prior to the day can be paid for on the day of competition.
- Pro $15 – plus Eventbrite booking fee – $30 on the day
- Open $10 plus Eventbrite booking fee – $20 on the day
- Intermediates $10 plus Eventbrite booking fee – $20 on the day
- Beginners $10 plus Eventbrite booking fee – $20 on the day
CERTIFIED HELMETS ARE COMPULSORY – Ditch you plastic soft foam fashion accessory and protect yourself with a proper helmet. Helmets will be inspected at check in. If your certified helmet is cracked or you are using a plastic helmet with soft inserts you will be required to have a certified helmet replacement. Your brain will thank you.
COMPETITION FORMAT / JUDGING
- Competitors will be judged on the overall impression of their run. 3 judges will each score from 0 to 30 for overall impression taking into account, difficulty, diversity, consistency, speed, height, flow, lines, and tricks.
- Lowest score drop, best run counts.
- If there is a tie for a relevant place a 1 minute runoff is the tie breaker.
QUALIFYING ROUNDS
- Competitors are split up into heats of 5 riders. Each group gets a 5 minute warm up
- Beginner and intermediates get two x 1 minute runs (not all time has to be used)
- Open and Pro get two x 2 minute runs (not all time has to be used)
BATTLE FINALS
- No finals for beginners, qualifying round counts
- Intermediate, open and pro top 7 into battle finals
- Competitors qualifying placing set the order for battle finals
- Round 1 – 7th and 6th place. 2 minute warm up. 2 x 1 min runs. Judges vote who makes it into next round. Winner proceeds to round 2. Rider not progressing into round 2 takes 7th place.
- Round 2 – Winner from round 1 plus 5th place. 2 minute warm up. 2 x 1 min runs. Judges vote who makes it into next round. Winner proceeds to round 3. Rider not progressing into round 3 takes 6th place.
- Round 3 – Winner from round 2 plus 4th place. 2 minute warm up. 2 x 1 min runs. Judges vote who makes it into next round. Winner proceeds to round 4. Rider not progressing into round 4 takes 5th place.
- Round 4 – Winner from round 3 plus 3rd place. 2 minute warm up. 2 x 1 min runs. Judges vote who makes it into next round. Winner proceeds to round 5. Rider not progressing into round 5 takes 4th place.
- Round 5 – Winner from round 4 plus 2nd place. 2 minute warm up. 2 x 1 min runs. Judges vote who makes it into next round. Winner proceeds to round 6. Rider not progressing into round 6 takes 3rd place.
- Round 6 – Winner from round 5 plus 1st place. 2 minute warm up. 2 x 1 min runs. Judges vote who takes 1st and 2nd place
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