The Crackling: Year X
at Hog Hill
Mid-day Saturday and All-day Sunday on
14th and 15th April 2018
The Redbridge Cycling Centre
Forest Rd, Ilford IG6 3HP
About
Hog Hill
Hog Hill Events happen 3 times a year and are a fantastic opportunity to ride with a huge cross-section of the UK longboard scene: from beginners and those looking to learn through to seasoned racers dusting off the cobwebs and catching up with friends.
Skate your style - freeride, race, slide, dance, slalom. or just chill out and watch other people do the hard work. Come along to the campsite in the evening and chill out with the other skaters in a great atmosphere - when we're at Lambourne end, expect a camp fire and some live music as well!
Freeride continues through racing on Sunday afternoon, so you can choose to test your mettle and get some more pack riding experience before hitting up the European freerides and races, or just enjoy jamming down the hill with your mates.
Helmets are mandatory while skating (including commuting around and flatland jam!) Helmets and gloves while sliding and skating the main hill, and Full Faces Mandatory for racing (we recommend kneepads) . We take safety seriously, as does our insurers (legal requirement) so we're well covered as lang as you guys keep your lids on! If you fall on a different part (a bit without pads) then St John's Ambulance will be there to patch you up.
DISCIPLINES
What goes on at one of these Hog Hill bashes?
 SlalomA timed sport that involves avoiding cones either on flat land with small-spacing (tight), downhill with more varied spacing (hybrid) or steeply downhill with large,spread-out spacing (giant). Most slalom boards range in size related to the style of slalom,from 30” to 36”; utilize asymmetrical concave (more in front) with a non-functional kicktail or footrest at the back and toe-stops up front. The standard is for fast-turning CNCed trucks and 65-77mm wheels with durometers ranging 77A-85A. |  SlideA specialised discipline with some crossover to street-skating gear, sliding is the intentional breaking of traction on steep hills to accomplish tricks that modify the board’s movement down the fall line. Much more than “power sliding,” these tricks can include stalls, rotations and the use of gloves with pucks for hand-on-the-pavement moves. The decks are usually 34” to 38” with twin kicks and hard, smaller wheels on conventional trucks, but also on 70mm or larger “soft wheels.” |
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 FreerideA term used to describe any style of skating downhill that includes drifting, sliding, hard carves and aggressive manoeuvres. Any board a skater is comfortable with that affords the handling and agility can work for a freeride board. Generally involves wheels intended for sliding and thrashing, typically 70-76mm in diameter,and 78A-89A durometer. |  DownhillThe sport of getting down a hill as fast as possible. Standard downhill (or “DH”) decks are rigid for stability, with moderate concave, no kicktail and lengths typically ranging from 36” to 46”. Inverted-style trucks are used, in drop-through and top-mount configurations with wheels 70-100mm in diameter and 78A-89A durometer. |
 FreestyleFreestyle skateboarding (or freestyle) is one of the oldest styles of skateboarding and was intermittently popular from the 1960s until the early 1990s, when the final, large-scale professional freestyle skateboarding competition was held. The emphasis in freestyle is technical flat ground skateboarding. Often a freestyler will need little more than a board and a smooth, flat surface. Music and choreography have always been an essential part of the professional freestyle routine. |  Classic LugeStreet luge was born in Southern California as downhill skateboarders found they could reach faster speeds by lying down on their skateboards. This early form of the sport is now referred to as "classic luge." While no longer a sport in either the X Games or Gravity Games, street luge is a burgeoning sport in numerous countries with competitions around the globe. There are approximately 1200 active street luge riders in the world. |
09:00 Coffee and breakfast to clear heads
09:30(ish) Track open
-Freeride
-Dual Hybrid Slalom Racing
-Giant Slalom
10:30 Electric Board Race
11:00 Flatland Jam
13:00(ish) DH Races
-Freeride for Non-Racers
16:00(ish) Finals and Prizes
-Swag Scramble
17:00 Home time
13:00 Sign-up open, setup, get stoked.
13:15 Track opens. Get RAD!
-Freeride
-Dual Hybrid Slalom Quals and Racing
14:30 Slide Jam (approx time)
16:00 Street Sledge Mini Race
17:30 Pack up for the day, head off to campsite
Campsite:
Lambourne End Centre
Manor Road
RM4 1NB
SCHEDULE
SATURDAY 14th April
SUNDAY 15th April
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