MBDA Donkin Downhill Dash

Bring your mom, your board and your dog and come skate in the MBDA Donkin Downhill Dash 2013. This year the event will take place over two days at the Donkin Reserve in Central.

Music, longboarding, skate park, bmx jumps, public art, good food and drinks will all be there!

SKATERS! Please watch this page and our website at www.numbcity.co.za for information on REGISTRATION for the event as well as specials on accommodation and parties at night time.

Posts will follow: with Band and DJ lineups, Sponsors and PRIZES as well as giveaways and more activities such as the first FUN RUN race...

Dates: 30 – 31 March 2013

Venue: Donkin Reserve, Central, Port Elizabeth. Utilising mainly the Voting Queue Path

Entertainment: Bands and DJs

Entrance fee: R150 for downhill competitors

Spectators: Free Entry

Programme:

Saturday:9:00 - 10:00 Registration
10:00 - 11:00 Practice runs
11:00 - 11:30 Opening event
11:30 - 12:00 Groms Heat 1
12:00 - 14:00 Open Heat 1
14:00 - 14:30 BREAK
14:30 - 15:00 Groms Heat 2
15:00 - 17:00 Open Heat 2

20:00 - Party @ DNE

Sunday: 8:00 - 9:00 Registration and practice runs
9:00 - 11:00 Open Heat 3
11:00 - 13:00 Fun Run
13:00 - 15:00 Break
15:00 - 15:30 Groms Final
15:30 - 16:00 Open Final
17:00 - Prize giving and closing ceremony

Race Format:

The competition consist of 3 classes as well as an “Anything on Wheels” Fun Run:

1. Open Class

This class is open to all contestants over the age of 16 and will consist of 3 heats for skaters to log times. The best 20 times will be entered into the final run. Skaters go down the course one at a time and will have three heats to log a best time that will be entered into the final

2. Ladies Class

This class will go down with the open class and is open to any female contestant over the age of 16. The format works on the same basis as the Open Class although time will be taken separately to determine a winner.

3. Groms Class

This class is open to any contestants under the age of 16 and will work in the same format as the above classes.

4. Anything on Wheels (Fun Run)

The fun run is open to anyone to enter. Any human-powered craft or vehicle can enter this competition and a winner will determined by the judges discretion. It may be for fastest time, best craft entered, best dressed, most elaborate accident etc. Entrance fee for this event is R30 and it will consist of one "fun" run only.

...ANKLEPANTS!!

CONFIRMED SPONSORS:

Mandela Bay Development Agency (MBDA) - Title Sponsor
Sector 9
Bos Ice Tea
Element
Ibis Engineering Merchants
Indy Skate
The Brothers

ENTERTAINMENT:

The Brothers (31 March) on Bos Stage
Cotton Fields (31 March) on Bos Stage
Hey Bang Dead! (31 March) on Bos Stage

More to be confirmed.....