All
events are FREE to the public with Summerfest admission.
There will be prizes and give-aways throughout
the days.
There will be six distinct competition elements featured during the five-day MSS festival. The schedule and a brief description follows :
June 26 - 27 & June 30 - July 4, Open Skatepark: Enthusiasts from
all over the Midwest will have the chance to skate with their heroes on the
same street course and half-pipe
the pros use. The ramps are designed and created by VPI, the same folks that
build the X Games and World Championships courses each year. This is the
only event in the world that allows local skaters to use the same ramps as
the pros
and skate with the pros in an open session format. Sessions are two hours each and cost $8 per session.
June 28 - 29, ASA Amateur Circuit Contest: Amateur
inline skaters will compete for a chance to qualify for the World Amateur Championships
and the
opportunity to turn pro in 2004. This is an open contest to any amateur skater
who lives in the Midwest.
June 28 - 29, ASA Pro Tour Contest: The ASA Pro Tour
is the global competition series for all of the top pro aggressive skaters.
More than 50 pros from 15 different
countries will compete in both street skating and vert skating competition.
The competition is one of only six qualifier events for coveted spots in the
X Games,
the Gravity Games and the World Championships.
July 5, Pro Freestyle BMX
Demo and Best Trick Contest: More than 20 of the world's top
pro freestyle BMXers will perform four 40-minute street and vert
riding demos
and compete in two Best Trick contests. Both of these events will allow
the top pros to show off their most daring stunts in a session-style format
that
allows
the pros to compete at their own pace.
July 6, Amateur Skateboarding Contest: 60 of
the top amateur skateboarders from all over the Midwest will have the chance
to compete in a World Cup
Skateboarding Amateur Series contest. The event will be judged by top
pro skateboarders and
will offer local and regional amateurs the chance to 'audition' for a
spot on
the World Cup Skateboarding pro tour.
July 6, Pro Skateboarding Demo and
Best Trick Contest: More than 20 of the world's top pro skateboarders
will perform four 40-minute street
skating and vert skating
demos and compete in two Best Trick contests. Both of these events
will allow
the top pros to show off their cutting-edge stunts in a session-style
format that allows the pros to compete at their own pace.
The event
will be televised on Fox Sports Net in the form of 7 hours of programming
covering different MSS elements and will be seen in
180 countries
around
the world. The programs will air every Friday from August 15 - September
6 from
4:00 - 5:00 PM and from 1:00 - 2:00 AM.