What can I say- San Francisco turned on some epic conditions for the slalom racing on Friday afternoon. By 4pm it was 25 knots with a steep ebb chop.
Racing was run right in front of crissy field.
25 rounds of slalom heats were run before going to the final 13 with 5 more rounds of finals. What a day!
I had so much fun racing slalom- my heart was pounding all day long with adrenalin.
In the qualifying rounds I took it easy not pushing the envelope too much- finishing 2 in 4 heats and missing one as it got too op'ed for my 7.3 and medium sx board.
After that I switched down to the 95 l Ml slalom and 6.3 to get some more control.
In the finals- I went for it all- charging the line with vengeance,
Unfortunately just a tad early in the first heat being called over early.
After 3 races I switched back to the medium F2 board for better mark roundings.It was a mess in there and all you could do was hope to get out in decent position after the first rounding.
Nonetheless I ended up in 6th- a good showing for the 1st slalom race of the year!
Hopefully will get some photos up asap as these are the money shots- stay tuned.
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