JoMoPro 2012 – April 20th – 22nd, 2012

**Info updated for final time April 20th**

Classes: Veteran, Novice, Expert & Pro

Pro Purse: $3000 (minimum)*

Entry Fee: $40 for Vet, Novice & Expert and $100 for Pro

Purse/Prize Breakdown: There will be prizes for the top five riders in each of the amateur classes. The winner of the Master class will receive a frame.

The Pro class will have a minimum prize purse of $3,000*. Each rider in the finals will win money.

Format: After a lot of group discussion with the judges and various pros and industry insiders around the world we have come up with the format and judging criteria we will use for JoMoPro this year.

Run Format:

Pro:

Qualifying = Single 3:00 minute run.

Finals = Two 2:30 minute runs (Best run counts)

Expert:

Qualifying = Single 2:15 minute run

Finals = Two 2:00 minute runs (Best run counts)

Novice:

Finals = two 1:30 minute runs (Best run counts)

Veteran:

Two 1:30 minute runs (Best run counts)

**Classes will be divided into heats on site if one class becomes too large**

Judging Criteria:

Difficulty: Score up to 100 pts

Originality: Score up to 85 pts

Consistency: Score up to 75 pts

Maximum Total Score: 260 Pts

Each judge will score each rider on all three categories. Scores are calculated to give a final average that is intentionally weighted to encourage progressive riding while valuing pulled tricks and tricks in links.

Best Trick Jam: Best Trick will be “jam style” giving each rider several turns within an allotted time. There will be live voting for immediate ranking of the top trick throughout the jam. This jam will possibly be broken into heats depending on the number of riders.

Schedule: (This is our best estimation. Schedule subject to change on site)

Friday April 20th – 4pm – 10pm Registration and Pre Jam at Venue

Saturday April 21st –

10am Doors open Registration

10-1130 open practice

1130-12 vet warm up
12-1230 vet competition
1230-1 novice warm up

1pm – 130 Novice competition

1:30pm – 2 expert warm ups

2pm – 245 Expert qualifying

245-315 pro warm ups
315-430 pro qualifying
430 -445 expert final warm up
445-515 expert finals
515-545 pro final warm up
545-715 pro finals (top 10 qual)
715-730 pro/am best trick warm up
730-800 pro am best trick
800 awards
830 venue closes

Floor Surface & Venue: The Foundry is a popular all-ages music venue that has been host to the JoMoPro flatland contest for the past three years. The venue has a snack and drink bar as well as a few restaurant-style tables and booths. There is a stage where the judges sit that displays the run clock along with the brackets for the pro finals.

The floor is approximately 50ft x 50ft and is smooth polished concrete. The JoMoPro staff of volunteers uses an industrial floor cleaner several times throughout the weekend to make sure the floor is as clean and dust-free as possible.The staff also puts a sticky coating on the floor to ensure it is the most ideal riding surface the venue can offer. The same measures were implemented during the 2011 event, and worked great.

The riding area is separated from the spectators by barricades and sponsor banners on three sides, and the stage on the final side.

There is a nice, flat practice area just outside of The Foundry that is gritty concrete. While the practice area is not identical to the contest floor, there will be ample practice time on the contest floor for each class. There are multiple parking lots within close riding distance that riders can practice in at their discretion.

Official Contest Website: http://www.jomoproflatland.com