Palm Beach Challenge

Indoor Events
Atlantis Skateway
January 17, 2009
Jog & 10th Ave., Green Acres, FL
Outdoor Events
USA International Racing Series Event
January 17, 18 & 19, 2009
Brian Piccolo Park
9501 Sheridan Rd., Cooper City, FL
Sponsored by:
Dear Operators, Coaches and Skaters:
The Stardust Speed Club would like to invite you to attend the Palm Beach Challenge to be held January 17-19, 2009. The contest will be sanctioned by USARS and all USARS rules will apply.
The indoor events will include a Elite, Novice and a Rookie individual events. Skaters may skate two divisions i.e. Rookie and Novice, Novice and Elite, or Elite division and Challenge-up. Only 2 person relays will be held. Awards will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place in all Elite Divisions, Novice and Rookie Divisions. All Relays will receive awards for 1st, 2nd and 3rd. All events will be held on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2009.
The floor is 80 X 180 with fresh plastic. Atlantis Skateway has plenty of seating and full snackbar for skaters and spectators plus an officials and coaches complementary refreshment room.
The outdoor events will be part of the International Racing Series: RACE 2 skated on the 200 M bank track and Race 3 skated on the 500 and 800 M road track. Ranking points will be issued for both bank track and road races. Time trial events will begin at 6 pm, Saturday, Jan. 17 at Brian Piccolo Park. Bank Track and Road will follow on Sunday and Monday.
Deadline for all entries is January 12, 2009
Send entries to: Ed Mueller - 4404 Northlake Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410. Make all checks Payable to: Stardust Speed Club (All entries must include club or cashier’s check)
MEET FEES: Indoor Registration & 1st event $30
Additional Division $10
Relays $10
Spectators Fee Per Day $ 8
Programs $ 5
Indoor Practice $ 4
(Practice Friday 16th 4:00 to 6:00 p.m.)
Outdoor entry *see attachment
Brian Piccolo Park Entrance Fee (Spectators & Skaters) $1.50 Each Day
Vendor Booth space available—contact Ed Mueller for information.
Contact Ed Mueller for further information at (561) 254-3876 or (561) 776-8341
Email: EDM4skate@aol.com
Hotels:
Indoor
Host Hotel: Best Western, 1800 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd., WPB, FL (561) 683-8810
(only 25 rooms must be made by 12/20) Rate: $89 Palm Beach Challenge (skater)
Comfort Inn, 1901 Palm Beach Lakes Blvd, WPB, FL (561) 689-6100 Rate: Palm Beach Challenge
Outdoor
Host Hotel: El Palacio Sports Hotel, 21485 NW 27th Ave., Opa Laka, FL (305) 621-5801 Rate: $85.99 Give the group code—STARDU (40 rooms available—book by Jan. 2 to guarantee rate)
La Quinta Inn, 8101 Peters Rd, Plantation, FL
(954) 476-6047 (30 rooms) Ask for the USARS discount.
ELITE DIVISIONS
AGE DIVISIONS DISTANCES
PRIMARY GIRLS & BOYS 7 & UNDER 200M 400M
JUVENILE GIRLS & BOYS 8 & 9 200M 500M
ELEMENTARY GIRLS & BOYS 10 & 11 300M 700M
FRESHMAN GIRLS & BOYS 12 & 13 300M 1000M
SOPHOMORE LADIES & MEN 14 & 15 500M 1500M
JUNIOR LADIES 16 & 17 500M 1500M
JUNIOR MEN 16 & 17 500M 2000M
SENIOR LADIES 18 - 24 500M 2000M
SENIOR MEN 18 - 24 1000M 3000M
CLASSIC LADIES ** 25 - 34 500M 1500M
CLASSIC MEN** 25 - 34 500M 2000M
MASTER LADIES & MEN** 35 - 44 500M 1500M
VETERAN LADIES & MEN** 45 - 54 500M 1000M
GRAND VETERANS 55 + 500M 1000M
PRO/ELITE LADIES & MEN 14 + 500M POINTS LMO
NOTE: *Heats for the long race will be the middle distance
** Divisions combined age groups
NOVICE AND ROOKIE DIVISIONS
AGE DIVISIONS DISTANCES
PRIMARY GIRLS & BOYS 6 & 7 200M 300M JUVENILE GIRLS & BOYS 8 & 9 300M 400M ELEMENTARY GIRLS & BOYS 10 & 11 300M 500M FRESHMAN GIRLS & BOYS 12 & 13 300M 700M
SOPHOMORE LADIES & MEN 14 & 15 500M 1000M JUNIOR LADIES & MEN 16 & 17 500M 1000M SENIOR LADIES & MEN 18 - 26 500M 1000M CLASSIC LADIES & MEN 27 - 34 500M 1000M MASTER MEN & LADIES 35 -44 300M 700M
VETERAN MEN & LADIES 45 + 300M 700M
1ST, 2ND & 3RD PLACE AWARDS FOR DIVISION
TWO PERSON RELAYS 2 MAN 2 LADY 2 MIXED
Dear Operators, Coaches and Skaters:
The Stardust Speed Club would like to invite you to attend the Palm Beach Challenge National Out-door Invitational to be held January 17-19, 2009. The contest will be sanctioned by USARS.
The outdoor events will be part of the International Racing Series: RACE 2 skated on the 200 M bank track and Race 3 skated on the 500 and 800 M road track. Ranking points will be issued for both bank track and road races.
Track and Road divisions will have 3 races for each division, skaters can register for one or all races, overall will be awarded only to those skaters skating all 6 races. Time trials will be by age only and separate cash awards will be given. NOTE* Compete against the World Class Athletes
There will be a 3 man and 3 lady relay on the track and a 3 mixed relay on the road. Mixed relay must have at least on female.
Relay divisions: 10 & under
11 — 13
14 — 24
25 — 34
35 & up
Club High Point award for the USARS team with the most points track and road combined.
Deadline for all entries is January 12, 2009
Send entries to: Ed Mueller - 4404 Northlake Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410. Make all checks Payable to: Stardust Speed Club (All entries must include club or cashier’s check)
MEET FEES: Pro/Elite Registration & 1st event $15 per race
Age Category Registration & 1st event $10 per race
Time Trials $10 per race
Relays Track & Road $10 per race
Brian Piccolo Park Entrance Fee (Spectators & Skaters) $1.50 Each Day
No Challenge-up permitted - Additional information enclosed
Vendor Booth space available—contact Ed Mueller for information.
Contact Ed Mueller for further information at (561) 254-3876 or (561) 776-8341
Email: EDM4skate@aol.com
**NOTE: All Bank Track sprints held on Saturday Jan. 17 starting at 6 pm. Dis-tance Bank Track races and relays held on Sunday, Jan. 18. All road races and relays on Monday Jan. 19.
Hotels: Outdoor
Outdoor
Host Hotel: El Palacio Sports Hotel, 21485 NW 27th Ave., Opa Laka, FL (305) 621-5801 Rate: $85.99 Give the group code—STARDU (40 rooms available—book by Jan. 2 to guarantee rate)
La Quinta Inn, 8101 Peters Rd, Plantation, FL
(954) 476-6047 (30 rooms) Ask for the USARS discount.
AGE CATEGORIES ROAD & TRACK
DIVISIONS DISTANCES ENTRY FEE
Time Trials Track Road
8 & under 100M Time Trial 100M Time Trial $10 per race
All other Ages 300M Time Trial 200M Time Trial $10 per race
Races Track Road
8 & under 200M - 400M 200M - 500M $10 per race
9-10 500M - 1000M - Pts 500M - 1500M - LMO “ “
11-12 500M - 1000M - Pts 500M - 1500M - LMO “ “
13-16 500M - 1000M - Pts 500M - 1500M - LMO “ “
17-24, 25-29, 30-34, 500M - 1000M - Pts 500M - 1500M - LMO “ “
35-39,40-44,45-49,
50+
MEDALS AWARDED FOR EACH RACE
WORLD CLASS EVENTS
DIVISIONS DISTANCES ENTRY FEE
Races Track Road
500M—1000M-Pts 500M-1500M-LMO $15 per race
Note* Cash prizes for 1st - 2nd - 3rd
ALL TIME TRIALs ARE BY AGE AND CASH AWARD FOR PLACEMENT
**Cash prizes for World Class overall points road and
track, must skate both road and track. Placements
minimum 10 or more depending on entry.
For further information contact: Ed Mueller
Phone: (561) 254-3876 FAX: (561) 776-0141
USA
International Racing Series

Practice Times

There will be indoor practice at Atlantis on Wednesday (6:30PM) if the weather allows us to. Thursday outdoor at Okeechobee (5PM), Saturday at Atlantis-4:30pm, no outdoor on Sunday due to the banquet. Please see post below regarding the banquet.

End of the Year Banquet

The SFSL banquet will be held on Sunday, August 24th at SkateTown in Ft. Pierce. The awards ceremony will begin promptly at 1PM. If you are receiving an award, there is no admission price, for all others it is $10 for adults and $5 for children. The price includes a bar b que and a social skate. You will also receive your league ranking numbers. Here is a list of Stardust award recipients:

Thalia
Zach
Taylor
Stephanie
Jarrett
Ross
Carmen
Roy
George
Vince
Tim
Alexandra
Hong
Eric
Dan
Dreama

See you there!

WOW! Time flies!

There is a lot that has happened since we last posted, regionals, outdoor nationals, and indoor nationals have all come and gone. This is the appropriate time to recognize our Stardust skaters who have accomplished a lot in the last few months. Lets begin with the regional championships, here are the following skaters who qualified for USA Roller Sports Indoor National Championships based on their performance at the regional level:

Thalia Pagan
Zack Kulics
Gilles Attipoe
Kirsten Attipoe
Taylor Mueller
Kevin Quandt
Emily Scott
Vince Casserly
Paula Blanco
Estefana Ochoa
Jon Jackson
Roy Paz
Jon Poslusny
Jeremiah Bankston
Christy Jackson
Jarett Paul
Paul Santana
George Dabbiero
**Apologies if we have missed your name**

This year's Outdoor National Championship performance by our skaters was great. We had multiple placements in World Class, Junior World Class and at the Freshman division.

Track Results
Kirsten Attipoe
3rd-300m TT
7th-500m

Kevin Quandt
2nd-300m TT
4th-15K Elim
2nd-1000m
7th-10k Elim
3rd-500m

Zach Kulics
22nd-300m TT

Emily Scott
4th-300m TT
2nd-500m
2nd-1000m
1st-10K Points

Taylor Mueller
3rd-300m TT
2nd-2K Points
4th-500m


Road Results
Kirsten Attipoe **Junior World Team Alternate
2nd-200m TT
5th-500m

Kevin Quandt **Junior World Team Member
2nd-200mm TT
4th-20K Elim
7th-10K Points
1st-500m

Zach Kulics
21st-200m TT

Emily Scott **World Team Member
5th-200m TT
2nd-10K Points
2nd-20K Elim

Taylor Mueller
3rd-200m TT
4th-2K Points Race
2nd-500m



Indoor National Championships
Novice Junior Ladies- 1st place Staphania Ochoa
World Class Ladies- Emily Scott
*4th-100m TT
*2nd-500m
*1st-1000m
*1st-5000m Elim
Elite Freshmen Boys- 2nd Zack Kulics
Elite Junior Men- 5th Kevin Quandt
Elite Junior Ladies- 4th Kirsten Attipoe
Elite Grand Classic Men- 4th Jon Jackson & 6th Jeremiah Bankston
Elite Master Men- 1st Paul Santana
Elite Grand Master Men- 5th Roy Paz
Elite Grand Veteran Men- 3rd Vince Casserly
Senior 2 Lady- 1st Emily Scott & Kirsten Attipoe
Senior 2 Mixed- 2nd Emily Scott & Kevin Quandt
Classic 2 Man- 4th Jeremiah Bankston & Jon Jackson
Master 4 Man- 3rd Roy Paz, George Dabbiero, Vince Casserly, & Paul Santana

Overall we are nationally ranked as 12th out of 60 teams entered into the national championship. The Southern Region is ranked 3rd for the 2009 season.

Coach Ross is shaving his head for kids' cancer research!

If you would like to donate a dollar or two for Coach Ross to shave his head for kids' cancer research, please follow the link below... he needs a lot of help!!!! His goal is to raise $25 by the 4th but we know he can do much better! See his link below.

https://www.stbaldricks.org/participants/shavee_info.html?ParticipantKey=2008-40628

Have you ever tried this?

Yes, that is snow!

Practice Schedule

Monday, February 4th- Indoor 6:30PM
Tuesday TBA
Wednesday, February 6th- Indoor 6:30PM
Thursday, February 7th- Outdoor Okeeheelee 4:30PM
Friday, February 8th- Outdoor Velodrome 7PM
Saturday, February 9th- NO INDOOR
Sunday, February 10th- NO OUTDOOR SFSL in Casselberry

Palm Beach Challenge Photos

Thanks to Jeff Adams!

Semoran League Meet Information

Click here...

Practice Schedule

Monday, January 7th- NO INDOOR- coating of floor
Wednesday, January 9th- OUTDOOR at Okeeheelee, 4:30PM, BBQ to follow
Thursday, January 10th- Outdoor at Okeeheelee, 4:30PM
Friday, January 11th- Outdoor at Brian Piccolo 6:30PM
Saturday, January 12th- Indoor at 4:30PM
Sunday, January 13th- Outdoor 9:00AM at Dyer Park

Blue Ridge Winter Invitational

Skaters...
If you are interested in going to Roanoke for the Blue Ridge Invitational February 15th-18th, please let Ross know by January 18th.

Please see info below...

The Blue Ridge Winter Invitational will be held February 15 thru February 18, 2008. Events to be held at The Star City Skating Center, Roanoke, Virginia.
Friday, February 15, all Novice division and relays.
Saturday, February 16 Standard & Pro Elite division races.
Sunday February 17, all relays.
Monday, February 18 if needed for relays.
All Standard division, Tiny Tot, Primary, Juvenile, Elementary, Freshman, Sophmore, Junior, Senior, Classic, Master, Veteran, Grand Veteran and Sr Grand Veteran, Pro Elite Men and Ladies.
All Novice, Juvenile thru Masters.
All Standard and Novice 2 Person Relays.
Three Person Relays: Juvenile, Freshman, Senior, and Master.
We have eliminated the 4 person relays. But we will give all the standard skaters 3 division races. The longest one being on the Nira track. Pros will run all their races on the NIRA track. First event standard $35 and $10 for each additional event.
Pro first event will be $50 and $10 for each additional event.
Cash prizes to all top 3 placements in Standard, Novice and Pros.
Awards for all relays.

The Hotel info is as follows:
Best Western - Host - $69.95 - 540-362-2400
Comfort Inn - $69.95 - 540-527-2020
Ameri Suites - $79.95 - 540-366-4700

January Practices

Thursday, January 3rd- Outdoor at Dyer, 4:30PM
Friday, January 4th- Outdoor at Brian Piccolo Velodrome, 6:30PM
Saturday, January 5th- Outdoor, meet on the north side of Bryant Park, 6:30AM***
*** THIS IS NOT A SUPERVISED SKATE, IT IS FROM THE LAKE WORTH BRIDGE TO THE PALM BEACH INLET ALONG A1A***
Saturday, January 5th- Indoor at 4:30PM
Sunday, January 6th- Outdoor at Dyer Park 9:30AM