Pogopalooza 8 - Article

This year, we're comin' in hot. (Jumpers - don't miss the text at the bottom of the page!)

**For complete event info click HERE.**

The Pogopalooza Production Team has been hard at work since August, 2010 planning Pogopalooza 8.

From the beginning we wanted to make sure that three key areas were improved upon (1) Better Competition Management (2) Better Lodging/Transportation for Jumpers and (3) More Jumper Hang-Out Time. Beyond the media, and the fans, and the dizzying logistics, Pogopalooza is ultimately about jumpers meeting one another, supporting one another, and progressing the sport of extreme pogo by laying down everything they have on the competition arena. We wanted to ensure that these fundamental aspects of Pogopalooza were better nurtured, and we believe we've created an event that will do just that.

This year, Pogopalooza 8 will be much more jumper-focused, but we haven't been slacking on other event elements. As an official part of the OC Fair, Pogopalooza 8 will occur in the midst of 180,000 fair-goers over the course of three days. We have secured the famed Action Sports Arena - a 7,000-seat arena - as the competition site and are building the best competition park to date.

A full information packet will be released shortly - but the condensed Pogopalooza 8 info is:

Pogopalooza 8 will be held from July 28th - July 30th, 2011 at the OC Fair in Costa Mesa, CA.

SCHEDULE

TUESDAY, JULY 26TH - Jumpers fly into LAX or arrive in Costa Mesa, CA by car.

- Hang-out day. Jumpers can meet, bounce, and hang-out all day

WEDNESDAY, JULY 27TH - Jumpers fly into LAX or arrive in Costa Mesa, CA by car

- Hang-out day. Jumpers can meet, bounce, and hang-out all day

THURSDAY, JULY 28TH - World Record Event in association with Guinness World Records

- In the middle of the fair, jumpers will attempt to break pogo world records

FRIDAY, JULY 29TH - Championship Qualifying Rounds 4-9PM PST (Action Sports Arena)

- Jumpers attempt to qualify for the finals in 5 competitions (see below)

SATURDAY, JULY 30TH - Championship Finals 4-9PM PST (Action Sports Arena)

- Jumpers compete for the top spot in 5 competitions (see below)

SUNDAY, JULY 31ST - Jumpers fly home out of LAX or leave Costa Mesa via car

COMPETITIONS

• BIG AIR – The classic run-based event in which competitors use big air pogos to throw down their best stunts and create lines using park obstacles.

• STREET TECH – A new run-based event in which competitors perform tech tricks on tech sticks while utilizing obstacles and creating lines.

• FLATLAND TECH – A new run-based event in which competitors perform tech tricks on tech sticks without using any obstacles.

• BEST TRICK - The classic competition in which each competitor has 10 tries to land the hardest and most original tricks ever conceived

• HIGH JUMP – The closer to Pogopalooza in which jumpers vie for world record titles as they attempt to clear a bar that steadily increases in height. Current world record: 9’ 6’’

POGO PARK

This year we are constructing - from scratch - the best Pogopalooza pogo park to date. We are laying a 2,400 SF concrete slab and building a wide assortment of park elements on top, including the classic Throne, grind rails, numerous unique obstacles, and of course the Xpogo Van. If you have any ideas for park elements, send us an email.

HOUSING

This year, we are excited to offer FREE HOUSING to all jumpers in hotel rooms near the OC Fair with NO overcrowding of rooms (4 jumpers max per room).

In order to be guaranteed free housing, jumpers must send confirmation of their purchased plane ticket or driving travel plans to NickRyan@Xpogo.org by no later than July 1st, 2011

More info will be coming soon so check for Pogopalooza articles and updates to the Pogopalooza Page.

See you in Costa Mesa.

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