Red Bull Hart Lines

May 8 - 9, 2015

Ryan Sheckler worked closely with Red Bull to come up with a fun and unique format for this lines contest in Detroit's Hart Plaza. The invite list includes 22 top pros with spectating open to the public. Hart Lines is also part of the Red Bull Signature Series on NBC. It will broadcast on Saturday, August 1 from 4:30 - 6pm EST.

Location

Hart Plaza, Detroit, Michigan

Get Social

Follow @RedBullDET and @TheBoardr for updates and use the hashtag #HartLines.

Course Tour

Schedule and Format

Wednesday, May 6
- Venue closed to public
- 12pm - 5pm: Registration and Practice
Thursday, May 7
- Venue closed to public
- 12pm - 5pm: Registration and Practice
- 3pm: Contest Rehearsal
- 5pm: Riders' Meeting
- 7pm: Launch Party
  - RBHOA Air Gallery, 1551 Winder Street
Friday, May 8
- 10am - 1pm: Practice
- 12pm: Venue opens to public
- 1pm: Qualifiers
  - Skaters broken into two heats
  - Three runs
    - 1st run - Lane 1
    - 2nd run - Lane 2
    - 3rd run - Skater's choice
  - Order of skating:
    - Heat 1, Lane 1
    - Heat 1, Lane 2
    - Heat 1, Choice of Lanes
    - Heat 2, Lane 1
    - Heat 2, Lane 2
    - Heat 2, Choice of Lanes
  - Top seven qualify for Finals - rest go to Last Chance Qualifier
  - Skate in forward direction, no stopping or redos
  - Each obstacle in each Lane may only be hit once in each Run
  - Top score from Lane 1 and Lane 2 averaged to determine final score
  - Strategy: When it comes time to choose a Lane for Run 3, it’s best to choose the Lane in which you have the lowest score
  - Each run is timed
    - Associated time from highest scored Run will be used to calculate overall placing
    - Placing in terms of time is subtracted from best Run score to determine overall placing
    - Maximum time penalty deduction is 10
    - Example: If average of Lane 1 and Lane 2 is 79 and skater is the 3rd fastest clocked time in his highest scoring run, the final score for overall placing is 79 minus 3 = 76
  - Skaters not making Finals go to Last Chance Qualifier for one final Run
    - Lane of skater’s choice
    - Top skater advances to Finals
    - Same format as above
Saturday, May 9
- 9am - 11am: Practice
- 10am: Venue opens to public
- 11am: Finals
  - Skaters will ride in reverse order from Qualifier placings
  - Three runs, one heat
  - Same format as above
- 9pm: Official After Party
  - Exodos Rooftop, 525 Monroe Street
Sunday, May 10
- Rain day

Sample Scoring

Judging Criteria

Skater will be judged on overall impression, which consists of style, trick selection, difficulty and sequence of tricks, risks taken, and usage of obstacles, with a small emphasis on speed of completion of course.

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