Practice Report: Snake Skeleton World Cup
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- Written by: Ivandro Silveira
Practice Gets Underway
San Luis Argentina - The 9th round of the 2012 IGSA World Cup Series started today at the Snake Skeleton Downhill located in the middle of the mountains of San Luiz North in Argentina.
Under a hot sun, practice started in the morning with the heat and pavement of the road making life difficult for all the riders. A strong tail wind turned the hill into a festival of crashes with many riders skating the snake for the very first time. The paramedics had a lot of work forcing the closing of practice. The snake showed its poison.
Preview: Snake Skeleton World Cup
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- Written by: Marcus Rietema
San Luis, Argentina - The 9th round of the 2012 IGSA World Cup Series gets underway tomorrow. The Snake Skeleton Downhill takes place in the center of Argentina. First held in 2011 as part of the IGSA South American Downhill Series, the event was very popular with both competitors and spectators alike. Spectators came out in droves with Sunday estimates of more than 2,000 in attendance.