North American Unicycling Convention and Championships 2009

[naucc09]

North American Unicycling Convention & Championships 2009
(NAUCC09)

Sunday, July 26th through Saturday, August 1st, 2009
Kennedy High School, Bloomington, MN

Hosted by Twin Cities Unicycle Club

NAUCC is the largest gathering of unicycle enthusiasts in North America and has activities for unicyclists of all ages and skill levels. There are non-competitive activities such as fun rides, workshops, games and social events for all unicyclists. Competition is open to all who want to unicycle for fun, achieve personal goals, or to compete for a 2009 national championship title.

2009 NAUCC Features:
- 1 location for all gym, track & field, trials and street events
- Up to 5 gyms available daily* for non-competitive activities such as hockey, basketball, games, and workshops
- Fun rides for Coker, Muni & Street held almost daily
- Public performance showcasing the best of NAUCC
- Meet other unicyclists; learn tips & skills from experts

Bloomington is a vibrant suburb south of Minneapolis that offers ample lodging opportunities at a variety of prices and easy access to restaurants, grocery stores & coffee shops. A block of rooms will be held for NAUCC participants and hotel and camping information will be distributed at a later date. Google map: http://tinyurl.com/78c9m6

2009 NAUCC activities for all levels of riders - beginners to expert:
- Games & Workshops
- Social events
- Coker events: 10K, Marathon, Muni Coker
- Muni events: Cross Country, Speed, Technical, Uphill & Down Hill
- Trials
- Street
- Flatland
- Hockey
- Basketball
- Artistic: Standards, Freestyle
- Track & Field

*Events and schedule are being finalized and may change. Open gym time and gym space will vary each day and depend upon final number of registered participants. General gym times will be available 8 AM through 10 PM, and certain nights open to mid-night.

On-line registration opens in April at http://naucc09.com/.

Tourist opportunities:
NAUCC site is within 10 minutes of the Mall of America - site of 520 stores & restaurants and Nickelodeon Amusement Park (indoor amusement park); water parks, lakes, beaches, pools and within 20 minutes of down town Minneapolis and its night life.
For more attractions and information check out these links:
http://www.bloomingtonmn.org/visitorsguide/
http://www.bloomingtonmn.org/

Questions - please email naucc09@gmail.com

[surfer1024]

yay! I can't wait!

[Tyler_N]

yay i'm going this year

[joejumps4fun]

Why are all these cool unicycling events out in Minnesota away from everyone else? I wish we could get some more unicycling events out east, particularly in the DC area!! Also, why does it seem like there are more unicycle riders and activities in Minnesota than anywhere else in the US?

[peleschramm]

I'll be there.

[Unreal-Wheel]

Originally Posted by joejumps4fun

Why are all these cool unicycling events out in Minnesota away from everyone else? I wish we could get some more unicycling events out east, particularly in the DC area!! Also, why does it seem like there are more unicycle riders and activities in Minnesota than anywhere else in the US?

Because Minnesota has the largest unicycle club in the US

[petad]

I shall go. But I won't be there for the first couple days.

[naucc09]

NAUCC09 Schedule
Schedule subject to change.

Sunday – 7/26
9:00a – 12:00p 10K
12:00p - 1:00p Opening Ceremony
2:00p - ? Criterium
3:00p – close Open gyms
TBD Street Judges Workshop
TBD Standard Judges Workshop
TBD Flatland Judges Workshop
TBD Social Event

Monday – 7/27
9:00a – 12:00p Marathon
1:00p - ? Standard (all)
1:00p – ? Street (prelim and final)
TBD Freestyle Judges Workshop
TBD Meet for fun rides: coker & muni
12:00p-close Open gyms

Tuesday – 7/28
9:00am-2:00p Individual Freestyle
2:00p - 4:00p Basketball (prelim)
4:00p – 6:00p Hockey (prelim)
6:00p - 8:00p Expert Individual Freestyle
TBD Meet for fun rides: coker, Muni, street
9:00a - close Open gyms
5:00p - dusk Trials obstacles available
TBD Social Event

Wednesday – 7/29
8:00a – 2:00p Pairs Freestyle
2:00p - 4:00p Hockey and Basketball (final)
4:00p - 6:00p Flatland
6:00p - 8:00p Expert Pairs Freestyle
8:00p USA meeting
TBD Meet for fun rides: coker, Muni, Street
8:00a-close Open gyms
All day Trials obstacles

Thursday – 7/30
8:00a - 10:00a Group
11:00a - 1:00p Club
3:00p - 6:00p Trials
7:00p – 8:00p Public Show
TBD Meet for fun rides: coker, Muni
8:00a – close Open gyms (closed 6:30p – 8:00p)

Friday – 7/31
8:00a – 12:00p Muni Cross Country and Speed
11:00a – 12:00p Muni Coker
1:00p - dark Track (400, 100, 1ft, ww, obstacle, slow, high/long jump)
TBD Meet for fun rides
8:00a-close Open gym
TBD Social Event[/COLOR]

Saturday – 8/1
8:00a-12:00p Muni Uphill, Downhill and Technical
1:00p- 6:00p Track (1500m, juggling, coasting, ultimate)
7:00p Final Party-Awards Banquet
TBD Meet for fun rides

[Jeremy R]

Could you put up guidelines for where we should classify ourselves?

[sockmonster]

Are they going to have separate racing categories for the 10k and marathon for geared and ungeared?

[peleschramm]

Originally Posted by sockmonster

Are they going to have separate racing categories for the 10k and marathon for geared and ungeared?

There's Limited and Unlimited.

Limited riders must ride a 24"or lower, and have cranks no shorter than 125mm. (assuming they are over 10 years old)

Unlimited riders can just ride whatever the hell they want. A geared uni would fit under this category.


At least this is how they did it in the past few years.

[Goats_On_Unicycles]

Any links to sites with pics of the muni trails?

[johnfoss]

Originally Posted by sockmonster

Are they going to have separate racing categories for the 10k and marathon for geared and ungeared?

It's up to the organizers. I'm sure the racing officials are well aware of the growth of the geared uni population, and how they are starting to dominate in road races. But then there's the complexity of wheel size vs. gearing. What about a geared 24"? Make them compete with geared 36ers?

The nice thing about a category called Unlimited is that whoever wins really wins. If you keep subdividing the field, you might be left wondering who's really the fastest...

[pedrotejada]

Both Flat and Street will have the same rules as Wuko? if yes I may go

Not sure, hard to choose between a roadtrip in Europe and only 5 days in USA!

[Spencer Hochberg]

Originally Posted by pedrotejada

Both Flat and Street will have the same rules as Wuko? if yes I may go

Not sure, hard to choose between a roadtrip in Europe and only 5 days in USA!

Flat will have the same rules as euc/wuko (2 min. prelims, then battles for finals). The street rules used at euc haven't been added to the IUF rulebook (at least not yet) so I don't know which format it will be.