Quik Pro – Round 1 Underway

Pottz fired up! Nice bike Pottz….

Round 1 of the Quiksilver Pro Gold Coast presented by Samsung began (currently live: click here) this morning at 8am (local time) in 3 to 4 foot (1 to 1.2 metre) waves at Snapper Rocks. Conditions look a bit lackluster from the live contest cam with onshore winds bumping up the conditions. Commentators of th event referred to the conditions this as “contestable” and I would have leave it at that….

“We will run Round 1 today and while conditions are onshore, they are better than yesterday,” Contest Director Rod Brooks said. “We know the wave face is clean, but there are onshore winds. These conditions are expected to continue for the next three or four days ahead of a tropical cyclone. We’re not sure at this stage whether the cyclone will be favorable or unfavorable so we’re covering our options by running Round 1 of the men’s today.”

The cyclone brewing offshore and possibly headed towards the contest site looks to be rather substantial. As of now, many are calling it potentially the worst storm in 20-30 years….So, we’ll keep you posted on the developments there.

Enjoy Round 1 action!

~ by Kaiser on February 28, 2007.