The first leg of our November Knockout tour kicked off at Tamworth SnowDome last Saturday and it was everything we were hoping for and a whole lot more. The setup was heavy, some of the UK’s finest rail riders showed up to do their thing and everyone delivered the goods. The second leg up at Castleford is right around the corner (this Friday the 16th at 7pm to be precise) and we can’t wait to see what the park shapers have got in store for us. In fact, they’ve just released the park plan which definitely goes some way in whetting our appetite.

Nice to see that they’re opting for a nice mix of more mellow box and gas pipe features as well as more challenging rail hits. Don’t worry – there will be a little more in the ‘skate plaza’ than what appears to be a lone kicker – Cas have opted to keep things all dark and mysterious but we’re sure it’ll be pretty special nevertheless. No sign of the Shred Collective down flat down either so we can only assume that it’ll be incorporated into this central feature. You’ll have to show up on the night where all will be revealed!

Here’s the full schedule for the evening:

7 pm – Open jam session.

7:30 pm – Open jam session with spot prizes. Judging starts.

9pm – Open jam session finishes.

Top riders selected for finals (8 men & 4 women)

9pm – November Knockout women’s semi-final starts.

Top 4 riders selected from open jam session, 2 battles, 2 riders per battle with 2 runs each, best run wins.

9:20pm – November Knockout women’s final starts.

2 winning riders from semi-final, 1 battle, 2 riders per battle with 3 runs each, best run wins

9:40pm – November Knockout men’s quarter-final starts:

Top 8 riders selected from open jam session, 2 battles, 2 riders per battle with 2 runs each, best run wins

10:15pm – November Knockout men’s semi- final starts.

4 winning riders from quarter-final, 2 battles, 2 riders per battle with 2 runs each, best run wins

10:35pm – November Knockout men’s final starts.

2 winning riders from semi-final, 1 battle, 2 riders per battle with 3 runs each, best run wins

11pm – Prize giving & slope closes

Don’t forget that in addition to a £700 prize purse for the top riders, and over £1000 worth of iON action cameras also to give away, there will also be a whole host of spot prizes from our other sponsors: Monster, Dragon, Stance, SSX, and Mons Royale as well as a snowboard from Head. For full details about the comp see this post and don’t forget to join the Facebook group here.