Vans El Ponto Loco Presented by Sun Diego
Men's 2 Star WQS Event #31 Ponto Beach, Carlsbad California 3 - 6 September 2008
Vans El Ponto Loco by Sun Diego kicks off Sept. 3 at Ponto Beach
Surfersvillage Global Surf News, 28 August, 2008 : - - Cypress, Ca -- The inaugural Vans El Ponto Loco presented by Sun Diego takes over the new Ponto Jetty in Carlsbad Wednesday, September 3 through Saturday, September 6, marking the first ASP event in San Diego since the early 90’s.
The event will be the 8th stop on the 2008 ASP North American Tour and consists of the Men’s WQS 2-Star Vans Pro and a Men’s Grade 2 event, the Billabong Pro Junior. The contests will feature some of the world’s top surfers vying for a piece of the $35,000 purse and valuable ratings points.
Those that can’t make it out to Ponto Beach can catch live webcasts and plenty of photos and daily live up-dates of the entire event at vans.com. Surfers confirmed to compete among the 200 men draw include John John Florence, Jason ‘Ratboy’ Collins, Ben Bourgeois and So-Cal natives Andrew Doheny and Kyle Knox.
Contest Schedule
Wednesday, Sept 3 8:00a – 1:20p Vans Pro Men’s Round 1 1:20p – 4:00p Vans Pro Men’s Round 2
Thursday, Sept 4 8:00a – 10:40a Vans Pro Men’s Rnd 2 Cont 10:40a – 4:00p Vans Pro Men’s Round 3
Friday, Sept 5 8:00a – 10:40a Vans Pro Men’s Round 4 10:40a - 1:20p Billabong Pro JR Round 1 1:20p – 4:00p Billabong Pro JR Round 2 1:20p – 4:00p Billabong Pro JR Round 3
Saturday, Sept 6 8:00a – 9:20a Billabong Pro JR Rnd 3 Cont 9:20a – 10:40a Billabong Pro JR Quarterfinals 10:40a – 12:00p Vans Pro Men’s Quarterfinals 12:00p – 12:40p Billabong Pro JR Semi-Finals 12:40p – 1:20p Vans Pro Men’s Semi-Finals 1:20p – 1:45p Billabong Pro JR Finals 1:45p – 2:10p Vans Pro Men’s Finals 2:30pm - Awards Presentation
Vans El Ponto Loco presented by Sun Diego is made possible by the support of Billabong, Spy Optic, Rockstar, Surfline.com, Action Sports Retailer and ASP North America.
About Vans Vans supports and promotes surfing through a full line of surf footwear and apparel, events such as the Vans Triple Crown of Surfing™ and through sponsorship of many of the world’s top surfers such as Joel Tudor, Timmy Reyes, Karina Petroni and Nathan Fletcher.
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