Andy P disqualified

SleuCrew · Posted: Mar 27, 2009 12:07 am Post subject:

To the best of my understanding the reason the WWA requires you to wear a helmet is because of their insurance policy.

Their insurance policy states that all riders must be wearing a helmet in competition... Skateboarding and snowboarding don't have these types of issues because they don't carry insurance for the riders. If a rider blows a knee or bashes his head open it's their responsibility, health insurance or not.

The WWA however caries insurance for all of their contests, so by paying the fees to be part of the WWA and the contest fees you are also paying towards the insurance for these events and the riders.

Frye · Guest Joined: 14 Sep 2003 Posts: 3337

Andy P is such a badass. you guys sound like my mom

winch4fun · Posted: Mar 27, 2009 10:49 am Post subject:

Frye, ha, thats the money you could be saving by switching to geico Crazy Eyes

mojo · Posted: Mar 27, 2009 11:04 am Post subject:

shaun perry works for wwa and he's a die hard wakeskater so im sure if it could have been avoided it woulda been. it's always insurance. i couldnt even get my dealer to take a sticker off the tower.

mc.willz · Posted: Mar 27, 2009 11:31 am Post subject:

it seems kinda silly, like if you look at any other professional sport like baseball or hockey or w/e and they are professional athetes and their helmets fall off then the play doesnt stop, they continue....

i do however understand that its a liability or w/e

suckkkssss tho

Toxis · Posted: Mar 27, 2009 11:39 am Post subject:

no different than McNabb not knowing the rules of OT in foosball. lol If you're a pro athlete, you should know the rules of how things go. Even in most wakeboarding videos you see them wear helmets when hitting rails. Hell, I've seen helmets with no life jackets...

LFdisciple · Posted: Mar 27, 2009 12:03 pm Post subject:

freerider4, first thing that comes to mind for snowboarders and skaters to wear helmets is the xgames and winter xgames

-LoGiK- · Kickflip Joined: 22 Sep 2005 Posts: 2747 City: Orlando

haha andy is a badass

DIRK · Posted: Mar 27, 2009 9:52 pm Post subject:

if that happened to me i probably wouldnt have fell...

bob. · Posted: Mar 27, 2009 10:23 pm Post subject:

andy p is a badass but that sucks he fell he definitely wouldve been a competitor for first place

triggamike · Backside 180 Joined: 07 Jun 2007 Posts: 1392 City: 225

chin strap, there problem solved, next issue?

Kid512 · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 2:39 pm Post subject:

triggamike, he had one, who would buy a helmet that didnt have chin strap.... Rolling Eyes

kornhouse · Posted: Mar 28, 2009 8:16 pm Post subject:

Kid512, He probably buckles it over the top.

Mr. Top Hat · Dead Joined: 29 Aug 2004 Posts: 5818

i dont think pros should have to wear helmets in a contest. they are riding in pro level contests for a reason, they know the risks.