Come and join the Texas Outlaws for three days of slalom fun in Houston (Hockley) Texas

March 28th, 29th & 30th 2025
Friday March 28th: Giant Slalom & Downhill Speed Trap
Saturday March 29th: Hybrid Slalom
Sunday March 30th: Tight Slalom

Entry Fee is $80

All three days will be held at the Hockley Soap Box Derby Hill.
The soapbox derby hill is closed to traffic, has lights, restrooms, and seating for spectators. The Asphalt on a scale of 1-10 is a 9, the hill is a quarter mile long and drops at 1st a 6% then a 4% grade speeds can reach 30-35 MPH due to an almost constant tail wind.

EVENT DISCRIPTION

FRIDAY:

Practice at 4pm, Racers meeting 5:50PM, Racing at 6pm.

Giant Slalom will be single lane jam style A Class B & C class will be chosen by the timer. Racers may go off the Bar ramp (Bar= Big ass ramp, 12 feet tall) the small ramp or no ramp. There will be one lower start that may be chosen by the racer but a 30 second penalty will be added to their time Cone penalty .20 per cone 15% cone DQ limit, all racers get four runs.

Bragging rights downhill, no Prize money no ISSA points. Fastest through the trap (88 feet you time is converted to speed) wins. The racer can go down the BAR the regular ramp or push you can pump or tuck or push all the way before the trap but both feet must be on the board while you go through the trap.

SATURDAY:

Practice at 9AM, Racers meeting 10:45, Qualifying at 11AM Fallowed by Head-to-head racing. Then B&C class racing.

Hybrid slalom will be 1st qualifying and then head-to-head racing. Cone penalty .10 per cone 15% cone DQ limit; we will be using Ricky Byrd style start ramps and Trakmate timer with false start detection. If you false start it will be a DQ for that run

SUNDAY:

Practice 8AM, Racers Meeting 9:45AM,

Tight slalom will run 1st A class from the top with Ricky Byrd Style start ramps a class will be the top 16 only. Qualifying then head-to-head ladder style racing. Note if you do not qualify for the A class then the racer will be allowed to race in the B/C race. But their times will be reset.

Please note: There will be A, B and C classes for Pros and AM’s Masters, Woman’s and Juniors this year, only your time will seat you nothing else, and all points will be to where you place after head-to-head racing within the entire class. So, this means that if there are for example, 8 racers in the A class and you come in 1st in the B class you will be in ninth place for the whole class and so on down the line. If we have enough Master’s & Juniors or woman to make a division (declared the magic number is 4) then they will be eligible to win both their class as well as they place, they earn overall. Prize Money for top 3 women’s class and top three Open class All round. There is prize money parity Women’s & Open classes.

PayPal will be accepted from February 20th Through March 20th, 2025. PayPal info to follow.

Questions comments Dirty looks??

Feel from to email q.sizzler@gmail.com. We will also accept entry fees on the hill. Entry Fee includes all three days of racing, snacks (chips soda cookies etc.) and swag.

Hotel and camping Information

La Quinta Inn Houston Cy-Fair
13290 FM 1960 West
Houston, TX, 77065-4005,

Or La Quinta Inn Cypress
Address: 27130 US-290
Cypress, TX 77429

Phone: (281) 304-2711 Also there has been some more growth in the area and there two other hotels that people might want to consider.

Americas Best Value Inn & Suites-Waller/Prairie View
19777 Stokes Road
Waller, TX 77484
Phone: 936-372-2227

Cheaper No-frills room closer to the hill.

HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS & SUITES WALLER
31380 FM 2920,
WALLER, TX 77484
855-516-1090

Fancier newer and closer to the hill.

There is also a new hotel in the area.
Fairfield Inn & Suites
35527 US 290
Waller, Texas 77484 USA
1 936-310-0501

Also
Sleep Inn & Suites
35531 Highway 290 BYP,
Waller, TX, 77484, USA
(936) 213-1730
These 2 are the closest to the hill and are in the transportation stop with a Checkers restaurant and gas station.

Looking to camp
Try Jelly Stone in Waller They have campsites and cabins.
Address: 34843 Betka Rd, Waller, TX 77484
Phone: (979) 826-4111