09/02/2026
It’s with much sadness that we have to inform you that we have to cancel BOTW Championships. There are several reasons that lead us to this decision and today we were given no choice but to cancel.
We received a notice from Carnegie that they are unable to approve a permit for the event. California State Parks requires use of only two approved companies for medical services and neither were able to provide services for this event, leaving us at a stand still. Without this there is no way to proceed further.
On top of this, ticket sales have been very low, with the event scheduled two and a half weeks from now. While we’d expect more sales over the next two weeks, it isn’t sufficient to cover costs for operating the event.
Ticket sales have been declining across the board for all events across the country for the last few years, all while the costs for everything goes up for event promoters. It’s a lot to balance, while having to commit to many upfront costs months in advance, with fingers crossed that ticket sales will come in. We’re hopeful that this will improve in the future, and know that other factors like the economy are impacting all events, live music venues, festivals and more.
When we started Best of the West Race & Freestyle Circuit it was because we believe in this sport of racing and freestyle for Onewheel’s & EUC’s. We had high hopes for sponsors to help support the circuit which didn’t come in at the level expected. We are extremely grateful for the amazing sponsors that have supported BOTW.
A lot of very passionate people have made all of our events come to fruition and for that we are eternally grateful. As of now we are still planning on ShredFest 7 in summer 2027 and hope to see many of you there.
To everyone that has already purchased a ticket; we will start full refunds this week. Please be patient as we do this. Thank you for your support for our event.
