United Kingdom Gravity Sports Teams Up With IGSA

The UKgsa has teamed up with the IGSA to bring the first internationally recognized race series to the UK.
Many of the UKgsa Championship races will be sanctioned by the IGSA earning UK riders IGSA world ranking points.
Go here for more details…
Nihat Uysal sends this message about possibly entering the IGSA race in the U.K. coming [...]

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More Scenes from Gravity Fest IV

“Racing” Rob Turman (aka Papa Surf) sent us these shots from Gravity Fest IV in Munnsville, N.Y.
Chase Turman gets ready to race.
Dirtsurfers to the starting line.
On your mark… Get set…
Go!

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Pictures from the Munnsville Race

Here are just a few pictures from the Gravity Fest IV race in Munnsville, N.Y.
If you want to see more pictures of the action at Crash Corner with street lugers and speed boarders biting it in the turn then you’ll like this.
(Left) Rob Turman tries to pass his son, 15 year old Chase Turman at [...]

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Exclusive Interview with 2005 World Champion Inline Boarder Nihat Uysal

I finally caught up with Nihat Uysal, the 2005 Inline Board World Champion for an interview about his racing experience at the World Cup.
Name: Nihat UysalAge: 35Height: 1,70 cmWeight: 75 kg /150 lbsHome Town: Blackforrest Germany
Hi, Nihat. Thanks for the interview. Let’s start with the basics… What board do you ride? Looks like a [...]

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Dirtsurfer Photos from Europe

Here are some cool shots of inline boarder Ueli Gut at Heldenrennen.
Notice the narrow race path through the town and the large crowds watching the race. I wonder if Dirtsurfer has a booth set-up at these events.
Here are some pretty good photo albums from Rider Z in France. Check out Dirtsurf and the 2005 Downhill [...]

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The Girls of Dirtsurfer

One thing you notice about most extreme sports is that they tend to be dominated by guys. There just aren’t very many women in the sport. Snowboarding has developed a good level a female competitors but it has taken awhile.
When it comes to new gravity sports like Inline Boarding, the girls are just getting started. [...]

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Inline Boarding Race Winners

Gravity Sports International (GSI) held it’s 4th Annual Gravity Fest in Munnsville, New York on July 30th & 31st. This year, Inline Boarding was an official race class along with Street Luge, Gravity Bike, Butt Board and Speed Board.
I caught up with the top three inline board winners on 5 Mile Mountain in Franklin County, [...]

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Only 4 Slots Left for Top Challenge

Jeremy from Dirtsurfer Canada sends this urgent update for Top Challenge.
Below is a list of competitors that have registered for Top Challenge 2005 (www.topchallenge.ca). If you know of anyone that would like to race as well and can make their own way to Montreal for September 3-4, let them know that there are only [...]

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Callaway Road 4.4 Miles

We found another pretty good road to go surfing on here in Virginia.
Callaway Road starts at the top of the mountain just under the Blue Ridge Parkway in Floyd County on Route 221. We recommend that you go about a half mile to the Retreat Kennel and start there since that first half mile is [...]

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