Gas Powered Dirtsurfer

James at Hudson Valley Dirtsurfer has been busy putting a string trimmer gasoline engine on his Dirtsurfer.
I’ve been after James for some time now to show me his modification and he finally sent me this update on his progress.
“Here’s the final version for putting an engine on the Dirtsurfer. The front bracket is attached to [...]

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Electric Dirtsurfer Update

I’m iced here for the weekend so I thought I’d take the opportunity to give you an update from Craig on his Electric Dirtsurfer interview.
Craig sent me a couple of new photographs. The first shows his Version 2 with the battery pack between his feet. The other shows the full conversion kit. He also sent [...]

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Dirtsurfer Motorized

I finally tracked down someone who has put an electric motor on their Dirtsurfer. It’s Craig Spanza at It’s Electric in Canada. Here’s the interview…
Hi, Craig.I’m interested in getting some info on how you motorized the Dirtsurfer GP (5 mb). We get a lot of requests / questions about conversion kits and you seem to [...]

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Announcing: IGSA World Cup Race in South Africa

IGSA (International Gravity Sports Association) has sent several press releases announcing the competitions in South Africa scheduled for this weekend. Since IGSA has been nice enough to make Inline Board an official race class this year, I feel that we owe it to them to support their organization by posting their press releases. Here the [...]

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Helmet Cam On Sale For Christmas

Remember that Tony Hawk Helmet Cam that I mentioned about a week or so ago?
Well, it’s on sale now with a $50 rebate bringing the price down to a mere $49. This offer is through Tiger Direct but you gotta act FAST. The rebate offer lasts until Monday, December 5th. So hurry if you want [...]

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Cool Video from Canada

Canada Pro Team Rider Scott Schneider now has his own tribute video titled “No Woman No Cry.” (48Mb, 4:48)
Here’s what Jeremy at Dirtsurfer Canada had to say, “Scott Schneider has been with the Dirtsurfer Canada Team since 2002 and he’s an extremely important part of everything we’ve accomplished. Look for much more footage of [...]

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