The last time I posted to this blog was nearly a year ago.
In that time since my last post the Dirtsurfer company… including U.S. distribution rights… was sold to Jeremy Bresciani and his business investors in Canada.
To help him get off to a good start I sent him all of my contact lists and turned over this once popular blog. Since checking back on the condition of the blog, I noticed that nothing had been done with it. No new posts. No new race reports. Nothing.
So, I have just decided to turn the blog over to my fellow Dirtsurfer riders in the U.K… Tim Mellor, Simon Watmore and the crew from Wingsurfer.co.uk. They are an active bunch who really foster the fellowship and joy of riding Inline Boards. They are also pretty handy with the top two complimentary enhancements to Dirtsurfer… the KiteWing and the Power Kite.
I know Jeremy is busy promoting the sport here on this side of the Atlantic and that he has his hands full running an international business. So, I doubt that he’ll mind if other fans of the sport take over reporting the latest news to rest of the world.
The new 2007 Dirtsurfers were released. The new models are steel and are less expensive. There is even a 16 inch version of the GP for beginners. The hope is to drive new riders to the sport and get younger riders interested in trying it out.
Dirtsurfer inventor Graeme Attey has been hard at work designing other more useful things like a small roof-top mounted wind turbine device for home power generation. Good for the environment. He even won a large grant to develop his idea. Best wishes to Graeme in these exciting new directions.
Nihat and the crew from Germany won Top Challenge again.
The sport continues to grow. Jeremy and the guys from Canada made a great showing at the U.S. Open Mountainboard Championships in Aspen, Colorado last summer as part of the western U.S. tour. Be sure to check out the cool vids on the www.Dirtsurfer.com website. Jeremy has also added a few new retailers here in the U.S. You can see the complete list on the website.
It’s my understanding that he has discontinued offering the Dirtsurfer through online only retailers like www.mtbz.com and a few others.
In case you’re wondering what I have been up to since Dirtsurfer USA… well, I have joined the staff of the Southwestern Virginia Second Harvest Food Bank ( www.swvafoodbank.org ) as their Major Gifts and Planned Giving Director. That means that I have to raise $14 million over the next four years to help secure the main distribution center in Salem, Virginia; acquire a new distribution center in Abingdon, Virginia; cover operating expenses for 4 years and cover fleet and food acquisition costs.
It’s a big job and we have a great team in place to make it happen. Wish me luck. Better yet, go to the website and donate online to help end hunger in this part of Virginia.
I hope to be back with more soon. Until then…
Cheers,
Brian Duvall
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