Archive for the ‘Board Sports’ Category
Lake Neusiedl delivered classic slalom conditions to christen the inaugural day of racing at the PWA Surf World Cup Podersdorf in Austria.
There were no signs of nerves from slalom’s newest addition to the World Tour, as the opening day of competition in Austria delivered sun and wind in equal measure to start proceedings in style.
After a morning spent registering just shy of 400 sails and 200 boards, the 66-man slalom fleet took to the water to mark the official start of competition on Lake Neusiedl.
Powered by the prevailing NW wind, the racers had to…Â Details & Pictures
Chris Stout and the team of ‘Blazen’ have become the fastest crew to ever travel down the Hawkesbury River, winning the Bridge to Bridge one up race in a record shattering time of 35.14.
The race was run in conjunction with the Upper Hawkesbury Power Boat Club’s annual Bridge to Bridge powerboat classic.
With Noel Griffin and Bernie Simpson still bleary eyed after working on mechanical gremlins late into the night as well as getting up early to test, they drove the perfect race to take the win.
After big challenges by other competitors, including a huge run after bar point from Greg Houston’s ‘Stinga’, ‘Blazen’ led the whole way to take about a minute off ‘Hellbent’s record from last year.
Noel Griffin Racing secured a 1,2 result with the ‘Burnin’ crew of Gary Holzwart, Jason Bennet and Mark Weaver taking second, also under the old record… DetailsÂ
Extreme sports and street art festival HUB returns to Liverpool at the end of the month and boasts the largest skate board ramp in the event’s seven year history.
Also including new activities at venues around the city, organisers of the free youth event are promising it will bigger and better.
The skate park is the latest part of a radical makeover for Hub…Â Details