Ryan Bavetta’s Rocket Board doesn’t actually use a rocket, but it does look like one. The home-brew prop-powered skateboard carries a 3.7 HP model airplane engine which powers a propellor in a standard house-fan cage. It doesn’t use gasoline or kerosene but proprietary Glow Fuel, a dangerous sounding mix of methanol, nitromethane and oil. The setup is enough to spin the prop at up to 10,000 RPM which, as you can see, can easily shift a person.
What we love best about this video (apart from its entertaining professionalism and the freakin’ rocket board) is that it shows … Details
A Devon woman is raising money for wounded service personnel with a 700 mile (1,127km) skateboard trip.
Laura Hatwell from Tavistock will cover up to 40 miles (64km) a day on her challenge around the north east coast of Scotland.
The 27-year-old decided to raise cash for Help for Heroes after the death of Plymouth Royal Marine.
“I’m not brave enough to be a soldier and make the ultimate sacrifice, but I’ve brave enough to skate,” she said… Details, pictures & video interview
Video Skateboard – OLD SCHOOL SKATE !
Anne Klazek first started skateboarding eight years ago after a boy in a youth program she worked for gave her his old beater skateboard to use.
“I’ll never forget that,” Klazek says. “I was so excited and I started learning.”
After picking up some tips and tricks from the kids in the program, Klazek signed up for some lessons through the recreation program in Calgary, Alberta, her hometown.
“It was hilarious,” Klazek recalls, “because it was me and a whole group of 12-year-old boys, and I was about 20 at the time.” … DetailsÂ