At 11:30 am on a cold and drizzly Saturday  (15th October 2011) about 20 downhill skateboarders converged on the top of Redhill near Simons Town, Western Cape for the free race organized through the Cape Town Fizzers Facebook Group. A few runs were done down Redhill itself, after which the riders all met at the approach road to the Navel Base on top of Redhill. Fortunately the drizzle ended and the road dried  [ Read More ]

First Nature in association with Cult wheels is proud to announce the sponsorship of SA’s very own “steeze pony”, Gerhard Nel. Gerhard will be the first ambassador for Cult wheels in South Africa. In his 3rd year of shredding the streets, we felt it was time to get SA riders the hype they need. We had a chat with Gerhard and this is what he had to say: First Nature (FN): What  [ Read More ]

100 kilometers per hour on a skateboard? Anyone who has entered a downhill skateboarding race knows that this is not too difficult to achieve given the right hill, equipment and a bit of experience. Those who are not aware of the growing sport of longboarding would think you’re crazy for going over 30km/h on a skateboard. “100km/h on a skatboard! Are you frikken crazy?” was the title of a pre race article posted  [ Read More ]

South African Downhill National Championship   Friday afternoon 14th January, I’m sitting in front of my computer with a grin on my face and a sense of aweness (stoke) flowing through my body, I sit here as Chairman and for the first time in SAGRA’s history with the completed 6 race national series points! With just a couple of hours to go before we announce the champions at Rafiki’s, I  [ Read More ]

Tuesday 1 February 2011 saw the launch of the first official non-motorised transport (NMT) lanes of the new MyCiTi transport system in Cape Town. Among the 300 commuters who gathered at 6am for the brief celebration and fun 8km ride were longboard skaters Justin Boast, Anton Pratt, Terry Terblanche and Richard Ward. Respect to these guys for getting out there and making a difference.

Race Location Level Organizer Date High Rising HDX Houwteq Complex, Grabouw,  Western Cape National SAGRA 26-27 February Houwteq Houwteq Complex, Grabouw,  Western Cape National SAGRA 16-17 April King of the Fort         Schanskop Downhill Challenge Voortrekker Monument, Pretoria, Gauteng National First Nature 18-19 June Houwteq Houwteq Complex, Grabouw,  Western Cape Regional SAGRA 29-30 October Fair Cape Malanshoogte Road, Durbanville, Western Cape National SAGRA 3-4 December Hot Heels Africa Kogelberg Biosphere, Pringle  [ Read More ]