It’s almost time for the country’s gravity racers to head to the Western Cape for the final two competitions on the SAGRA National Championship calendar. The Houwteq Downhill Extreme (HDX) is this weekend (4 and 5 December) and the grand finale of the IGSA World Cup, Hot Heels Africa will be held the following weekend (9, 10 and 11 December). Whether you’re in it to win it or you’re just a longboard  [ Read More ]

From the Predator Helmets Blog Predator in South Africa South Africa has had a thriving longboard scene for quite some time with a well established series of races. The Hot Heels race has been one of the longest running DH races around, here are Lloyd Clark and Matt Arderne racing with their new DH6 helmets during a few races, held in December 2010.  Read more…

Houwteq Downhill Xtreme, 27 & 28 November, Grabouw http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=131090236945810   Fair  Downhill Challenge II, 4 & 5 December, Durbanville Cape http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=169784069707957   Hot Heels Africa World Cup Finale, 10, 11 & 12 December, Kogelberg Biosphere http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=271628955872 All races are free for spectators. If you want to race, check out the SAGRA website for more information: http://www.sagra.co.za/v2/   First Nature will once again sponsor prizes for the best first time racers.     [ Read More ]

June 29-July 3                 Maryhill Festival of Speed                   Goldendale, WA, USA July 22-24                        Kozakov Challenge                             Kozakov, Czech Republic July 29-31                        Insul Cup 2011                                    Insul, Germany August 5-7                       Padova Grand Prix                              Teolo, Italy September 2-4                 WinSport Canada Cup                        Calgary, Canada November  4-6                 Hotel Los Portales Tarma                    Tarma, Peru November 11-13              Malarrara Pro Teutonia                        Teutonia, Brazil November 25-27              Newton’s Nation                         [ Read More ]