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 ]

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 ]

Here is the race report on the Fair Cape Downhill challenge that went down in Durbanville, Western Cape on 16 and 17 April 2011. Written by SAGRAs Justin Boast. Click here for the original article. Day one started out with a good turn out of riders with some new faces and the usual. Riders from Joburg and East London came down to race Fair Cape. On Saturday there was an  [ 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…

Outlaw: “a person, group, or thing excluded from the benefits and protection of the law.”   This statement defines the actions of a handful of skaters last Sunday Night (23/01/11). Out of companionship, ”fizz-lust”, a required feeling or just a notion the riders gathered in the early hours of the evening by the Stone Church, near the Kirstenbosch Gardens bottom entrance. Excitement buzzed in the air with the anticipation of  [ Read More ]