Author Archives: SamG

It was NASS! Mud, rain, sunburn, angry teens, pasties, rides, rock and racing. Images from the weekend here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/samg/sets/72157627167578948/ Race Report by Rob This was the 4th year the UKSSA had raced at the Relentless NASS festival and was once again our racing was sponsored by those stalwarts at Glastonbury Ales. The queue to get [...]

Very few British Slalom Skaters can resist the draw of Brands Hatch. Since the seventies, the Kent Motor Racing Circuit has been the spiritual home of British Slalom Competition. Having played host to Martin Sweeney’s Guinness Book of Records 100 Cone Challenge, the Grand Prix Section at Hawthorn Hill has to be on every skater’s [...]

What’s Hog Hill Open Season?!: After the success of last year’s Hog Hill Outlaw Championships it was pretty clear that we had to put on another event. This year we’ve moved it forward into June for a better chance of warmer weather. The random racing format for the DH race will make a return this [...]

First i want to wish you a happy new year! Hope everything is good for you and the UK crew. I am working on building a national association to federate all french slalomers. Riderz is more a general longboard association now and it s not really involved in slalom anymore I am also working on [...]

Hey guys, I’d really appreciate if you could read this and if possible circulate it. My stoke spreading has got me ruined Originally posted on Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 4:20 AM by Marcus Jenkins: I’ve posted on Lush and silverfish and really don’

London Longboards: Meet & Greet Great chance for everyone to congregate in a central spot.  Beginners are also very welcome, plenty of boards to have a go on, especially if you’re undecided about what board to get. Meet at the serpentine from 12, should be skating till it gets dark. Look forward to seeing you [...]