Author Archives: Rob Ashby

    Slalom returns to Southbank! As part of the 1st Anniversary of Long Live Southbank Jam on the 4th May we will be holding a short Slalom Jam/Demo for an hour or two during the day. There will be prizes from Kryptonics who are supporting the slalom shenanigans. Timings for the day are being […]

The 2013 season closer, The European Indoor Championships was organised by Donald Campbell and the Pavel Crew ably assisted by the Peek/Factory gang. With the event being so close to Christmas only myself, Louis Selby and spBSA’s Richard Searle were able to make it out to the event. We both headed out early on Friday […]

Race Report and Photos by Mmedo Dufort Still on a high from the Euros, a few of us decided to stretch the summer a little and headed for the south of France to take part in the Antibes Slalom World Cup 2013.  For those of us unable to travel to Texas for the World Championships, […]

   This was the first time that the European Slalom Championships had been held in the UK since Warrington in 1986. The 2013 Championships would also be the largest ever international slalom competition held in the UK with some 95 riders from 13 different countries, including USA and Russia, taking part over the three days.  […]

Courses will be set by one home and two visiting racers on Thursday before the racing and Finished on Friday morning as necessary. The courses once set WILL NOT be open for skating before the race days. We have access to the circuit for course setting only on Thursday 1st August; the track will be […]

  With registration now closed we are pleased to announce that we have a total of 100 racers representing 13 countries signed up and paid for the European Championships making it the largest international slalom race ever held in the UK. There will be a total of €2550 in prize money for the Pro’s and […]

The UKSSA returned to Hog Hill for the first race of the year at The Crackling, a joint UKSSA/DAS Industries event.  Timmy Peters and DAS Industries organised the Downhill and Longboarding side of things while Team GB stalwart Sam Gordon took care of the lions share of the arrangements for the UKSSA – including some […]

As many of you will have seen plans were announced in March to redevelop the iconic Southbank undercroft skate area into shops and restaurants. The Southbank Centre proposes to relocate the popular skate park further down the river, beneath the Hungerford Bridge and build a new skate facility there, by what is commonly know as […]