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luge for glenn
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On 12/8/2005
robi
wrote in from
Switzerland
(62.167.nnn.nnn)
hi glenn
i would recommend a andy lally luge...go to andylally.com and you'll see the link for his rewsports luge. i think it's a very good and cheap (250$) luge.
good luck
robert
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Street Luger's to Battle For World Cup Title
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On 12/8/2005
Marcus Rietema
wrote in from
United States
(24.6.nnn.nnn)
Stage Set in South Africa
Street Luger’s to Battle For World Cup Title
December 8, 2005, Cape Town, South Africa— This coming weekend, three top-ranked international street luge racers will square off for the 2005 IGSA Street Luge World Cup Series Championship at the “Hot Heels Africa” race. The contenders are: Rian James from Cupertino, California, USA; David Dean of Columbus, Ohio, USA; and Beni Weber of Zurich, Switzerland.
The event is being organized by the South African Gravity Racing Association (SAGRA) and will be run in the Kogelberg Biosphere Nature Reserve, about 80 km (50mi) outside of Cape Town.
Coming into this weekend, 2004 World Cup Series Champion Rian James holds a slim points lead over David Dean. Switzerland’s Weber has a mathematical chance of winning the Championship. James will need to win the event in order to have his best shot at the title. And Dean, who won World Cup races in Sweden and Austria earlier this year, will need to finish in fifth place or better if James wins the event to get the crown. Weber needs a miracle. He must win the event and both James and Dean have to fail to qualify.
A contender last year and Cape Town native, Leander Lacey, could play the spoiler this year. Lacey has hardly raced at all this season but he is coming to Hot Heels Africa with the sole intention of winning the event.
“This is racing magic. The IGSA Championship won’t be determined until the final race of the season,” said IGSA President Marcus Rietema.
The competitors will race on a 1.9 km (1.2mi) road that cuts right through the nature reserve. Top speeds for street luge will be in the 90km/h (56mph) range on this course. Qualifying begins Saturday and the finals are slated to go on Sunday beginning at 7:00am EST / 2:00pm UTC.
The International Gravity Sports Association (IGSA) is an international sanctioning body for gravity racing sports, athletes and events, featuring a 5-race World Cup Championship Series for 2005. IGSA events involve head to head downhill racing competitions where participants routinely reach speeds in excess of 110km/h (65mph) as they hurtle themselves down mountain roads negotiating ninety degree bends and hairpin corners.
For additional information on this event and SAGRA go to www.sagra.co.za. For information on gravity racing sports, event stats and IGSA info, go to www.gravity-sports.com.
XXXXXXX—end-- XXXXXXX
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street luges
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On 12/7/2005
glenn
wrote in from
United States
(68.229.nnn.nnn)
do any companys make street luges and sell them. the only company i could find was
on lugestore.com but also on that you can buy parts so could someone please take the time to look at the parts section and tell me if there is every thing there to make a board besides the trucks and stuff and if so how many of each thing would i need. i am in dire need of a luge for xmas
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What makes a luge pass pit inspection
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On 12/7/2005
Don J
wrote in from
United States
(64.115.nnn.nnn)
I am looking for a lluge that will pass safety inspection for racing IGSA and GSI. I notice some luges have "handle bars" that are not closed and I assume wouldnt pass unless the bars are closed off' for lack of a better term. Is this correct? I cant use use a luge that has handle bars that arent closed?
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Houteq Africa Results
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On 12/5/2005 SAGRA-Simon
wrote in from
South Africa
(196.207.nnn.nnn)
Hey guys what a great weekend, stinking hot, tail wind into the fast staight pushing riders to the limit for the last corner (Stand-up Sat practice top speed 82kms final day 92kms from GPS!) lots of spills into the final righthander...
(South African unless noted)
Streetluge final:
1. Viaan Bosch
2. Waldo (wally) Swiegelaar
3. Beni Webber (swiss)
4. Glen Phillips
5. Justin Boast
6. Simon White
Classic final:
1. Beni Webber (swiss)
2. Waldo Swiegelaar
3. Viaan Bosch
4. Simon White
5. Glen Phillips
6. Jason Kottler
7. Jeremy Godfrey
Speedboard final;
1. Mike Zietsman
2. Martin (Dexter) Siegrist (swiss)
3. Luis Lins (brazil)
4. Tibor Hery
5. Ross Snowdon
6. Kent Lingeveldt
7. Andre Preto (brazil)
8. Oliver Nielsen
9. Decio Lourenco
10.Alex Duss
11.justin Boast
12.David Hort
13.Stuart Bradburn
14.Arnold Gray
15.Luke Godfrey
16.Bettina Lugenbuhl (swiss)
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RE: what makes a great event
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On 11/30/2005
Montanari
wrote in from
South Africa
(198.54.nnn.nnn)
I would have to say that a great race is a combination of a styling course with fast sections and some technical sections which allow for close racing, preferable situated near a town to attract loads of spectators (it adds to the atmosphere), sponsors to pump big money in to run the event and help advertise (the Redbull DHX in Cape Town had TV advertising and plenty of TV coverage. A large group of riders who all get along and are up for a party, safety - plenty of hay bales and air bags. For the riders: if everything is paid for ie: food, race entry, accomodation etc, for the spectators: close racing and lots of action, for the sponsors: loads of coverage and spectators and PR and clean racing. But after all this has been said, I think we all enjoy a day of close riding that allows for stories to be told afterwards finished off with an ice cold beer!
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RE: What makes a great event?
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On 11/29/2005 Don J
wrote in from
United States
(64.115.nnn.nnn)
Well, since it's been a week and no replies....I will say it takes good sponsership, enough prize money, enough poeple racing and safety. For the night before, I'll say beer, and stories. At least thats what I see. Have yet to compete, but have been following it. Seems sponsership to have the race in the first place is key as well.
Don J
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What makes a great event?
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On 11/21/2005
Tech Master
wrote in from
United States
(12.104.nnn.nnn)
Streetlugers,
In your eyes, What makes a great event?
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street luge
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On 11/10/2005
luis centeno
wrote in from
United States
(205.188.nnn.nnn)
Need to find a few street luge builders, would like to have one built for me.
I am 5'4", 135lbs. Please send any info to Lcenteno@aol.com
Thanks
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Gravitysportsnews.com
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On 11/7/2005
Gravity Sports News Team
wrote in from
United States
(165.29.nnn.nnn)
Gravitysportsnews.com is trying to keep everyone informed with updated news, or you can just scan all the message boards yourself.
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Message Boards
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On 11/7/2005
DrNo
wrote in from
United States
(138.88.nnn.nnn)
You can use the board at www.gravitysportsinternational.com
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South Africa events
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On 11/7/2005
Dean
wrote in from
United States
(65.60.nnn.nnn)
I'm going to SA to race, have my tickets, we need more people / americans , get at me we'll all travel and party together!
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streetluge.net
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On 11/3/2005 ToxicBro3
wrote in from
United States
(205.153.nnn.nnn)
Yeah i figured it was the spam bots that ate all the bandwidth. Thats gonna be one hell of a mess to clean up.
Later, Justin
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RE:Streetluge net mssg boards down
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On 11/3/2005
Don J
wrote in from
United States
(4.239.nnn.nnn)
Hey Justin, whats up? yeah I know, the boards been down since this weekend, feel like your missing something eh? They seemed to have gotten spammed, and took all their resources, but they are working on it. remember all the spam in it before it went down? I wanna post too. Till then,
Don J
www.geocities.com/djackson9504
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Streetluge.net
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On 11/3/2005
ToxicBro3
wrote in from
United States
(205.153.nnn.nnn)
Anybody have an idea why streetluge.net is down?
Later, Justin
The Toxic Brothers Downhill Racing Team
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Streetluge Game
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On 11/1/2005 Dave
wrote in from
United States
(68.198.nnn.nnn)
Boy I wish I had an "A" key!
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Streetluge game
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On 11/1/2005 Jesper
wrote in from
Sweden
(83.250.nnn.nnn)
http://www.miniclip.com/streetluge/streetluge.htm
quite good game!
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Randal Street Luging
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On 10/29/2005
K-Rimes
wrote in from
Canada
(24.87.nnn.nnn)
All Randal baseplates and hangers are interchangable. You could have a DH hanger on a streetluge basplate or a streetluge hanger on a DH baseplate.
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RE:Randal DH and Streetluge truck question
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On 10/29/2005
Don J
wrote in from
United States
(4.239.nnn.nnn)
Let me rephrase that:
Can you use a Randal speed DH baseplate with the streetluge hanger?
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Randal DH and Streetluge truck question
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On 10/29/2005
Don J
wrote in from
United States
(4.239.nnn.nnn)
Can you use a Randal Speed DH 35 degree hanger with the Streetluge trucks? I want to get the streetluge trucks to 35 degrees and dont know if that can happen. Can streetluge trucks adjust to 35 degrees?
Don
www.geocities.com/djackson9504
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Rogers
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On 10/28/2005
Damien
wrote in from
Belgium
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they will manufacture some or it is all affait finished ?
And if they remake how the knowledge of it ?
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Rogers
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On 10/28/2005
RJ
wrote in from
United States
(63.197.nnn.nnn)
I don't believe they're selling them right now but there are stories of them building sometime in the future. And they aren't cheap.
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Streetluge ROGERS
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On 10/27/2005
Damien
wrote in from
Belgium
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I research information retrieval concerning the streetluge pegless Rogers. I tested one of them this summer and I adored and I do not stop thinking of it. I already sent several mall to the Rogers company, but not of answers. How much cost the streetluge and the shipping towards Europe?
Damien
PS: afflicted for the message, it is a machine translation,my first language is French
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luge
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On 10/27/2005 kickin-wing king
wrote in from
United States
(67.131.nnn.nnn)
Does anyone have a street luge for sale?
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RE: OHIO
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On 10/21/2005
Don J
wrote in from
United States
(64.115.nnn.nnn)
WOW! How beautiful is that pic!! I'm still not racing..but pics like this get me that much closer to talking myself into buying a luge that would pass inspection (not like the beast I have now) and start racing.
Don J
www.geocities.com/djackson9504
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