Robbo's News Stories (66)

Kogelberg, South Africa- Mischo Erban has clinched the 2009 IGSA World Cup Series Championship by winning Hot Heels Africa. His dominating win put an exclimation mark on his year where he showed he could consistently qualify fast and finish on or near the top of the podium at almost every event. After severely spraining his ankle last weekend…

The Australian Skateboard Racing Association and Newton's Playground event organizers are happy to announce a prize purse of $10,200 for this years event. We have moved heaven and earth to lift this years prize money to reflect the growth in participation and professionalism of our sport in Australia and around the world. We think this is reflected in the level of riding we are now seeing and hope this creates a…

Putting on a big event like newton's Playground is only possible with the help of our sponsors. Most of these businesses have been part of building the downhill and racing scene in Australia from the start and now continue to contribute cash and time to make the big events possible. We also have some new partners that see the same potential that we do in building a series of big downhill events in Australia and have…

Patrick Switzer celebrates the biggest win of his career. Photo John Ozman

Goldendale, WA, USA - On a day that must be considered the craziest in the history of the IGSA, Patrick Switzer battled the elements to win the 2009 Maryhill Festival of Speed. Throughout the day, the weather was constantly changing from sunshine to strong winds to…

Patrick Switzer leads Mischo Erban in the Downhill Skateboard Final. Photo Dean McNeill

Eastbourne, England - Mischo Erban completed his sweep of the 2009 Eastbourne Speed Days IGSA World Cup race with a dominant performance. He laid back and dropped to fourth at the start and…

Mischo Erban continued his domination of Eastbourne today. Photo Dean McNeill

Eastbourne England- Mischo Erban retained his number one qualifying position under perfect weather conditions that enabled him to lower his time by a staggering 11 seconds. His run that produced a time of 1:27.917 was…

Mischo Erban on his way to posting Friday's fastest qualifying time. Photo Sven von Schlachta

Eastbourne, England - Mischo Erban paced the qualifying on a cool, windy day during the first day of Downhill Skateboard qualifiying for Sunday's Eastbourne Speed Days. The Canadian's time…

Padova GP podium- Martin Siegrist, Patrick Switzer and Stefan Ruefli. Photo Marcus Rietema

Padova, Italy- Martin Siegrist (SUI) survived a crash filled afternoon to win the Padova Grand Prix. Siegrist won by taking the lead early in each of his heats and riding out…

Ramsau, Austria- Canadian Patrick Switzer won yesterdays Fluderer LongboardJäm 09. He was followed by Australian Jackson Shapiera in second and Sebastian Hertler from Germany in third. Hertler had won rounds one and two of the series but faced some stiff competition from the international racers. Switzer and Shapiera are both staying in Europe waiting for next weeks European Championships in the Czech Republic and the next…

Martin Siegrist put in an incredible run to finish nearly a full second ahead of his nearest rival. Photo Bob Ozman…

James Kelly (USA) continues to impress. Photo Bob Ozman

Teolo, Italy- James Kelly and his…

Scoot Smith reaches across the line to beat Mischo Erban in the final. Photo Bob Ozman

Argonay, France- Scoot Smith (CAN) nearly crashed out in the final about 25 meters (75') from the finish line…

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