Bluegrass Surf

2009-10-04T13:05:00.000-07:00

Street Carver: Keeping the Stoke
(riding the Sidewinder, surf-style)

"Fluid Carve"

(Graphic art, Ruairi Flynn aka Jhammo52; photography, my wife; rider, me)

Re-Entry
(drive apron approx. 16 ft wide)

Frontside Kick-Out
(yellow paint lines are 9 feet apart, i.e. a 4.5-5 ft turning radius)

Backside Cutback Sequence
(only one caught on camera)

Frontside Cutback Sequence

All Out Lean

Re-Entry and Kick-Out

The Drop

From the Top

From the Semi-Bowl

2009-08-04T19:51:00.000-07:00

The "Sidewinder"
Hot lookin' and Sweet rippin'

18" MBS Matrix Wides on my late model blue MBS Comp 16 deck with Cheng Shin 8-3.00-4 slicks. Springs at the inside positions. Red eggs front and rear.

2009-08-04T19:25:00.000-07:00

Kauai the Garden Island

Waimea Canyon: dirtboarder paradise or suicide?

2009-05-25T12:36:00.000-07:00

ProtoType II: All Terrain Board StandUp-Luge-Skeleton
Designed and built March-April 2008. First test flight conducted on 04-05-2008 (photos and video below).

I am providing this design and concept for anybody/all to use. This has been posted here, on multiple forums and Youtube. Any attempt to patent will be challenged.

Originally designed: 2006.

ProtoType I:
Built and tested -- June 2007.

First test flight Prototype II (04-05-2008)

Street

Off-Road

Luge-Skeleton

2008-07-04T12:45:00.000-07:00

Urban Stealth Bomber:
The street mountainboard equivalent of a Performance Gun.
(+ Modified Razors and Street Blade)

Stealth Bomber

Modified Razors

Stock Gen II Razor with airliner tires (left).
Modified Gen II Razor with 18" Meltdown Series MBS frameboard dual-shock axle and 8-3.00-4 smooth tires -- adding a touch of speed to hard-lean, ultra-tight street carvig (right).

Modified Gen I Razor with 16" axles and 8-3.00-4 smooth tires -- ultra-reponsive hard lean street carver (left).
Modified Gen II Razor with 18" Meltdown Series MBS frameboard dual-shock axle and 8-3.00-4 smooth tires (right).

Street Blade

Gen I Blade with standard 16" axles and 8-3.00-4 smooth tires -- a general purpose street carver.

2008-06-08T10:05:00.000-07:00

The Need for Speed

Launch Deck

Runway

REVELATION:

My number one spot is PARADISE after all! 60 yards of Surfer-G carve and acceleration into 60 yards of semi-bowl. Oh Yeaaaaaah!!!

The Drop

From the Top

From the Semi-Bowl

Sooooo Sweet!!!

2008-06-03T13:42:00.000-07:00

Cone'tucky Outlaw Slalom Jam
(& Rally)
06-01-2008

Old School Crew goes dumpster diving immediately after Outlaw Rally and barbeque dinner.(Photos: Tolley)

ET lays it down setting the pace for most of the day.

Keeping his eyes on the prize ... Sniff takes the Gold.

At the end of the day ... the need for speed!

BobbyT goes Quasimodo and flies down the line on his Evo.

ET goes Ape for speed on BobbyT's Evo.

And Dave ... has a go on the mountainboard street rig.

2006-10-19T19:16:00.000-07:00

Surfing Local Land Breaks
& Photos from Paradise

Bluegrass Surfer

*** WARNING ***
Riding a surfboard, mountain board, or in-line board (dirtsurfer) is very dangerous. Wipe-outs and injuries are intrinsic hazards of these sports. Serious and crippling injuries, and even death, are possible. Protective equipment should always be worn while participating in these EXTREME sports. The type of helmet and other protective equipment worn should be based on the speeds that will be reached, terrain and the types of activities attempted while riding these boards.

The Wall: Mountain Board

Top of the runway

Accelerating

The Wall

Ascent

Off-the-lip

Re-entry

Holding a Wall: Dirtsurfer

Yee-Hah ! ...

Off Road: Mountain Board

Open Road: Mountain Board

Photos from Paradise

Beach break close-out at Waimea Bay (head high) -- North Shore, Oahu

Kneeboarders at Waimea Bay

Peelin' right at Sunset Beach -- North Shore, Oahu

This surfer finds the trough -- Sunset Beach

Diamond Head and Waikiki Beach -- Oahu

Duke Kahanamoku -- Waikiki

Hawaiian mountains -- southern Oahu

The older I get, the better I was ...

Aarrrgh ...

~ Bluegrass Surfer ~