Source: First Nature
Tuesday 1 February 2011 saw the launch of the first official non-motorised transport (NMT) lanes of the new MyCiTi transport system in Cape Town. Among the 300 commuters who gathered at 6am for the brief celebration and fun 8km ride were longboard skaters Justin Boast, Anton Pratt, Terry Terblanche and Richard Ward.
SAGRA has released the official 2011 race schedule. SAGRA's (South African Gravity Racing Association) aim is to promote all gravity racing disciplines in South Africa and to provide opportunities to all South Africans to take part Gravity Sports.
Longboarding is in plain simple terms just a derivative of skateboarding. Or is it? Well I'm sure the purists will attack me for saying this but I need a starting point for this article right? At the end of this article you'll find some links to more sources on the history of this growing sport, but for now I will try my best to explain to you what exactly longboarding is.