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Gravity powered excitement...  Street Luge, also known as landluge or roadluge, has become a popular alternative sport after years as a renegade non-sport thrill. As long as there have been skateboards, daredevil speed seekers would lie down on their rides and bomb the steeps. From those ground breaking high speed Signal Hill runs of the 1970s to the dozens of professional Gravity Sport races held worldwide today, streetluging has a place in sports history and is here to stay. Street luging is often featured in movies and TV, streetluge pilots are treated like celebtrities and there are even toys featuring street luge vehicles and actual pilots in miniature. As a result, more people want to experience the thrill of the streetluge for themselves or perhaps even build their own "sled".
 The streetluge is a long vehicle (up to 8.5 feet long!) meant to be operated in a laid back position. Riding on craft built up on skateboard style wheels and trucks, pilots clad in motorcycle helmets and full leather suits are rarely more than two inches from the asphalt. The low profile streetluge design allows for speeds as high as 80 mph, however, this sport is still exhilarating and fun at 25 mph! Many street luge pilots build their own craft but there are some manufacturers out there selling race quality street luges.
Want to get into streetluge? Gravity Sports International is the perfect place to start. Come on out to watch some exciting action with STREETLUGE, BUTTBOARD, SPEEDBOARD (downhill skateboard) and now featuring SLALOM Skateboarding. See the equipment firsthand, meet the athletes, smell the smoking rubber. Go to GSI for more information. The best way to learn about Gravity Sporting is to attend a Gravity Sport Competition! I'll meet you at the races! |
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