Welcome to the ATBA-UK Newsletter.
ROUND 1 Special
With Round 1 of the International Series just around the corner, this month's Newsletter is coming to you early to make sure you have all the info you'll need to have a great time whether you're competing or watching.
International Series 2010
Round 1 is being held at The Edge Mounatinboard Centre, Much Wenlock, Shropshire, TF13 6PP, on the 1st and 2nd May. If you're not sure where The Edge here's a Map.
As you may know, some changes have been made to how the competitions will be run this year. To start with, if you're a Pro rider you'll be in the PRO Class competing against the best, and you don't have to qualify into it, if you think you're good enough, go for it. The AM Class has four categories, Juniors (15 and under), Seniors (16 to 29), Masters (30+) and Ladies.
The Entry Form can be downloaded, completed and brought with you to The Edge, but remember Registration for the Boarder X Competition closes Friday night, and after that you won't be able to get the discount for registering for the whole season. Registration for the Freestyle closes Saturday.
The International Series Poster can be downloaded, printed and used to promote the biggest and best competitive mountainboard series in the world!
If you'd like to volunteer to help at The Edge, either to help with setting up or as a Race Marshal, please ask at the ATBA tent.
Downhill Championship
Due to issues over the land ownership and access permission the UK Downhill Championship and the British leg of the European Downhill Tour has been cancelled. We know a lot of you were really looking forward to this comp and we'll do our best to make it happen next year.
Team Challenge
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the Official 'Team Challenge' Partner
The ATBA-UK Team Challenge 2010, in association with Out To Grass Mountainboard Centre, is a season-long competition to find the best competitive mountainboard team in the country.
We've made it even easier to enter a team this year, and it's FREE!
Teams can have between three and ten riders from any category. Just nominate up to five riders to score points for your team before close of registration at each competition, or nominate them at the start of the season and keep the same riders the way through, and make sure all your team riders are wearing the same shirts or have something on them so we know what team they're in, and we'll take the points of the top scoring three riders and add them to your Team Score.
The winning team will not only hold the title of 'Team Challenge Champions 2010', and take home a special trophy, they'll also get to take part in the 'Three Counties Tour', which will include a weeks free camping at Out To Grass and trips out to mountainboarding locations across Worcestershire, Herefordshire, and Gloucestershire.
Take a look at the Team Challenge Rules and download the Entry Form and return it to join@atbauk.org.
Official Partners
Some of the International Series Official Partners have been announced, and there are more on the way. Already we've got ATBShop, Trampa, Boardology, Out To Grass, ATBJunkies, CrillPix and Remolition. For more info, check of the Official Partners page on the ATBA-Uk website
Remember last year
As part of our Round 1 special lets take a look at comp at the The Edge last year with a Remolition Field Report.
Show offs
The MBS Europe Demo Team and ATBA-UK Instructors were at the British Leisure Show in Windsor to wow the crouds and let them Have-a-go at mountainboarding. Take a look at some photos on Crillpix.com.
World Mountainboard Day
BugsBoarding is celebrating World Mountainboard Day on the 19th June by offering half price hire 'n' ride, so you you know someone around Gloucestershire who wants to try mountainboarding tell them to give BugsBoarding a call on 07749897330 and book a session.
Girls Flirting with dirt
The ‘Dirt Flirt’ Girlie Camps from Boardology are back. All you ladies out there, get yourself to Hales Superbole from the 9th to the 11th of July, or Haredown Mountainboard Centre from the 6th to 8th August. You'll get the weekends tuition, equipment hire and pitch for £80, and if you bring all your own equipment its just £70. Find out more and book your tickets at Boardology or call 01379 65118
The International Mountainboard Film Festival
ATBJunkies are back with the International Film Festival being held on the 18th and 19th September. Open to anyone, of all ages, if you have a video camera you can enter the competitions:
- King of 60 Seconds - Film Challenge
- "Rotation" The main 4-10 minute Film Challenge
- X-Sports Challenge - 2 min film about any sport.
Check out the ATBJunkies website for more info, rules and entry forms.
This months link into the world of mountainboarding is...
The blog of Bluegrass Surfer, the master of "surf-style" street carving from the Bluegrass Hills of west Kentucky (USA).
Watch this...
From 2004, Tom kirkman racing rally cars down the Greenman Mountainboard Centre in Wales. An important moment in Top Gear's history, I think you'll agree.
Be part of the ATBA-UK, be part of mountainboarding
Part of our mission is to reach as many mountainboarders as possible so please encourage your mates to Sign up to the newsletter or you can join our group on Facebook. Either way we can keep you up-to-date on everything that's happening in the UK mountain boarding scene.
ATBA-UK Online Shop
You can now buy Official ATBA-UK Merchandise from the ATBA-UK Online Shop. We have t-shirts, hats, hoodies and lots of other stuff for you to show off to you friends.
We also have commemorative mugs, t-shirts, etc. for the International Series 2010.
Tell the World
You can help promote mountainboarding by downloading this Flyer, and printing a few copies to pin up on your School/College/University noticeboard, or hand them out to anyone and everyone.
Your Riders Rep's
Woodie Wright and Harry Jessop are the ATBA-UK Riders Representatives. Their job is to take the riders points-of-views to the ATBA-UK, so if there is anything you'd like to say, suggestions to make, ideas to share, please email them at ridersrep@atbauk.org
In the not-to-distant-future...
More of whats going to be happening:
- International Series 2010 - Round 1 results
- International Series Round 2 info
- More Official Partners
- More Videos
