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BLINDED BY THE LIGHT!

Greetings from Colorado! Starting March 11th we're about to get another hour of light! Meaning, more time to ride, after school or after work. It's a great feeling! So in honor of of this extra hour of enjoyment and the upcoming season of Spring here's a toast! A toast to the LIGHT! and all it offers us.

Read on to get the skinny on this month's Sweepstakes board, happenings in the sport, our Tech Tip and of course killer shots from people like you from around the world.

Keep it rollin' along and as always stay tuned to MBS.COM for all things "mountainboarding".

MBS - Always riding!



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March's Sweepstakes Board - CORE 1

Click here to register for this month's sweepstakes board.



Mellissa Fitzpatrick - Colorado



"I'm super-psyched to win the board, since I haven't been able to afford to upgrade from my reliable but old G-Hopper!  MBS is the best!!!!"




TEAM RIDER ALEX BROWN IN KITEBOARDER MAGAZINE
GAPPING THE SEA WALL IN CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS









Irish Winter Series Round #1

"The first round of the Irish Winter Series took place at Leitrim Lodge, the course was about a kilometer long mountain track with a couple of fast turns and a really fast and rocky end section. The day started with a few practice runs, then we got down to the timed runs, you had two goes but if you missed a gate the run was counted as void. In the open category John McGuckin took first with a time just under one minute thirty, Gary Parr came second only one second behind, and Matt Shaw took third just three seconds behind the leader. In the U12 Leo Gorman came first with a time just over two minutes."

Words by: John McGuckin

Photos by: David Marshall

WES MATWEYEW'S "CONFESSIONS OF A KITE JUNKIE"

“He must be on something” I overhear a girl say as I assume my wind-checking stance: arms up, torso swiveling. Hello, my name is Wes Matweyew, and I am a kite junkie.

Download the entire article here.

Excerpt from "Kite Addiction Article" in Kiteboarding Magazine Nov 2006







THE AB CREW - CANADA
Friends Jono Boroski, Joe Vollans, Adam Stevenson and Jesse Skelding

ripping it up in Hinton and Jasper, AB.






YANNICK SCHWICKERT - Dusseldorf, Germany



Photo by: Christina Herlitschka



BRAD TANGEN - Oregon City, OR



Photo by: Some guy walking by.




CONNOR LERWILL - Southwest Mountainboard Centre, UK



Photo by: Richard Thadwald



EDUARDO GIMENES - Brazil

Photo by: Rodolpho Bazetto



YANNICK SCHWICKERT - Dusseldorf, Germany



Photo by: Christina Herlitschka



JACK GREGORIAN - Mt. Tam, CA






MARCO ROTHMAN - Brazil - Tattin' and Shredding.






NICK MAURA AND ALEC ELLIS - Woodstock, VT



Catching air and jumping dogs.




KITER PAUL LAWRENCE'S FAVORITE KITE SPOT
Long Beach, Nahant, MA

"Hey J, Here my favorite kiting spot, at least near my house. Great winds and a nice packed beach. See you at NABX!"



Here are directions to the beach: http://miniatures.kitingusa.com/loc/nahant.pdf

Here is an areial shot of the beach: http://derickveliz.googlepages.com/DSC09533.JPG




MBS BRAZIL - ONLINE NOW!



For those Brazilian riders looking for that elusive MBS board or accessory they can order online soon at MBSBRASIL.com.br



NIELS PIERLET - BELGIUM



Click here to check out this great website and download Niels' great kiting video.

Name: Niels Pierlet
Age: 17
Lives in: Belgium
Kiting since: 2001
Landboarding since: 2003
History: In 2001 he bought his first kite, a Wipika 1 m². In 2003 stood for the first time on a mountainboard and 2 weeks later bought one.
Favorite tricks: Front Mobe, 360 to Blind, One Foot.





NEW MOUNTAINBOARIDNG FORUM- Check it out here!

DBX - DIRTBOARD RIDERS MOUNTAINBOARDING FORUM

This site is a must for mountainboarders looking for more information on races, riders, new products, events, places to ride, other people to ride with and just plain nutty mountainboard talk. I check this site every morning trying to take the pulse of the mountainboarding world.




NEW MOUNTAINBOARD PARK IN BRAZIL!!!!!! Jungle Riding!
Check out the track video. Click here.






MARC - SERBIA



"We have so much rain here so I can't send any photos, but I am sending something else...I've got two snowboarders for a gift and I made them into mountainboarders ... :)"



WESLY MOYA - Castle Rock, CO - BOARD ART






WD-40 - THE MIRACLE LIQUID!!!!!

Use it to stops sqweaks on your board and prevent rust - plus about 40 other things you can use it for in your daily life such as Use #5 - Keeping flies off cows and Use # 32 - Keeping your bathroom mirror from fogging. Amazing! Click here for more uses.





FEBRUARY'S "AIR-BORN" PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS!

1st Place - RODOLPHO BAZETTO - 50 MBS Bucks
Photo by: Ramon Sacilotti


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2nd Place - James Evans - 25 MBS Bucks 
Rider: Rowan Lesage
Location: Selsey Common, Stroud, England





RUFUS IN BERLIN - MBS Graffitti



"I was walking around Berlin the other day and saw this MBS sprayed on an awning. Had to take a pic. Trust me, I didn't spray it on there." Rufus




The Original DirtStar! - Illustration promoting our board The Orbitor (first Unibody design on the market) later named the Grasshopper when it went into production.

   For more Archive Shots click here.



GIVE US YOUR DIRT! We want your team pictures, artwork, photos, news, crazyness, strangeness, local events, stickers in odd places, local riding spots, you name it. If it has anything to do with mountainboarding or MBS we'd love to post it. Please send anything cool to Jason Lee for possible inclusion in future Rider eNews.

art by Karl-Erik Bennion

To see Archive eNewsletters click here.



***RIDING DISCLAIMER*** Mountainboarding / Kiteboarding is an inherently dangerous sport. Always use protective gear while riding including a helmet, elbow pads, knee pads and wristguards. Always ride within your ability and use common sense.



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