Hey Riders!

August was off the hook! So much going on in all parts of the world. The US Open was without a doubt one of the most challenging events of the year. The MBS Team was on the road performing around the US and riders of all ages and abilites were trying the sport for the first time at Camp Jeep.

Read and Ride on!

Jason Lee - MBS Mountainboards

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AUG'S SWEEPSTAKES WINNER - IVAN KIESERG OF NANAIMO, B.C.

Ivan was psyched to be this month's sweepstakes winner. When asked how he got involved in mountainboarding this is what he had to say.

"It all started by being sent to Northern Alberta to work at the Tar Sands. I was sad to leave B.C. and come to this place, but a snowboarding buddy from home was up here and he cheered me up by saying “don’t worry dude, when it snows, I have a kite, and we can ride the frozen flat stuff too". It was summer though, and I was jonesing. We did some homework, and discovered that we could maybe score a couple of MBS boards down south. We did a road trip, and got the last two Ambush Warriors in town. Now we are ripping everything we can find, summer is way cooler, and the MBS boards are sick. Then, I got an email telling me I won a board…I almost crapped my pants!!! Now life in this place just got even sweeter, and I can’t wait to go home to BC after this job and really tear it up."

MBS rules…RIDE ON SOUTHERN NEIGHBOURS

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MBS' UPGRADED WARRANTY POLICY
MBS is pleased to announce that we are extending the term of our standard warranty policy to a full year.  The fact is, MBS has always adhered to the unwritten policy of taking care of our customers first and foremost, regardless of what is written in our policy.  With that said, we hope this policy upgrade shows new customers that we continue to stand behind our products, and are more confident than ever that we produce the highest quality mountainboards in the world.  Joel Lee - MBS R&D

NEW ITEMS ON MBS' GARAGE SALE PAGE - Make sure to check this page often as we constantly update it with "demo" or "closeout" products.



NEW MBS APPAREL - GREY HAT - CHARCOAL COMP T - ORANGE COMP T

US OPEN ARTICLES, PICTURES & RESULTS

The 2005 US Open Mountainboarding Championships was off the hook! Riders from all over the States and around the world converged on Snowmass Village, CO in the heart of the Rockies for some of the most exctiting competition this year. A big thanks goes out to all this years' sponsors and of course to the riders without which this event could not happen. The competition was tough but all riders shared a common bond and all hung out together afterwards. Hope to see everyone next year. Click here for full details and results.

WHISTLER OPENS PARK FOR MOUNTAINBOARDING

WHISTLER, BC, August 15 - Effective immediately, the Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Bike Park’s new beginner park, the Magic Bike Park, will offer riders the ability to experience the Park’s smooth flowing trails via mountainboards.

Mountainboards are a developing new phenomenon and Whistler Blackcomb now welcomes them in the Magic Bike Park.

“With the opening of the new Magic Bike Park, those who are looking for a more thrilling experience will identify with the mountainboards.” says Jeremy Roche Whistler Blackcomb Product Development Manager

The Magic Bike Park is open daily from 10am to 5pm until Monday, September 5, 2005. For more information about the Whistler Blackcomb Mountain Bike Park or the new Magic Bike Park check out whistlerblackcomb.com.

MBS COMP 16 FEATURED IN SEPTEMBER ISSUE OF STUFF MAGAZINE

uhhh....yeah...nice board.

VAN DeWITT AND HALSTON RHODES FEATURED IN SALT LAKE MAGAZINE.

KITEBOARDING AD FEATURING UK's DOM MOORE AND THE COMP 6

TOP UK KITEBOARDER ALEX BROWN'S US TOUR
One of the world's top land kiteboarders makes his way to northwest US for a few weeks to mentor with Gabe Shortman, take on a few comps and shoot a new kiteboarding DVD. Stay tuned for pics and a report from Alex Brown himself.

AUGUST MOUNTAINBOARD EVENTS:

MBS BIG AIR DEMO - Colorado Springs, CO - Aug 6th

MBS BIG AIR DEMO - LEADVILLE , CO - Aug 7th


Small Dog rocking downtown Leadville, CO - elevation 12,000 ft.

CAMP JEEP 2005 - Jack Frost Resort, PA - Aug 12-14
A big thanks goes out to Jon Sever, Mark Smith, Scott Hunter and Jon Diurba for putting mountainboarding's best foot forward and teaching over 500 people how to surf the dirt. Thanks guys.



"Dear MBS,

I just wanted to drop you a note to commend your team that worked at "Camp Jeep" this past weekend.  Our 5 year old boy has fallen in love with the sport of Mountain Boarding and it is due to the wonderful inspiration and support he received from Scott Hunter, Jon Diurba and Mark Smith.  We strive to surround our son with positive role models and we found this from the MBS team.  Our son is in awe of both Jon and Scott, both who he conned into carrying his board up the ramp for him.  Throughout the three days of Camp Jeep we spent many hours at the Mountain Board area and I had the opportunity to watch your team in action.  I was impressed with the enthusiasm and professionalism they displayed with every child, teen and adult.  Their goal was to get each person down some sort of hill and I think they accomplished that!  Because of their great attitudes and the love they reflected for the sport, our child will be getting a MBS board for his birthday in October and he told us some day he will be teaching kids how to ride at Camp Jeep! It is not very often that companies get to hear the good things, and we wanted to let you know how inspirational and what positive role models your team was. We thank you and your team for helping us create positive experiences for our child.

US OPEN - Snowmass Village, CO - Aug 11-13

Click here for complete report.

BOARDSTOCK - Clear Lake, CA - Aug 20-21

It's Boardstock Bitch!! Was the cry heard on site all weekend.  It was without doubt the ultimate no-holds barred joint demo of all time. Imagine freestyle motoXers disrespecting an 80 ft. do-or-die gap over the pavement backflips and all.

But the real crazyness begian when .................

Click here for the rest of the story. By Jon Sever.

French Championships Round 2

La Loge des Gardes, Massif Central - August 13th-15th

Day 1 - BoarderX  - With around 50 riders fighting to race down the 400m

boarderx course there was some fierce riding from all. MBS team rider Nico Maldonado just managed to outpace local team rider Victorian.

Day 2 - Slalom started early on the slippy 500m Giant Slalom, with many

wipeouts, MBS managed to grab the top 4 places again with Nicolas Boudet

from Moulins taking 1st place. In the afternoon the freestyle was a great display with some huge backflips from local riders and MBS team riders Diego and Nico pushing the limits of style, tricks and size. In the end local rider Victorian clinched it with a huge Backflip.

French Championship Round 3

Lans en Vercors, near Grenoble, French Alps - August 20th-21st

Day 1 - Slopestyle - With a small dirt jump leading into a huge kicker with a 10 foot table, there was a spectacular display of tricks each rider pushing the next to go bigger and better, with MBS taking 3 of the top 4 spots and a local rider taking 1st.

Day 2 - Freeride - Once again the rain caused a delay, but with mad keen for it riders the racing began. A long grassy track littered with rocks was made to look easy as 4 riders battled it out in the rain and dirt.

MBS Europe sent a team of 4 riders over to support and compete in the Adventura Italian Downhill in Cortina,Italy situated 1500m up in the Dolomite Mountains. There were three days of riding - a four man downhill over rough grassy terrain, a 2km run of pure downhill/point to point style timed runs over very rocky terrain and a freeride freestyle comp. There were 25 riders competing in various disciplines with coverage from Sky TV. The top riders that weekend were reaching speeds of 50mph and riding 2km downhill averaging speeds of 35-40mph. A top weekend was had by all, definitely one to put in your diary's for 2006.

Report by Oli

AJ Watkins & Leon Robbins drove over to France to support Team Vikings with a competition in Fecamp. 35+ riders turned up at the event to compete in Freestyle, Downhill & Dual Slalom. A great display of riding from the French made for an action packed weekend. Leon & AJ also started Mountainboard Trials on an MBS Comp 6 over pallets & logs! Is this a new discipline for the future?

Report by Oli

UPCOMING EVENTS:

September
ATBA-UK Championships Round # 5
Sept 3rd - 4th, 2005 Sat, Sun
locality: Ride the Hill Superbole, Harthill, Cheshire
events: Downhill, freestyle and team competition
contact: info@atbauk.org or atbauk.org or call:0870 7658240

Portugal Open #1
Sept 3rd - 4th, 2005 Sat, Sun
locality: Portugal
events: Downhill boardercross, big air
contact: brettsucht@yahoo.com

The Triple H : Hautacam Heaven and Hell
"Pyrenees, France"
Sept 10th - 11th, 2005 Sat, Sat - Sun
locality: Hautacam (Lourdes) France
events: BoarderX and Big air
note: Fancy a week end in the Pyrenees ? You'll find a perfect spot lost in the mountain with lift (some tents will be there for those who don't have one), party and fire. More details coming soon.....
contact: Diego Anderson , www.amtbzone.com

POLAND EXTREMEFEST - FEATURED EVENT

Sept 17-18 - Krakow, Poland

For more information contact Andrew at krast@krast.pl

3rd Annual “ NHG – 7 ” ORB Tour # 3
Sept 18th, 2005 Sun
headline sponsor: Off Road Boarding CO, So-Cal Dirt Riders Association and DUST clothing.
locality: Mount Palomar San Diego Ca
events: time trial
contact: socaldirtriders@yahoo.com , socaldirtriders.com

Portugal Open #2
Sept 18th - 25th, 2005 Sun, Sun
locality: Portugal
events: Downhill boardercross, big air
contact: brettsucht@yahoo.com

Justin Hawxhurst - Sweden

These pictures are from the Mountain Mayhem Mountainbike festival in Åre Sweden. Mountain Mayhem is the Scandinavian downhill mountainbike championships and the largest mountainbike race in Northern Europe. The picture on the right is a huge box jump with a 15' step down.

Diego Anderson - France

It's been a great season here in Europe. The level is increasing a lot everywhere. The new french champion is 16 and promises a lot. That's really good to see some new kids coming and ripping. You'll find some pics of french races on our website www.mountainboard.fr, sorry it's all in french but hey…..we’re French.

Tony Dog - Brazil

COSTA RICA ANIMALS

PFC Aaron Thompson and SPC Adam Sparger at BSA Jamboree






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HOW TO DO A FLATGROUND BACKSIDE 180

Step 1: Come into this trick with a moderate amount of speed and wind your body in the opposite direction you want to spin. In this case Joel is pre-winding his body to his left but he willwant to spin back to his right.

Step 2: Now lower your center of gravity a bit and start releasing your body in the direction you want to spin.

Step 3: As you start to spin pop into the air and start looking into the direction you want to go.

Step 4: Now start estimating how much more you need to hold onto your spin and adjust your body to come down.

Step 5: Try to land exactly 180 degrees from the where you started in step one. The closer you are to a true 180 the easier it will make riding away.

UPGRADE AN OLDER DECK WITH F3 BINDINGS

Click here for complete details

Send us your Tech Tips or cool ways to tweak your board to jlee@mbs.com and if we post them in future eNewsletters we'll send you a free MBS hat.

Q: Who is the guy I saw in Des Moines Iowa at the State Fair. People just yelled "arff, arff" but I never caught his name. He also jumed over a monkey. - Jordan Blashtev - Ames, Iowa

A: The guy you are referring to is none other than Jason "Small Dog" Small from Georgetown, CO. Jason recently took 3rd place at the US Open mountainboarding championships and is a member of the MBS Pro team. Jason also is an avid backcountry snowboard guide.

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.

PIC OF THE WEEK
Look for the Pic of the Week on our website News Scroller located near the bottom of the Home Page.



***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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