Madness in the Mitten, Michigans premier push race, is scheduled for this weekend (Apr 16th and 17th). See the Forums or the Facebook event for more details. See you there!
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April 13th, 2011ROCKTOBER!
October 1st, 2010T.G.I.F. everyone. Hope you’re excited for a weekend full of home game ass kicking and skateboarding. Here are the events coming up. Hopefully you guys can make it up. There’s mad events going on in Michigan this month. Check out what’s going on out here.
This Sunday, 10/3, is slide school. Even if you don’t have slide gloves you should come anyways. If you want me to make you a pair I can do that too for $15 so just let me know. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137233826322288&index=1
Next Friday, 10/8, is the Garage Bomb Circuit #2. This is a race that takes place at multiple garages and will have a cash prize. Check it out: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137233826322288&index=1#!/event.php?eid=121098551279124&ref=ts
Sunday, 10/10, is the CAMPUS CRUISE! I’m hoping that this will be one of the biggest events we do. I know that not every skater on campus is “in the club”, so if you see a skater tell them about this event. Let’s try to get everyone of all skill level out here. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=146539012045661&index=1
And last but not least, we will be canceling our Sunday the 24th session for a road trip out to Grand Rapids for a Push Race/Poker Rally. This event is going to be really fun. Their scene is growing out there, but we all know our scene in mid-Michigan is way better so let’s show them how we do it! http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=148235948551665&ref=ts
Hit me back if you guys have any questions or anything. Talk to y’all soon!
ROCK TO RAPIDS 2010 – A Michigan Longboard Push Race
August 21st, 2010Original post on Bustinboards Blog
By Mike | August 6, 2010
MEET: 6:00PM, Wednesday September 1st
START: 7:00PM
Wednesday, Setember 1st is the 1st Annual ROCK TO RAPIDS distance skate, hosted by Go Green Longboarding and Bustin Boards. The 13 mile distance push will start in the church parking lot at the northeast corner of The East Beltline and Rogue River Drive. The skate will be along the beltline to Michigan St and onward east. Click the link below for a detailed summary of the route. The trek will have A FEW CHECKPOINTS to spice up the ride. Watch the Bustin Blog for more details.
South East Michigan Board Meeting
May 18th, 2010The first S.E. Michigan Board Meeting was a great success. Riders enjoyed a cruise through Grosse Pointe, Michigan, and then gathered for a slide jam. One of the attendees was nice enough to put together this great edit, thanks Blake!
Southeast Michigan Board Meeting 2010 pt.1 from Custom PROductions on Vimeo.
Southeast Michigan Board Meeting 2010 pt.2 from Custom PROductions on Vimeo.
Madness In The Mitten 2 Results
May 1st, 2010
The starting line, Picture by Marla Tolley
This year’s four mile push race saw 47 very competitive contestants. Skateboarders from all over Michigan made the journey, along with travelers from West Virginia, Indiana, New york, and Vermont. The weather was cold, and the majority of the race was spent kicking directly into the wind. A good time was had by all, and tons of prizes were given out thanks to the generous sponsors. The push race was followed by a slide jam, and a slalom event followed the next morning.
All the events went down without a hitch thanks to the great spirit of the longboarding community and the help of several volunteers. The trek to the slide hill turned into a hard and soft wheel jam this year, raising the local standard for freeriding and slide styles.
Having a timed slalom event is something new to Lansing, MI. There were roughly a dozen racers, and stoke levels were at a maximum. The Yerke brothers, makers of Bees Knees Boards (www.beeskneesboards.com) prevailed, followed closely by their Go Green Longboarding teammates.
Official Madness in the Mitten II results:
Push Race Top 11
1st (tie). Jason Yerke and Bill Ris! Go Green/BKS (both)
3rd. Jeff Vyain
4th. Mike Dallas Go Green/Bustin
5th. Dan Holley
6th. Peter Weinrauch Go Green/Surf Rodz
7th. Chad Brewer Go Green/BKS
8th. Derek Yerke Go Green/BKS
9th. Cyp Overbored Bustin/overbored.org
10th. Alex Kwiecinski Go Green/BKS
11th. Peter Croce Go Green/BKS
Hybrid Slalom
1st. Derek Yerke (14.77)
2nd. Jason Yerke (14.84)
3rd. Peter Croce (15.22)
4th. Alex Kwiecinski (15.41)
5th. Tom Risk (16.50)
6th. Dave Tolley (17.07)
7th. Andrew Burgess (18.17)
8th. Nic Huffman (19.07)
9th. Chris Preville (19.89)
10th. Jarod Davidson (20.59)
11th. Lance Pollo (25.25)
12th. Lola Oakley (26.08)
Tight Slalom
1st. Jason Yerke (11.26)
2nd. Derek Yerke (11.45)
3rd. Peter Croce (11.61)
4th. Tom Risk (12.42)
5th. Alex Kwiecinski (12.48)
6th. David “1998″ Tolley (13.50)
7th. Chris Preville (15.90)
8th. Nic Huffman (17.13)
Thanks to Peter Croce for the below helmet cam footage
Madness In The Mitten II from Peter Croce on Vimeo.
Links to tons of photos, taken mostly by Nick Miller. The split links are on Facebook, or you can view the entire gallery on this site under the photos tab.
Thanks to all the sponsors:
Comet Skateboards
Khiro Skateboard Products
Abec 11
GFH Boards
MSU Longboarding Club
Bees Knees Skathletics
Surf Rodz
Bustin’ Boards
Modern Skate and Surf
Seismic
Daddies Board Shop
Sk8Kings
If that’s not enough for you to get your fix, head on over to the forum and post away! See you next year!
