im in, i'll drag a few people from nebraska!

i suck at riding (lol) so i'm not competing, but i'll def show up!

kiting and microbrews... hmmm i like it

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Originally posted by flash 1. A good name - 'Mile High Showdown' really doesn't do it for me... suggestions?

Mile High Flap Flutter and Fly Power-Kite Festival.

Note: When attending an event even as a spectator who does fly, register as a competitor. You get more stuff that way. I missed out at the Dillon Snowkite Open.

id still register, im a sucker for a shirt, lmao!

but for me to compete... it wouldnt be pretty, lol

DSO was a shirt plus a custom printed DaKine rashguard.... I felt like a sucker for not registering.

this sounds sweet, and its a much shorter drive than NABX, lol... i can actually talk the fiance into this on

I love you guys.

and yeah.. even if you don't compete please register when we open it up... not only will you get swag, but if we can show that we have the numbers to show up to the first event, most of our sponsors (and some that we are courting) have said that they would stay on for the next event.

oh and Drew... tell your fiance there is a roller derby match that night you want to take her to. I don't know any girl that hates the derby after going to it. (I wont be competing at the roller bout that night for obvious reasons.... but I know my girls will show at least your fiance a good time

update: we have a graphic designer on board for the flyer and tee.... He just wants to know our 'style'. we were thinking skater punk kinda... open for ideas tho (do you have a favorite image, song, theme?) Keep up the name suggestions they are all going in the pot for the final round.

FOOTHILLS AIR AND EARTH

AVALANCHE AIR PLOW

TURF SURF WARS

MOUNTAIN SKYJACK OPEN

BIG SKY AIR PLOW OPEN

WIND FEAST( FESTIVAL)

NO SNOW WIND FEAST

MOUNTAIN VIEW WIND FESTIVAL


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High Tide in Denver

'Gust or Bust' is set for the first weekend in October. (The name makes sense to anyone that has flown in Colorado)
Still looks like it will be $20/25 for competitors and anyone wanting to fly their kite, $10/15 for spectators (those not flying)

Plan is to have Friday night be the meet and greet and the race rules rundown. (will be very simple) Saturday and Sunday we will fly. We are working on having a band come out for Saturday night. Venue to be announced.

We are working out all of the details on fields and back up fields.

The flyer will be out soon, will post it. I hope everyone can come! please at least try and show for it.... nothing like showing that there is a chance for this sport to take off in North America!

Contact info: (720) 204-3118 Gust or Bust dedicated line
gustorbust@gmail.com
or Gust or Bust on Facebook (still bare, working on it!)

There will be no restrictions on type of kite or board, but for insurance etc... you must have a helmet and knee pads. Elbow pads, body armor etc... will be optional.

Races: (both amatuer and pro versions)
1. We will be having a traditional race with a little twist. There will be a standard downwind, crosswind and upwind section. The twist is that it pretty much will be a one-on-one/head-to-head competition but the competitors go in opposite directions on the same course. (Think a figure 8 and one goes clockwise the other counter, finishing means crossing the same start point) For those of you that know the 'march-madness' style of advancing, it will be like this.
We thought of doing the more traditional race in this manner for a few reasons:
* landboarders hate enduros.
* we might be working within 6-10 soccer fields, thus a limited space to have all the competitors on the field at once
* this is a way of stretching out the racing over a longer period of time, instead of only one hour of competition.
* this adds a new dimension to racing

2. Big Air/Freestyle Comp: For those of you that would rather throw tricks then race, we are looking at combining wake-style and snowkite trick rules for scoring. (Unless anyone knows of any landboard points system?) MBS has told us that they will bring ramps etc...

3. Best-in-show (this will have a new name) : this will be at the end of the event and will be awarded to the person that is most voted by the other competitors or spectators. I mentioned it earlier, but since we will be having a lot of people brand-new to the sport there, I want to encourage them to keep returning.



Happy riding!!! I will keep adding as it comes on!

nic

Fan-f*cking-tastic!!!

neither of us have ever been to a roller derby... sounds like a good time tho!

Thanks for all the hard work on this! it is shaping up to be really cool!

This is going to rock. Now I just have to get my wife to approve the trip.

Congrats on an awesome effort there!
looks like the start of something great, keep up the good work.

For those thinking they're not good enough to compete, really just go for it, you'll learn more in one comp then in ten sessions on your own.


Gust or Bust, love it

Can't travel that far for kiting. But I'm thinking ,you might as well give the first place trophy to CarlTB. He is about the best I have seen. But ya never know. Good luck w/ your event Flash, hope it becomes a regular thing.

Go big or go home:frog:

Heh, thankfully the odds are very low of Carl actually making it across the pond for this.

All I know for certain is it's going to be awesome.