Salzburg, Austria- Gravity Sports Austria (GSA) is kicking off their 2009 König der Berge Cup (King of the Hills Cup) with a gravity sports demo day. The event is taking place on Thursday, May 21, 2009 on the Ski-Roll track in Lohnsburg. Several board shops including Hackbrett Longskates will be showing off new equipment and allowing people to demo different products.
GSA were the organizers of the 2007-2008 Rock & Roll World Cup in Thalgau, Austria. Photo Marcus Rietema
“Our goal for the event is to expose many in the general public to gravity sports for the first time”, said Alex Frischauf from GSA. There will be demo equipment available for each sport along with leathers, helmets and gloves. The public will have the opportunity to give downhill skateboarding, street luge, classic luge, dirtsurfer and even gravity biking a try. Expert instruction and guidence from world class gravity racers will also be offered. Participation in the event is free!
Organizers of the event hope to expose new people to the sport and raise public awareness about the different racing activities. For additional information visit www.GravitySportsAustria.org or call 0699/10102166.
