Look Out Mountain, COLORADO...Buffalo Bill Race...on CBS!

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Skateboarders Race Down Lookout Mountain In Golden - cbs4denver.com

Skateboarders Race Down Lookout Mountain

GOLDEN, Colo. (CBS4) ― Click to enlarge Racers reached speeds of more than 40 mph. CBS
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• Buffalo Bill Downhill

There was an unusual sight on Lookout Mountain this weekend. Skateboarders from all over the country raced down the mountain.

The Buffalo Bill Downhill event was Colorado's first-ever sanctioned downhill skateboard race.

Police closed the road to traffic for safety reasons.

Racers reached speeds of more than 40 mph -- and there was a lot of crashing involved, but special clothing protects the riders from getting road rash.

One competitor told CBS4 that everyone on the course over the weekend became fast friends if they weren't already.

"Even the guys you don't know, you introduce yourself and it's instant. There's a lot of brotherhood -- a lot of camraderie. It's awesome," he said.

The Web site for the event described it in the following way:

"This is Downhill Skateboarding, an exciting sport that involves specialized 'longboards' that are designed to race down steep and curvy racecourses.

"This sport is practiced all over the world and has found a place right here in Colorado. Races consist of closed sections of mountain roads, with haybales and safety fencing for protection. Four to six skateboarders at a time will race the course jockeying for first place."

[Montesano]

Sweet, its nice to have some unbiased reports. Straight-forward article

[SpeedFiend]

wish the weather could have been dry

unbiased? cbs? the article not even factually correct

[Kaym]

Where you there, Speed? THe day before the race was beautiful, bright and sunny all day!

The rain was actually kind of cool, I thought, added a nice twist to the race after we had agotten it all dialed in on saturday.

[Reece Man]

The fog and rain made it fun. It was a nice twist and it made me push myself more than I usually would.

[Brian Holden]

The fog and rain made it fun. It was a nice twist and it made me push myself more than I usually would.

You even pushed it on saturday!

[Reece Man]

You even pushed it on saturday!

Haha that was way fun! Thanks for posting that.

It was cool getting to ride with all you Colorado guys.

[AmishNinja]

actually the day after the race when i was hitting some local hills, everybody was asking if me and my friend were at the race. it was cool to get people actually interested in longboarding, hope to see more colorado events soon, this one was sick!

[Ragtime]

Damn, it sounds awesome. Wish I could've showed.

[rosewood thief]

at least it wasnt fox

thats a great article, thanks geezer