Carbon fiber buttboard question

**leo.gonzalez** · 01-31-2010 08:07 PM

Hey, a friend of mine is making me a buttboard, and i was wondering if he could put some carbon fiber on it,is it legal for racing?or does it have to be only wood?and what about fiberglass?

peace

**SteveC** · 01-31-2010 08:17 PM

Pretty sure that you have to use just wood to compete.
one of the points to the class is to keep the boards as accessible as possible.

the following is cut/paste from the rulebook

DECK: Must be made of laminated wood.
The deck may have molded features such as a kick tail, but must be one piece.
It may be any shape within the size limits.
Nothing may be added to the deck except for the following:
1.
Foam padding to the top.
2.
Non-aerodynamic stiffeners to the bottom.
3.
Skateboard-type grip rails underneath.

**leo.gonzalez** · 01-31-2010 08:54 PM

yeah, i read that, but what about the black kross buttboard?it has fiberglass, and people compete with those...

**taz0001000** · 02-02-2010 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by SteveC

Pretty sure that you have to use just wood to compete.
one of the points to the class is to keep the boards as accessible as possible.

the following is cut/paste from the rulebook

DECK: Must be made of laminated wood.
The deck may have molded features such as a kick tail, but must be one piece.
It may be any shape within the size limits.
Nothing may be added to the deck except for the following:
1.
Foam padding to the top.
2.
Non-aerodynamic stiffeners to the bottom.
3.
Skateboard-type grip rails underneath.

let me start off by saying i know nothing about this, but it may be allowed because of #2 cuz wouldnt that be what the carbon fiber is doing? stiffening the board?

**leo.gonzalez** · 02-03-2010 08:16 AM

yeah, good point.

***SWEET*** · 02-03-2010 12:57 PM

For the IGSA, it's wood only and it has to be made of one piece, 7cm from the ground and no less. French regulation (blackkross) are a bit cooler with rules... Though you can add stuff to make it more confortable... that's it...

**leo.gonzalez** · 02-03-2010 07:14 PM

thanks bro, maybe fiberglass beetween the ply wood, just to make it a little lighter

**grits** · 03-12-2010 09:42 PM

Pete Elliot rode a black kross at the worlds at bathurst last year, so however they are made must be allowed.

**BigDaddy@TactisSkates** · 03-12-2010 09:45 PM

Originally Posted by *SWEET*

For the IGSA, it's wood only and it has to be made of one piece, 7cm from the ground and no less. French regulation (blackkross) are a bit cooler with rules... Though you can add stuff to make it more confortable... that's it...

Sweet is right on... if I tech a Classic I don't allow any metal or composit reinforcement at all... the rules are on the IGSA sight...:cool2

These decks are both solid wood ply... check the video

http://vimeo.com/9980901