I want to let people on the 'Fish know that a young man named Steve Baumgartner, a.k.a. "Baum-G," lost his life while piloting his street luge last Saturday night, April 26, 2008. He was riding a hill in Kansas City, MO around 8:30 p.m. in preparation for a gravity-powered vehicles event to be held the next day. He lost control of his luge, hit a tree and was killed. After his death, the planned event was canceled.
I didn't know Baum-G well, as I had only met him one time, three weeks before. I don't know all the details, as I've only spoken to a couple of guys who knew him. But after talking to those guys, we thought it was important enough to mention here, out of respect for Baum-G and out of the desire to remind people of the real dangers that exist in downhill and street luge. This type of incident is extremely rare, but it can happen, even to an experienced rider, which I believe Baum-G was. Please be careful out there.
Was he the guy pictured on the McDonald's cup's recently?
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My respect & condolences to the Family & friends RIP
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Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, cold beer in one hand - longboard in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming, Yeaa Haaa What A Ride!!!
Tomorrow! hop on your boards and tear up the streeetzzz.
Although i didn't know steve, everyone who rides tomorrow is for steve!
R.I.P. and my thoughts out to his family and friends.
Fatal luge accident in Kansas City
