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	Street luge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Street luge is an extreme gravity-powered activity that involves riding a street luge board (sometimes referred to as a sled) down a paved road or course.
		Street luge is also known as land luge or road luge.
		Street luge was born in Southern California as downhill skateboarders found they could reach faster speeds by lying down on their skateboards.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Street_luge (884 words)

	Xgames.IGN.com
		EDI is the only Street Luge organization that holds more than two events per year.
		The street luge is a long craft -- some can be as long as 8½ feet (for more on the luge, see "Gear") The street luge design allows for speeds as high as 80 mph.
		Street luging is well-suited to the long, smooth, fast hills.
	xgames.ign.com /luge_basics.html (790 words)

	MetroActive Features \| Street Luge
		Street luge looks like an urban cousin of European snow and ice sleds, but the sport's true roots are in the American skateboard.
		When I first saw street luge several years ago on the televised X-Games, the Olympics of the extreme sport world, I thought it was the most inane, limelight-seeking, wannabe, adrenaline junkie stunt ever.
		Hurley's wife, Kim, isn't into street luge herself, but she runs the Sisterhood Board Shop next door, drives her husband to remote roads for practice, and puts up with his collection of toys, including the luge, four skateboards, and so many surfboards that Hurley has lost count.
	www.metroactive.com /papers/sonoma/05.20.99/street-luge-9920.html (1629 words)

	Sports Dorks - Extreme Sports - Street Luge
		In the dual luge, there are two pilots competing head to head for advancement, while in four man luge, there are four pilots, with the top two pilots advancing.
		A street luge sled works just like a skateboard to turn, the pilot leans to the side of the direction in which they want to turn.
		The street luge sled is basically a high performance skateboard, but longer, and with foot pegs, handles, and a head rest.
	gvc04.virtualclassroom.org /gvc04c24/extreme/street_luge.htm (306 words)

	HAE Streetluge Construction Guidelines Page
		Remember, street luging is a dangerous activity, especially when it is done on a poorly designed craft or when used without proper safety considerations.
		Street luge (and Buttboard) wheels are not nearly as hard to find as they once were with companies offering a wide selection of big, soft wheels designed for longboards.
		There are a number of wheels available made specifically for the street luge with ABEC 11 being the favorite brand among 'lugers.
	www.skateluge.com /stguide.htm (1498 words)

	Luge & Street Luge Info, Rules, Pictures & Competitions
		The traditional luge course involves shooting down an open ice tunnel with curves for added challenge, but in areas where there is no snow, street luging has evolved.
		The street luge developed from skate boarding and the courses are on pavement which creates quite an impression when you need to steady the luge with your arm as you move...
		Street Luge - Brief history and overview, a guide to street luge lingo, and illustrated step-by-step instructions to street luge construction.
	www.chiff.com /recreation/sports/luge.htm (481 words)

	Luge - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Luge, winter sports event, in which competitors slide down a twisting, ice-covered course while lying on their backs with their feet at the front of...
		Street luge is a ground-based extreme sport similar to traditional luge (which is held on an ice-covered course).
		- racing in luges: a sporting event in which competitors race down a snow track in a luge, trying to complete the descent in the shortest time
	ca.encarta.msn.com /Luge.html (124 words)

	Dave's Street Luge - Frequently Asked Questions
		On the east coast is Gravity Sports International (GSI) and on the west coast is SLED (Street Luge Education and Development).
		The NSLA (National Street Luge Association), EDI (Extreme Downhill International), and RAIL (Racers Association of International Luge) have put on events in the past but have not done so in several years.
		The rules of street luge racing differ slightly depending on the sanctioning body but there are many similarities.
	www.auldovertheroad.com /lugefaq.htm (3154 words)

	Street luge master - November 11, 2005
		Street luge athlete Bob Swartz speeds through a turn in Waldorf, Md., ahead of Justin Crenshaw, a top-level soapbox derby rider and protege of Swartz.
		He held safety clinics for new riders, preaching the art of using the luge as a shield in the event of trouble by holding it and turning away from an oncoming object.
		His plan, chronicled on www.jetluge.net, alarmed such friends as Darren Lott, author of the "Street Luge Survival Guide." Lott’s concerns eventually were allayed when he learned of the luge’s safety features.
	www.mailtribune.com /archive/2005/1111/life/stories/01life.htm (1047 words)

	Ice Luge \| Winter Sports \| Pictures \| Photos \| Street Luge \| Rubber Suit \| Olympics \| History \| Snow \| Kids Sports (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		The first official luge competition was held in Switzerland in 1883 and the sport became an Olympic event for the first time at the 1964 Winter Olympics.
		The sport of luge is named after the french word for "sled." To start a race, luge racers sit on their sleds, then hit the ice with spiked gloves to get acceleration down the slide.
		There are only a few luge tracks in the United States but USA Luge does have a very active recruitment program that is looking for young athletes aged 11 to 14 to train with the Junior Development Team.
	www.kidzworld.com /site/p5314.htm (486 words)

	Street Luge Information
		While no longer a sport in either the X Games or Gravity Games, street luge is a burgeoning sport in numerous countries with competitions in the U.S., Canada, South Africa, Australia, Switzerland, Germany, Sweden and the U.K. Street lugers ride modified skateboards in the prone position.
		There has been a surge in "pegless" (without the front boom and foot peg assembly) street luges as many riders feel they are safer and certainly easier to transport.
		Street luge pilots also require extra soles on their shoes to effectively stop with their feet.
	www.gravitysportsinternational.com /streetluge.htm (575 words)

	ACCVB: King of the Hill Street Luge Championships (April 17, 2004) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Street luge is referred to as the "Grand Daddy" of the extreme sports.
		The average street luge pilot rides an aluminum framed luge that rides only an inch off the ground and plummets down paved roads at speeds up to an astounding 90 mph.
		With their skateboard style turning trucks, and specially designed urethane wheels, a street luge is truly a mean machine negotiating steep curves with ease.
	www.athensohio.com /artcviewJ4F1DXRM.html (473 words)

	Street luge is the ultimate road thrill for this extreme athlete (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Street luge is the ultimate road thrill for this extreme athlete
		"Street luge has been a huge hit for us," says Josh Krulewitz, a spokesman for ESPN, the cable sports network that owns and operates the X Games.
		Head, a 36-year-old single father of three and a waterfront stevedore in Seattle, has known and raced with Leemo for nearly 20 years, in the days when street luge was an underground sport.
	seattlepi.nwsource.com /lifestyle/luge08.shtml (2394 words)

	Research Gravity Sport:Longboading longboards and street Luge in Calgary Canada
		Street luging and downhill skateboarding on public streets is in fact a very dangerous proposition under certain conditions.
		Red Bull Streets of San Francisco 2001 proved to be the most radical street luge event to date.
		This is the be all, end all of street luge.....48 of the world's best or craziest will be battling for the biggest air title for the 3rd consecutive year.
	www.researchgravitysport.com (1597 words)

	Land Luge: Extreme Sports at Canadian Content
		Additional Information: Land or street luge involves lying down on a board which is longer than your body and has wheels.
		Includes street luge description, construction guide, information about the team and their equipment, and technique tips.
		Includes information on UK and international racing, the Street Sled Sport Racers International which governs UK luge competition, what is street luge and how to build your own luge, and street luge photos and links.
	www.canadiancontent.net /dir/Top/Sports/Extreme_Sports/Land_Luge (353 words)

	HAE Streetluge Webcenter
		From those ground breaking high speed Signal Hill runs of the 1970s to the dozens of professional Gravity Sport races held worldwide today, streetluging has a place in sports history and is here to stay.
		Street luging is often featured in movies and TV, streetluge pilots are treated like celebtrities and there are even toys featuring street luge vehicles and actual pilots in miniature.
		Many street luge pilots build their own craft but there are some manufacturers out there selling race quality street luges.
	www.skateluge.com /stluge.htm (259 words)

	How to Street Luge - eHow.com
		Street luges have been clocked moving faster than 80 mph, with the rider lying mere inches from the pavement.
		In addition to being an exciting and fun sport, street luge is a personal challenge, a thrilling hobby and a brotherhood in which the initiation is speed.
		Scout out other luges and riders, and learn from their equipment and experiences.
	www.ehow.com /how_18503_street-luge.html (344 words)

	The Lantern
		Dean said classic luge and street luge vary in rules and regulations.
		Street luge has very few restrictions while classic luge is more restricted on characteristics of the board, such as wheel size, bearings, and length and weight of the board.
		"Classic style street luge is meant to be a class where each rider has to have the same equipment," Dean said.
	www.thelantern.com /media/paper333/news/2005/07/19/Sports/Dean-Wins.Four.Street.Luge.Titles-963175.shtml (432 words)

	Street luge en Pologne
		As I said earlier I competed in downhill skateboarding and street luge in the late 70's and early 80's.
		Without a doubt being dropped by the X Games had a serious impact upon the sport of street luge and we are still feeling the effects.
		By the X Games dropping luge we were no longer on that list and worse yet the sport no longer had the international television coverage it had enjoyed for the past seven years.
	streetluging.free.fr /english_version/marcus_rietema.htm (3293 words)

	Oxford Stunt Factory - What We Do - Streetluging (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Street luging is an inexpensive gravity powered way to experience the speed and thrills of motor racing.
		In street luging there is little room for error.
		Due to the spectacular nature of Street Luge Racing, it is an ideal vehicle for product promotion via both TV and printed media, as Sony, BMW and Virgin have demonstrated.
	www.oxfordstuntfactory.com /html/luge_contents.htm (482 words)

	2003 IGSA / USA Luge Join Forces
		USA Luge is an Olympic class member organization of the United States Olympic Committee and is the National Governing Body for the sport of luge in the United States.
		USA Luge will also help IGSA athletes in obtaining off-season track time on the 2002 Olympic luge course in Park City, Utah and on the world's newest combined track, the Verizon Sports Complex, in Lake Placid, N.Y. "The IGSA is very excited to be formally partnered with USA Luge," offered IGSA President, Marcus Rietema.
		Today, the IGSA is the leading international sanctioning organization for the gravity sports of Street Luge, Downhill Skateboarding, Downhill Inline Skating, Gravity Bikes and Skateboard Slalom.
	www.gravity-sports.com /press_releases/2003_usaluge_igsa_news.htm (366 words)

	Queenstown NZ Adventure Luge Rides Queenstown Holiday Activities Things to Do Queenstown New Zealand
		The Advanced track has a steeper gradient and is a more adventurous ride with the thrill of banked corners, a tunnel, dips and hollows.
		Situated behind the Skyline complex, the Luge tracks wind 800 metres down through the trees, with spectacular views of Queenstown and The Remarkables, to finish beside the main complex.
		A walking track also accesses the top of the luge with overhead bridges the perfect spot to watch or take photos of friends and family flying past.
	www.skyline.co.nz /queenstown/luge (331 words)

	Arts & Leisure: Speed (Memphis Flyer . 09-29-97)
		ESPN pushed it for the last two years in its X Games, where road luge and other "extreme" sports (wakeboarding, downhill in-line skating, bicycle stunts) are presented with dizzying camera angles, instant replays, big-dollar advertisers, and serious-sounding play-by-play sportscasters.
		The luge stuck immediately, but inertia turned him into a human cannonball, shot from the road and flipped into two mid-air cartwheels for 30 feet.
		The street here has a steeper grade and stretches out three times as far, but the only real sense of excitement comes from a four-way stop sign in the middle of the hill.
	www.weeklywire.com /ww/09-29-97/memphis_cvr.html (3414 words)

	Radical SkateLuge
		luges I found the majority of the street luges use the same basic design.
		The luge was driven by Randy Olson a long time friend of mine.
		Luge, where the primary engine will be a long burn L-600 and 10 K-550s.
	www.the-rocketman.com /luge2001.html (446 words)

	Gravity Sport International Street Luge (Landluge)
		1.2.3 Width of luge cannot be more than 2" wider than the pilot's shoulders or waist (whichever is widest).
		1.4.1 Truck width must not exceed the widest part of the luge as measured from the outside of the axles.
		Plexiglas, carbon fiber or fiberglass is not permitted for use as a number plate.
	www.gravitysportsinternational.com /rules02.htm (894 words)

	street luge on The Skateboard Directory (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
		Longboards , street* luge, and dirt boards from Calgary, Canada *.
		(extract:...which will be placed intermittently along the street course, similar to a slalom ski course...course integrates banks familiar to bobsled and luge tracks, just turned on their side.
		Street Luge Toys This is a collection of Street Luge related Toys and Games....
	skateboarddirectory.com /srch/?qt=street_luge (595 words)

	Street Luge
		But no. We happened to be using the same gnarly stretch that the top street lugers practice on.
		When we all stopped at the end of the course, Bob and Digger both admitted that watching me was one of the more hairy encounters they had experienced in street luge.
		I have a whole new respect now for those guys who compete in street luge at the X-Games.
	www.troyhartman.com /street_luge.htm (785 words)

	Street Luge - Miniclip Games - Play Free Games
		Complete the Street Luge courses as quickly as possible to take Gold.
		Click here to open your default mail program and send Street Luge to your friends.
		There are 2 different ways of posting Street Luge to your blog or website.
	www.miniclip.com /streetluge/streetluge.htm (220 words)

	bookofjoe: Jet–Powered Street Luge Sets World Speed Record
		He set the jet–powered luge world record of 77.76 mph recently and will attempt to shatter it this coming Sunday, November 6, at approximately 3 p.m.
		Tell you what: moving 77.76 mph on a street luge, flat on your back two inches off the pavement (below), has got to be some feeling.
		There is a popular image of the extreme sports guy: roughly 19 years old, baggy jeans and frequent use of the words "dude" and "stoked" while flipping up and down on big ramps.
	www.bookofjoe.com /2005/11/jetpowered_stre.html (2096 words)

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