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National Glory
Scooter racing
in Australia is
still in its infancy, presenting any player the chance of
national glory.
As Kickbiking
expands, official race meets will multiply,
culminating in the selection of an Australian
team to compete in the World Cup and also
World Championships.
The Governing
body of our sport is the (IKSA) International Kicksled
and Scooter Association . They aim to take us to the Olympics. Given that Kicksledding
appeared as a demo sport in the winter Olympics, they're kicking goals.
The Australian
Footbike Association has been set up with the goal of having
competitive participation at the biannual World Champs next due in
2010. Join us at
www.footbike.com.au
If you think
yér butt's seen better days, take head. Most competitors in Europe
are aged 30+ and they look a treat. In
fact the current World Champ is 44 years old
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Going
for speed
Dominating the
Euro-cup, Europe's premier Scooter Race for the past 6 years, KICKBIKE
is the undisputed manufacturers champion.
Kickbike even holds the Scooter
world speed record of 103kph downhill.
Marathon kickbiker Alpo
Kuusisto completed the 42km Helsinki Marathon in a record 1hr
20min 3sec, averaging 31.5kph, on a Kickbike
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Going
for Distance
American Dan
Nielson made the Guinness Book of Records, by becoming the fastest
man to cross the U.S. on a KICKBIKE. Dan covered the 2378
mile journey (West to East Coast) with an amazing average of some
170 miles per day.
Alpo Kuusisto
holds the following three Time v's Distance records all set during
the same 24hr event 30-31 Aug 2002
15 hours 355km
20 hours 451km
24 hours 519km
These feats
of endurance are now taking place around the world. The page lies
open for you to etch yourself into the history books!
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Race Details
Event: Racing
in the Southern Hemisphere has only just begun. In Europe
they already hold a bi-annual Eurocup series and
now in the alternate year they now hold the World
Champs, the first being held in 2004. Both
these events are incorporated into the World Cup - 4 race series every
year.
Australia was
represented at the lastest World Champs held in August 2008, we were
the first Southern Hemisphere representation at any of
these events, so we are looking
to continue this trend and add Kickbiking to Australia's list of competitive sports. We have
also applied to hold a World Cup event here in
Australia.
There are also
a number of fundraising bike rides held around Australia, which we
have permission to enter on Kickbikes. These are great for
getting out and achieving some longer distance rides, while getting
some awesome support from other participants.
For the latest
racing and event information, click on the link below to be added to our mailing
list.
Mailing List
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Australian
Racing Team
Support the
Australian Footbike Racing Team in it's quest to beat the world
at the World Champs in 2010.
Sponsorship
and naming rights of the Australian Footbike Racing team, is currently
on offer. If your company/firm wants to be associated with
an innovative and edgy elite sports team, and looking to
capitalise on being responsible for the launch of a new sport to
Australia then call Bruce at Kickbike Ph 1300 730 206
We are
anticipating the first series of State qualifying rounds to be held
in 2009, with an interstate (National
Champs) competition to be held on the Gold Coast
or Brisbane
in early 2010
For more
information on the sport of Scooter racing see the
links page.
Latest news
also see the Australian Footbike Blog at
www.footbikeaustralia.com
News - Longest kick in Australia.
Phil McDonald of Melbourne completed 210km as part of "Around the
Bay in a Day" an organised Bike ride attracting over 10,000
entrants. His kicking time was 12hrs 15minutes. Well done Phil. Both
Phil Summers and Bruce Cook completed the 100km event on the same
day, in 5hrs 8min. Well done to all, but we would love to have some
other crazy characters join us next year.
Footbike is the
generic name given to non-powered scooters throughout the European
countries, like the name Bicycle is to pushbikes. The Australian
Footbike Association (AFA) has been established to ensure the sport
of Footbike racing is strongly established to ensure that Australia
is competitive in the international arena. For further news
items, please now see the Australian Footbike Blog at
www.footbikeaustralia.com
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