A buddy of mine puts on a kickass skateboard race every year during Julyfest in Kimberley. This is the fourth year now and 48 racers showed up from all over the place to compete on one of the hairiest courses on the longboard circuit.

Some of these guys are pretty serious about their longboarding:


Funhogz had a bit of a booth set up to show off some of the latest goodies from Canadian longboard manufacturers Landyachtz and Kebbek:


Here is a shot of a group of racers about to enter the final corner:


The man who put it all together AND raced, Jody aka Shnitzel:


And finally, a bit of a group shot filled with assorted looneys from all over North America: