This just in from Patrick Switzer....

"We're on the way to the hospital to see what the damage is. Danny Strasser took a big fall today and snapped his axle at about 80km/hr in the 360 loop. It was the first 'demonstration' run on the track. Looks like he'll be OK, but its looking like a broken arm and possible injury to his jaw."

According to Patrick, riders continued placing times after the fall. Martin Siegrist caught the fastest time once and held the fastest velocity on the bottom section of 60km/hr, while our own Patrick Switzer placed the fastest times 6 runs out of 7 of the day holding the fastest time of the day at 59.8km/hr.

Dasha Kornienko has been named by the Radgalz blog as the resident Rad Gal of the month. The Rad Gal award goes out to women who are pushing their boundaries and being a positive influence to other women around the world. Dasha is deserving of the award and the interview makes for a great read, She even gave out a small Skate[Slate] mention (Thanks Dasha!). Follow the link over to the RadGalz blog:

Dasha on Radgalz

Kevin air in Lausanne - Picture by Patrick Switzer

Taken during a skate demo with Number One Boards & Bikes in conjunction with Orangatang wheels & Loaded Boards.

Jake wrote us recently to link over from their crew site, aptly named the Houston Garage Riders. It's great to see the sport growing through such local groups like these. Check 'em out... and then get on it.. time to form your own local group and start spreading the stoke in your own local scene.