Kiteboarding's Original King of the Air
Last summer I had the pleasure of meeting Flash Austin in Maui. For those of you who don't know him, Flash was the winner of Red Bull's FIRST ever "King of the Air" competition. He was, and is GREAT for this sport. Click on the picture below to start the clip.
Last summer I had the pleasure of meeting Flash Austin in Maui. For those of you who don't know him, Flash was the winner of Red Bull's FIRST ever "King of the Air" competition. He was, and is GREAT for this sport. Click on the picture below to start the clip.
posted by kiteVC at 7:24 PM
2 Comments:
Flash is still a great rider - but Naish have ripped up his contract - all the sponsored riders are 120lb kids these days.
He's now doing downhill mountainbike rides to make cash, but still riding big and usually found making progress waaaay upwind of everyone else. Sad that one of the founding figures can't find a team.
I'm still a huge fan. My first board was a Naish TT - Flash Austin signature model :-). Unlike surfing which hits the MASSES.. this sport is still not big enough to allow riders beyond their teens to be able to support themselves as riders. Maybe it will happen someday. Nonetheless, i'm a fan and glad he helped pioneer ths sport and all our addictions.
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