Author: Matt
What we do
The ATBA-UK is the National Governing Body for Mountainboarding in the UK. It is a not-for-profit membership organisation set up to administer, represent and promote the sport of mountainboarding by: Putting rider’s interests first. Promoting safety Sanctioning events Providing training Communicating actions and decisions to members Sourcing funding for the above One of the biggest…
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Centres Visit places to learn to mountainboarding, ride tracks and jumps. Another World Mountainboard Centre, Keighley Road, Ogden, Halifax HX2 8XD (HX2 8YB for SatNav) BRD Sports, Weobley Castle, North Gower, Wales Bugsboarding, Overton Cottage, Maisemore, Near Gloucester, GL2 8HP Ironsides Mountainboard Centre, Tillington Herefordshire HR4 8LG Hales Board and Bike Park, Harthill, Cheshire. Knockhill…
Emmeline wants to get more people on board
Mountainboarding may be one of the youngest sports in Britain but Lincolnshire already boasts a national champion. The low-lying countryside of Lincolnshire may not the most obvious place for a champion mountain boarder to be based but Emmeline Thrower is the reigning ATBA-UK Ladies Series champion. “It’s a cross between board sports and mountain biking,”…
UK Series – Round 1: Head Down
The Track Known as ‘Screaming Goat’, this 400m woodland track is a must for anyone who loves riding in the woods and wants to try a different kind of downhilling. Read more about it on Remolition. Info Date: 6th April Time: Starts 10am, finishes 5pm. Discipline: Downhill Format: One-man timed descents, with uplift. Cost: £10 for…
UK Series – Round 2: Hales Superbole
Date: 18th & 19th May Location: Hales Superbole, Cheshire, CH3 9LQ Disciplines: Boarderx & Freestyle Video from last year Map: View Mountainboard Ride Guide – North West Region in a larger map Schedule: Saturday 9am – Registration Opens and Practice Starts 12am – BoarderX Racing Starts 5pm – Prize-giving Sunday 9am – Registration 12am – Freestyle Starts 4pm…
UK Series – Round 3: Badbury Clumps
Video: Location Map: Postcode: SN6 7PU Event Details Location: Badbury Clumps, Oxfordshire Date: 16th June Start Time: 10am Discipline: Downhill Entry: £10 for members, £20 for non-members. Camping: Two minutes walk from the Track, £5 per person. Facebook Event: Join Now
UK Series – Round 4: Ironsides
Date: 13th & 14th July Location: Ironsides, Herefordshire Disciplines: Boarderx & Freestyle Map: View Mountainboard Centres in a larger map Schedule: Saturday 9am – Registration Opens and Practice Starts 12am – BoarderX Racing Starts 5pm – Prize-giving Sunday 9am – Registration 12am – Freestyle Starts 4pm – Prize-giving
UK Series – Round 6: Dunkeld
Date: 24th August Location: Dunkeld, Scotland Disciplines: Downhill Map: View UK Mountainboard Series 2013 in a larger map