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Denver’s Kyle Wester nears 90 mph to set world speed record for downhill skateboarding
The time was right. The late summer’s temperature, humidity, wind, just so.
Kyle Wester slipped a speed suit over his leathers, so he could reduce drag and increase aerodynamics. He put new wheels on his board. After a few kicks, he tucked down low on his Santa Cruz longboard and did his thing.
A couple minutes later, still locked in a largely motionless tuck, he was the fastest skateboarder in the world, cruising at 89.41 mph and crushing the previous speed record by almost 9 mph.
“This has been a dream of mine for more than 10 years now. I’ve just been working my way up, getting better and better and finally this came to happen,” the 29-year-old Denver native said of the Aug. 29 record-setting descent.
Read more: http://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/13/denvers-kyle-wester-90-mph-set-world-speed-record-downhill-skateboarding/
