2006 Red Bull Drive By Tour
Six pro snowboarders are about to go on a road trip from Vienna to Belgrade in search of the most exotic urban snowboard spots. From November 11th to the 26th, the Red Bull Drive By crew will be roaming Eastern European countries to indulge in a massive shooting. There are still some blanks on the map that mark undiscovered virgin spots never snowboarded nor photographed before. Some eastern European countries immediately come to mind and will become the center of attention.
Black limos with dark windows in which a handful of snowboard pros - Dmitriy Fesenko (RUS), Roman Marti (CH), Darrell Mathes (USA), Nico Droz (FR), Hans Ahlund (SWE) and Louie Vito (USA) - are going to get ready for the next Drive By shooting. The mission is clear: scout the most unusual virgin urban locations, and jib and rip them the best you can. To find out the secret spots, a local ripper in each city will guide his international snowboard fellows to the best locations in his hometown.
In 2005, the city of Prague saw the kick-off of the tour, and Amsterdam was the last stop. In between, the crew went to conquer the urban kingdoms of Austria, Switzerland and Germany. This year, however, their GPS will guide them eastward. Kicking off in Vienna the tour will lead them from Bratislava (SKV) to Brno (CZE) and on to the Polish town of Katonice near Krakow. Searching, scouting and road tripping, the crew will hit Timisoara in western Romania as the next location. Final destination of this year's Drive By tour will be the capital of Serbia: Belgrade.
Thanks to an integrated cooling system in a trailer, the road trip is independent of the prevailing conditions at each spot. Whether the sun is shining or it is raining or snowing, the trailer is always filled with enough white stuff to prepare in-run and landing. To find out where and when each spot will be turned into a true gangsta's paradise, check the Drive By website and register for the sms (text message) info service.
Don't miss the Drive By session in your neighborhood coming up this November! Other Ride riders to be seen are Juuso Laivisto (FIN), Scott McMorris (UK), Richard Skandera (CZ) and Thomas 'Pstruna' Hrnciar (SKV).
Dates & Places
10-12 November 2006 - Wien / Österreich
12-15 November 2006 - Bratislava /Slowakei
15-17 November 2006 - Brno / Tschechien
17-20 November 2006 - Krakau / Polen
20-23 November 2006 - Timisoara / Rumänien
23-26 November 2006 - Belgrad / Serbien