kitasaurus said...
no troll here, just someone who enjoys what the state has to offer and has read with interest a number of posts relating to fears that the "sport" will be regulated like jet ski's. I have heard that in the metro area things are getting scary and that sooner or later an accident will result in the "sport" being limited to certain areas. This goes against what this country is all about, you should be allowed to recreate anywhere and in whatever fashion your heart desires (within the bounds of the law!) Surfing and many other fringe sports developed into an acceptable and respected sport through organisation and competition, this gave them leverage with state and local authorities when issues arose. I am talking about groups like Trigg boardriders, Scimitar and City Beach in West Oz and the countless others on the East Coast in the 70's. They attracted the young and old and had different divisions for levels of ability also some of the members went on to hold influential positions in local business and government. I am aware that a group exists in WA but I'm talking about local clubs such as Peel, Brighton,Leighton,Rocko and Pinnaroo becoming well known not just in the fraternity but in the wider community and local media. If this is done the "sport" becomes legit and much harder to criticise and be bullied by local councils, also, leaders of these groups can "counsel" those that don't do the right thing and invite them to join the club and be responsible for the success of this awesome "sport". I'm not a troll, just putting out some ideas that may help, if they confuse or irritate I'm sorry about that but I think if you learn from others (surfing,windsurfing,motoX,BMX ,cycling,etc) that have thrived and others (jetski, skating etc) that have suffered from regulations and poor image then we can see kiting really get to where it belongs!!
I just want to ride with my friends, get stoked off eachother busting out (no matter what level they're at) and have a good time. I can do without all the BS of bringing clubs, sponsors, media coverage and money into it. Seriously, why go out of your way to make the sport more crowded than what it already is? I promise you, you'll see more accidents, negative articles in the paper, council issues and kiting prohibited signs popping up faster than you can keep up with it. I'd rather see kiting as more of a lifestyle as apposed to an Olympic sport where more & more MFr's to join the cash train. I'd rather not have it over-populated any more than it is now & ruined like surfing is. Kiting's a big area sport, riders need space and people can get hurt. It's not like 40 surfers sitting on one peak bored, frustrated as fk and fighting for waves. Ruined spots like ours with muliple kite schools see's daily carnage with intwinned kites, dozens of half taught kookasaurus's, vans full of national/international blow ins who don't give a sht and Cabrinha's in tree's. It's reminds me of a Demo Derby.... but with sports like that where others can get hurt, eg moto-x.... they're smart enough to limit how many people go out.
It's getting worse & worse every season and we've still got arseholes selling these spots as the place to be for your next holiday or trying to get comps going big enough to attract international hotshots. Show some respect to the people who ride there with their mates, live it, luv it and have been riding it for years. I couldn't care how many dingle dangle's you can do and I couldn't give 3 flying fks about scoring it on paper. What ever happened to the hoot when you do something good or push your limits? eeeeooowww!! Have you ever thought...... 'going out of your way to push the sport like this (kitasaurus and some others) you could be creating an unwanted monster for those who truly luv it and just want to have fun?'
Some people won't agree with me.... that's fine!! Some have money in the sport and want it as busy as possible everywhere... some are naive and haven't considered the issues that we could see in only just 1 or 2 seasons to come. We're saturated as fk here already! The first issue for us nowadays is finding a carpark!!
When a spot gets banned.... those people go to the next 'already crowded' locations putting even more pressure on them. Making them even more dangerous to ride at and suck balls cause you can't even find room to try a new trick. While on top of that we've still got schools with business plans in place to pump out more & more half taught kiters each season.
I can do without the multiple kite schools at locations, the sprukers of the sport, the location name droppers and comps.
Good times are riding with my friends. Waves, flat, rain or shine. I don't need to see banners, councils, microphones and too much cock n balls at the beach.
. You guys have the beast wind in OZ and a huge coastline. Maybe you just have it too good.
