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"The Right Time and the Right Place"

It has been said that there is nothing more powerful than an idea whose time has come. Certainly, that is true when it comes to the skating industry as a whole and ramp building technology in specific.

Never before have we seen such a ground swell of popularity and interest in the Skateboarding/Inline/BMX related sports, as we are experiencing today. What was once considered an extreme and dangerous sports activity with attendant liability and insurance nightmares, has now been downgraded by underwriters nationwide and brought within acceptable risk management for Organizations and Municipalities.

Not only has skateboarding become the fastest growing sport in the country, but it now enjoys the status of ëmainstreamí acceptance generally associated with sports like baseball and basketball. With this growing acceptance and popularity comes a variety of logistical problems for the Sports Industry and the Local Community.

The creation and management of secure controlled skating environments for youth becomes the number one obstacle to meeting the sportís growth potential and satisfying the large existing number of participants.

In the past this has produced a vast array of logistical problems for local governments and business owners as demand has always outstripped the supply of viable locations which meet acceptable community standards. For those in the industry, this is a Market. For those in the community, it is a matter of Public Service. One solution has been the permanent concrete skate park requiring a serious Real Estate commitment, which is zoning sensitive, cost prohibitive, and a political quagmire.

Commercial venues have embraced this alternative, placed them in shopping centers where it is less intrusive to the community, provides a recreation/baby-sitting function for shopping parents, and is self sustaining financially.

For the larger and newer municipalities this has becomes a viable and satisfactory alternative to making skateboarding a crime. In the older long established regions of our cities this is not an option and requires a completely new set of criteria. Enter BALL HITCH RAMPS. For smaller municipalities with limited space, limited funds, and an expanding demand for skateboard parks we have the answer;

All steel, portable, modular skateboard parks.

*Steel that is properly treated and maintained is weather resistant and not subject to wear.

*Portable ramps are easily placed and replaced as and when required. Existing sport space allocation becomes complimentary. Basketball courts, playgrounds etc.

*Modular designs can meet the increase/decrease demands of size requirements easily and efficiently.

*Costs are managed on a "as needed" basis. Capital investment is limited to a product with a resale value. Costs can be subsidized through public and private partnerships. Financing is available through a wide variety of avenues. Ball Hitch Ramps (BHR) offers the perfect solution to small and medium sized communities for their Parks and Recreation Departments, "After School" sports, or Alternative Ed. programs targeting "at-risk" youth.

BHR has a team of experienced professionals ready to design and implement the right components to exact needs. With varying degrees of technology available BHR offers a full range of component combinations to meet every need and budget.

Craig Smith; 25 years small business owner in building trades, overseas missionary, local Youth Pastor.

Ronald Powers; Post Grad in Mechanical Engineering from Stanford University with 10 years of CAD design and 20 years of skateboarding.

Steve Harrell; 10 years business finance and Defense Contract negotiator for Lockheed Martin.