Bob Pereyra
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Bob Pereyra in Santa Monica, California
. Bob Pereyra is one of the most recognized Street Luge
Racers Worldwide. The pioneer of the extreme sport of Street Luge. Bob sanctioned the extreme sport. One of the fastest Street Luge Racers in the world. Winner of six medals in the extreme X Game championships.
His motor sport career began at age 15 as a cart racer. He would later be hired by the Garvin Brown Formula Atlantic Racing Team, as a crew member for Danny Sullivan/Michael Andretti. That experience led Bob to a 2-year position as a Race Driving Instructor assistant at the CBR Racing Schools.
Frustrated with auto racing, Bob reentered racing again as a competitor, this time as a sanctioned motorcycle road racer. Bob left motorcycle racing forever following the tragic death of his brother in a street cycle accident. Bob has been involved with Street Luge for over twenty years as a pilot, designer, builder and sanctioning and safety activist. Bob is president and founder of RAIL, the Road Racers Association for International Luge. RAIL was retained by ESPN to act as the Sanctioning and administrating organization for the Street Luge events during the 1995 and 1996 ESPN X Games.
Bob has successfully transitioned to Street Luge by applying his professional driving skills to develop his racing technique. Bob won the first Dual Street Luge competition at the inaugural 1995 ESPN Extreme Games, earning him the title of Extreme Games Champion. Bob later won the Silver
medal in the 1998 X Games, a Gold in the Planet X World Extremes In Australia, and again X Games champion in 2000. Bob is also one of only two participants to have competed in all seven X Games Competitions. His knowledge of design has allowed him to make significant contributions in the technical standards necessary to attract sport participation as well as critical recognition. Drawing on his background, Bob designed the LCG GroundWerks Chassis. Taking the industry by storm, this 1985 design continues to be the most sought after, and copied piece of Street Luge Racing Equipment to date.
Bob has also been a tenacious sport promoter, applying practical experience to drive home a message of credibility and legitimacy for Street Luge. He has done this by pushing the sport to any and all media that would listen, and even to those who wouldn't.
Bob's efforts with the media have begun to show reward. Not only is Street Luge one of the most popular sports, it also has become an incredible marketing tool. The extensive coverage of The X Games, and several Mountain Dew commercials brought the excitement of Street Luge to the home viewers. In conjunction with television production companies, Bob developed the tools and rigging devices that capture the essence of Luge Racing on tape, or film. Bob has established a production oriented racing team, that were selected based on their ability to provide POV footage.
Bob is a believer and a leader in Street Luge. Many within the international circle of Street Luge credit Bob with the lion¹s share of press and media coverage. One of the fastest Street Luge Racers in the world (unofficial speed record 87.00 MPH) Bob is also a tenacious publicist. Bob has the pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit that has finally put the sport of Street Luge into the public eye and into the International Racing Sport books.
Silver medal winner in the 1998 X Games
Gold and bronze medal winner in 2001 X Games
Gold and Bronze medal winner in the 2001 Planet X World Extremes in Australia
Bob Pereyra is one of only two participants to have competed in all seven X Games Competitions.
Action Camera Man
Street Luge Stunt Man
Bob Pereyra has been involved with Street Luge Road Racing for over 22 years as a pilot, designer/builder and sanctioning and safety activist. Drawing on his motor sport racing training and experience, Pereyra is the president and founder of RAIL, the Road Racers Association for International Luge. RAIL is the sanctioning and organizing body for the sport of Street Luge Road Racing. RAIL develops and has administered Street Luge Road Racing events. RAIL was retained by ESPN to act as the Official Sanctioning and administrating organization for the Street Luge event during the 1995 ESPN Extreme Games.
Pereyra's knowledge of motor sport design has allowed him to make significant contributions in the technical standards necessary to attract sport participation as well as critical recognition. Bob has also been a tenacious promoter of the sport, again applying practical experience from his motor sport racing as association background to drive home a message of credibility and legitimacy for Street Luge Road Racing. He has done this by pushing the sport to any and all media that would listen, and even to those who wouldn't.
Bob's efforts with the media have begun to show reward. Not only is Street Luge Road Racing one of the most unique sports of today, it also has become an incredible marketing tool. The extensive coverage of The Extreme Games brought the excitement of Street Luge Road Racing to the home viewers. In conjunction with television production companies, Bob and BP Racing have developed the tools and rigging devices that capture the essence of Street Luge Road Racing on tape or film. These devices will house any type of camera equipment, from video microwave to digital video recording devices. Bob has established a production oriented racing team, that were selected based on their ability to provide on-board camera footage while performing the dangerous sport of Street Luge Road Racing.
Bob Pereyra is the founder of SLED Street Luge Entertainment and Design. Designer of the first production Street Luge. Manufacturer of the GROUNDWERKS by Bp. Over 25 medals won by Bp Design.
For film and television Pereyra wears many titles. His production services range from action camera man to street luge stunt man. Pereyra is a visionary with various action camera mounts and unique action P.O.V. Footage.
Stunt Coordinating
Street Luge Stunts
Unique Action P.O.V. Footage
Various Camera Mounts
Custom Fabrication and Rigging
Street Luge Racing Consultant
Diet Mountain Dew
Discovery Channel Promotion
Aero Sport - Australia & Japan
Dew & Diet Mountain Dew
Route66
British Knights Extreme Sports
BBDO Mountain Dew Ad Spot
ESPN promo for 1997 X Games
Going To Extremes – Subaru
Jack In the Box
United States Air Force
Volvo mini movie commercial
Film & Video
48 Hrs
ABC 1995–2001 X-Games
ESPN Extreme 101 (profiles)
Wave Entertainment Extreme 101 documentary
PM Magazine
USA Today
Discovery Channel - The Adventurers
Sports center (ESPN)
Prime Ticket Sports - Press Box
MTV Sport
Stuntmasters
Belgian Television
FNN Sport News
L.A. TV Stations 2,4,7,5 & 9
Channel 17, San Diego California
Channel 56, Orange County California
French TV-1 ll Ne Faut Pas Rever
Inside Edition
Japan Network
News - Video Voice
99 Guinness Prime Time
Red Bull record attempt (81.28 mph)
HD Theater Discovery (The Secret Club Of Speed)
People (European Edition)
Poweredge Center Fold
View (U.S.)
Transworld (International)
Valley Magazine (L.A.)
VSD (France)
No Way (France)
Outside/Outsiders
Esquire
Gentlemans¹ Quarterly/GQ
Star
Thrasher - Cover Photo
Allsport Worldwide
The London Face
Zoot Capri - Cover Photo
Popular Mechanics - 1996 Center fold
Playboy
Street Luge Regulation Guide
Street Luge sports cards memorabilia
Print
USA Today 3 articles
L.A. Times (national wire feature)
Christian Science Monitor 3 articles
Ventura, CA Chronicle
Daily News (L.A.) - 5 articles
Acorn (LA)
Providence Daily Journal cover
Asahi Shim bun - Tokyo cover
Narragansett RI Gazet
Quote
“The Motor is in your mind and the brakes are on your feet.” By Bob Pereyra “The Pirahna Man”
Santa Monica, California
Santa Monica is a beachfront city in western Los Angeles County, California, US. Situated on Santa Monica Bay, it is surrounded on three sides by the city of Los Angeles — Pacific Palisades on the northwest, Brentwood on the north, West Los Angeles on the northeast, Mar Vista on the east, and...
. Bob Pereyra is one of the most recognized Street Luge
Street luge
Street luge is an extreme gravity-powered activity that involves riding a streetluge board down a paved road or course. Street luge is also known as land luge or road luge...
Racers Worldwide. The pioneer of the extreme sport of Street Luge. Bob sanctioned the extreme sport. One of the fastest Street Luge Racers in the world. Winner of six medals in the extreme X Game championships.
Early life
Pereyra was born in Santa Monica, California, Bob began racing as a young natural, designing cars as child with no formal training and restoring cars by the age of 15. At this same time he learned machinist skills that landed him his first machine and restoration job with Lotus West Sports Cars. Simultaneously, he was involved in the early years of skate boarding, developing his skills with the internationally recognized skateboarders.His motor sport career began at age 15 as a cart racer. He would later be hired by the Garvin Brown Formula Atlantic Racing Team, as a crew member for Danny Sullivan/Michael Andretti. That experience led Bob to a 2-year position as a Race Driving Instructor assistant at the CBR Racing Schools.
Frustrated with auto racing, Bob reentered racing again as a competitor, this time as a sanctioned motorcycle road racer. Bob left motorcycle racing forever following the tragic death of his brother in a street cycle accident. Bob has been involved with Street Luge for over twenty years as a pilot, designer, builder and sanctioning and safety activist. Bob is president and founder of RAIL, the Road Racers Association for International Luge. RAIL was retained by ESPN to act as the Sanctioning and administrating organization for the Street Luge events during the 1995 and 1996 ESPN X Games.
Bob has successfully transitioned to Street Luge by applying his professional driving skills to develop his racing technique. Bob won the first Dual Street Luge competition at the inaugural 1995 ESPN Extreme Games, earning him the title of Extreme Games Champion. Bob later won the Silver
medal in the 1998 X Games, a Gold in the Planet X World Extremes In Australia, and again X Games champion in 2000. Bob is also one of only two participants to have competed in all seven X Games Competitions. His knowledge of design has allowed him to make significant contributions in the technical standards necessary to attract sport participation as well as critical recognition. Drawing on his background, Bob designed the LCG GroundWerks Chassis. Taking the industry by storm, this 1985 design continues to be the most sought after, and copied piece of Street Luge Racing Equipment to date.
Bob has also been a tenacious sport promoter, applying practical experience to drive home a message of credibility and legitimacy for Street Luge. He has done this by pushing the sport to any and all media that would listen, and even to those who wouldn't.
Bob's efforts with the media have begun to show reward. Not only is Street Luge one of the most popular sports, it also has become an incredible marketing tool. The extensive coverage of The X Games, and several Mountain Dew commercials brought the excitement of Street Luge to the home viewers. In conjunction with television production companies, Bob developed the tools and rigging devices that capture the essence of Luge Racing on tape, or film. Bob has established a production oriented racing team, that were selected based on their ability to provide POV footage.
Bob is a believer and a leader in Street Luge. Many within the international circle of Street Luge credit Bob with the lion¹s share of press and media coverage. One of the fastest Street Luge Racers in the world (unofficial speed record 87.00 MPH) Bob is also a tenacious publicist. Bob has the pioneering and entrepreneurial spirit that has finally put the sport of Street Luge into the public eye and into the International Racing Sport books.
X- Games
The first racer to win the Dual Street Luge competition at the inaugural 1995 ESPN Extreme Games.Silver medal winner in the 1998 X Games
Gold and bronze medal winner in 2001 X Games
Gold and Bronze medal winner in the 2001 Planet X World Extremes in Australia
Bob Pereyra is one of only two participants to have competed in all seven X Games Competitions.
Professional career
Professional Street Luge RacerAction Camera Man
Street Luge Stunt Man
Bob Pereyra has been involved with Street Luge Road Racing for over 22 years as a pilot, designer/builder and sanctioning and safety activist. Drawing on his motor sport racing training and experience, Pereyra is the president and founder of RAIL, the Road Racers Association for International Luge. RAIL is the sanctioning and organizing body for the sport of Street Luge Road Racing. RAIL develops and has administered Street Luge Road Racing events. RAIL was retained by ESPN to act as the Official Sanctioning and administrating organization for the Street Luge event during the 1995 ESPN Extreme Games.
Pereyra's knowledge of motor sport design has allowed him to make significant contributions in the technical standards necessary to attract sport participation as well as critical recognition. Bob has also been a tenacious promoter of the sport, again applying practical experience from his motor sport racing as association background to drive home a message of credibility and legitimacy for Street Luge Road Racing. He has done this by pushing the sport to any and all media that would listen, and even to those who wouldn't.
Bob's efforts with the media have begun to show reward. Not only is Street Luge Road Racing one of the most unique sports of today, it also has become an incredible marketing tool. The extensive coverage of The Extreme Games brought the excitement of Street Luge Road Racing to the home viewers. In conjunction with television production companies, Bob and BP Racing have developed the tools and rigging devices that capture the essence of Street Luge Road Racing on tape or film. These devices will house any type of camera equipment, from video microwave to digital video recording devices. Bob has established a production oriented racing team, that were selected based on their ability to provide on-board camera footage while performing the dangerous sport of Street Luge Road Racing.
Bob Pereyra is the founder of SLED Street Luge Entertainment and Design. Designer of the first production Street Luge. Manufacturer of the GROUNDWERKS by Bp. Over 25 medals won by Bp Design.
For film and television Pereyra wears many titles. His production services range from action camera man to street luge stunt man. Pereyra is a visionary with various action camera mounts and unique action P.O.V. Footage.
Film & Video Production Services
Technical AdvisorStunt Coordinating
Street Luge Stunts
Unique Action P.O.V. Footage
Various Camera Mounts
Custom Fabrication and Rigging
Street Luge Racing Consultant
Film and television appearances
CommercialsDiet Mountain Dew
Discovery Channel Promotion
Aero Sport - Australia & Japan
Dew & Diet Mountain Dew
Route66
British Knights Extreme Sports
BBDO Mountain Dew Ad Spot
ESPN promo for 1997 X Games
Going To Extremes – Subaru
Jack In the Box
United States Air Force
Volvo mini movie commercial
Film & Video
48 Hrs
ABC 1995–2001 X-Games
ESPN Extreme 101 (profiles)
Wave Entertainment Extreme 101 documentary
PM Magazine
USA Today
Discovery Channel - The Adventurers
Sports center (ESPN)
Prime Ticket Sports - Press Box
MTV Sport
Stuntmasters
Belgian Television
FNN Sport News
L.A. TV Stations 2,4,7,5 & 9
Channel 17, San Diego California
Channel 56, Orange County California
French TV-1 ll Ne Faut Pas Rever
Inside Edition
Japan Network
News - Video Voice
99 Guinness Prime Time
Red Bull record attempt (81.28 mph)
HD Theater Discovery (The Secret Club Of Speed)
News print, Magazines & Publications
Sports Illustrated 1995 Center FoldPeople (European Edition)
Poweredge Center Fold
View (U.S.)
Transworld (International)
Valley Magazine (L.A.)
VSD (France)
No Way (France)
Outside/Outsiders
Esquire
Gentlemans¹ Quarterly/GQ
Star
Thrasher - Cover Photo
Allsport Worldwide
The London Face
Zoot Capri - Cover Photo
Popular Mechanics - 1996 Center fold
Playboy
Books and Guides
Street Luge Racing published by Capstone PressStreet Luge Regulation Guide
Street Luge sports cards memorabilia
USA Today 3 articles
L.A. Times (national wire feature)
Christian Science Monitor 3 articles
Ventura, CA Chronicle
Daily News (L.A.) - 5 articles
Acorn (LA)
Providence Daily Journal cover
Asahi Shim bun - Tokyo cover
Narragansett RI Gazet
Personal life
Pereyra married Caroline Staats in 1982. They had a daughter, Megan Carolina Pereyra (born January 2, 1984). The couple divorced in 1996.Quote
“The Motor is in your mind and the brakes are on your feet.” By Bob Pereyra “The Pirahna Man”