Aldo Grippaldi

Aldo Grippaldi (Catania, 1972) is a car designer, driver and sport entrepreneur.

He is known in boardsports since late 90s, being himself a Pro Street Luger, multi-sport events Organizer, Publisher and sporting goods Manufacturer.

He had invented and contributed to the grow of two sports, the Board Bungee, within his patent of bungees with handlebar, and the Freeboard, snowboard on pavement with six wheeled roller boards. The most representative figure in Italy for downhill skateboarding since his official invitation to ESPN X-Games in 1998, the following individual promotion in his Country, the Italian Championship and the organization of IGSA NA races and sport shows.

He has matured as Car Designer at Centro Stile (Arese, Milan) between 1995-96 and showed up a FIAT CAP race car season in 1997 with two victories and podiums, ending with the invite of CSAI at the Race of Champions at Motor Show in Bologna, in December. In a following race cars show in Forlì he knew about US Street Luge great racing, and his career began. Graduated in Environmental Sciences at Bologna University in 2000, he immediately started his own company Broox, which today owns Gravitis brand.

References:

 * 1) “intro” A.Grippaldi Surfnews Dec 1996
 * 2) “Show di Grippaldi” ROMAGNA Corriere 1997
 * 3)  “Ronconi e Grippaldi piloti vincenti” il Resto del Carlino Ravenna 15 Jun 1997
 * 4) “A Magione Peroni a tutta birra FORMULA CHALLENGE” Autosprint 15 Set 1997
 * 5) “Caccia al pilota” il Resto del Carlino 24 Oct 1997
 * 6) “F. CHALLENGE Monza (MI)” Autosprint Nov 1997
 * 7) “La CARICA degli 800” M.Imbrogno Autosprint Nov 1997
 * 8) “Piloti ravennati protagonisti sulle piste. Una stagione Positiva” ROMAGNA Corriere 1997
 * 9) “Monomarca Pista Romea, a Ronconi la carica delle 500” il Resto del Carlino Ferrara 11 Jun 1997
 * 10) “Aldo “no limits”” by M.Ortolani Qui 22 May 1998
 * 11)  “Lo slittino? Fa strada” F.Gironi Focus Dec 1998
 * 12) “Emozione totale” G.Strocchi Mercedes Mar 2000
 * 13) “Gli Schumacher della caisse à savon” E.Cappelletti No Limits world Mar 2000
 * 14) “Street luge Sullo slittino senza neve” A.Cairola SPORT WEEK La Gazzetta dello Sport Mar 2002
 * 15) “A tutta gravità”  by G.Camardo Focus Dec 2003
 * 16) “Street Luge” A.Grippaldi Gravitis eCD-ROM 2004
 * 17) “Sport of the spot” V.Peruzzi Girland 2007
 * 18) “FREEBOARD TIPS” A.Grippaldi Sequence DVD Oct-Nov 2007
 * 19) “New Ride Concept” A.Grippaldi Skatemap 2008
 * 20) Messa, Silvia. "Quando lo sport è gravity" Millionaire. Jan, 2009 Online copy