“If you’re a freerider then you owe it to yourself to at least test this board, it is in my opinion a classic. We’re currently seeing a surge of alternative shapes, which is why the Speedway stood out to me because there is something classic, even old fashioned about the shape. A long nose and stubby tail linked by a narrow waist tell you that this board is all about turning.

“It also encourages you to draw out long arcs, but will happily flex and let you tighten them up with a snap”

The Speedway is nowhere near as stiff as the Sick Stick, Salomon’s other classic freeride offering. And where that is a no holds barred big mountain machine that needs to be manhandled, the Speedway has a lot more finesse. So it has a standard flex, but the key is that torsionally (how the board twists) the Speedway is quite stiff, which combined with the mellower flex means that you have a playful yet stable cruiser that floats from edge to edge.

I really, really enjoyed riding this board, it felt so smooth and fast between turns. I felt like my riding was really fluid on this board and it seemed to encourage me to play with turns. It also encourages you to draw out long arcs, but will happily flex and let you tighten them up with a snap. It’s probably the best flex pattern I’ve ever had on a board because it feels like you can always use the power it stores with its torsional stiffness to pop onto the other edge.

For freeriders looking for a gliding piste and powder machine look no further than this.”

“Fast as fook, CFX Super fibres, damplifier Lite Nose , Quadratic Side Cut , Back Seat Camber , All mountain Edge Bevel.”