Notable:
Chad Degroot is the first flatland rider to have a video game character after his likeness. He doesn't always do the most technical lines, but he looks like he's having fun. Chad is part owner of the Mission Skatepark in Orlando, FL and is one of the few flatlanders who ventures beyond the parking lots. Chad has an active, dry-whit and is naturally gifted on a bike. He was voted NORA Cup winner of "Best Flatland Rider" in 2002

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Degroot donned the motion capture suit with the little balls on it at Camp Woodward, PA in March 2002 for the Mirra3 video game by Acclaim Max Sports. "I would have never thought that flat would be involved in the game industry. And how to incorporate it so it will be interesting is a battle, but not impossible," says Degroot. Regarding the process Chad says it was "Soo hard to ride in that tight ass suit. The balls fall off all the time. Riding flat involves soo much movement and twisting and turning. The motion capture area is soo small, so to pull the moves off is hard."