I've got a gangsta fork, it's the best and I love it.
Though that said, with the cost and wait time.. if I had to do it all again I'd probably just track down a mtb fork and be done with it. They are cheaper, available everywhere and made for being slammed.
But I have the BMW so I am still super stoked, it's one of the most coveted items in track bike tricks these days!
OP, just get a mtb fork. didn't you say you work at a bike shop?? How can finding a super basic bike component be baffling??
On the topic of barspins, I hit barspin up to pogo>barspin out today.