Following its hugely successful debut in Boston in 2011, the cantilever roof of the Institute of Contemporary Art building will see the athletes exhibit their skills once again this year. After four stops in Europe, the World Series leaps over the Atlantic and touches down in one of America’s oldest cities to provide the cliff divers with this season’s sole urban setting. Artem Silchenko (RUS) has earned the most points for his diving art in the last two competitions and Orlando Duque (COL) leads the rankings going into the second half of the Series. On Boston’s Fan Pier, 27m above the water’s edge, the battle for glory will intensify on Saturday, August 25
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Some may say that “the best revenge is living well.” But, sometimes the best revenge is just straight up revenge. Like when the owner of this Ferrari 360 tried to screw his body shop out of paying for a repair. In return, they crashed his car straight into a wall. Now that’s living well.
The incident occurred in 2005 or 2006 according to Rob Ferretti, who witnessed the carnage and put it on one of his Super Speeders DVDs   … More
Will this team of wildlife cameramen be able to capture a never before seen shot of a great white leaping from a bird’s eye perspective? “Shark Week’s Impossible Shot” is part of the Shark Week 2012 lineup.
On Aug. 26 Metal Mulisha rider Derek Garland will once again take on something no other rider in FMX has ever attempted to conquer. Far from the comforts of his running shoes [used for cross training] and his dirt bike boots, Garland will attempt the famous 1.5 mile swim from Alcatraz island to the shores of the San Francisco at the 10th annual Alcatraz Classic: Swim with the Centurians. He is definitely the first rider to attempt to conquer such a feat.
Garland, known for his hard-workin ethic on the bike, has recently wrapped up a busy season including the Nuclear Cowboyz Tour, Journeys Backyard BBQ Tour and the Rockstar Metal Mayhem Festival. Staying true to his work ethics is the driving force behind Derek Garland’s success … More