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Shaun White crushed it on the course.

A set of orange cones, that is, plowing over them after getting behind the wheel of a Viper drift machine as he took lessons from a rally car racer.

By his own admission, the two-time Olympic halfpipe gold medalist doesn’t have the best track record as a driver, once crashing his Lamborghini into a tree, totaling the car.

Still, he’s learning the ropes of auto racing with  …  More

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The 2011 Irish Slalom Series calendar of events has been unveiled. All windsurfers from Ireland are looking forward to start competition in Bantry, a town on the coast of County Cork.

The rules and the venues are decided. The Top 5 sailors from the 2010 Gold Fleet will be automatically selected for the 2011 Irish Windsurfing Team. The team will travel to   …  More

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Raimondo Gasperini has been awarded “Waterman of the Year 2010” in the first edition of Italy’s Surfing and Windsurfing Awards, hel in Santa Marinella. The Italian windsurfer born in Rome is one the best players in Europe.

Gasperini won the prestigious trophy for the achievements in his career and his efforts for the sport. Although he is an all-round wind rider, Raimondo has been standing out in the Freestyle and Wave disciplines  …  More

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Surprisingly, the 2011 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles were surfed in head-high swell. From knee to head, the best discipline performers showed this is a challenging sport.

The contest was held in Huntington Beach and Jack Beresford, from San Diego, stormed the Open Division. “Huntington Beach is the Yankee Stadium of surfing venues,” said Beresford. “After 30 years of competing there, it’s great to have exorcised some of those ghosts at the pier.”

The top finishers of the 2011 Kneeboard Surfing USA Titles will   …  More

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