One recent Saturday night, when the Santa Ynez Valley YMCA held a father-daughter dance, one of the evening’s party-goers could have easily been excused for being too tired to cut a rug that night.
While Andy Grider of Los Olivos and his daughter Marley may have had fun at the soir/e, Grider’s already had more fun and excitement than some of his neighbors might see in a lifetime.
Grider has returned to the Central Coast after having spent most of January in South America as the navigator for Team Dakar USA in the 5,948-mile Dakar Rally, the world’s longest and most dangerous racing event.
He navigated while riding in a Hummer H3 driven by NASCAR owner-driver Robby Gordon.
It was a fruitful trip for Grider, whose wife Annie accompanied him on the trip for the two-week race (Jan. 3-17) through Argentina and Chile. He and Gordon took third place in the car category — the glamour division of the event — with a finishing time of 45 hours, five minutes and 50 seconds…. More info
The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) said Saturday it has heard the concerns of the motorcycle and ATV industries and riders and is responding by taking action to meet their needs. The agency has decided that machines designated for youths ages 12 to 15 — formerly the Y12 category — are not prohibited under new lead content regulations and can be sold, an agency representative confirms with Dealernews.
“It’s time for everyone to be aware that those models for youths 12 to 15 are not deemed to be children’s products under the law,†said Scott Wolfson, a CPSC spokesman. “Those that are the old Y12 or any newer version of a model [for 12- to 15-year-olds] do not have to come off showroom floors and can be sold appropriately to young riders,†he says…. More info
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JOEL FURMAN’s iceboat — a plywood shingle on skate blades, with a Sunfish sail — clacked and clattered over the frozen Great South Bay at 50 miles per hour.
“Movin’, huh?†yelled Mr. Furman, 60, sheeting in his fluttering sail on a recent blustery Sunday. He was wearing goggles and a crash helmet. “Cold, huh?â€
Yes, on both counts. And yes, 50 miles per hour…Â More info
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Motor scooter and all-terrain vehicle distributor Wildfire Motors may add up to 100 workers here over the next few months.
The company, which has about 50 employees, recently invested more than $1.5 million to expand into a new 55,000-square-foot facility. The project involved combining several facilities …Â More info
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