4 American teams prepare for the 24 Hour endurance race. The American Le Mans Series presented by Tequila Patron looks ahead to the 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans race June 22-23, 2013
Travis Pastrana is afraid of one thing.
It’s not jumping out of an airplane without a parachute — heck, he has done that, and the stunt has been viewed more than 6 million times on YouTube.
And it’s not screaming down a ramp on a motorcycle and soaring high into the air and doing a double backflip. Yes, he did that, too.
And it’s not BASE jumping. Or racing a motorcycle or a truck or a rally car.
And he’s not afraid of … More
RUSH portrays the exhilarating true story of two of the greatest rivals the world has ever witnessed—handsome English playboy James Hunt (Chris Hemsworth) and his methodical, brilliant opponent, Niki Lauda (Daniel Brühl). Set against the sexy and glamorous golden age of Formula 1 racing, Rush follows the two drivers as they push themselves to the breaking point of physical and psychological endurance, where there is no shortcut to victory and no margin for error.
Research reported in a recent study by scientists at Stanford University and the University of Minnesota show awe-inspiring moments have significant psychological benefits to everyone who experience such moments. These benefits include our ability adjust our perception of time, improve our quality of life, and alter our view of the world.
Motor sport used to be filled with awe-inspiring men and machines. The drivers are certainly still in the sport — whether Ayrton Senna’s magical qualifying lap at Monaco, Dario Franchitti’s last lap heroics at the 2012 Indy 500, or Jimmie Johnson controlling a 4-wheel drift on greasy 1-mile oval … More