Red Bull invited Tom Cruise to take a break from production of his new movie, Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol, to pilot the Red Bull Racing F1 car through Southern California’s 2.5-mile (4km) Willow Springs circuit.
 
He reached a top speed of 181 mph (291 km/h) – just 4 mph off the top speed of his instructor and 13-time Grand Prix winner, David Coulthard.
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TEAHUPO’O, Taiarapu/French Polynesia (Saturday, August 27, 2011) — The surf world has been waiting and now the wait is over; some of the biggest, scariest waves seen at Tahiti’s infamous Teahupo’o have been tackled today by an elite crew of tow-surf specialists.
Teahupo’o is the primary site of Event 5 on the 2011 ASP Men’s World Tour, the Billabong Pro presented by Air Tahiti Nui, which is midway through its 12 day waiting period, yet the world’s top rated surfers were denied the opportunity to compete in historic conditions after the French Government last night issued a 24 hour “Code Red” advisory warning that prevents water craft from legal operation.Â
BILLABONG PRO TAHITI – CODE RED
Billabong Pro Tahiti 2011 – Code Red Tow Session Highlights
Honolulu – Stand-up paddling (SUP) took center-stage at the 10th Annual Duke’s OceanFest celebration in Waikiki today, with a super-charged series of showcase events in the Go Pro Presents C4 Waterman SUP Surf-Off & SUP Race. Stand-up paddling, now widely and wildly accepted around the world, was invented by Waikiki’s original Beachboys, none more famous than Duke Kahanamoku himself.
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