The winning streaks of Britain’s Gary Hunt and wildcard Rhiannan Iffland from Australia came to a dramatic end in Polignano a Mare on Sunday afternoon, following a climactic final, which ended with Artem Silchenko and Canada’s Lysanne Richard celebrating on top of the podium in front of an enthusiastic 70,000 spectators. Gary Hunt, who was aiming for his fourth consecutive win, failed to make the final round for only the third time in his career. Rhiannan Iffland just came a few points short of becoming the first wildcard rookie ever winning three stops in a row.
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This is certainly one of the happiest dog in the world. This sweet dog, accidentally found himself just on the track where they drive on the Rally Bolivia. This everything occurred on the second stage of the El Rally Codasur on Sunday. But tanks to happy events, rally driver of this Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution 9 is the right time flew into the air and thus saved the life of his beloved dog.
Produced by Frederic Ullman, Jr., for Pictorial Films in the early 1940s, this relatively short “Sportreel” black-and-white film is titled “Riding the Crest” and takes its’ viewer to Honolulu, Hawaii. At mark 02:20, the narrator explains one of the island’s most popular sports: body surfing. (The title itself is a reference to surfing and the ability to successfully ride the crest of a wave.) The narrator explains the “how to” basics of surfing as we see scenes of novice and expert surfers out in the ocean.
The viewer is also introduced to surfboarding starting at mark 03:04, in which the brave hearted are said to ride a “streamlined ironing board” as men are shown heading out to the Pacific Ocean and the narrator again explains the basics. Scenes of outrigger canoes follow, and at mark 05:44, the viewer is returned to surfboarding as we see a bikini-clad novice surfer practicing her balancing techniques on dry land, followed by more scenes of experienced surfers riding the waves. As the sun sets at mark 08:34, the narrator reminds the viewer that “so long as there is a surf on the island, there will be sport … and sportsmen to ride the crest.”