The boards are just as cumbersome, the waves can be just as violent and the currents are just as powerful, but the color at this surf competition is bubblegum pink and the riders are lauded as nothing less than “super girls.”
For the fifth year Oceanside hosted the Supergirl Pro Junior surf contest on Saturday, bringing 16 of the best female surfers under the age of 20 to compete for a cash prize that puts them right up there with the big guys.
“The ($10,000) purse prize is  … More
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The vandals/critics/guerrilla artists who do not like the official civic statue along Highway 101 in Cardiff-by-the-Sea are at it again.
Officially named “Magic Carpet Ride,†the statue has provoked controversy, mockery and late-night redesigns virtually from its installation in 2007.
The subject, a young boy on a surfboard, would seem perfect for this northern San Diego County suburb, known for its surfing breaks. But surfers and artists say his dainty look is an insult to a macho sport … Pictures and more
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His outspoken comments and motoring expertise have helped make him one of the BBC’s highest-paid stars.
But it has now been claimed that many of the scenes filmed by Top Gear star Jeremy Clarkson are actually performed by professional drivers.
Sources say a large proportion of the stunts on the BBC2 series which appear to show Clarkson careering around the show’s racetrack at high speed are actually executed by professional racing drivers hired by the BBC  … Pictures and more
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ridin that gravy train w/ Matt Coughlin, James Engle, Dave Green & friends
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