Pipeline — Hawaii’s John John Florence started surfing the deadly Banzai Pipeline at age eight and barely four feet tall — about the same time the surfing world’s spotlight fell in love with him. Ten years later, at 18 years of age and heaped with expectation, he proved there hasn’t been an ounce of energy wasted on him, winning the $120,000 Volcom Pipe Pro title at his home break today.
An Association of Surfing Professionals (ASP) 5-star event, this was exactly the kind of springboard into professional surfing that Florence has long dreamed of, and it came in the first rated event of his first season on tour … More
Evil’s recent loss of sponsored riders Steve Smith and Thomas Vanderham had many people wondering what direction the company was going. The signing of Cam Zink, however, keeps Evil Bikes solidified as a gravity threat.
Kevin Walsh, the marketing manager for Evil Bikes, said this about the signing: “This marks chapter two in the book of Evil, and I look forward to writing many new chapters with Cam as the star of this twisted romance novel. I have always been impressed by Cam  … More
Kalani Champman made good use of his wildcard entry at the Volcom Pipe Pro. The 28-year-old, goofy-foot dominated his third round heat yesterday, winning with a two-wave total of 16.60 out of a possible 20 points. Waves were in the four-to six-foot range, providing ample barrels¬ — both lefts and rights — for Chapman. He beat Damien Hobgood, who advanced into the next round in second place, Alex Gray and Tyler Newton.
“I was really stoked on …Â More
Ferrari became the first team to unveil its 2011 car when it pulled the covers off its new F150 at Maranello on Friday.
With the Italian outfit eager to make up for the final-race heartbreak that cost it the world title in Abu Dhabi last year, the team’s designers have delivered an aggressive design.
Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali is well aware that  … Pictures & more