How many places in the world do you think you could safely drive a car at 1,000mph? According to those behind the Bloodhound SSC, which should become the first car through the 1,000mph barrier in the summer of 2012, the answer is “no more than 16.” And, actually, the closer they looked, the shorter that list got.
Bloodhound’s Desert Search program identified 35 potential sites for the record-breaking run, from satellite images scanned for  … Details
Reef is reuniting former ASP World Champions, Mark “Occy†Occhilupo, Tom Carroll, Tom Curren and Sunny Garcia for the first ever Reef Hawaiian Pro ‘Clash of the Legends,’ presented by Bud Light Lime. This special exhibition event will be held during the Reef Hawaiian Pro waiting period, November 12th – November 23rd at Ali’I Beach on the North Shore of Oahu. The winner of the “Clash of the Legends†will earn a share of over $20,000 in cash prizes.
The “Clash of the Legends†portion of the Reef Hawaiian Pro will be held during three of the five days of the regular men’s contest period. There will be three four-man heats run through an old school contest format of the best of three sets. The first annual “Clash of the Legends†Champion will  … Details
It’s third time lucky for Blanca Manchón [ESP] who won the ISAF Rolex World Sailor of the Year Award, last night in Athens.
Nominated with three other top boardsports performers, she was gracious in accepting the prestigeous trophy.
“My goal is to win gold at the Olympic Games, this would truly be a dream come true for me,” said Manchón at last night’s ceremony. “No Spanish sailor has ever won an Olympic windsurfing medal so I am going to do my best, we will have to … Details
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