It’s quiting time here on a friday evening in San Francisco. What a great video to end the day with. Have a great friday evening everyone … LP
Biketoberfest is set to roll into Daytona Beach, with an estimated 150,000 motorcyclists arriving in Central Florida for the four-day event.Â
The popular annual event, which could generate $200 million for the local economy, begins Thursday and runs through Sunday.
Biketoberfest draws motorcycle riders from all over the world and offers numerous festivities, including bike shows, racing and concerts. “It’s sort of a prelude to …Â Details
Tip 2 Tip – Turning Back – Episode 8.1 Re-Search -Â It’s been 16 years since Tom Curren and Frankie Oberholzer shared a boat in Indo together. Back then Google didn’t exist and G-Land was a far-flung jungle expedition for only the globe’s most intrepid surfers. Today, Google provides us with 305,000 results under the search phrase “Indonesia surf camps” and G-Land looks like the Super Bank on a Saturday. Today, towing at Tom’s heels are his sons Patrick and Frank. In so many waves, this trip is very different from their 1994 trip. But on second thought — when you get down to it and out in the water — nothing has changed at all.
Tip 2 Tip – Turning Back – Episode 8.2 The New Breed – Talk about big shoes to fill. Being the sons of Tom Curren, Frank and Patrick have not only grown up in the water, they’ve grown up in the spotlight. And they’re shining. At 13 years old, Patrick is already damaging the amateur ranks in the US. And big brother Frank, at 15 years old, is already a top gun at his local break Rincon. But true to their bloodline, the Curren boys get most excited for the adventures away from the scene. And this trip with dad is only the beginning
Tip 2 Tip – Turning Back – Episode 8.3 Persistence – This last trip has really caused some problems. When it was time for us to sit back and check out all the great photos and footage, there was nothing. A cryptic phone call came in from the sat phone saying no one was going anywhere; swell’s on the way. Change the plane tickets. Well, we weren’t going to argue with that. From the beginning, we promised this trip would have no real end date. So we let them go off and Search for as long as they wanted. Good thing they did. Even better, they convinced us to keep going…
BMX star TJ Lavin remains hospitalized in critical condition with head injuries suffered during a violent crash Thursday night in qualifying rounds of a Dew Tour competition in Las Vegas.
Lavin, 33, was soaring high over a dirt ramp and attempting a difficult maneuver that entailed becoming temporarily unseated from his bicycle. He failed to get his feet back on the pedals before landing on the down-slope, and became separated from his bike just before impact.
The athlete was wearing a helmet, according to Dew Tour spokeswoman Nicole Mancuso … Details