Saturday 4th September saw the 2nd and final boat stop of the Relentless Pro Wakeboard Tour. With top riders, great weather and conditions, and of course plenty of prize money up for grabs, it was set to be a great event!
As powerboat builder to the most powerful people in the world, Donald Aronow counted among his clients the Shah of Iran, King Juan Carlos of Spain, Malcolm Forbes, and George H.W. Bush. “We talked about fast boats, fast horses, fast women and he was wonderful and a lot of fun to be around,†said Bush senior of Aronow. After making his money in the 1950s construction industry in New Jersey, Aronow moved to Miami in 1961 and turned his boat racing hobby into multiple flourishing boat building businesses. His new designs and innovative technology brought his creations not only into the toy chests of the wealthy but made his incredibly fast speedboats a popular choice among cocaine smugglers.
Drug smuggling and cocaine-related crime dominated the news throughout the early 1980s as South Florida and specifically Miami became a major cocaine transshipment point for drugs to enter the United States. Aronow was at the epicenter of it all … Details
A train of five FinLine skaters passing by in Haminanmäki, Joutsa, Finland (N 61° 41.463′ E 26° 14.995′) on Tuesday July 6th, 2010. The train of Panu, Jouni K., Tapio, Elina, and Heikki reached speed of 56 km/h here. Camera by Ilpo.
FinLine is an annual multi-day recreational inline skating event in Finland. Arranged every summer since 1992, it is one of the oldest non-competitive long-distance inline skating events in the world. There is no timing; the target is just to enjoy skating and the landscapes of Finland. Everyone is free to select their skating group, speed and distances – the service bus is always available if you like to have a break. – And you do not need to make trains in downhills if you do not feel like so!
I really didn’t think it would be a big challenge to come up with a short list of five names for a column about amazing women who have had an influence on my life in the automotive world … that is until I tried to do it.
Many faces came to mind and narrowing down the choices took much thought, some pacing and a couple of middle-of-the-night revelations.
You see, I’ve always been intrigued and empowered by women who excel in their occupations and by those who can think outside the box to infiltrate professions that have traditionally been male dominated … Details