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Pro surfers love complaining about Huntington Beach. 

One of the prevailing arguments heading into the US Open of Surfing is that because H.B. is a relatively crappy wave, it’s not worthy of the 6 Star Prime status that granted by the ASP this year.

Huntington, the argument goes, doesn’t measure up to “dream tour” standards set out by the ASP, and with the Open being a 6 Star Prime it has significant world tour implications (albeit no world title ones)   …  Details

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PWA World Cup 2010 – Crystal clear waters, and constant trade winds – It must mean the World Tour is heading back to Turkey for more adrenalin pumping slalom action at the sixth Pegasus Airlines Surf ‘n’ Sound sports and music festival in Alacati.

The PWA’s most proficient slalom sailors will battle it out on the beautiful azure waters of Alacati from the ninth through to the 14th August. And this year, the Turkish leg of the World Tour marks the penultimate event in the calendar for both the men’s and women’s slalom fleets ensuring an exciting week of world-class racing.

Located on the Cesme peninsula, just 90km from Izmir, Alacati is the so called   …  Details

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Lance Armstrong and RadioShack teammate Levi Leipheimer will race in the Leadville 100 mountain bike race next weekend.

Armstrong had said earlier he was leaning toward entering and race organizers say they received Leipheimer’s entry form for next Saturday’s race.

The race starts at 10,500 feet, climbs 2,000 more feet and is considered  …  Details

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Paul Stender and his team equipped a school bus with a jet engine out of a Phantom jet fighter, allowing it to reach a top speed of 367 mph

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