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The world’s longest ever WRC rally jump took place during April’s Rally of Turkey, when Sébastien Loeb’s Citroen C4 left terra firma for an incredible 85 metres. The drivers call it getting “big air” and it’s that gravity-defying moment that separates rallying from other forms of motorsport that aim to keep their cars glued to the ground. Other motorsports occasionally see cars in the air, when it’s usually the prequel to a spectacular accident, but in rallying it’s simply the quickest method of getting from point A to point B. To celebrate six years at the top of the sport, Citroën has picked ten of its most spectacular gravity defying jumps ahead of next weekend’s Rally Finland.

These stunning photos were captured on events including New Zealand, Sweden, Italy, Norway and arguably the spiritual home of “big air” moments – Finland   …  Details

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Brett Simpson picked the wrong year to be an ASP rookie. The major ASP changes being implemented this year have given him little time to relax and settle in. After a decent showing at Jeffreys Bay Simpson now finds himself tied in the 24th position in the ASP rankings with just one event left to go before the field gets hacked from 48 surfers down to to 32.

While he’s safe for now, a bad result in Teahupoo could easily land him on the outside looking in. So it’s about as good as time as any to be heading back home to Huntington Beach where he’ll  …  Details

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