Tom Penny and Rune Glifberg skate the Firestone ramp at the Firehouse in St Louis circa 1990’s
TENTH ANNUAL EVENT FEATURES GREATEST RIDES OF YEAR, $130,000 IN PRIZES AND LIVE WEBCAST
NEWPORT BEACH, CA — (April 22, 2010) — The countdown is underway as the elite of the big wave surfing world converge on Southern California for Friday night’s Billabong XXL Global Big Wave Awards presented by Monster Energy. The Oscars-style ceremony at the Grove Theater in Anaheim will pay tribute to the greatest achievements in high surf during the last year with a red carpet gala and a star-studded array of nominees and presenters. Over 2,200 surf industry VIPs will attend the invitation-only event which will be carried via a live webcast on BillabongXXL.com.   … Details
Coming off the best finish for the Doran Racing Rolex Series team in five years, drivers Memo Gidley and Dion VonMoltke are eager to take things to another level at this weekend’s Bosch Engineering 250 at Virginia International Raceway.
The No. 77 McDonald’s Doran placed fourth at Barber Motorsports Park earlier this month, and Gidley is hopeful of building on that. “There is nothing like a good finish to pump everybody up … Details & Pictures