Shaun White’s post-Olympic request finally came true. The two-time Olympic gold medalist got his wish to meet the Big O. He already graced the stage of one ‘Big O’ earlier this year in Chicago, but this time Mr. White and the rest of the Olympic Snowboard team got their chance meet our nation’s main man, the notorious ‘Big O,’ President Barack Obama  … Details & Pictures
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
If you’ve ever been to Las Vegas you’ll probably be familiar with Stratosphere, the 1,149-foot-tall hotel and casino that towers above the famous Strip. If you’re the adventurous type, you’d also know there’s some fun to be had at the top in the form of three hair-raising amusement rides. Now there’s a fourth. Claiming the title of the world’s highest commercial decelerated descent, the SkyJump takes thrill-seekers on an 855-foot “controlled free-fall” at 40mph – think base jumping, but with a safety wire … Details
As we reported back on January 29, Valentino Rossi tested, yet again, in a Ferrari F1 car earlier this year. He is stunningly quick on four wheels. His most recent test with Ferrari resulted in his lapping Catalunya just one-tenth of a second off Kimi Raikkonen’s pole lap in a Ferrari in 2008. Ferrari loves Rossi and fully believes Rossi could be F1 world champion
Rossi has repeatedly, and publicly, denied that he is interested in moving to F1. Money wouldn’t necessarily be the issue. Although Rossi is believed to earn 20 million dollars a year in MotoGP, between salary and endorsements, salaries, in general, are … Details