Fans of fast driving are getting ready for the first official drag racing competition in Russia to be held in the North Caucasus republic of Chechnya on Saturday.
The main goal of the event is to provide the opportunity for “speedy drivers” to compete legally and prevent road accidents and deaths caused by unauthorized races.
“Young people set up … Details
She didn’t walk on water, but it was an amazing feat nonetheless.
A BBC presenter braved strong winds and choppy waters to cross the English Channel on water skis, The Daily Mail reports.
Christine Bleakley, host of “The One Show,” pledged to undertake the challenge to raise money for the United Kingdom-based charity Sport Relief … Details
Sydney is one of the developed world’s most hostile cities for cycling, according to a US academic who spent a sabbatical year researching ways to boost bike-riding levels in the city.
”I did not cycle that often because I almost got killed several times – people cutting me off, squeezing me off the road and not stopping,” John Pucher said of his efforts to ride to Sydney University from his Stanmore home … Details
While NASCAR tries desperately to characterize Danica Patrick as the best female driver in modern-day stock car racing, Ashley Force Hood is trying just as hard to escape such labeling in an NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series that moves this week to Gainesville Raceway for the 41st renewal of the Tire Kingdom Gatornationals.
Although she has been remarkably successful in her first three pro seasons, earning 2007 Rookie-of-the-Year honors, becoming the first woman to win an NHRA Funny Car event as well as the first to drive a Funny Car to victory in the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals, Force Hood even now is reluctant to fully embrace her female celebrity … Details