The next edition of the America’s Cup should not be held in Ras al-Khaimah, one of the United Arab Emirates, because of security risk to Americans, the U.S. team said in court papers filed on Friday.
The California-based BMW Oracle, backed by software executive Larry Ellison, said the February 2010 race should instead be held in Valencia, Spain.
Defending champion Alinghi, which chose the venue and is …Â Details
The high winds finally returned to Worthington Minnesota on Sept 27 and 28; blowing 25 to 35 knots each day.
We had a number of sailors participating.
Andrew Anderson flew in from Oakland California, logged a 32.19 knot run, and took the lead for the 2009 Midwest Speed Quest on Sunday. Andrew also claimed the $200 Economic Stimulus CASH, by recording the first 30 knot session of the day.
Chris Lock was also on the water, and recorded a … Details
Cars, trucks, motorcycles and UTVs left the start line Saturday morning September 26th for a challenging day 100 miles northeast of Las Vegas, near Alamo, Nevada. There would be a minute and 9 seconds between the first and second finisher, plus a power pole down, a pile of fuel cans up in flames, and one new truck burned to the ground before day’s end. All in all, an adventurous day of racing with Best in the Desert!
Casey Folks, Director of Best in the Desert said, “Best in the Desert racing is unlike any other form of motorsports. In oval track and closed-course racing drivers can learn lap after lap what to expect and actually see their competition. Wheel travel on flat-track racing may be 2 or 3 inches at most, while our Trick Trucks now are experiencing wheel travel of 36” or more, at over 110 miles per hour …Â Details
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