Video Surfing – Final Day Highlights of Quik Pro France – Mick Fanning strikes again in France, winning his second ASP tour event in as many weeks. Mick’s collected nearly $150,000 over the past 8 days and finds himself squarely in the hunt for a world title as he’s just 148 points behind Joel Parkinson now.
Another couple of Affidavits hit desk of Justice Shirley Kornreich, in the New York Supreme Court, last week. They are the latest in a building storm over the rules to be used for the upcoming America’s Cup, scheduled for Ras al Khaimah in early February 2010.
Rules are a fundamental part of yacht racing, without them you don’t have an event. Â
In America’s Cup terms, the minutiae of the rules are vitally important, and have a significant impact. A word here, a phrase there and you have a potential for design advantage, and the winning of the most prestigious and oldest trophy in sailing…Â DetailsÂ
Renault’s podium finish in the Singapore Grand Prix will help makes it future in Formula 1 even more secure, claims its stand-in managing director Jean-Francois Caubet.
After a turbulent few weeks for the team in the wake of the race-fix controversy from Singapore 12 months ago, Fernando Alonso helped deliver the French car manufacturer an emotional and crucial first podium finish of the season in Sunday’s race…Â Details
‘The main reason for our appearance was because of the commitment Asif has shown to the sport, a commitment which I have seldom seen.’
Those are the words of Nigel Hook, speaking of Powerboat P1 CEO Asif Rangoonwala, when questioned whether the thought of not competing in the final Grand Prix of the Sea in Sicily had crossed his mind.
Hook’s SV-43 Outerlimits hull barrel-rolled in a 100mph-plus accident in Gothenburg at the start of August which wrote off the boat, an incident which thankfully saw both the British-born driver and co-pilot Joe Sgro emerge relatively unscathed…Â DetailsÂ
