RSR – the new team formed by longtime Trans-Am racer and former Champ Car entrant Paul Gentilozzi, in partnership with his sons Tony and John – has entered its Jaguar XKR GT2 in this weekend’s Petit Le Mans enduro at Road Atlanta. The team plans to approach the race as a test and development session in preparation for a full championship effort in 2010.
The GT2 class features production-based cars modified as allowed by the Automobile Club de l’Ouest (ACO) rules. “There are very specific limitations,†noted Gentilozzi. “We use what we call in the industry, the Body-In-White. That is … Details
From September 25th through to October 4th the Worlds best wave sailors, freestylers, and slalom sailors will battle it out for their final end of year rankings, and a share of the €105,000 prize purse at the prestigious German windsurfing location on Brandenburger Strand. Not only will they be earning points, but the wave sailors and freestylers will also be gunning for the most coveted prize of all, the PWA World Championship titles!
Sylt has played host to the World Tour for more than 25 years now, so a win here will mean the rider gets their name inscribed in the history books along side windsurfing legends such as Bjorn Dunkerbeck (Starboard, Severne), Robby Naish (Naish), and Jutta Muller…Â Details
USA Cycling announced today the eight athletes it will send to the UCI BMX Supercross World Cup finals in Frejus, France, Oct 9-10. The Frejus Supercross is the final of four UCI BMX Supercross events in 2009 and will also serve as the 3rd of 18 races that factor into the 2010 USA Cycling BMX Rankings. The last race that factors into the Power Rankings will be the UCI BMX World Championships in Pietermaritzburg, South Africa on July 31, 2010.
Four men – Nic Long (Lakeside, Calif.), David Herman (Wheat Ridge, Colo.), Connor Fields (Henderson, Nev.), and Corban Sharrah (Tucson, Ariz.), – received nominations to the funded team. Long and Herman were automatically selected as the top two U23 riders in the current 2009 UCI Supercross World Cup Rankings. Fields was selected to the funded team after his podium performance from the Chula Vista Supercross. Sharrah received coaches’ selection.
The women’s squad will include Arielle Martin (Spanaway, Wash.), Alise Post (San Diego, Calif.), Amanda Geving (Largo, Florida), and Brooke Crain (Visalia, Calif.). Martin and Post were automatically selected as the top two women in the UCI Supercross World Cup Rankings. Martin currently sits fifth while Post is in seventh overall. Geving and Crain received coaches’ selections after qualifying for the finals in Chula Vista… Details
