Kimi Räikkönen gave Ferrari its first Formula One win of the year on Sunday, after a thrilling Belgian Grand Prix saw the Finn just beat the Force India of Giancarlo Fisichella after the two ran virtually nose to tail the entire race.
Fisichella grabbed the pole position after his team found the perfect setup for the demanding Spa-Francorchamps track. However, most people had their money on Toyota’s Jarno Trulli, who qualified second and had a heavier car with more fuel that would allow him to …Â Details
A 47-year-old man from Lancashire has completed an 85-day challenge to paddle his kayak 1,700 miles (2,736km) around the British Isles for charity.
Eric Innes, from Kirkham, landed at Blackpool lifeboat station at 1530 BST after finishing his mammoth paddle, which began on 6 June.
So far his journey has raised over £16,000 for the Help the Heroes charity for injured soldiers… Details
Prior to the Billabong International Surfing Association (ISA) World Surfing Games Costa Rica 2009, organizers thought that with the confirmation of the participation of 35 countries there would be major possibilities, and they had great expectations for the championship. Nevertheless, after almost three weeks have passed since the close of this great sporting event, the results have surpassed even their wildest expectations.
The personnel of the ISA, Billabong, as well as the Federacion de Surf de Costa Rica (FSC), all agreed that this event was the greatest surfing tournament in the history of the World Surfing Games. In the middle of one of the biggest economic crisis’s of the world, two government entities supported this event strongly–ICT (Costa Rican Institute of Tourism) and ICE (Costa Rican Institute of Electricity)–making deep investments to the Billabong ISA World Surfing Games Costa Rica 2009, and contributing to the healing of the recession that has affected this country…Â Details
Motor Trend Magazine has chosen the Porsche Cayman S as the “Best Driver’s Car” for 2009. Additionally, the Cayman was also picked by British car journal Auto Express as “Best Sports Car” in their New Car Awards 2009. In both cases Porsche’s mid-engined coupe won over experts with its driving dynamics, precision, feedback and response.
Featuring PDK (Porsche Doppelkupplung), Porsche’s Double-Clutch Gearbox, the Cayman S impressed Motor Trend on both regular roads and the race track, making its way to …Â Details