Cory Routh was floating and fishing in a world practically devoid of clutter, and he liked it.
There was the reel’s spool buzzing out line, the swishing of the rod cutting an arc in the air and the sloshing of miniature waves against the side of his kayak. Somewhere far off an outboard was running, far enough away to be a faint hum rather than a roar.
Routh looked to the horizon as he fished. In the flat distance, quivering in and out of vision as they rode the heat waves, were the barrier islands of the Cape Hatteras National Seashore…Â DetailsÂ
For its eleventh annual fall celebration of the Legends of Motorsport, The Petersen Automotive Museum in Los Angeles will present “Tribute to Trans-Am†on Thursday, November 12 at 6:00 p.m. This will be a distinctively memorable event for all who join The Petersen’s honored guests, friends and colleagues, along with an exhibit of historic Trans-Am race cars famously associated with the Trans-Am racing heritage.
The Petersen Museum’s previous yearly tributes, which have honored Dan Gurney and Riverside Raceway, Phil Hill and the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Andy Granatelli and the Indy 500, the triumphant Parnelli Jones, the incomparable Carroll Shelby, and last years’ “Tribute to Corvette Racingâ€, have each been applauded by all and widely covered in the motor racing press… Details
Four riders average 39.3 km/h for a day
Four cyclists completed a massive 970 kilometres of racing to win the inaugural 24 Hours of Le Mans cycling race at the weekend. Cyril Masson, Jimmy Aubert, Bruno Teillet and Sebastien Heron won the event, etching their name alongside some of motor sport’s greatest names on the track which is home to sports car racing’s oldest endurance event.
Some 276 teams, comprising of up to six riders, took part in the race. True to Le Mans heritage, riders had to line up and run to their bikes to commence the race … Details
Honolulu – Surfers from around the world are gathering here in Waikiki to remember the greatest waterman of all time: Duke Paoa Kahanamoku, born August 24, 1890. In honor of his life, the annual Duke’s OceanFest is underway, staged at Queen’s Beach at the foot of his bronze statue and on the sands where surfing, as we know it today, began.
While a single Olympic gold medal is enough to substantiate many an athlete’s life, Kahanamoku won six, three gold for swimming, two silver for swimming, and a bronze for water polo. Yet today he is most widely renowned for being the father of modern day surfing … Details on this great man