The spectacle of motorcycle dirt track racing at over 120 mph returns to the West Coast on Saturday and Sunday, September 12th and 13th, 2009. The event is hosted by the Lodi Motorcycle Club and will be held at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California.
San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) August 10, 2009 — The Lodi Motorcycle Club is proud to announce the return of the Stockton Mile at the San Joaquin County Fairgrounds in Stockton, California after a 31 year hiatus. Notably, this race is the only mile dirt track race west of the Mississippi in 2009.
High profile professional Grand National Championship riders from across the country have entered the event. These names include the present GNC points leader Jared Mees, Slammin’ Sammy Halbert presently third place in national standings and 2000 Grand National Champion Joe Kopp. Professional riders based out of California will be …Â Details
Chris Vecsey did something on July 24 that few fishermen anywhere, let alone off the Alabama coast, will ever achieve.
He hooked, fought, landed and successfully released an estimated 125- to 130-pound tarpon while fishing from a kayak.
“While she’s not quite the biggest tarpon I’ve caught, I’m more proud of this one than any other,” the 25-year-old Foley resident said of his first such catch from his kayak.
Coming off 13 straight days of work, Vecsey eagerly slid his 12½-foot Ocean Kayak Prowler Big Game boat off the beach near Little Lagoon Pass (West Pass) and paddled alone onto the Gulf’s warm waters around 7 a.m. that Friday… Details
The challengers for the next America’s Cup revealed preliminary details to race an enormous vessel nicknamed “Dogzilla” that is nearly the size of two basketball courts.
The 90-foot-by-90-foot (27.4-meter-by-27.4-meter) trimaran will challenge defending champion Alinghi of Switzerland in the next edition of yachting’s most prestigious race, off the United Arab Emirates in 2010, the U.S.-based BMW Oracle team said in a statement on Monday
“We’re pleased to publicly confirm that the BOR 90, which will continue to undergo modifications, is the boat that will compete for the 33rd America’s Cup in 2010,” BMW Oracle said.
“Dogzilla” has an overall waterline length of 100 feet. The mast is 185 feet. The three sails are 6,800, 6,700, and 8,400 square feet (632, 622 and 780 square meters) — each about 30 percent bigger than the sails used in the last America’s Cup in Valencia, Spain, in 2007.
“The power-to-weight ratio is unbelievable. Nothing any of us have seen comes close …Â Details