Presented by Automobile Club of Southern California; Auto Club Famoso Raceway Hosts Oct. 16-18 Event.
BAKERSFIELD, CA – The 18th Annual California Hot Rod Reunion, presented by Automobile Club of Southern California, is the place to relive the good old days of drag racing as well as honor some of the coolest nicknamed drivers and drag strip heroes, Oct. 16-18.
This year´s Honorees are Danny Broussard, Don Moody, Steve Reyes, “Jet Car Bob” Smith and Walt Stevens. The Grand Marshal is stock and Funny Car veteran of over 50 years Jess Tyree, better known as “Mr. Pontiac.”
Grand Marshal Jess Tyree is a stock and Funny Car veteran of over fifty years in the sport. Jess started drag racing in the early days of the Santa Ana Drags with a variety of vehicles including a ´38 Chevy. A few years later he raced a ´57 Plymouth Fury, was recognized for his ability and was asked to drive a new ´57 Pontiac. From 1957-´73 (except for a brief spell behind the wheel of a Mickey Thompson Ford Thunderbolt) it was always the GM brand earning Jess the nickname “Mr. Pontiac”. Through the early ´60s … Details
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MTV has a knack for making things better. They have a rich history of cable programming that is second to none. Not to mention their ability to turn crappy pieces of coal into RISING STARS. Whatever they have their hand in, whether it be reality TV, or fashion, or long lasting celebrity personalities, they seem to always have a winning formula for success. That’s why I’m positive it’s a great thing for snowboarding that MTV is holding their first ever, “MTV RAIL JAM†in Falls Creek Victoria.
As the crowds build in anticipation of live performances by Phrase and Cut Copy DJs, riders including international Burton pro snowboarders Mark Sollors and Charles Reid, plus local riders Jye Kearney, Tom Pelley and Robbie Walker, will battle it out to win prizes including a share of a $10,000 prize pool. Read the entire press release … Details
Sail-World’s Swiss correspondent gives his impressions of the America’s Cup Defender, Alinghi 5, launched just last week in le Bouveret:
Alinghi 5 has been out sailing four days now and although the wind hardly ever reach above 10 knots, we have a pretty good idea on the boat itself and how things work in its actual configuration, but please remember the Alinghi PR people have said: ‘This is the first step in our development process towards defending the America’ Cup next year’.
Let’s review the boat starting with a few design comments.
Alinghi 5 is the evolution of … Details & Pictures
Top international sailing photographer, Carlo Borlenghi presents a gallery of images from around le Bouveret as Alinghi 5 searches for wind to undertake further test sailing.
Check them out here