Smoke is everywhere. It bursts into the cabin through the STI’s windows, the roof vent and the hole around the shift lever. It finds its way between imperceptibly small gaps in the floor and it bellows from the holes in the carbon-fiber dashboard like fumes from the nostrils of a turbocharged dragon.
There’s no escape. It wafts up your pants, down your shirt, soaks in your sinuses and bores ruthlessly through the Nomex in your fireproof Piloti driving shoes. And it has brutal staying power. Even when it’s gone, it still stinks — a sour, pungent stink that’s unmistakably burning rubber… Details, Pictures & Video
Bostonist checked out the skate park finals at the World Skateboarding Championships today. Despite our own inability to stay on a skateboard for more than 30 seconds without freaking out or falling off, the championships were an impressive opportunity to see some excellent athletes achieve amazing feats on four wheels. The event allowed each of the twelve finalists one minute to skate freestyle, then five minutes to “jam” with five other participants (six total) on the course. The women with the top six scores after the initial two rounds of skating and jamming advanced to a final jam, which counted for 50% of the final score (the individual round was 20%, while the first jam was worth 30%).
The 2009 Women’s Park World Skateboarding Champion was …Â Details & Pictures
Three-time Dew Cup champion Ryan Sheckler won the skate park finals and Bucky Lasek won the skate vert finals on Saturday at the Dew Tour’s Skate Open.
Sheckler and Lasek were also crowned the first ISF Skateboarding World Champions of their respective disciplines.
Sheckler, of San Clemente, Calif., put up a score of 91.03 and beat out first-time Dew Tour competitor Ryan Decenzo (89.5)…Â Details
Video Bodyboarding Surfing – The Wedge July 25, 2009 – Newport Beach, July 25th, 2009 Barely 20 hours after a deadly accident at the famous body surfing spot The Wedge. Young body surfers cannot resist the enormous waves, created by a storm in the Sout…
The Wedge 25 foot Waves July 24, 2009 – Thursday July 23: 10:00pm high tide in Newport accompanied with 20 foot swells. The Balboa parking lot floods as the fire pits fill with water and several bulldozers on standby begin to create …