When Larry “LD” Davidson was 2, he told Santa he wanted a motorcycle.
When he was 5, he rode his first, a minibike. At 8, he’d buzz the minibike around the neighboring drive-in to catch a glimpse of “Easy Rider” and all the bikers watching the flick in the lot.
It was the late ’60s, and though he was in the little town of Caro in Michigan’s thumb, Davidson was getting schooled in biker culture. It was all about living free, but on the outside of polite society.
“All we represent to them, man, is …Â Details
The ASP Grade-1 Vans Pro Junior kicked off today at San Sebastian in the Basque country with two to three foot (0.5 to 1 meter) waves greeting first rounds for an action-packed first day of competition where no less than twenty-nine heats were wrapped-up.
From event low seeds to late-entry favorites, some of Europe’s best Under-21 male surfers displayed another stunning show for the numerous summer crowds at one of San Sebastian’s most popular beaches, Playa Gros.
With the wind switching from light off-shore to fare on-shore direction throughout the day, all competitors had to …Â Details
The most casual observers can tell when a surfing legend arrives.
Usually the crowd swells, cameras flash and adoring fans trail your every move.
Kelly Slater did little Friday to drown that attention, posting scores of 9.87 and 8.93 to advance to the men’s quarterfinals in the U.S. Open of Surfing at Huntington Beach.
Slater, a nine-time world champion, amassed a tournament-best 18.80 after an uncharacteristically slow start in his first two waves (1.00 and 1.73).
“I was a little out of sync, trying to figure out if I was going to go for the big waves or just go for a few smaller ones that were open,†he told The Times.
He broke his board on the second wave …Â Details
All other things being equal — which they are not in Formula One — most people in the paddock still believe that Jenson Button will drive to his first World Championship this season.
This weekend in Hungary, where temperatures are soaring, Button is hoping to return to the top of the podium and re-establish a firm hold on the title race after lacklustre performances at Silverstone and the Nürgburgring in Germany, where cool conditions turned his car into an also-ran.
Looking at his season, the remarkable feature is …Â Details