Thunder, lightening, and a sick engine ruined the Italian Grand Prix for the female powerboating champions Shelley Jory and Audrienne Ciantar.
The sun was shining for the Italian Grand Prix from 3-5 July, and in extreme heat Southamptoner Shelley and her race partner Audreinne, in Iko Casa 44, put in a grand performance in the sprint race of the Italian Grand Prix, at San Benedetto Del Tronto. They took a strong third place on the podium and secured their championships points following the fantastic win at the Turkish Grand Prix in June. Seagull Chaudron, the girls’ team boss took first place, and Team Bahia a good second.
The Endurance race was not so much fun. The girls made…Â Details
When you combine a collection of wealthy individuals who have a penchant for speed and exotic sports cars, you get what is known in some circles as Gumball 3000. For a decade participants have driven across 40 different countries on public roads, often at high speed and in most cases loving every minute of it. Today’s events are typically 6 days and cover some 3,000 miles but like any kind of high speed antics on public road ways, the odd competitor comes unstuck and often with spectacular results.
The concept is actually not a new one and modern Gumball rallies have their origins in the exploits of motorcycle racer “Cannonball†Baker, who traversed the USA coast to coast in around 54 hours in the 1930’s. According to website (www.gumball3000.net/), similar events began in the 1970’s… Details
Riley Technologies Camaro Set for 2009 KONI Challenge Debut
Mooresville, NC (9 July 2009)– After months of anticipation, America’s hottest new car has started to hit the streets nationwide and before the end of the year, will be hitting the tracks as well.
The all-new 2010 Chevrolet Camaro has been making a big impression wherever it rolls up, and Riley Technologies expects the machine to have a similar effect when it makes a competition debut in the Grand-Am KONI Sports Car Challenge in the season-ending event at Virginia International Raceway on October 2-4.
While the dynamics of the current automotive industry altered the originally planned competition deployment schedule for the Camaro, Riley Technologies has moved forward with the program with five Camaros already sold and in production…Â Details
Video Surfing – Life After Competitive Surfing is a bit greener – No electricity, well-pumped water, gardening, hand washing dishes and clothes, cooking on an open fire, hollow waves right out front. A lot of people ask me why I stopped competing. This is how i’d…