• Four-times Dakar Rally winner says ‘time has come for change’
• Finn has received positive responses from FIA member clubs
The former world rally champion Ari Vatanen is considering standing against Max Mosley if the Briton seeks re-election as president of motorsport’s world governing body, the Federation Internationale de l’Automobile.
“At the moment I am consulting the member clubs and am already seeing positive feedback,” said the 57-year-old Finn, a four-times Dakar Rally winner. “I am considering standing. I think the time has come for a change. I would go for it, even if not sure of winning.” … Details
On June 24, Surfing America, the governing body of amateur surfing in the U.S., announced that Ian “Kanga†Cairns has been appointed coach of the USA Surf Team. Cairns, 57, is an Australian who has lived in California since 1979. A former pro surfer, Cairns made his reputation in the big waves of Hawaii, from 1973 to ’83. This era of rivalry between the Australians and Hawaiians was the subject of the 2008 film “Busting Down the Door.â€
After finishing second on the first IPS (International Professional Surfing) ratings in 1976 Cairns moved to California, where he became coach of the National Scholastic Surfing Association. The NSSA, which concluded their annual championships in California on June 27, remains one of three amateur associations that provide the younger members of the US team…Â Details
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