Darrell Waltrip evokes about as much of a response from fans as the late Dale Earnhardt.Â
Some of it’s good and some of it’s bad, but everyone has something to say about Waltrip.
On Thursday night NASCAR released their nominees for the first class to enter the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2010.
Among the 25 nominees names such as Richard Petty, Dale Earnhardt, Rick Hendrick and Richard Childress appear.Â
Also on the list is the man that many call “Jaws,” Darrell Waltrip…Â Details
The July 3rd Daily Standings as of 0600 PDT for Transpac 09 have the Spanish crew aboard Charisma leading the charge to Hawaii. Charisma is 1,734 nautical miles from Hawaii and over 150 miles ahead of her nearest competitor in Division VII, Between the Sheets, a Jeanneau 50. The doublehanded sailors aboard Relentless continue to set the pace in Division 6. They have stretched their lead to 10 miles over the Canadian boat, Narrow Escape.
Lynx, the heavy tall ship, has only chipped about 220 miles off of the vast 2,225-nautical mile journey. They may be plodding along, but the Lynx crew is enjoying themselves.  They have left the near shore cloud cover behind and have shed a layer or two of clothing and are making the best of the Pacific High. Crews report that … Details
Team Surfing USA, composed of Laird Hamilton, Tim Commeford (bassist for Rage Against the Machine), Don Wildman (founder of Bally Total Fitness), and Jason Winn (founder of Bonk Breaker Energy Bars) took part in a 3,000 mile “Race Across America†road cycling relay race last week to earn money for a charity.Â
The team showed up in their board shorts and took some heckling for not taking the event very serious. However, the surfers showed up the hecklers by … Details
No-one understands the passion of the P1 fans in the town of San Benedetto del Tronto more than local hero Marco Pennesi, team owner of the #53 Metamarine Pignolo 53.
For the Grand Prix of the Sea in Italy, Pennesi teams up with Luca Nicolini with Max Ferrari unable to compete due to work commitments. The Metamarine boat made a solid return to the waters in Istanbul a fortnight ago following its accident prior to PowerPole in Malta.
Pennesi’s team-mate Luca Nicolini is the brother of Matteo Nicolini – throttleman of the #10 Cigarette Smash Poker hull. Matteo, in partnership with Luca Formilli Fendi, guided the boat to victory in Sunday’s Endurance race in Istanbul to leapfrog #77 Lucas Oil Outerlimits into second place in the Evolution-class standings. In San Benedetto del Tronto, Nigel Hook, Joe Sgro and Mike Fiore team up as they seek to regain the top spot they relinquished following the last round of action… Details