Jorge Lorenzo needs to pass a medical test before taking part in Sunday’s U.S. MotoGP following a crash just moments after snatching pole position.
The Spaniard was taken from the Laguna Seca circuit in an ambulance after he tumbled over the handlebars and slid into a sand trap at high speed at the end of Saturday’s qualifying.
The official MotoGP website (www.motogp.com) said initial tests showed he had a partially dislocated right shoulder and a bruised right foot, but a decision on whether he could race would not be made until Sunday…Â Details
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