Video Sailboard – Wavesailing Punta San Carlos Mexico May 09 Pedro Norheim – Norwegians do Wavesailing, surfing, stand up paddling, etc, at Punta San Carlos, Mexico May 2009. Camp almost empty due to swine flue…
General Motors last week said it was pulling factory support of NASCAR’s Nationwide Series and Camping World Truck Series, and the bankrupt automotive giant this week served notice to Sprint Cup teams it intends to scale back its support of the premier series as well.
“We had very productive conversations this week with the folks at General Motors,’’ Rick Hendrick said in a statement.
Hendrick, the owner of Hendrick Motorsports, fields Chevrolets for drivers Jimmie Johnson, Jeff Gordon, Mark Martin, and Dale Earnhardt Jr.
“It’s clear they are committed to racing and committed to our organization… Details
Just as the Formula 1 technologies of today filter down into the production cars of tomorrow, so Richard Jenkins, the designer of the wind-powered Greenbird, believes the technologies behind his record-breaking vehicle could herald a new era of environmentally-friendly transportation. Jon Severn reports.
On the morning of 26th March 2009 at Ivanpah Dry Lake on the California/Nevada border, USA, the Ecotricity Greenbird broke the world land speed record for wind-powered vehicles. Greenbird recorded a top speed of 126.4mph (203.4km/h), and sustained a speed of 126.2mph (203.1km/h) for the required time of three seconds, beating the previous, American held, record of 116mph (186.7km/h), set by Bob Schumacher in the Iron Duck in March 1999 at the same location (Fig.1).
The Greenbird project is a partnership between …Â Details
Gravity racers ready for next round of UCI World Cup
This weekend the final event in the spring campaign of the UCI World Cup presented by Shimano will take place in Maribor, Slovenia. Maribor, one of the friendliest and most intimate stops on the World Cup Tour, will play host to round five of the downhill series. While the teams are enjoying sunny weather in training, there is a strong possibility of rain for the weekend, which could have a huge impact on racing.
The 2.5 kilometre downhill run drops 448 metres, with a mixture of terrain that requires riders to be all-round performers. Out of the start gate, riders cut across a fast meadow sections before hitting the first wooded section of the course, with rocks, roots and dropoffs. From here it is back to …Â Details
