Several of Australia’s ski areas opened with little or no snow on June 5th/6th, but that has all changed in the past week with snow falling at most centres, leading to excellent early –season conditions.
Perisher opened its Mt Perisher ski slopes last week reporting conditions for this early in the season, “the best in a decade.â€
The resort had received 58cm (almost two feet) of fresh snow since Sunday 7 June and thanks also to Perisher’s $19 million snowmaking expansion, Saturday 13 June saw Towers Run on Mt Perisher open for skiing and boarding.
Ten lifts are currently operating across Perisher Valley and Smiggin Holes …Â Details
NASCAR Sprint Cup Series drivers Kyle Busch and Scott Speed plan to test their skills driving exotic Daytona Prototype sports cars in the Grand-Am Rolex Sports Car Series.
The duo will split driving duties July 4 in the Brumos Porsche 250 at Daytona International Speedway. They’ll be racing a second Lexus Riley sports car fielded by Chip Ganassi Racing with Felix Sabates, the team whose primary drivers, Memo Rojas and Scott Pruett of Auburn, Calif., are the series’ defending champions.
Rojas and Pruett also won their first race of this seasonlast weekend, at Watkins Glen, N.Y., to gain a share of this year’s point lead in the Grand-Am series, which was acquired by NASCAR last year.
In what could be termed as the rinse and repeat of motorcycle racing is taking place in the overlooked, but passionately followed NHRA series.
Screamin’ Eagle®/Vance & Hines rider Eddie Krawiec raced a Harley-Davidson Screamin’ Eagle V-Rod® to the final round of Pro Stock Motorcycle eliminations at the United Association NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park. Making his fourth consecutive final-round appearance, Krawiec lost to Craig Treble but added to his overall lead in the Full Throttle Pro Stock Motorcycle series, and tops the division by 76 points.
Krawiec qualified fourth for the event with a run of …Â Details