A young, square-jawed surfer and harbor pilot named Bob Holland opened the first sole surf shop at the beach at 19th Street and Atlantic Avenue, across the street from the Pocahontas Hotel.
The year was 1962 and the small resort town of Virginia Beach (population 8,000) and its hulking neighbor, Princess Anne County (population 107,000), were involved in a plan to merge into one vast city.
The idea was to avoid further annexation by land-hungry Norfolk, which already had gobbled up …Â Details
Corvette Racing Wins GT1 in 24 Hours of Le Mans
Chevrolet Team Scores Sixth Victory in Legendary Endurance Race
LE MANS, France, June 14, 2009 — Corvette Racing brought down the curtain on the GT1 era with a victory in the 24 Hours of Le Mans. Johnny O’Connell, Jan Magnussen and Antonio Garcia scored Corvette Racing’s sixth class victory in the world’s biggest sports car race with the No. 63 Compuware Corvette C6.R. The winning Corvette completed 342 laps, racing to a six-lap margin of victory over the No. 73 Luc Alphand Aventures Corvette C6.R of Yann Clairay, Julien Jousse and Xavier Maassen. The No. 64 Compuware Corvette C6.R of Oliver Gavin, Olivier Beretta, and Marcel Fassler retired from the lead in the 22nd hour with an apparent gearbox problem.
Today’s win was Corvette Racing’s 16th podium finish at Le Mans since 2000. It was the fourth Le Mans class win for O’Connell and Magnussen, and the second consecutive Le Mans GT1 victory for Garcia. O’Connell became the first American driver to win four class titles in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.  … DetailsÂ
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Like the fans of a cult band, wakeboarders travel from competition to competition. But for the wakeboards, the sport spans the generations as families travel for fun on the water.
At Rose City this weekend, Don Burnett hosted his seventh Mid-Summer challenge. Families and singles came from across Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana to camp swim, swap stories, and enjoy the sand and water.
Burnett owns the deep, crystal blue fresh-water lake, north of Interstate 10, and created from digging sand. Fine sand lines the road and parts of the waterfront.
The atmosphere was more like a family reunion…Â Details
Tony Pedregon raced to his second straight Funny Car win, beating Ashley Force Hood in the final of the United Association NHRA SuperNationals at Old Bridge Township Raceway Park.
Top Fuel star Larry Dixon picked up his fifth win in Englishtown, Jeg Coughlin won the Pro Stock competition, and Craig Treble topped the Pro Stock Motorcycle field in the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event…Â Details
