Richard Petty Motorsports laid off nine employees Monday and reduced salaries throughout the organization, a byproduct of Chrysler’s bankruptcy filing.
RPM officials took the measures because of anticipated cutbacks from Dodge, a person familiar with the moves told The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because of the ongoing uncertainty surrounding RPM’s contract with Chrysler.
Chrysler, Dodge’s parent company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last month.
In an interview Monday before the organizational cuts, team co-owner Richard Petty acknowledged a disruption to the race team since Chrysler’s April 30 filing.
“Everybody sets up a budget of what to do. All of a sudden… Details
Austrian cyclist Bernhard Kohl, who retired after admitting he used a banned blood booster during last year’s Tour de France, suggests the race’s top 10 finishers were all doping.
Kohl finished third in the 2008 Tour and won the polka-dot jersey for best climber, but was then caught for using the blood-boosting hormone CERA when French anti-doping agency AFLD retested the race samples.
In an interview Tuesday with sports daily L’Equipe, Kohl said he knew he was going to test positive after AFLD became involved.
“At first, I once again tried to reassure myself: ‘OK, I was dead—but we were all dead,â€â€™ Kohl said. “Many other riders … Details
Rnd#4 2009 Continental Tyres Australian Superboat Championships – Round Mountain Road, Cabarita Beach, NSW – June 6-7, 2009
Australia’s leading Jetsprint teams arrived at Cabarita Beach for the fourth round of the 2009 Continental Tyres Australian Championships full of anticipation and trepidation for one of the most demanding courses in the world.
It had been a long break off the water since Easter’s third round, and teams were edging to get back into battle.
Frustratingly for local teams, the action started as early as Thursday’s media day where local driver Daniel DeVoight rolled his new boat ‘Devo 2’ twice, fortunately without too much damage, but it certainly curtailed his speed early on in the weekend. A string of other local drivers struggled early on Saturday, whilst at the front, reigning Australian Unlimited Superboat champion Phil Dixon showed no sign of struggling as he set … Details
Friday, June 5th saw the final day of the 2009 Triple-S Invitational in Cape Hatteras, North Carolina. Strong SW winds buffeted the Outer Banks and a full day of kiting and partying was on tap for everyone involved.
The final Triple-S riders meeting was held under the Red Bull tent and the schedule was set for Slicks (flat water freestyle) from 11:30am to 1:30pm and then Surf from 2pm until 5pm. Riders immediately rigged and then headed up to The Slick for flatwater action. Kevin Langeree, Brandon Scheid, Greg Norman, Susi Mai, Clarissa Hempel. Bruna Kajiya and Shannon Best lit up North Point in The Slick with an unbelievable freestyle session including powered handle passes, kite loops and massive airs (Shannon jumped all of North Point taking off at Waller’s Pier !). Winds were so strong that the girls were eventually blown off of 6 and 7m kites and the guys were lit to the gills on 7m and 8m’s ! A large crowd assembled to watch the action, many of them ducking … Details
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