Highlights from the 2. Round of the 2009 Billabong Pro Tahiti featuring the surfing of Aritz Aranburu, Andy Irons, Kelly Slater, Bobby Martinez, Joel Parkinson amongst others. Check www.billabongpr…
When I went to check out Gordon Murray’s future car — the ultra-small, environmentally conscious T25 — there would be no test drive. Instead, I was allowed what you might call a test grope.
The prototype sits hidden under a black cloth in a secure room at Murray’s design headquarters in Surrey, England.
The only people allowed to see it “undressed” are serious investors interested in getting the T25 into production.
I asked Murray, the Formula One design supremo renowned for his McLaren F1, would he mind if I touched it, through the cloth. Amused, he watched as I groped my way around it…Â Details & Pictures
Kyle Bennett is a three-time Union Cycliste Internationale world champion whose Olympic bid was cut short by a dislocated shoulder. The 29-year-old Conroe native fell in love with BMX competition when he was just 7 and had gone pro by the time he was 18. While still a pup by most standards, Bennett says he’s feeling his age in a physically unforgiving sport. He now takes better care of himself and says recovering from injury and just plain sore muscles is easier with a good diet and a lot of stretching.
Q: BMX cycling seems like it would be hard on your body, especially your joints. What aches and pains do you have?
A: I’ve had lots of stitches, cuts and scrapes growing up. Broken collarbone, ribs, separated shoulder. The pretty good setback was my ACL tear at the end of ’06. I had knee surgery, an ACL replacement, but I came back from it and won the world championship.
Q: What do you do now to prevent injury?
A: A lot of stretching. As I get older I realize how important it is to be limber.
 What do you get when you mix the pacific ocean, a difficult physical challenge, and competition?
You’ll have the first ever “Wounded Warrior Canoe Regatta.”
We have seen in the past just how healing the ocean can be.
Wounded veterans taking a break from the difficulties of their recoveries.
Now a different challenge at least one wounded warrior is ready to dive into.
Kailani Patacsil a Wounded Warrior says,”I think it’s very important. It really helped me a lot. I had no clue about this type of program and I’m glad it’s here now.” … Details