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The moment you think of skateboarding, a colorful skateboard will come into your mind and you will definitely want to acquire a skateboard that allows you to ride as per your desires. Our ready to ride skateboards are no doubt of good quality, but usually a longboard skateboard comes with larger and softer wheels, while shorter boards are equipped with smaller and harder wheels. You may be looking for the reverse or it may so happen that you want to buy a skateboard that allows you to take your skateboarding skills to the next level. So you can…  Details

Most people still think of skateboarding as the pastime of rebellious adolescents. But what if one of those teens grew up to run his own company, foster younger generations and work on city projects—all while jetting around on his board? Meet Steve Rodriguez, a legendary street skateboarder, community activist and the owner of 5Boro, a back-to-basics skateboard company that gets to the core of authentic East Coast style. Rodriguez was born in Sayreville, New Jersey, and first stepped on a board in his basement as a 12-year-old. “The first time I skated was actually on my sister’s skateboard. I saw it in the basement, and I tried to ride it down there. I remember holding onto a pole and pushing off to try to get to the next pole.”

This moment of cautious curiosity quickly evolved into full-blown obsession…  Details & Pictures

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May 12 (Bloomberg) — Larry Ellison’s America’s Cup team hired spies to dig up information on the defending champions’ boat, according to court papers filed by the Swiss syndicate that holds yachting’s oldest trophy.

Billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli’s Alinghi team alleged that they caught a spy hired by Ellison’s BMW-Oracle Racing on Swiss property last month, and that the person later admitted he was part of a squad hired “to illegally break into facilities to take photographs and secure information about the defense boat.” …  Details 

De FERRAN, PATRON HIGHCROFT ALMS TEAMS EXPECT ANOTHER ACURA SHOOTOUT AT MILLER MOTORSPORTS PARK

Lowe’s Fernandez Team Hopes To Stay Unbeaten In LMP2 In Utah Grand Prix 

TOOELE, Utah — American Le Mans Series racers Gil de Ferran and Simon Pagenaud made a sensational debut last year at Miller Motorsports Park.

The de Ferran Motorsports Acura driving duo nearly upset the potent Penske Porsches and the factory Audi prototype sports cars in their initial ALMS performance a year ago. De Ferran just missed the overall pole position on Saturday, and he and Pagenaud led late on Sunday in the two-hour, 45-minute contest before a pit stop relegated the pair to third overall…  Details