Promotion for Porthcawl surf/skate/music festival ‘Surfculture’ 2008
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Motorcycle Street – Buell American Adventure Grant Contest – Write an Essay – Win a Buell XB12X
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If someone gave you a brand new 2009 Buell Ulysses XB12X, what would you do with it, where would you go? Buell wants to know, in fact, if you sit down and write a 250 word essay to describe your idea of the ultimate American on or off-road riding adventure, where you would go, the routes you would follow, why you want to take the trip and a little bit about you, you might get the chance to live your dream. Buell is giving away a new Ulysses XB12X to one lucky winner and it could be you! They’re also including money for parts and accessories and travel expenses. Pretty cool.
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In 1974 Evel Knievel launched himself across the Snake River Canyon in Idaho aboard the rocket powered Sky-Cycle in what was to be the biggest stunt and biggest flop of his daredevil career. The Skycycle X-1 and X-2 were more rocket than they were motorcycle and both were powered by overheated water rockets. This incredibly powerful means of propulsion also saw the team at Swissrocketman achieve a blistering 214.7 mph in 2.5 seconds back in 1992 – a water-rocket record that has remained unbeaten ever since.
Heated water is extremely powerful and plays a larger part in our lives than you might expect. In fact, up to 80 percent of the world’s electricity is …Â Details & Pictures
Lance Armstrong says he has “high interest” from sponsors if he takes over control of the crisis-hit Astana team.
“Considering the economy and considering global sports sponsorships, if it’s the title sponsor on Tiger’s bag, or it’s stadium rights. It’s a tough climate for all that stuff. We’ve had high interest,” Armstrong told The Associated Press on Thursday as he prepared for the start of his first Giro d’Italia.
Armstrong indicated the sponsor would come from a U.S.-based multinational company…Â Details