Following in the success of the Australia Day Paddle Out, the Kirra Surfriders club (KSC), the Kirra Surf Club (SLSC) and the Surfrider Foundation will join forces again to host the 2009 Kirra SurfStock.
A three day Surfing Festival from November 6th, 7th, & 8th featuring multiple surf events such as the Mick Fanning/Michael Peterson Rising Star Junior Challenge and a range of surfcraft comps from club teams, Longboards, SUP (Stand Up Paddle Boards), Surfboats, Surf schools and even Touch Footy on the beach.
Live music with at least one Internationally famous band on the beach plus loads of activities including Surf Woody’s and Kombi’s, skateboards, movies, photos’s and art embracing the surf culture of Kirra, helping to raise funds for non profit ocean environmental groups like the Surfrider Foundation… DetailsÂ
A few odds and ends, emptying out the notebook after battling the weather coming home from Richmond—wait a minute, seems like “battling the weather” was the phrase of the weekend, as the forecast loomed darkly over everything.
In the end, it was a blessing that the weather only dampened pre-race activity, delayed the start a bit and then doused everyone as they headed for home after the checkered flag.
Stewart was right
The tire combination Goodyear had in play was perfect for a number of competitors, but …Â Details
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Perhaps no one in NASCAR has a more fitting sponsor than Martin Truex Jr., driver of the No. 1 Bass Pro Shops/Tracker Boats Chevrolet for Earnhardt Ganassi Racing.
That’s because Truex is the self-professed best fisherman in the Sprint Cup garage. He talked 1-on-1 recently about all things fishing.
Q: Obviously you have a great passion for fishing. Why do you love it so much?
Truex: Well, I grew up fishing [in and around his hometown of Mayetta, N.J.]. I did a lot of salt-water and fresh-water fishing. I did all of the salt-water stuff with my …Â Details
As hard as it may be to believe, the Sprint Cup season is 10 races old already. By the end of this month, we’ll be halfway through the 26-race regular season that sets the field for the 10-race dash to the championship.
What have we learned? Who will be there at the end to compete in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship?
Ten races into the 2009 season, here are 10 things we know:
1. Jeff Gordon is back. Then again, what about his back? Gordon ended a 47-race winless streak by winning in Texas at one of only two tracks on the current Sprint Cup circuit where he had never previously won. He has been the points …Â Details