A few weeks ago while participating in a live chat for Yahoo! Sports, I explained my view that the high number of blown engines and pit road mistakes are directly related to the new car, and the fact that teams have very limited ability anymore of gaining an advantage with the car.
Since the introduction of the new car, the emphasis has shifted to other areas where opportunities to make gains still existed. The engine is one of those areas, as teams will always push the envelope to gain more power and more efficiency. Another area where potential gain always exists is… Details
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â€There are no waves for surfing in Singapore!†For many years that has been a true statement. An island at the tip of Malaysia, Singapore is east of the giant land mass of Sumatra, and perfectly situated to be a crossroads for surfers traveling to and from Indonesia and the Mentawai Islands. But because it is in the Singapore Strait and far from the open ocean, Singapore is shadowed from any swell exposure and until now, the only waves breaking along the shores of this Asian metropolis are the wakes from the thousands of cargo and passenger ships coming and going.
But what nature cannot bring to Singapore man has, now that Wave House Sentosa is scheduled to … Details
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NASCAR race driver Jimmie Johnson has testified in Miami federal court in the Helio Castroneves (EHL’-ee-oh kas-troh-NEH’-vehz) tax evasion case.
The three-time Sprint Cup champion testified Monday as a character witness for Michigan attorney Alan Miller. Miller is charged along with Castroneves and the driver’s sister with conspiring to help Castroneves evade U.S. taxes on about $5.5 million from 1999 to 2004… Details
Floyd Landis will compete in a cycling race in upstate New York as part of his comeback from a two-year ban for using performance-enhancing drugs.
Landis, who will ride for the California-based OUCH cycling team, will compete in the Battenkill Professional Invitational on April 19 in Cambridge, N.Y.
Landis forfeited his 2006 Tour de France victory after testing … Details