From Paul Larsen –
‘We finally got in two runs yesterday in pretty mild conditions.
‘This still enabled us to hit just over 40 knots and average 38.8 for the 500 course. Whilst this doesn’t set the world on fire… it did give us some idea of the current state of the boat after the last crash. With the data collected via the B+G instruments and PI Research logger-box we can dial Vestas Sailrocket in for speed.
‘From my perspective it was great to be back in the cockpit. 40 knots feels like… Details
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Four-time Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon has been racing in NASCAR for almost 20 years, but there is one thing that still sends chills up his spine: prerace festivities. There’s just something about the first note of the national anthem that gets Gordon’s adrenaline pumping.
“There’s hundreds of thousands of people standing there getting ready to watch the race with their hands over their hearts,” Gordon said. “They’re looking at the American flag and then the flyover — I don’t think it gets any more patriotic than that.”… Details
Air Jordan VI (6) Motorsport Edition Exclusive Sneakers
Limited to less than 20 Pairs
To commemorate the Jordan Motorsport Race Team the Jordan brand has released a very special sneaker that has been issued to Aaron Yates and the rest of the Jordan motorsport team. Jordan Brand has derived a passion for road sports and have developed products that have helped promote their efforts in developing a motor sport team.
The Air Jordan VI is one of the most famed and legendary Jordan Brand drops of all time, and each new colorway is greeted by the sneaker community with no small amount of fanfare. In a similar vein, the colorways of Air Jordans put out by Michael Jordan Motorsports each year are anticipated with a similar amount of reverence, and this latest drop of Air Jordan VI’s celebrating the sixth year of Jordan Motorsports looks to do both legacies justice.
In the past, Motorsports edition Air Jordans have been some of the hardest kicks out there to obtain, and these VI’s are just as limited.
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Procter & Gamble and AstraZeneca’s heartburn remedy, Prilosec OTC, which sponsors driver Jeff Burton, will also fire up a “BBQ Shootout Series” at six NASCAR Sprint Cup races this year. With portions of proceeds going to support the three-year-old NASCAR Foundation, the Shootout will feature award-winning BBQ Pit Masters from around the country competing for prize money.
Fans will have the opportunity to taste the BBQ at $10 a plate, meet Burton and other drivers, and win tickets to upcoming NASCAR races. … Details