Stung by the economic recession and forced to cut costs, Formula One heads into the new season with a new scoring system, a wide-open field and no clear title favorite.
The economic downturn prompted Honda’s pullout and the exit of major sponsors such as ING, RBS and Credit Suisse, but a raft of cost-cutting and regulation changes has apparently put F1 on sound footing.
The championship will now be decided on …Â Details
[ad#cor1]
“I don’t want a pickle. Just want to ride my motorsickle…I don’t want to die. Just want to ride on my motorcy…cle.”
Young would-be motorcyclists from Oklahoma and around the country may not know those lines from Arlo Guthrie’s “The Motorcycle Song” of the 1970s, but they can identify with them these days.
Because of a decision by the Consumer Product Safety Commission, they will not be able to get dad to buy a miniature version of his motorbike so they can train and maybe compete in the many mini-motorcycle events held in communities around the country.
And they’ll be no …Â Details
Hurtling downwind in thick fog in the Southern Ocean and a close encounter with unexpected icebergs in the middle of the night provided more than enough excitement for one week — and a sharp reminder of how vulnerable we are down south, even at 50 degrees.
We passed two monster bergs to windward and one to leeward and, although it was dark, we estimated…Â Details
[ad#cor1]
I have followed the America’s Cup for 50 years, and over this span I have witnessed it from every angle: as young spectator, crewmember, organizer, committee member, commentator, and now bewildered observer. I have studied its history, interviewed all the prominent players, and tried hard to make sense of the developments as they have occurred of late. While Cup races always look glorious in retrospect, there has been intrigue and controversy in all 32 matches dating back to the competition’s inception in 1851. But the deplorable series of events that have transpired since the conclusion of the 32nd regatta in Valencia, Spain, have taken the Cup to a new low…. Details