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harrison_roach_1FINALISTS have been decided for the two ASP Professional Men’s and Women’s divisions at the GSI Noosa Festival of Surfing for 2009.

Winners were expected to be announced on Tuesday however conditions deteriorated so organisers decided to hold off until later in the week when an excellent swell is forecast.

Golden Breed Pro Men’s semi finals enjoyed …  Details

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Trarnaki’s drag racing queen is parking up for good just days after winning two national titles.

Shanelle Dobson, 22, from New Plymouth, successfully defended her Super Gas class national points title at the New Zealand nationals at the weekend, as well as winning the day’s racing at Meremere.

But there’s to be no more speeding for this self-proclaimed girly girl.

She’s switching gears for shears and wants to focus full time on …

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Engines will roar this weekend on the lake, when not just one, but two boat racing events take place.

For the first time in a decade at Lake Elsinore, the National Jet Boat Association will hold drag races between high-powered boats Saturday and Sunday….

….Also on Saturday, another in a series of races billed as the Lake Elsinore Watercraft Dash is scheduled to kick off at 8 a.m. with competitions beginning at 10 a.m. at Elm Grove Recreation Area next to the lake’s boat launch at 500 W. Lakeshore Drive. As many as 100 competitors are expected to participate in the event, one in a series organized by … Details


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Bob Tasca completed a dream weekend Sunday by racing to his first career victory at the ACDelco NHRA Gatornationals.

Larry Dixon, Jason Line and Hector Arana also were winners at the NHRA Full Throttle Drag Racing Series event at historic Gainesville Raceway.

Tasca, who earned his first No. 1 qualifying position on Saturday, finished the job Sunday by powering his Motorcraft Quick Lane Ford Shelby Mustang to a final-round performance of 4.200 seconds at 280.72 mph to hold off defending Gatornationals winner Tony Pedregon, whose Q Horsepower Chevy Impala trailed with a 4.536 at 210.90.

“I’m speechless,” said Tasca, who defeated …  Details