Montana Senators Jon Tester and Rep. Denny Rehberg are each proposing legislation to undo a ban on sales of mini-bikes and parts for them.
The off-road motorcycles and ATVs were unwittingly banned as a result a new national limit on lead in children’s products. It has left dealers holding thousands of the machines and even forced the cancellation of some motocross racing.
Dealers say it is silly to think children will eat their mini-bike parts.
Tester says his bill will also exempt …Â Details
The Lanier Canoe and Kayak Club will hold the inaugural Dragon Boat 10K Challenge on May 9 at the Lake Lanier Olympic Center in Gainesville, site of the 1996 Olympic Flatwater Canoe and Kayak events.
The 10K Challenge will be part of a weekend of distance events as the club hosts the United States Association of Canoe Kayak (USACK) National Marathon Team trials.
The Olympic Venue on Clarks Bridge will be …Â Details
Anheuser-Busch ended its sponsorship of the NHRA.
The St. Louis-based division of Anheuser-Busch InBev also announced that it will end its 30-year relationship with Kenny Bernstein Racing’s NHRA team. The brewery said the three-decade relationship was the longest in motorsports history, eclipsing STP’s 28-year sponsorship of NASCAR’s Richard Petty.
Budweiser has sponsored the NHRA since the early 1980s and is celebrating its 30th season with Kenny Bernstein Racing. The Budweiser-Bernstein relationship is …Â Details
Devizes teenagers Catherine Russ and Alana Cox will be among the estimated 500 starters in this year’s Devizes to Westminster canoe race, setting off from The Wharf on Good Friday.
The 16-year-olds will not just be attempting the gruelling 125-mile endurance race to set the best time they can, but they will also be trying to raise money for charity. …Â Details