Latest news from the Volvo fleet as they head towards Cape Horn. Not an average day on Ericsson 3, onboard Telefonica Blue they have no heater and are in different weather from the leaders and on Green Dragon Ian Walker says its been a brutal and cold 48 hours. Read on…..
ERICSSON 3 Leg Five Day 31 QFB: received 16.03.09 1250 GMT
Another day in the Ericsson 3 office. Not an average day, but one of maybe 30 in this race where we sail on the borderline of what boat and crew can take. We are hanging on the back of the powerful low pressure system …Â Details
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From 9th November 2008 to the 15th March 2009 Рhere is a brief summary of the major events in this sixth Vend̩e Globe, which was won by Michel Desjoyeaux on Foncia on 1st February. The Austrian, Norbert Sedlacek brought the race to an end 42 days later by completing his round the world voyage yesterday.
9th November: The Race of the Century begins: 30 skippers, including 19 new boats and just as many favourites set out on the non-stop solo round the world voyage. The moderate south-westerly wind soon increased to a major storm in the Bay of Biscay. Four skippers returned to…. Details
Nissan on Monday announced a significant price increase on the 2010 GT-R. The Japanese automaker said the base 2010 GT-R will start at $81,790, including a $1,000 destination charge. The uplevel 2010 GT-R Premium will start at $84,040, including shipping.
Nissan noted that the new pricing is effective March 21.
In its pricing statement, Nissan pointed out several modest upgrades to …Â Details
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Landis is trying to decide whether to follow fellow American Lance Armstrong‘s example and ride again in the Tour de France.
Landis, whose 2006 Tour title was taken from him after he failed a dope test, says he will decide soon whether to take aim at the 2010 Tour.
“I will take a few weeks of peace and quiet to assess what I want to do with the next years of my life, if it leads me to want to do the Tour de France again and all the chaos that surrounds a bicycle race,” he told Reuters in a telephone interview.
“I would have to make a decision by …Â Details