The 2010 Chevrolet Camaro will be the pace car for this year’s Indianapolis 500.
Indianapolis Motor Speedway officials announced the selection Thursday during a ceremony at the speedway museum…. More info
Children of all ages were invited out to the second annual Cardboard Box Sled Derby on the Outing Club Sledding Hill on Wednesday morning. The event marked the first day of festivities for the town of Gilford’s Winter Carnival happening this week for children on school vacation.
This year children brought onto the hill some very creative and uniquely designed cardboard sleds, ranging from a basic style sled shaped like a canoe to a large shark and a mini Volkswagen Van sled. All of the designs were made from scratch and out of plain brown cardboard.
“This was a fun event for the children and it was such a cute event to watch…. More Info
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At first, Eckerd College student Alex Moore and his buddies just wanted to take a long kiteboard trip.
“You have heard of a surfing safari,’ ” said the 22-year-old anthropology major. “Well, we wanted to do a kitesurfing safari.”
Kitesurfing, which many consider to be the fastest growing “extreme” water sport, requires a high level of fitness and technical skill. Pinellas County happens to be a hotbed for kitesurfers, and Moore and fellow Eckerd students Tripp Hobbs and Matt Sexton and USF’s Chase Kosterlitz are at ground zero of this movement.
On a good day, an experienced kitesurfer can reach speeds up to …Â More info
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It looks like NASCAR Kart Racing for the Nintendo Wii may be the only NASCAR game releasing this year.
According to an ESPN report, sources inside EA Sports claim there will not be a NASCAR ’10 title for any of the major consoles and that with EA’s NASCAR license expiring in 2010, we may have seen the last NASCAR game by the publishing giant.
An EA spokesperson told ESPN, “We are continuing our conversations with NASCAR, but…Â More info