No professional driver or rider has ever won more races than Ricky Carmichael in San Bernardino County, although motorcycle rider Matt Mladin’s six victories at Auto Club Speedway is a close second.
During his motocross career, Carmichael was the king of Glen Helen Raceway, winning eight times on the hills in north San Bernardino, minutes from where he will be racing Saturday.
Carmichael has decided to put away his motorcycle in favor of a NASCAR truck.
The sanctioning body is hoping all the Carmichael fans – the ones who cheered him to Supercross victories in Anaheim, San Diego and San Francisco – will venture to Fontana to see Carmichael compete …Â More info
Last summer’s Pikes Peak International Hill Climb weather was hot, dry, and windy and it caused headaches for a chunk of the competitors who battled the 14,115-foot Peak’s challenges.
Not so for David Kern and co-driver Allison Kern of Centennial, Colorado, who rocketed their way to the finish line in a record 11:48.434 to run away with the Time Attack 4WD crown in their Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution IX. That broke the old mark (12:49.064 by Nathan Conley, 2007) by more than one minute and beat their closest competitor by nearly 40 seconds.
Their record setting run was also fif5th fastest over all making their Mitsubishi EVO IX the fastest full-framed car to make it to the top…. More info
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If you’re a teenager, hanging out on a boat with an iPod full of music, a cell phone to text your best friends and a world wakeboard champion to critique your moves would rank pretty close to nirvana.
At Freeride Wakeboard School, campers do just that. Wakeboarding wizard Billy Garcia picks them up in his version of a limo — a Malibu boat with built-in ballast tanks that create the perfect wake for flipping and jumping.
On this day last summer, he welcomes 13-year-old pals Tori Showalter, Sara Shaw and Claire Prewitt aboard at the Loop 360 boat ramp on Lake Austin. Once the girls settle in, boat driver J.D. Day revs the engine and they buzz up to Emma Long Metropolitan Park to pick up a fourth camper, 15-year-old Taylor Ferris…Â More info