500 high school mountain bikers from 35 schools across northern California are eagerly awaiting the opening round of the 2009 Northern California High School Mountain Bike Racing Series, which begins March 1 with the 2009 Central Coast Invitational at East Garrison at Fort Ord, near Monterey.
The 2009 series opener is held on a fun course featuring lots of single track over rolling hills in mountain biking’s classic Fort Ord venue. Riders will complete multiple laps of a circuit that is approximately 6.0 miles per lap.
“Once again we are seeing an increase in the participation of students, schools and coaches, and as usual I am very excited to see the new crop of riders at the start line…. More info
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The first Brazilian jiu jitsu lesson for Mike Budnik came just months after he ended a world-class professional inline skating career. He was a gym manager then, about six years ago, overseeing six facilities in the Chattanooga, Tenn., area.
One day, the general manager of one of his gyms was talking with him about jiu jitsu, which the man taught. He convinced Budnik, whose self image was that of a scrappy New Yorker ready to face any challenge, into attending one of his jiu-jitsu lessons.
Soon, Budnik even got involved. …Â More info
What could be better than beating your archrival? How about doing it on national television? SPEED, the definitive network for motor sports and automotive lifestyle programming, is giving this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to two San Diego-area high schools as part of the second season of popular prime time original program, Drag Race High.
Set to premiere Feb. 18 at 10 p.m. ET, SPEED is teaming with High Five Entertainment to capture the three-month contest between El Camino and Ramona High Schools. In their pursuit of constructing a champion hot rod, students will receive instruction from teachers Steven Jennings of El Camino High School and Robert Grace of Ramona High School. Both schools receive $10,000 to begin the project and are allowed to raise up to $50,000 cash or in-kind contributions, such as parts, donated by outside organizations. …Â More info
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Ask the average fan what a Corvette race car looks like, and chances are he’ll describe the Pratt & Miller-built C6.R entries that have dominated ALMS GT1 competition since 2005. But on any given weekend, from the end of January through December, it’s possible to find scores of Vettes competing in vintage-class races all over the United States. Have you ever wanted to see a big-block Sting Ray go head-to-head against a 427 Cobra, or a ’63 Z06 battle it out with a Shelby GT350 Mustang? Thanks to vintage racing, legendary match-ups like these are still very much alive.
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There are currently around 50 different sanctioning organizations that hold races throughout the country. One of the larger groups is the Sports Car Club of America, or SCCA, which runs vintage races …Â More info
