This year’s conference is all about efforts to try and take the guesswork out of making better waves and better surfing equipment. Of course, everyone has a different take on what makes a good wave – and evaluating surfboard performance can often lead to opinions that are little more than ‘psychosomatic’ (Steve Pezman, 2000). However, with some outstanding engineers and clear-thinking surfers on the agenda, as well as a first-ever fin ‘turbulence’ project at the Scripps Hydraulic Laboratory, SASIC 8 promises to be an event unique in the history of surfers trying to create waves and equipment to match their dreams…Â More info
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There is an awful lot of doom and gloom out there, but when the going gets tough, the tough go shopping.
And being the patriotic sort that I am, I decided to do my part for the good of the economy and help Congress spend our way back to prosperity.
Shopping for a new board is therapy that I suggest you all to try. Walking into a shop nowadays with a fistful of dollars and a gleam in your eye is equivalent to Kelly Slater showing up at your local surf shop. From all the attention you get, it’s like you just won the World Championship Tour or something.
But board shopping can be an intimidating affair…. More info
The question on stock car fans minds as the 2009 NASCAR season gets ready to put the pedal-to-the-metal is if anyone prevent Jimmie Johnson from winning an unprecedented fourth consecutive Sprint Cup Championship.Â
If you are looking for an edge for a Sprint Cup futures wager you should stick with a team that is a proven winner. I’ll use the 2008 season as an example. Last year, only six …Â More info
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When I think of the funniest moments in sports, I think of things that we rarely witness happening. Seemingly spot on, near-perfect athletes having moments that make them seem like they don’t always sit on the pedestal we place them on. I think of the moments that demonstrate they are human, that they are one of us.
The date is Nov. 15, 1992. I am in the chilly grandstands of Atlanta Motor Speedway. This is a sentimental and memorable day. It is the final race of the NASCAR Winston Cup (now Sprint Cup) season. There is a tremendous championship battle taking place, with five drivers mathematically eligible to claim the title…. More info