Copenhagen, Denmark (February 13, 2009)—U.S. National Team member Taylor Phinney (Boulder, Colo.) shattered the U.S. national record in the men’s 4,000-meter individual pursuit Friday at the UCI Track World Cup in Denmark. Phinney, clocked a time of 4 minutes, 15.223 seconds in the qualifying round, surpassing the previous mark of 4:19.800 set by Mariano Friedick in 1996…. Details
In an attempt to clear up some of the starting confusion that has plagued the sport over the past few years, the American Boat Racing Association will assign lanes before the start of each heat this coming season.
In the past, drivers were allowed to “jockey” for lanes before the start of each heat in order to seize preferred race lanes, most often by slowing down as much as possible to camp out in the inside lanes.
While many loved the “race before the race,” others complained that it provided some boats with an unfair advantage and took attention away from the race itself.
That jockeying led to quite a bit of controversy last season. Jean Theoret and the U-37 Miss Beacon Plumbing had a win at Seattle taken away after being called for being off-plane before the start. Jeff Bernard was awarded the win San Diego aboard the U-5 Formulaboats.com despite apparently cutting off Steve David and the U-6 Oh Boy! Oberto.
For the past two years, the ABRA has attempted to clean up the mess by…Â More info
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It’s mid-February, and Western ski resorts are set to celebrate warmer weather, longer days and festive nights by staging everything from Mardi Gras carnivals and spring festivals to other upbeat events.
New Orleans and Rio de Janeiro are more famous for their carnivals, but Angel Fire, Breckenridge, Crested Butte, Keystone, Red River, Snowmass and Vail are ready to launch their own brand of Mardi Gras frivolity.
Angel Fire‘s five-day fete Feb. 20-24 combines the “world’s second-smallest” Mardi Gras street parade, grand ball, costume contest, mask-making party and live music with on-mountain bead tossing by skiers and snowboarders. 1-800-633-7463; www.angelfireresort.com
Keystone says it has one of the Rockies’ biggest Fat Tuesday parties…Â More info
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An American team will be racing in Formula One from 2010, and IndyCar driver Danica Patrick is a candidate to fill one of its seats.
USF1, which will be officially unveiled Feb. 24, will have a staff of at least 100, a working budget of 50 million euros (C$79.6 million) and an aim to put two American drivers on the starting grid. The team is looking at testing out a number of candidates, especially the 26-year-old Patrick.
“She’s great. She gets a lot of press,” USF1 technical director Ken Anderson said. “(Indianapolis Motor Speedway president) Tony George would probably be pretty mad with me if I took her out of the IRL but we’ll see.
“I don’t know if it’s something she wants to do…. More info