The Louis Vuitton Pacific Series showed over the past two weeks how good an offseason event in America’s Cup boats can be. Under the loom of volcanic Rangitoto Island, with the city skyline scraping the clouds, 10 teams of the world’s best sailors traded tacks, jibes, barbs and laughs in a friendly competition in towering Cup boats that got better as it rolled along.
Kiwi arch rivals and onetime bosom buddies Russell Coutts of the U.S. entry BMW Oracle and Brad Butterworth on Swiss Alinghi wound up facing each other in challenger finals …Â More info
Tacoma police on Thursday were investigating how a 16-year-old skateboarder was seriously injured Wednesday night while riding in Point Defiance Park.
Investigators have learned that the Tacoma teen and some friends were driving around Five Mile Drive in two cars about 6:30 p.m., about an hour after the park closed. The skateboarding boy was holding on to one of the cars, police spokesman Mark Fulghum said…. More info
Rob Dyrdek had all the friends and assorted folks out for a episode two release party at his Fantasy Factory. Now, I’ve never actually heard of an episode two release party before, but I am not going to complain. I assume it was some sort of conflict with the release of the Alien Video.
In any case, the Fantasy Factory is pretty epic. As you may have seen, there’s a house in there, where he does business and has a studio. There’s the skate park, his cousin, a massive skateboard (that some poor soul had to grip with stacks and stacks of grip sheets), a trampoline, a foam pit with a…Â More info
The bicycle, one of the world’s most resolutely human-powered machines, will join the long list of devices that have switched from the manual to the electronic when a new gear system makes its debut this weekend at the Tour of California.
Although the battery-powered derailleur by Shimano promises to bring ease and accuracy to changing gears by enabling riders to shift with a light touch to two electronic switches, traditionalists worry that it may erode the basic tenets of the sport.
“People choose bicycles precisely because … More info