The world’s fastest snowmobiles will be pitted head-to-head when the World Series Ice Drags hits the track at Gaylord Regional Airport this weekend. This is the second year for the event, promoted by the Central Ontario Snowmobile Drag Racing Association (COSDRA).
Officials are waiting until Thursday morning to decide whether to postpone the event due to weather. The races would be rescheduled for Feb. 27-March 1…. More info
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The hill that started it all is in the Arbor Heights neighborhood in West Seattle.
Each day, young twins Lou and Jim Whittaker made their way down that hill between their home and Fauntleroy School, where they went to grade school, or Lincoln Park, where they paddled around Puget Sound in canoes and rafts they cobbled together. Each trip home meant a hike up the hill.
“We were up and down that hill all the time, so maybe that’s where it all began,” Jim Whittaker said. “That’s how we came to be in such good shape.”…Â More info
A Colfax man sustained facial injuries Monday afternoon after allegedly “surfing†on his friend’s pickup truck in Chicago Park.
Richard Griggs, 30, was taken to Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital at about 1 p.m. Monday after he allegedly tried to “surf†on the right side running board of a 2002 Ford F150 pickup … More info
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Four past winners of the Hang Loose Pro Contest stills in the game for a second title in the historic tenth edition in Fernando de Noronha (PE). The current champion Brazilian Raoni Monteiro and Brazilians Jean da Silva won their heats, while Brazilians Guilherme Herdy and Victor Ribas finished in second and move on into the round of the 48 best surfers. Other stars who also had great performances was Brazilians Hizunome Bettero, Fabio Gouveia, Simao Romao and the two times World Pro Junior Champion, Pablo Paulino, which recorded the highest heat total score of the event so far.
As the limit of time to stay on the beach is 6 pm, two heats failed to close the Round of 96. The waves fell slightly on Tuesday, but the tubes continued pulling the highest scores…Â More info