Jimmie Johnson came to Daytona International Speedway with a new beard and a cut finger, two topics that have so far overshadowed his status as NASCAR’s three-time defending champion.
So just how overlooked is Johnson’s on-track achievements? Carl Edwards was picked over Johnson to win this year’s Sprint Cup championship.
“What about me?” Johnson wondered on Wednesday, the first full day of preparations for the season-opening Daytona 500. “I just thought, “Damn, if you won three championships in a row, you’d think you’d be a favorite.”‘…Â More info
You know, it’s easy for reviewers to turn a game like NASCAR Kart Racing into a whipping boy. I was truly expecting to gleefully run the game through the wringer, ready to slam it for being all sorts of terrible things and ruining the Wii library with its expected cash-in crumminess. The problem: the game isn’t bad. Oh sure, it’s a shameful Mario Kart clone with NASCAR rednecks instead of Nintendo mascots, but for what it’s worth the game isn’t an embarrassment to the Wii line-up. NASCAR Kart Racing is actually, you know, fun. .. More info
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FISE, the International Extreme Sport Festival is pleased to announce its 13th edition in 2009, giving you rendezvous from May 20-24 in downtown Montpellier on “Les Rives du Lez” in the South of France.
FISE is the biggest European Pro Freestyle Contest and will once again be host to more than 1,500 professional and amateur athletes from all over the world in skateboard, wakeboard, BMX, slopestyle MTB and inline skating…Â More info
Tourism officials and adventure aficionados have discovered an idyllic windsurfing destination in the northeastern part of Luzon, which is fast emerging as a water sports destination.
A joint team from the Department of Tourism (DOT) and the private sector recently explored Anguib beach, its white beach and crystal clear waters in Sta. Ana town, Cagayan province, and found the area perfect for windsurfing, which is fast gaining popularity in the country, thanks to foreign and local enthusiasts.
“Hands down Anguib beach is a lot better than Bulabog Beach on Boracay island,†said Manny Cabili, president of the Philippine Windsurfing/Kitesurfing Association (PWA)…. More info
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