Derek Seaman is one of the masterminds behind O’Brien’s new wakeskate, the Intox. And Derek has actually been experimenting with wakeskate design for quite some time. I had the pleasure of hearing a few stories back in 2003, and at that time he was already testing some custom designed boards that were unlike anything in wakeskating. But now Derek has the opportunity to make his designs a full-on reality for wakeskaters everywhere. Derek is here to explain some of the design features of his first major wakeskate release with O’Brien.
Why did O’Brien want to step up their involvement in wakeskating to go beyond the traffic series?
Well, I think it was time. O’Brien has always had a strong desire to step it up in the wakeskate scene, but they wanted to make sure they did it right with the right product. By working together on this project, we leveraged our combined talents to achieve that goal. From every experience we’ve had at the camp, O’Brien makes a solid product which is usually highly underrated… More info
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NASCAR’s track attendance and revenue may be stalling, but top drivers’ paychecks continued to climb last year, thanks to large, multiyear sponsorship deals and heavy spending on apparel and gear by loyal fans. Overall, earnings for the top 10 drivers were $180 million, up 4.7% from our previous list.
Winning is not always the most important factor to making money. Top drivers generate between 8% and 31% of their earnings from the track. The rest comes from salary, licensing and sponsorships…Â More info
A day off at Daytona is a hard thing to bear.
It’s not the silence from the speedway — the peace and quiet is nice enough, here in the middle of Speedweeks.
The trouble is, today — with the Shootout crowd gone and the larger crowds for the qualifying races and the Daytona 500 still to come — is too strong a reminder of day-to-day Daytona Beach, when the races aren’t in town.
This isn’t exactly Margaritaville down here, and driving up and down the beach highway, A-1-A, is hardly a pleasure cruise. Daytona Beach and its suburbs aren’t exactly boomtowns. They are weary, faded, salt-corroded.
So I’ve drifted back down to the south, to my hotel in Port Orange, to blog with my sliding-glass door open, to see and hear the endless sea, which eases the sadness of workaday Daytona…Â More info
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Richard Kreibich, 66, owns a bed and breakfast reservation service, lives in Novato and straps on his skates to cruise the Embarcadero.
Why: I love flying down the Embarcadero on a sunny day to music on my iPod. I like to keep up with all of the younger kids and younger couples that also like to keep in shape.
Greatest accomplishment: When I was 27 and still living in communist Prague, I learned to ice skate to join the Holiday on Ice. It only took me four months of intensive training. I was later offered a contract by Madison Square Garden Productions as a comedian for the ice show…Â More info