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11
Feb

Automobile – NASCAR Shifts Gears into Social Networking

   Categories: Automobile, NASCAR

 NASCAR’s latest attempt to tap into a younger, more tech-savvy fan base comes in a form of a social networking site for Kevin Harvick, the popular NASCAR driver of the Richard Childress Racing number 29 Shell Pennzoil Chevrolet Impala SS car.

Based on the Ning platform, the Fan Central website was launched by a media solutions provider TrendyMinds, allowing users to create personalized pages, post to forums and blogs, chat online, share and comment on pictures and videos, create groups and Twitter feeds, and even stream music. Since its January 2009 launch, it has amassed 1800 members, adding about 170 new users daily.

The company even claims that…  More info

 

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11
Feb

Fantasy NASCAR preview: Five things to watch in 2009

   Categories: Automobile, NASCAR, Video Games

Fantasy NASCAR players thrive on constants. Uncertainty doesn’t sit well when trying to predict drivers’ fortunes over the course of a 36-race season.
There will be fewer constants to bank on in 2009, largely the result of the economic crisis that has rocked the sport’s core. Team mergers, the lack of sponsorships and mass driver changes will make the fantasy aspect of the sport much more of a guessing game than in the past….  More info
11
Feb

Powerboat – FX Simulation to unveil P1 Powerboat motion simulator at Dubai Boat Show

   Categories: Boating, Powerboat, Video Games

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Visitors to the Dubai Boat Show held at Mina Seyahi from 3rd – 7th of March will have the opportunity to experience what it’s like racing in the P1 Powerboat Grand Prix world series by riding on a themed motion simulator ride.

The simulator designed and manufactured by FX Simulation (UK) Ltd is themed and branded in the P1 livery. Inside, daredevil riders sit into the seats and can choose to experience two different races created from real footage of last year’s Powerboat Grand Prix. …  More info


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11
Feb

Santa Barbara Island Isolated, But Visitors Are Never Alone

   Categories: Boating, Kayak, Canoe & Rafting

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You’re never really alone on Santa Barbara Island. I soon found that out while rounding the southern end of the one-square-mile islet in my kayak. From utter silence to a raucous cacophony of yelps and bellows, my solo journey around the smallest of California’s eight Channel Islands was interrupted by thousands of California sea lions — some just curious, others territorial. …  More info

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