Robert Hight is the fastest qualifier in top fuel, with Ashley Force Hood and John Force close behind.
The skies cleared just long enough Saturday for John Force Racing to establish itself as the favorite funny car team in today’s NHRA drag races in Pomona.
In the first and only round of qualifying for the season-opening Kragen O’Reilly Winternationals at Auto Club Speedway, Force driver and defending race winner Robert Hight posted the fastest time of 4.037 seconds down the 1,000-foot track…Â More info
Bardonecchia, Italy – The women of U.S. Snowboarding swept the podium of a World Cup halfpipe contest in Italy on Saturday with Kelly Clark (Mt. Snow, VT) in first, Hannah Teter (Belmont, VT) in second and Gretchen Bleiler (Aspen, CO) in third.
“For me personally it’s a good feeling to win where I was defeated three years ago,” Clark said. “Hannah was riding very strong but I just did my run as I wanted it. I’m glad that I won this great event and that the U.S. took one, two and three.”
Clark last competed in Bardonecchia when she placed fourth trying to defend her Olympic gold medal during the 2006 Games in Torino. Now, while it’s not the Olympics, Clark feels redemption…Â More info
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Forget technique. The thing that holds most Brits back when they hit the mountains in winter is fitness. After all, a life of texting, typing and the occasional trip to the supermarket is hardly adequate preparation for a week of relentless physical activity in an oxygen-depleted environment.
Add a little vin chaud into the equation and it’s no wonder we’re wrecks by the middle of our holiday.
In a perfect world, we’d remedy this situation by undertaking a carefully structured ski-fitness course… More info