For their honeymoon, Will and Melissa Calkins went to France. They didn’t go, however, to taste the cuisine or see the art. They went to stand on high mountain roads and celebrate their marriage by cheering their lungs out for five stages of the Tour de France.
That was 2004, a year of complete domination by Lance Armstrong, who became the first person to win six Tours. Since then, the couple has continued cheering and continued riding. And though the extremely pregnant Melissa won’t be making the trip from their home in Longmont, Colo. to Santa Cruz for the Stage 2 finish of the Amgen Tour of California this Monday, her husband is coming and so is … More info
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Categories: Board Sports, Boating, Kayak, Canoe & Rafting, Kiteboard, New Boating Products & Tests, Powerboat, PWC, Sailing, Wakeboard & Tubing, Water skiing, Windsurf & Sailboard
The L.A. Boat Show opened on a high note considering the challenging economic times. On the whole, exhibitors reported more interest that far exceeded expectations.
“We’re happy and making sales at the show,” commented Scott Driesbach, Advantage Boats COO with factory headquarters in Lake Havasu City, AZ. “It’s been a long six months, but after this Saturday and Sunday, we’re feeling much better about what 2009 holds in store. We closed several deals the first day and the introduction of our new 34 XFlight model created a lot of consumer buzz and plenty of quality leads that we’ll be following up in the weeks and months ahead.”
“This was pretty much the sentiment expressed by the majority of exhibitors at the show,” said SCMA Executive Director, Dave Geoffroy. “What was very encouraging…Â More info
Red Bull’s old and new Formula 1 cars outpaced the three other teams in action on the opening day of what proved to be yet another rain-hit pre-season European test at Jerez.
While Toro Rosso’s Sebastien Buemi again blurred the picture at the top of the timesheet by outpacing the field by over two seconds in the team’s 2008 car – a modified version of the Red Bull Racing RB4 – Sebastian Vettel gave … More info
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On Logano’s 18th birthday last May, Joe Gibbs and J.D. Gibbs wheeled in a cake shaped like a stock car dressed with black and red frosting to look like the Nationwide car Logano had just turned old enough to drive.
They were opening a news conference, but before that they wanted everyone in the room to sing “Happy birthday” in celebration of the day Logano was finally old enough to race in NASCAR’s national series.
Logano’s 18th birthday was one of the most anticipated in racing. Three years earlier Mark Martin had hailed Logano as the next big thing…Â More info