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Stuttgart based sports car maker Porsche is a little more than seven decades old now, ever since the first car to bear the name “Porsche” was unveiled back in spring 1948; the Porsche 356 “No. 1” Roadster. But way before that, about the time when Austrian Ferdinand Porsche unveiled the ever so significant Volkswagen Beetle to the world, the great automotive engineer was already building cars since the year 1900 when he developed an electrical hub drive which actually powered the world’s first vehicle with a hybrid gasoline-electric propulsion system.

Ferdinand’s son, Ferry Porsche also continued his father’s work as he operated Porsche AG in Stuttgart, Germany. To help highlight Porsche’s achievement as a company, and to give enthusiasts today a glimpse of Porsche’s glorious past, the auto maker made available a museum which only offered a total of 20 exhibits, which wasn’t enough to allow visitors to fully appreciate the brand.   More Info…

WTB has added Cecilia Potts and Jackie Baker to the company’s U.S. Tech Rep team.
WTB is ramping up its Tech Rep team to strategically increase its brand awareness and sales across the country. Potts and Baker have strong mountain bike roots and both have an intimate knowledge of their respective regions.  More Info…

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LAS VEGAS — Wandering the exhibition floor at the annual snow sports industry trade show is a little like skiing a mountain for the first time. One trail leads to the next; around every bend is a new discovery; and six hours later, you’re exhausted from taking it all in. Then you wake up the next day and do it all over again… More Info…

Global sports and entertainment company IMG and owner of the U.S. Open of Surfing, today announced, an agreement with Global Surftag and Jim Beam to produce the Jim Beam Surftag U.S.[Series]- a four event surf club/team competition to begin in late 2009… More Info…