Research reported in a recent study by scientists at Stanford University and the University of Minnesota show awe-inspiring moments have significant psychological benefits to everyone who experience such moments. These benefits include our ability adjust our perception of time, improve our quality of life, and alter our view of the world.
Motor sport used to be filled with awe-inspiring men and machines. The drivers are certainly still in the sport — whether Ayrton Senna’s magical qualifying lap at Monaco, Dario Franchitti’s last lap heroics at the 2012 Indy 500, or Jimmie Johnson controlling a 4-wheel drift on greasy 1-mile oval … More
Huntington Beach, CA – June 12, 2013 – The votes have been tallied and seven legendary wave riders will once again be forever enshrined in surfing’s history books on July 25, 2013. Through a selection ballot, a host of respected surf industry veterans, former professionals and surf journalists narrowed down a field of hundreds of candidates to name the seven 2013 Surfing Walk of Fame’s honorees in their respective categories – Taylor Knox (Surf Champion), Donald Takayama (Surf Pioneer), Jack McCoy (Surf Culture), Keala Kennelly, Sharron Weber (Women of the Year), Roy Crump (Local Hero) and Father Christian Mondor (Honor Roll).
The Surfing Walk of Fame is the only tribunal in surfing to award specific categories as well as require a 10-year margin since the commemorating achievement. This year’s recipients will be … More
There’s still snow to be found, even in the summer. You just have to look a little higher that normal. Bjorn Leines, Thomas Delfino, Flo Achenrainer, Angus Leith, and Bernie Kraxner all piled in an RV and traveled through the Austrian Alps searching for shred. Here’s what they found.