It’s day two of Damn Am where 130+ top ams were cut down to 30 today in the Damn Am Qualifiers. We’ve got the cream of the crop and some sideshow antics from the rest of the good times here at Damn Am Los Angeles for day two.
Pascale Honore is just like any other surfer, keen to drop everything when the waves are up to find the perfect ride – except she’s a paraplegic.
In order to ride the waves of the state’s rugged West Coast, Pascale and her surfing partner Tyron Swan, 23, have come up with a unique solution involving a roll of duct tape and a whole lot of courage.
Before she hits the water the 50-year-old Elliston mother slips herself into a backpack – “just a Kmart special”, she says – with leg holes cut into the bottom. She’s then lifted on to Ty’s back before another helper is called in to … More
Defending series champion Ryan Dungey won the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championships’ inaugural Tennessee National on Saturday, finishing third in the first 450 Class moto and winning the second at Muddy Creek Raceway.
“It’s good to get the first win so early in the season,” said Dungey, the Red Bull KTM rider from Belle Plaine, Minn. “It was definitely a hard fought win today. The track was rough and there were a lot of tough guys out there but I think they key is just going to be … More