Friday’s medal racing climax at the 2013 African Course Racing Championship in Soma Bay, Egypt dawned with lighter conditions compared to the past two days, and all was set for the most tense day of racing so far.
Defending champion Mick Fanning survived a day of Rip Curl Pro upsets, but fellow surfing royalty Kelly Slater and Joel Parkinson were shock casualties.
Australia’s Fanning won a sudden-death fifth round showdown with Brazilian Raoni Monteiro to make the last eight at Bells Beach. But 11-time world champion Slater and reigning world title-holder Parkinson exited in the third round in the space of a sensational 30 minutes on Monday morning.
Slater, who is battling a mystery … More
Mild-mannered Julian Farnam, a respected member of his Livermore, CA, community and an accomplished Industrial Designer at Dolby Labs, is definitely a Dirtbag. Farnam has been building unconventional motorcycles for decades, including a hub-center-steered RZ350 that’s his daily driver. A decade or so ago, Farman also produced the AK-1 roadrace frames for Kawasaki EX500 engines, and he’s been a Dirtbagger since 2010, when he entered the contest with a chopped VF700 Interceptor.
This year’s design, which earned the coveted Coolest Bike title, began with a 1977 Yamaha RD400 frame and swingarm sourced off Craigslist for $75Â Â …Â More
Join us behind the scenes at Emirates Team New Zealand HQ for an exclusive look at the dramatic new performance-enhancing innovation revealed today that will help the team in its bid to win the toughest sailing challenge in the world — the 34th America’s Cup. In an ultra-competitive sport, skipper Dean Barker is well aware that you need every edge you can get if you’re going to succeed.