In 1947, the world is gripped with excitement as the young Norwegian adventurer Thor Heyerdahl embarks on an astonishing expedition – a journey of 4,300 nautical miles across the Pacific Ocean on the Kon-Tiki raft. From his days living in the Marquesas with his wife Liv, Thor suspected that the South Sea Islands had been settled by ancient South Americans from thousands of miles to the east. Despite his inability to swim and fear of water, Thor decides to prove his theory by sailing the legendary voyage himself. After replicating the design of an ancient raft in balsa wood, Thor and five fellow adventurers set sail from Peru. Their only modern equipment is a radio, and they take a parrot along for company. A natural leader, Thor uses the stars and the ocean’s current to navigate the raft. After three dangerous months on the open sea, encountering raging storms, sharks, and all the dangers the Ocean can muster, the exhausted crew sight Polynesia and make a triumphant landing. Having sacrificed everything for his mission, even his marriage, the success of the Kon-Tiki expedition proves bittersweet for Thor.
Washington, D.C. – infoZine – The buckle on the helmet’s safety strap can release in an accident and allow the helmet to fall off the rider, posing a risk of head injury.
This recall involves Bell Full Throttle, full coverage bicycle motocross (BMX) helmets with a chin bar. The all-black helmets have UPC code   … More
More than 110.000 people were at this 2013 edition of the Winter XGames in the French Alps winter sports resort Tignes, this a new record for all the Winter X-Games editions ever organized, in Aspen and Tignes!
WINNERS 2013:
Women’s Snowboard SuperPipe – KELLY CLARK
Women’s Snowboard Slopestyle – SILJE NORENDAL
Men’s Snowboard SuperPipe – LOUIE VITO
Men’s Snowboard Slopestyle – SEBASTIEN TOUTANT
Women’s Ski SuperPipe – MARIE MARTINOD-ROUTIN
Women’s Ski Slopestyle – KAYA TURSKI
Men’s Ski SuperPipe – TORIN YATER-WALLACE
Men’s Ski Slopestyle – MCRAE WILLIAMS
Zero Motorcycles and Hollywood Electrics, leaders in all-electric motorcycles, announced they will partner to participate in the 2013 Pikes Peak International Hill Climb (PPIHC) on June 30, 2013, in Cascade, Colo. This year marks the first ever Electric Motorcycle Division in PPIHC’s 90 year history. Hollywood Electrics will organize and manage the efforts with motorcycles and technical support from Zero Motorcycles. Hollywood Electrics will be entering several different model Zero Motorcycles’ in the event including a number of stock and modified motorcycles. Hollywood Electrics has been an -authorized Zero Motorcycles dealer for the past four years and has been Zero’s #1 dealership in sales as well.
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb began in 1916 and  … More