Friday, October 12, 2012

Manny Vargas leaves the IBA commentators' booth

Manny Vargas: he owned the commentators' booth

Manny Vargas will not be throwing off his good humor at the commentators' booth for the last three events of the 2012 IBA World Tour.

Manny V has published a YouTube video in which he explains that he will not be commentating the riders' waves in Mexico, Puerto Rico and Gran Canaria.

"Unfortunately, for unforeseen circumstances, I will not be attending the last three events on the 2012 IBA World Tour. I apologize my fans and all the viewers", says Manny Vargas, from a San Diego office.

Source: http://www.surfertoday.com/bodyboarding/7888-manny-vargas-leaves-the-iba-commentators-booth

Gary Semics Doug Henry Torlief Hansen Mike Kiedrowski

Rutted Corners

There are two obstacles you will always have to face on the track: ruts and corners.  Combine the two and traversing themcan be frustrating.  The power and torque that modern four strokes produce is pretty incredible and lines get dug out quickly.  Corners are the backbone of speed which makes it essential to be extremely proficient in riding at any situation.

One thing that has always helped me is to concentrate on one corner that is giving me problems.  Try to get to the track later in the day when it is rougher and not as many people are there.  Find your corner and enter the track safely in the section before, then hit the corner and go back to the previous section to repeat.  If there aren’t many people, this will allow you plenty of time to find what you need to work on.

The first aspect you need to look at is your entrance technique.  You want to be in the attack position all the way through the chop.  Braking should be gradual; do not lock the back tire up or the rear end can sway side to side.  For inside ruts, putting more emphasis on the front brake will get your front forks to squat lower so you can carve harder.  As for outside lines, it is better to use the back to keep more momentum up.

When it comes time to sit, the process from standing to sitting should be one, fluid motion.  You sit, put the inside leg up, and apply the throttle smoothly.  Some have a tendency to blip the throttle and it bounces them around.  The suspension throws the rider from the flow of the turn as leaning and steering become out of sync.  A simple way to help with this is to just look ahead!  When you approach the corner, look at the apex.  As you get closer to the apex, begin looking further and further ahead to the next obstacle.  You go wherever you look.

One overlooked method is to stay relaxed.  Ride with the turn and don’t try to blast through it.  Don’t tighten up so much and worry about messing up.  You know how to ride a bike so have confidence in your abilities.  Take some time to get this down and you will be making up time on every one.

 

Source: http://www.mxtrainingblog.com/riding-techniques/rutted-corners/

Frederic Bolley Brian Myerscough Thomas Allier Broc Hepler

Husqvarna Celebrates Victory at Loretta Lynn's GNCC

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/11/husqvarna-celebrates-victory-at-loretta.html

Georges Jobe Peter Johansson Harry Everts Ryan Dungey

Ice Climbing an Iceberg in Iceland

www.furiousearth.com Adventurer George Kourounis tries his hand at Ice climbing on an iceberg in a glacial lagoon in Iceland. This is dangerous because icebergs can flip without warning. The morning after this was filmed, we noticed that the iceberg had flipped over at some point overnight. Produced by www.peterrowe.tv

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/ExtremeSportsBlog/~3/TsenpHWC8zc/

Clement Desalle Ken De Dycker Sylvain Geboers Mickael Maschio

Deep winter in the Cascades



A Look Back

Last winter in the Cascades, from the lens of photographer Ian Coble. Gallery



Last winter was a season of feast or famine around the U.S. For those in the Rockies and the Sierra -- which typically get pounded by snow -- it seemed like storms were few and far between. But thanks...

Source: http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/blog/_/post/8424370/deep-winter-cascades?campaign=rss&source=unknown

Billy MacKenzie George Holland Yves Demaria Steven Frossard

Maurice Owens slaloms to victory in Malahide

Malahide: those grey Irish skies...

Maurice Owens took the first place in the Gold fleet of the 2012 Surfdock Malahide event of the Irish Slalom Series.


Round 4 of the 2012 Irish Slalom Series proved to be a challenging event. The penultimate stage of the year was held in the newly built Malahide Yacht Club, offering amazing facilities.
 
Notable performances in the Gold fleet came from the first and second placed racers Maurice Owens and Hannes Louet-Feisser, who dominated many of the races.

Source: http://www.surfertoday.com/windsurfing/7932-maurice-owens-slaloms-to-victory-in-malahide

Roger De Coster Andrea Bartolini Xavier Boog Marnicq Bervoets

How do you like your rivalry?



Kelly against Andy? Occy and Curren? MP versus the world? Surfing needs a good rivalry. Some say Kolohe v. John John is the latest and greatest. Both athletes dispute the fact ... to an extent. Regardless, the stats prove otherwise. John John's in the world title hunt, Kolohe's hoping to requalify....

Source: http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/blog/_/post/8373608/how-do-your-rivalry?campaign=rss&source=unknown

Gert van Doorn Christian Beggi Heinz Kinigadner Fritz Betzlbacher

Wyaralong Motorbike Park

QLD moto park is now open check out go pro footage of track 1 and qld mot park mx 2!



The Queensland government in association with Motorcycling Queensland is set to open a new motorbike park south of Brisbane at Wyaralong between Beaudesert and Boonah, Queensland. Bookings can be made at Nominate The park offers trail bike riding and a natural terrain motocross track and in the future will cater for motocross,


supercross, stadium-cross and freestyle motocross. There will also be a pee wee and family track and a dedicated area for trials.

Unpowered sites are available for camping at around $5 per person per day.

The cost of riding at the facility is currently..
Adult MA licence holder – $35 ($39 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Adult non-MA licence holder – $42.50 ($47 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Child (U16 years) MA licence holder – $20 ($22 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)
Child (U16 years) non-MA member, $25 ($28 for non SEQ Council of Mayors region)

Click herer to see a map of the location

Jump to 5:48 to see footage of the natural terrain motocross track

Click here to see the development plan

There is an official (invitation only) launch and opening planned to take place on on site Sunday 18 December 2011. After this date the park will be opening to the general public.

Source: http://www.superfreestylemotocross.com/blog/wyaralong-motorbike-park/

Erik Eggens Shayne King Maximilian Nagl Dusty Klatt

Thursday, October 11, 2012

Face Time: Sammy Carlson



Last January, during the Ski Big Air finals at Winter X Games Aspen 2012, Sammy Carlson crashed upon landing and tore the MCL in his right knee, putting an abrupt end to his winter season.

It was a minor tear that didn't require surgery, but it still involved months of physical therapy at the U.S....

Source: http://espn.go.com/action/freeskiing/blog/_/post/8362742/sammy-carlson?campaign=rss&source=unknown

Sven Breugelmans Jim Pomeroy Ove Lundell Roger De Coster

(10/08) UP-UP-UPDATE

Three-quarters of the way through 2012 Punt of the Year

Source: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/surfline-rss-surf-news/~3/_k-CvPWmKSY/

Trampas Parker Sebastien Pourcel Pit Beirer Jimmy Ellis

Graham Jarvis has taken victory at the Wildwood Rock Extreme Enduro

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/11/graham-jarvis-has-taken-victory-at.html

Trey Canard Doug Dubach Bob Hannah Clement Desalle

Trouble on Thamburudhoo



"It has to be stopped," said Occy succinctly, talking with a small group of local Maldivian surfers. "They can't develop this place, it can't happen."

"Places like this, we need them, " reiterated Tom Curren. "They can't be closed to surfers, they can't be closed to anybody. How can you close the...

Source: http://espn.go.com/action/surfing/blog/_/post/8366328/trouble-thamburudhoo?campaign=rss&source=unknown

Davide Guarneri Donny Schmit Mike Bell Vladimir Kavinov

Husqvarna Celebrates Victory at Loretta Lynn's GNCC

Source: http://imxmag.blogspot.com/2011/11/husqvarna-celebrates-victory-at-loretta.html

Christophe Martin Torsten Hallman Paul Malin Brad Lackey

DOUBLE RUNNER UP POSITIONS FOR MONSTER ENERGY YAMAHA

Tension was at an all time high at the hillside track of Little Silver, Exter. Usually seen at the beginning of the season, the fast and technical track saw the Championship come together for an epic finale.

In the first MX2 start …

To read the full report and results on the Bike It Cosworth Yamaha website, visit:

http://www.yamaha-mx.co.uk/results.php?race=124

Source: http://moto.mpora.com/race-reports/double-runner-up-positions-for-monster-energy-yamaha.html

Stefan Everts Brett Metcalfe Jacky Martens Mark Jones

Double Coverage: Patriots at Seahawks

Tom Brady was on injured reserve with a knee injury the last time his New England Patriots visited the Seattle Seahawks. The year was 2008. The Seahawks had a 2-10 record. Seneca Wallace was their starting quarterback. Mike Holmgren was their head coach. Pete Carroll was at USC. Now, for the really different part: The Seahawks' defense, currently ranked No. 1 in yards allowed, ranked 30th back then. It had allowed six total rushing and passing touchdowns in its previous two games, one more than the 2012 team has allowed in five games this season.

Source: http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/_/id/64852/double-coverage-patriots-at-seahawks

Jean Sebastien Roy Tony DiStefano Tommy Searle Dave Bickers

Slalom, Freestyle and Wave windsurfing world champions crowned in Sylt

Windsurfing: the 2012 PWA World Tour champions head into the sunset

The 2012 PWA World Tour is over. Antoine Albeau, Jose "Gollito" Estredo, Philip Köster, Iballa Ruano Moreno, Valerie Arrighetti and Sarah-Quita Offringa have been crowned in the Slalom, Freestyle and Wave windsurfing world champions.


The last windsurfing event of the year promised an incredible finish. The Reno PWA Sylt World Cup provided an outstanding array of conditions, as anything from cross to cross offshore wave riding to perfect freestyle conditions hit Sylt over the 10 days of the event.

In the Men's Slalom, Bjorn Dunkerbeck came into the event with the world title lead, but unfortunately for the terminator things didn't go exactly his way over the duration of the event, and Antoine Albeau reclaimed his PWA Slalom World title.

Source: http://www.surfertoday.com/windsurfing/7942-slalom-freestyle-and-wave-windsurfing-world-champions-crowned-in-sylt

Anthony Boissiere Marvin Musquin Carl Nunn Frederic Bolley

Gareth Morgan selected for British Olympic kiteboarding trial

Gareth Morgan: first British Olympic kiteboarder?

Gareth Morgan will be one of the first kiteboarders to prepare for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.

The kitesurfer from Tenby was invited to compete in the ranking trials, at British Olympic Sailing Academy, in Weymouth. The invite-only event debuts the beginning of the selection of the rider that will represent Great Britain in the upcoming Olympic Games, in Brazil.

Source: http://www.surfertoday.com/kiteboarding/7889-gareth-morgan-selected-for-british-olympic-kiteboarding-trial

Les Archer Rui Goncalves Heikki Mikkola Larry Brooks

Kiteboarding Polarized Sunglasses Headband Water Sports Kitesurfing Designer New

51Hj6L2vWTL. SL160  Kiteboarding Polarized Sunglasses Headband Water Sports Kitesurfing Designer New
Product Descriptionkiteboarding Polarized Sunglasses.
100% UVA and UVB protection.
They float on the water and are lightweight.
Comes with adjustable head strap to prevent loosing them when you crash on the water.
Also good for any other water sports like: windsurfing, surfing, sailing, kayaking, etc.

Why use special sunglasses on the water?
Sun, salt, water, wind and sand are rough on the eyes, all riders should wear eye protection.

These sunglasses are designed specifically for kiteboarding. They come padded with rubber, this prevents injuries when smashing against the face, or when falling into the water. They’re Polarized.

The main advantages are:
– Block wind, sand and water
– The rubber around the eye pieces keep the lenses away from riders face
– They float on water
– Ultra UV protection

Don’t risk your eyes, keep them protected, even when there is no sun, we have also CLEAR lens sunglasses so you can be protected even when it’s not sunny out there.
Click here to see other models available!

Source: http://www.solkiteboarding.com/kiteboarding/kiteboarding-polarized-sunglasses-headband-water-sports-kitesurfing-designer-new

Julien Bill John Dowd Eric Cheney Joël Robert

Photo Feature: 2012 Motocross of Nations

2012 Motocross of Nations, Belgium. The deep sand of Lommel. Team Germany’s stunning victory. Home team Belgium second. USA disappointed with third. Massive and enthusiastic crowd. Tony Cairoli, Ken Roczen and Jeffery Herlings take individual honors in MX1, MX2, and Open classes – all racing KTM’s.

Next year the event is in Germany. For now, we hope you enjoy the giant photo feature below.

In the photos, Ryan Dungey is number 1, Blake Baggett 2, Justin Barcia 3, Gautier Paulin 4, Marvin Musquin 5, Tommy Searle 10, Clement Desalle 13, Max Nagl 19, Ken Roczen 20, Marcus Schiffer 21, Jeffrey Herlings 27, Rui Goncalves 31, Antonio Cairoli 46. You’ll also see Evgeny Bobryshev, and others, and photos we hope give you the flavor of what “Nations” is all about

Team Germany – Nagl, Schiffer, Roczen – 2012 Champions!

That’s Tony Cairoli on his way to individual top honors

 

The post Photo Feature: 2012 Motocross of Nations appeared first on Supercross.com.

Source: http://supercross.com/photo-feature-2012-motocross-of-nations/

Vic Eastwood Greg Albertyn Mickael Pichon Auguste Mingels