Category Archives: Special Events

Travis Pastrana pilots the Miss Geico for the very first time

Ocean City Maryland Friday, August 14, 2020   View this post on Instagram @travispastrana gives his raw impressions after his first ever test session in #MissGEICO šŸ˜Ž @geico @alpinestars @bell_powersports @ocairshow A post shared by Miss GEICO Racing Team (@missgeicoracing) on Aug 14, 2020 at 11:38am PDT   View this post on Instagram ā€œKidā€ inContinue reading “Travis Pastrana pilots the Miss Geico for the very first time”

Welcome home Space X Bravo! #Spacedads

August 2, 2020: Crew Dragon Endeavour splashdown, the first crewed water landing in 45 years. History in the making. Today, history was made.@AstroBehnken & @Astro_Doug returned to Earth aboard @SpaceX's Crew Dragon Endeavour, completing their #LaunchAmerica @Commercial_Crew mission and ushering in a new era of human spaceflight: https://t.co/uPa3srrXp4 pic.twitter.com/sP7sxPQXbf — NASA (@NASA) August 3, 2020Continue reading “Welcome home Space X Bravo! #Spacedads”

Findley Echols goes for a dip at Oldtown Idaho over the weekend “driver is fine”

View this post on Instagram Itā€™s race weekend šŸ§” . . . . #letsgoracing #lil440 #hydroplane #racing #hydroplaneracing #outboards #outboardmotor #boatracing #apba #apbaracing A post shared by Findley Echols (@findley_echols_racing) on Jul 9, 2020 at 7:14pm PDT View this post on Instagram Second place finishes in both of sundays heats, thank you @wfo_racing33 for lendingContinue reading “Findley Echols goes for a dip at Oldtown Idaho over the weekend “driver is fine””

Hereā€™s your weekend outlook for July 11/12 2020 “Its slim pickings”

With the July 4th weekend in the rearview mirror and Covid-19 cases once again surging around the Southeastern and West Coast part of the country what little racing left on the 2020 docket is scrambling to get in under the wire before states start to roll back retstrictions regarding large gatherings.Ā  That said if youā€™reContinue reading “Hereā€™s your weekend outlook for July 11/12 2020 “Its slim pickings””

Plan on going to the Idaho regatta this weekend here’s what you need to know

  Via Idaho Regatta WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW FOR 2020!! PLEASE READ !! Due to Covid19, we will be having some recommendations for the 2020 Idaho Regatta. These are recommendations from the CDC and Southern Idaho Health Dept and a couple from the Idaho Regatta. 1. “WEAR A MASK”. We recommend that you bringContinue reading “Plan on going to the Idaho regatta this weekend here’s what you need to know”

Nascar rallies around Bubba Wallace after heinous act on Sunday at Talladega

Update 6/23 Breaking: The FBI has determined that Bubba Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime and that a pull rope fashioned like a noose had been on a garage door at Talladega since as early as last fall, NASCAR said Tuesday. https://t.co/D5mLTZHgVC — SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 23, 2020 pic.twitter.com/NCYiNBSuFn — NASCAR (@NASCAR)Continue reading “Nascar rallies around Bubba Wallace after heinous act on Sunday at Talladega”

The 47th All-Stars GP event comes to a close in Osaka, Japan

View this post on Instagram The final two days of The 47th All Stars GP meet in Osaka were held on May 30 and May 31 with a mixture of results from the favourites and a long deserved victory for the overall winner. Hitoshi Shinozaki, 32 years old, from Fukuoka in Kyushu, took home theContinue reading “The 47th All-Stars GP event comes to a close in Osaka, Japan”

Video: This ain’t your grandfather’s runabout

View this post on Instagram Close up cornering shots from Edogawa BOATRACE stadium in Tokyo. Thereā€™s a lot of daylight under those boat racers. #boatrace #racingboat #hydroplaneboats #dynamiteboatrace #championboatrace A post shared by dynamite_boatrace_japan (@dynamite_boatrace_japan) on May 28, 2020 at 6:55am PDT

Video: The 47th All-Stars GP regatta underway in Osaka, Japan

  TOKYO, May 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — DYNAMITE BOATRACE Japan, one of the most popular high-octane water motorsports in Japan for more than 70 years, kicks off its summer competition schedule on May 26-31, 2020, with the 47thĀ BOATRACE All Star SG Series in Osaka. While live attendance remains restricted during the State of EmergencyContinue reading “Video: The 47th All-Stars GP regatta underway in Osaka, Japan”