SONOMA — Sweeping the Sonoma Grand Prix might not be as easy as 1-2-3 for Team Penske this year, but qualifying sure was. Teammates Will Power, Helio Castroneves and Ryan Briscoe turned in the top three times at Infineon Raceway on Saturday afternoon, a strong display by the Penske crew.
“It’s great when we can get three cars in the top three in qualifying,†Briscoe said afterward. “It means  … More
TEAHUPO’O, Taiarapu/French Polynesia (Saturday, August 27, 2011) — The surf world has been waiting and now the wait is over; some of the biggest, scariest waves seen at Tahiti’s infamous Teahupo’o have been tackled today by an elite crew of tow-surf specialists.
Teahupo’o is the primary site of Event 5 on the 2011 ASP Men’s World Tour, the Billabong Pro presented by Air Tahiti Nui, which is midway through its 12 day waiting period, yet the world’s top rated surfers were denied the opportunity to compete in historic conditions after the French Government last night issued a 24 hour “Code Red” advisory warning that prevents water craft from legal operation.Â
BILLABONG PRO TAHITI – CODE RED
Billabong Pro Tahiti 2011 – Code Red Tow Session Highlights
St. Augustine racer Ashley Fiolek won her third event of the season on Saturday in the Motorcycle-Superstore.com Women’s Motocross Championship.
Fiolek finished her motos with a first and a second to take the overall win at Southwick, Mass. With two races left this season, Fiolek now leads the WMA series by   … More
Teahupo’o, Taiarapu/French Polynesia – The world’s best surfers tackled solid six-to-eight foot plus (2 – 2.5 metre plus) waves at the infamous lefthander of Teahupo’o today as the Billabong Pro Tahiti presented by Air Tahiti Nui completed Round 2 and the opening three heats of Round 3.
Event No. 5 of 11 on the 2011 ASP World Title season, the Billabong Pro Tahiti ran in some of the biggest surf ever in the event’s 13-year history today, with … Pictures and more