“Do cars make the man – or woman? Classics car show this weekend and ... - Tucson Citizen” plus 4 more |
- Do cars make the man – or woman? Classics car show this weekend and ... - Tucson Citizen
- Motorcyclist injured in crash at raceway dies - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
- Man Sentenced for Fatal Accident - WTAP
- Tye is sky high when it comes to motorbikes Young tyro ready to mix it ... - Tasmanian Examiner
- "Herminator" Hermann Maier ends skiing career (2nd Roundup) - Monsters and Critics
| Do cars make the man – or woman? Classics car show this weekend and ... - Tucson Citizen Posted: 13 Oct 2009 03:39 PM PDT Ahh, a blond in a little red convertible may be the penultimate vision of loveliness at the intersection – until the blond turns his or her head and you see a face like a hag with missing teeth.  Would you date someone who drove this?/Ryn Gargulinski But would you overlook the driver's faults – or missing teeth – if he or she had a really cool car? I never cared much for the cars my boyfriends had, as I don't care much about cars. Living in New York City tends to do that to you. No one even needs a car. Outside of New York, I do prefer dating a guy who has a car – as well as a valid license, as I once got stuck driving a grown man all over New Mexico. Even if I'm not that into cars, there are plenty of folks who are. Like Tucson man "Hot Rod" Robert, who owns two classics: a Mazda RX7 and a 1983 blue Camaro. He's also single, by the way. He's been into road racing, motorcycles and fixing up his own classic vehicles. His Camaro alone has been a 6-year project – one that is taking such time due to the money and precision involved. "It's like building a model," Robert said. "Every piece, every detail has to be in its place." No, he's not single because he spends all of his time focusing on cars. Nor does he give his classic cars cutesy names (although that always adds a fun touch). "Hot Rod" was brought up around cars and his main fascination revolves around nostalgia. "Think about the cars you used to ride in when you were younger," he said. When I mentioned the first car I drove was a royal blue hatchback, he said never mind. Anyone who wants to check out more than 500 cars from all over the West can do so on Saturday and the Rotary's Third Annual Tucson Classics Car Show. It promises a fine variety of classic, antique and sports cars as well as, yes, the hot rod. The show will also include music, food and entertainment to make for a fine date, family or singles activity. May be a good place to meet some other single guys and gals if you, too, share a passion for cars. Heck, you may even run into "Hot Rod" Robert and you can ask about the four black windows that once came crawling down on him as he was tinkering beneath a car that had been stored outside for some time.
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| Motorcyclist injured in crash at raceway dies - Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel Posted: 13 Oct 2009 02:49 PM PDT Palm Beach International was hosting the Championship Cup Series JUPITER - A motorcyclist who was critically injured nine days ago at the Palm Beach International Raceway died today, the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office said. Isidro Castillo, 32, crashed around 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 4 at the race track just west of Jupiter and was flown by helicopter to St. Mary's Medical Center in West Palm Beach. The track was hosting the Championship Cup Series. The man was making a turn when he lost control of his motorcycle and slammed into a wall, said Teri Barbera, spokeswoman for the Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office. In May, a boy, 9, was critically injured during go-kart racing at the raceway. Devin Olmstead suffered severe burns to his arms and torso after his go-kart went out of control, flipped over and burst into flames. Brian Haas can be reached at bhaas@SunSentinel.com or 561-243-6633. Copyright © 2009, South Florida Sun-Sentinel This content has passed through fivefilters.org.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
| Man Sentenced for Fatal Accident - WTAP Posted: 13 Oct 2009 01:59 PM PDT The man involved in a fatal motorcycle accident in Marietta more than a year ago learned his fate in court Tuesday. 19-year-old Zachary Myers was sentenced to one year behind bars for a felony charge of failure to stop after an accident. Officials with the Washington County Prosecutors Office say he will also have to pay more than $7,000 in restitution to the family of Christopher Frye, who died in the accident. The incident happened in June of 2008, when officials say Myers and Frye were racing on Virginia St. in Marietta. Frye was driving a motorcycle and died after slamming into a wall on the side of the road. This content has passed through fivefilters.org. |
| Tye is sky high when it comes to motorbikes Young tyro ready to mix it ... - Tasmanian Examiner Posted: 13 Oct 2009 11:21 AM PDT
PAST form suggests that Tye Simmonds, of Bourke, NSW, will be at the pointy end of the field at the Australian supercross championship round at Aurora Park on Saturday. After winning everything possible in his junior years on 65cc, 85cc, and 125cc machines, Simmonds became bored with under-16 competition and moved up to under-19 competition He won the under-19 Australian motocross championship last year and finished second in the Pro Lite class of the Supercross championship against riders many years his senior. Simmonds also went to New Zealand last month and was runner-up in the world junior motocross championship. He has now stepped up to ride a 450cc KTM in the premier class of the 2009 supercross championship, the Pro Open. The 17-year-old said that he was eager to "bang bars with the big boys" in his first ever Pro Open bout. "It's been an awesome journey through my junior racing, and first year as a senior in the Pro Lites, but I'm ready for my next challenge, and I just can't wait to get amongst it all," he said. "I have the adrenalin pumping through my veins already. "I'm also excited about the five different race formats the promoters have introduced - they will allow for fast and intense battles, giving less experienced riders a chance to go out hard, and mix it with the likes of champions Chad Reed, and James "Bubba" Stewart." Simmonds is the son of former rodeo rider Greg Simmonds but preferred motorcycles to horses and has been racing them since he was five years old. He will be the youngest factory rider at the meeting, which is expected to attract more than 13,000 spectators.
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| "Herminator" Hermann Maier ends skiing career (2nd Roundup) - Monsters and Critics Posted: 13 Oct 2009 08:22 AM PDT
The visibly moved 36-year-old racer made his announcement in Vienna one week after he had started training for the World Cup season and only four months before the Winter Olympics in Vancouver. \'This is very, very emotional,\' said Maier, who is known as the \'Herminator\' in his native country. \'After all, I part from my dream job and end my career, which I could not have imagined any better as a boy.\' Maier\'s record includes two Olympic golds, three world titles, four overall World Cup wins and 54 race wins, as well as a comeback after a serious motorcycle accident. In the history of alpine skiing, only Sweden\'s Ingemar Stenmark was more successful in the World Cup. Maier said he had made his decision after seeing last week that he could stop racing in good physical condition. \'I knew I am healthy - and that\'s how I want to continue living,\' he said. Fellow athletes reacted with surprise and paid respects to their former colleague. \'Hermann Maier\'s retirement is a loss for alpine skiing,\' German slalom world champion Maria Riesch said. \'For me, Hermann Maier was the greatest ski racer in history,\' Austrian Formula 1 legend Niki Lauda said. \'Everyone can win in a normal way. But his story was unique, with the victories, the crash, the motorcycle accident, and more victories.\' Trained as a bricklayer, Maier started racing in the World Cup only at age 23, in 1996. Two years later, Maier rose to international fame at the Nagano winter Olympics in 1998, where he survived a spectacular crash in the downhill run almost unhurt and went on to win two gold medals in super-g and giant slalom. The incident and the Olympic success earned him the nickname \'Herminator\', alluding to the Terminator movies starring Austrian-born Arnold Schwarzenegger. \'He made himself not only an Austrian, but an international hero,\' said Gian Franco Kaspar, the president of the International Ski Federation FIS. But the super giant slalom specialist said Tuesday that the highlight of his career was the season of 1999/2000, in which he won the World Cup, as well as all of its individual disciplines except slalom. His career seemed over after a serious motorcycle crash in 2001, during which his right leg was nearly severed. But Maier decided to fight on. \'A perfect career must be crowned by a comeback,\' Maier explained at the Vienna press conference. Maier took up racing again in 2003 and went on to win 13 World Cup events, despite the fact that he can hardly stand on his right leg. However, the long-term effects of his injuries hampered him in recent seasons, and he had to undergo knee surgery this spring. Regarding his future plans, Maier said only he would take a time-out, but made it clear he would soon take to the slopes again without the pressure of a harsh training schedule. \'I want to go skiing when I enjoy doing it and when I feel like it,\' he said. '; PrintArticle();//--> This content has passed through fivefilters.org.  This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now |
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