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College Snow-Shredding; Appalachian State Snowboarding!

Snowboarding season is right around the corner boys and girls. Im getting the pre season butterflies and can't wait for the local slopes to open their lifts for shredding...

Written by Will Taylor about about 1 month ago 74 reads 7 comments
The Flying Matador Speaks About a Tough 2009

Arguably one of the most charismatic pilots in the paddock, Alejandro (or simply Alex) Maclean is a seasoned Red Bull Air Race pilot with an experienced team...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about about 1 month ago 46 reads 0 comments
Arch Catches Up to Bonhomme in Barcelona Qualifying

Hannes Arch (AUT) appears to have found his mojo again! The Austrian flew a very disciplined qualifying round to take pole position, take a crucial championship point, and narrow the gap to Paul Bonhomme (GBR) to three points...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about about 1 month ago 19 reads 0 comments
Top 10 Gnarliest Tricks in Wakeboarding History

Wakeboarding has come a long way in a relatively short amount of time. It is now the fastest growing water-sport in the US, and it’s starting to gain even more attention in the main-stream media...

Written by Dave Morrison about about 1 month ago 3,356 reads 2 comments
Lani Doherty Remains Well-Grounded Despite Life on the Surf

World-class surfer Lani Doherty's full name is Kaiulani, a Hawaiian name which translates to "Highest Place in Heaven...

Written by Todd Civin about 2 months ago 145 reads 0 comments
Bonhomme Wins Porto As Hall Takes First Podium

2009 Could be Paul Bonhomme's (GBR) year, but the season isn't over, so let us not jump to conclusions too quickly! The Portuguese stop in the 2009 edition of the Red Bull Air Race saw both a ...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 2 months ago 76 reads 0 comments
Bonhomme Takes Point as Qualifying Turns Upside Down in Porto

This was a week to behold for the Red Bull Air Race as fog bestowed the very beautiful and historical section of the Douro River thereby resulting in the 15 pilots involved not being able to put a lot of time in track training this previous week...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 2 months ago 19 reads 0 comments
Correspondent's Thoughts: Too Many Thoughts Ahead of Porto

Porto is another one of those beautiful and scenic races in the Red Bull Air Race World Series. The course gives more of a drag race feeling than any sort of technical track that was experienced ...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 2 months ago 38 reads 0 comments
Red Bull Air Race: Porto Preview

Hello everybody! We are reaching the final races of the 2009 Red Bull Air Race season and the championship is still wide open for the taking, with Paul Bonhomme and Hannes Arch neck-and-neck...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 2 months ago 129 reads 0 comments
Winter X Games Tricks: Are There Physical Limits?

At last year's Winter X Games, snowboarder Shaun White snatched the gold medal with a run which included the first 1260-degree spin (3-1/2 rotations) in X Games history (see video here)...

Written by Dan Peterson about 10 months ago 51 reads 1 comments
So Many Boards, So Many Choices... Which Surfboard Is Best?

A lot of people have questions about which surfboard to get, which is best, and what are the differences. Luckily I work at a surf shop that allows me to demo a variety of epoxy surfboards. At first I was leery of the epoxy boards...

Written by John Burton about 3 months ago 75 reads 8 comments
U.S. Olympic Snowboarders Happily Get Off

Snowboarders who shred on the pristine slopes of majestic mountains rack up a natural high, for sure. Walking away boosted after a day of boarding, they hit the nightclub scene to imbibe the night away...

Written by Tom Burke about 3 months ago 216 reads 0 comments
X-Games 15 Days 3&4: PLG Vs Lasek, Bestwick 3-Peat & Huge Rally Upsets

Day three of X-Games 15 was a hectic one. Over six hours of coverage took place and I tried to keep with both ESPN and ABC while having one heck of a busy day myself...

Written by AkD about 3 months ago 257 reads 2 comments
X-Games 15 Day 2: 720 Corkscrew, Moto X Best Trick & Danny Finds a Way

Day two of the 15th anniversary of the X-Games had to follow up a remarkable day one. Big air skateboard was taken to new heights as 720's were attempted over 70 foot gaps and the magnificent but highly tricky 900 was also attempted on the mega ramp...

Written by AkD about 4 months ago 1,371 reads 27 comments
Ignoring The Ignore Feature....... and Other Ignorable Stupid Ideas

I don't know about the typical average writer on this site, but I take my writing more seriously than your over zealous college chemistry teacher gushing about his beloved atoms. You know the one, too small for the invincible eye...

Written by manny mcloving about 4 months ago 72 reads 5 comments
Announcing Prospect Snowboards For 08/09

Prospect Snowboards is débuting a new line up for the upcoming winter season. Prospect is based out of Madison Wisconsin with a production facility near Los Angeles California...

Written by Joaquin Ericsson about 4 months ago 9 reads 0 comments
Red Bull Air Race 2009 Mid-Season Review

Three races down, three to go, and three different winners so far—Hannes Arch, Nicolas Ivanoff and Paul Bonhomme! The championship is as wide open as it was at the beginning of the season...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 4 months ago 223 reads 0 comments
First Half of the 2009 Red Bull Air Race

Using personal photos from my own collection and that of the AP, I document the highlights of the first half of the 2009 season at the Red Bull Air Race...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 5 months ago 101 reads 0 comments
Bonhomme Soars to Victory in the Cross-Border Classic

Paul Bonhomme has never had an easy time in second place. He was second overall in 2007, second overall in 2008, and second in the first two races of 2009. The Brit just couldn't add that extra amount of stamina to propel him to number one...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 5 months ago 54 reads 0 comments
Live From Windsor: The Play-By-Play for Raceday at the Red Bull Air Race

Hello and welcome for the third round of the Red Bull Air Race World Series from Windsor. The race will be taking place on the Canada-US border over the Detroit River with about half of the race taking place in American airspace...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 5 months ago 159 reads 0 comments
Qualifying at the Red Bull Air Race Windsor

The Red Bull Air Race is hosted on Canadian soil for the first time and with a lot of pomp and celebration of not only the first ever air race in Canada, but for the first ever Canadian in the ...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 5 months ago 299 reads 0 comments
"I'll Take That Point!" Red Bull Air Race Windsor Qualifying Day Recap

Even with two pilots not being able to compete today—Peter Besenyei for damaging his MXS and Yoshi Muroya as a precaution—the day's events at the Red Bull Air Race in Windsor were not boring...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 5 months ago 176 reads 0 comments
Red Bull Air Race Windsor Qualifying Play-By-Play

Welcome to the Canadian sibling of the international twin cities of Windsor and Detroit, host to the third round of the 2009 Red Bull Air Race World Series. In 2008, Detroit was the host city with Windsor looking on...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 5 months ago 617 reads 0 comments
Red Bull Air Race: Peter Besenyei's Close Call and Other News From Windsor

A really close call this week as the first real scare of 2009 occurred on Tuesday as Peter Besenyei's MXS fell out of the sky. According to Nigel Lamb's blog, when cruising at around 2000 feet (approx...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 5 months ago 172 reads 0 comments
Red Bull Air Race: It's Not Just a Tower, It's a Nerve Centre!

The Race Tower in the Red Bull Air Race is the nerve centre of the sport. Big decisions are made here and races are won and lost...

Written by Sheiban Shakeri about 5 months ago 91 reads 0 comments

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Action Sports Article Archive

College Snow-Shredding; Appalachian State Snowboarding!

The Flying Matador Speaks About a Tough 2009

Arch Catches Up to Bonhomme in Barcelona Qualifying

Top 10 Gnarliest Tricks in Wakeboarding History

Lani Doherty Remains Well-Grounded Despite Life on the Surf

Bonhomme Wins Porto As Hall Takes First Podium

Bonhomme Takes Point as Qualifying Turns Upside Down in Porto

Correspondent's Thoughts: Too Many Thoughts Ahead of Porto

Red Bull Air Race: Porto Preview

Winter X Games Tricks: Are There Physical Limits?

So Many Boards, So Many Choices... Which Surfboard Is Best?

U.S. Olympic Snowboarders Happily Get Off

X-Games 15 Days 3&4: PLG Vs Lasek, Bestwick 3-Peat & Huge Rally Upsets

X-Games 15 Day 2: 720 Corkscrew, Moto X Best Trick & Danny Finds a Way

Ignoring The Ignore Feature....... and Other Ignorable Stupid Ideas

Announcing Prospect Snowboards For 08/09

Red Bull Air Race 2009 Mid-Season Review

First Half of the 2009 Red Bull Air Race

Bonhomme Soars to Victory in the Cross-Border Classic

Live From Windsor: The Play-By-Play for Raceday at the Red Bull Air Race

Qualifying at the Red Bull Air Race Windsor

"I'll Take That Point!" Red Bull Air Race Windsor Qualifying Day Recap

Red Bull Air Race Windsor Qualifying Play-By-Play

Red Bull Air Race: Peter Besenyei's Close Call and Other News From Windsor

Red Bull Air Race: It's Not Just a Tower, It's a Nerve Centre!

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