Don Schumacher Racing promotes canopy for dragsters
Don Schumacher Racing believes it has a better — and safer idea — for NHRA Top Fuel drag racing.
Horse owners file suit over raceway fire
LEBANON — A lawsuit filed in Warren County aims to untangle issues regarding liability and restitution surrounding the deadly barn fire at the Lebanon Raceway more than two years ago.The lawsuit, filed in December by Lebanon attorney Dave Ernst, stems from the December 2009 fire that claimed the lives of two men and 40 horses. Three horse owners are seeking about $500,000 for the loss of their ...
Courtney Force is making the climb in family business
The 23-year-old youngest daughter of drag-racing legend John Force will make her debut in premier Full Throttle Series at NHRA Winternationals. She knows comparisons to sister Ashley are inevitable. Drag racing has a new Force to be reckoned with.
Michelle Obama bests Fallon in 'Let's Move' fest
WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 (UPI) -- Late-night host Jimmy Fallon took on U.S. first lady Michelle Obama in hula hooping and potato-sack racing to promote the first lady's "Let's Move" initiative.
French TV station under fire for Nadal skit
The Spanish tennis federation is planning to sue Canal Plus France for using its logo in a video that poked fun at Rafael Nadal and other Spaniards' alleged ties to doping.
Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure Announces Las Vegas Grand Opening
LAS VEGAS , Jan. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dale Jarrett Racing Adventure, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: DJRT), a "Full Throttle" lifetime experience company, announced today the grand opening of its ...
Jet dragster fuels Embry-Riddle students' ambitions
Wearing a fire suit thicker than NASCAR gear, Marisha Falk describes to middle school students how the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University jet dragster goes from zero to 100 mph in a second.
Racing aboard the Great Lakes schooner Denis Sullivan
Participants do the jobs that 19th century sailors did as this replica navigates Lake Superior's unpredictable waters. At dawn on the dock, a few sailors kiss spouses and dogs goodbye. Then we muster on the quarterdeck: 17 crew (nine volunteers and eight professional sailors) ranging from a 19-year-old South Carolina college student to a 76-year-old Michigan farmer.
Courtney Love Wins NYC Eviction Suit
Courtney Love has won a court battle to avoid being evicted from her rented New York townhouse after the owner claimed she set it on fire, "ruined" its designer decor and fell behind on the rent.