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Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Henry Ashworth @ Saturday, 31st July 2010 @ 2:17 AM

Ferrari team-mates Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa stood atop the podium holding the silverware at the German Grand Prix this year. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel captured third spot. The German Grand Prix took place at the Hockenheimring in Hockenheim, Germany. The race features 17 turns and runs 67 laps. The circuit length is 4.574 km and the race distance is 306.458 km. The Hockenheimring underwent significant redesign in 2002. Today, it is a safer track, albeit still challen... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Alan D Davis @ Saturday, 31st July 2010 @ 12:08 AM

Seems like every where you look there is an emphasis on health and fitness. It may be because so many Americans are now considered obese and are suffering the health related issues that come with that. However, as most of us have discovered it is easy to want to get fit, but actually doing something about it is much harder. The first step in you journey to fitness is to recognize that there is no easy, overnight solution to the problem. Regardless what the TV commercials tell you, there is no ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Andy Freeman @ Friday, 30th July 2010 @ 5:27 PM

Topspin and slice are the terms used when the ball is made to spin by the racquet stroke in either a forward or backward direction. These are terms that mot commonly used by the pros in the business, but please look below to find an explanation of what exactly these terms mean. Spin - the most popular form of which is topspin is imparted on the ball when the racquet is brought from low to high up the back of the ball and over the top setting the ball spinning in a top forwards rotation. I... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Andy Freeman @ Friday, 30th July 2010 @ 5:23 PM

Type of string and tension are important for your game. Tighter strings give more control as the ball tends to "Flatten" more on the string bed and create a flat surface to guide the ball as it is released from the racquet. The tight string does tend to dissipate a lot more of the energy of the balls momentum into string bed deformation and thus reduces the power that can be generated by a certain stroke on the ball. Tight strings are also a major cause for Tennis... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Andy Freeman @ Friday, 30th July 2010 @ 5:22 PM

Most tennis racquets are what we call two string design employing a single vertical and a horizontal string. It is normal at a restring to have the same tension applied to each string and normally guidance on this is given on instructions printed on the racquet frame. Basically the tighter the string the better the control and the lower the tension the more power is developed. However there is a drawback to a conventional two string racquet that results in the playing cau... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Barbara Herbert @ Friday, 30th July 2010 @ 4:26 PM

Elizabeth Carolan (born Elizabeth Kocanski November 24, 1980 in Elmira), better known under the pseudonym of Beth Phoenix [a] is an American professional wrestler. She is currently employed by the federation World Wrestling Entertainment's SmackDown , but is inactive due to injury. She won a world title, the Women of the WWE Championship on three occasions , and was also once the OVW Women's Champion (over a reign not officially recognized), and was the first GLORY champion in... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Pat Smith @ Thursday, 29th July 2010 @ 6:34 PM

Carl Edwards and Brad Keselowski are taking advantage of that "have at it boys" mentality that NASCAR has allowed on the racetrack, and Round 3 of the action went down July 17 when the two drivers battled to the finish at the Missouri-Dodge Dealers 250 at Gateway International Raceway in Madison, Ill. for the Nationwide Series. Keselowski, currently in the lead in points standings for Nationwide, is a fierce competitor, and he raced Edwards hard to the final lap at Madison once ag... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Pat Smith @ Thursday, 29th July 2010 @ 6:28 PM

There are a handful of sacred NASCAR races, and the Brickyard 400 is one of them. Perhaps the biggest race of the year for the Sprint Cup Series, the Brickyard is a place for power, speed and even rejuvenation. With past winners boasting names like Dale Earnhardt, Dale Jarrett, Bobby Labonte and Bill Elliott, NASCAR's Brickyard 400 is a pivotal and very prestigious race that few have won and even fewer have won more than once. This year, Jimmie Johnson will go for No. 4 (and No. 3 in... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Pat Smith @ Thursday, 29th July 2010 @ 5:49 PM

NASCAR heavyweight Jeff Gordon is no stranger to the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Gordon, who left California in his teenage years to race sprint cars in Indy, is a Hoosier hometown hero and one of NASCAR's most celebrated drivers, and he could soon have his name go down in motorsports history if he wins the 2010 Brickyard 400. Gordon is after his fifth career Brickyard title this year - a feat that hasn't been accomplished by any driver from any racing circuit ever. Should he ... more...

Recreation and Leisure » Sports | By Jim Olenbush @ Tuesday, 27th July 2010 @ 2:17 AM

Tavo Hellmund, who is a former racecar driver, has been receiving a significant amount of attention in Austin as well as around the world as of late. Why? Until now, Hellmund was a relative unknown, even to those who live in Austin, where the promoter has lived the majority of his life. But, thanks to the role he is playing in bringing F1 racing to Austin, he has now become somewhat of a household name. Clearly, Hellmund was quite serious about bringing F1 racing to Austin, as wealthy car... more...