Electric Motorbikes – The Future of Racing & Two-Wheeled Travel

Aaron    Extreme News & Views    

Having recently brought you an interview with the owners of World Record Breaking Electric Car ‘Black Currant’ – we’re pleased this week to bring you news of Chip Yates and his fantastic Electric Superbike!

In the same fashion that Black Currant has taken on the petrol engines, Chip Yates and his SWIGZ motorbike team unveiled their latest machine earlier this year; a 241bhp electric powered superbike based around a Suzuki GSX-R750 frame – taking on the petrol engines – and winning!
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New and Exclusive Goodwood Driving Experiences!

Aaron    Experience Guides     Corvette Driving, Dodge Viper Driving, Goodwood Driving, Mustang Driving

Having brought you a selection of the New Goodwood Driving Experiences a few weeks back, we’re delighted to showcase these EXCLUSIVE new driving days at the Chichester based driving circuit.

We recently added some fantastic Classic Car Driving Experiences in the shape of the popular British Classics at Goodwood and the Classic GT Cars at Goodwood and now we’re excited at the launch of these exclusive American Muscle Car Driving Days – all at the fantastic price of just £135!

Ford Mustang GT at Goodwood £135 – Minimum Age: 17
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Tillman the Surfing & Skateboarding BullDog!

Aaron    Extreme News & Views     Skateboarding, snowboarding, surfing

After bringing you Bodhi the Brightonian Skateboarding Dog a few weeks back, we’ve found Tillman the Californian Bulldog who we’re sure would make Bodhi feel ‘hot under the collar’ with his boarding skills…

As you can see for the talented Bulldog, swapping between Skateboarding and Surfing is no problem as he seamlessly moves from wheels to waves to showcase his skills – pretty impressive in our eyes!

With Brighton locals calling for Bodhi to get an ASBO and an £80 fine for showcasing his skills – we feel he is at a slight disadvantage as the Californian residents apparently love seeing Tillman’s tricks on the beach of Oxnard, North Malibu according to owner Ron Davis.

Amazingly, Tillman is now turning his paw to a bit of Snowboarding and can be seen demonstrating his sub-zero skills at the slopes in Wrightwood, California.

“Bulldogs have a low centre of gravity so learning to stand on the boards came very quickly and naturally for him. He’s just as crazy about snowboarding and surfing as skateboarding… he’s nuts about all of them.” Ron Davis, Owner

With a Guinness World Record titling him “The World’s Fastest Skateboarding Dog” we think Bodhi would have his work cut out become top-dog of the extreme-sports world territory… It’s ‘dog-eat-dog’ out there!

Source: The Sun

Tribute to Xavier Murillo – Paragliding Legend Dies

Aaron    Extreme News & Views    

A tribute to Xavier Murillo, the renowned Photographer and world famous Paraglider who was found dead in the Peruvian Andes on Thursday after a week long search.

Xavier Murillo who had more than 25 years experience in his favourite sport of Paragliding went missing on July 1st whilst training for a future competition, where he and fellow Paragliders were hoping to glide from the city of Caraz to the city of Huarez. After separating from his companions, Murillo became un-contactable by cell phone or radio and the worst was feared for the much loved photographer and Paragliding legend.

Expatica.com reported that “Murillo made an initial descent on a new route, but then lost control of his equipment”.

The tragic news was confirmed on Thursday when family, friends and fans were informed that the 55 year old’s body had been found in the Cordillera Blanca of northern Peru. The Paragliding World Cup staff, the French Embassy and a number of local volunteers took part in the search which ended when Murillo’s body was recovered on Huascaran Mountain, on a snow covered moraine at an altitude of 5,500 metres.

We salute a legend of the paragliding world.

Source: Living Peru
Image Source: VincentMounier.com