Orange County car racers Scott “Lucky” Hudson and Tiffani Lewis are participating in Racers Who Care Quick Tips on Winning in Life Presentations and Paddock Tours for Long Beach, San Pedro and Los Angeles elementary and middle school students during race weekend at the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, …continue reading
In an exciting winner-takes-all final match, Harry Price (AUS) of Down Under Racing defeated Chris Poole (USA) to capture the Long Beach Yacht Club Ficker Cup title. Both will advance to the Congressional Cup, which starts next week. Dave Hood (USA) finished third, while Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) took fourth. Eight …continue reading
Chris Poole (USA) edged past Harry Price (AUS) in the final match of today’s Ficker Cup round robins, to cap the leaderboard at the conclusion of two days of Stage 1 racing. Joachim Aschenbrenner (DEN) found his form and solidified his third place position, with Dave Hood (USA) fourth, rounding …continue reading
Three stakes – including a pair of graded events – worth $450,000 highlight the Summer Thoroughbred Festival at Los Alamitos. The twelve-day season will begin Thursday, June 27 and continue through Sunday, July 14. Racing will be conducted on a Thursday-Sunday basis. The richest event on the calendar is the …continue reading
Harry Price, AUS, was undefeated on Day One of the Long Beach Yacht Club Ficker Cup, leading by a slim margin over Chris Poole, USA, who had two losses. Joachim Aschenbrenner, DEN, and David Hood, USA, tied for third. Classic Long Beach conditions transpired for the first round robin of …continue reading
Australian Harry Price, the 23-year-old No. 3 Ranked Match Racer won the Butler Cup, a two-day Grade 4 Match Racing Event in which so many highly-experienced sailors and rated match racers participated, competitors were wondering if they were really competing in a Grade 1 event. Representing Down Under Racing of …continue reading
An eclectic and international mix of skippers met off the Belmont Pier today for the first afternoon of Long Beach Yacht Club’s double round-robin Butler Cup. Of the eight skippers sailing Catalina 37 clones in this Matching Racing Championship two are women, two are not old enough to have a …continue reading