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Isle of Man News, Articles and InformationReynolds column: Playing with Hercules.In the latest of his exclusive columns for Crash.net, former Rizla Suzuki racer John Reynolds talks about his passion for biking and playing with aeroplanes.....Hi guys, Well it was a tough weekend for the Rizla team at Snetterton, it didn't really start too well with Shakey going off at high speed. It was tough, but racing is time and again. I feel so sorry for James as he always seems to be carrying injuries and it would be just great to see him fully fit and riding the bike properly they way we know he can. It is awkward, but Jon Kirkham had a good chance to shine this weekend and he did a sterling job. Ok, he had a bit of a tip off in the first race, but he is riding really well and looking like he could move up some positions and have a good result - but of course you've got to finish to get them. Isle of Man beats Birmingham to host Royal British Legion ConferenceThe Isle of Man secured the largest single conference to come to the Isle of Man in the past 10 years with the Royal British Legion conference for 2010 when conference delegates voted 347 to 141 in favour of the Isle of Man over Birmingham. A delegation of 11 Royal British Legion members, headed by Ellis Killey the chairman of Isle of Man County, supported by the Department of Tourism and Leisure, were successful in persuading delegates at the Annual National conference in Blackpool over the bank holiday weekend, to vote for the a return to the Isle of Man after an absence of 22 years the last conference was held in Douglas in 1988. The Isle of Man continues its tradition of a supportive membership with the Royal British Legion and in recent years has produced a national Chairman, several national Standard Bearers, a Chairman for the Poppy Appeal and has held the Poppy Appeal Trophy for nearly 30 years.Man convicted in fatal County crash arrested in S.C. on related chargesBANGOR - A South Carolina truck driver who served more than a year in prison in Maine for a fatal accident was arrested earlier this month in his home state for federal crimes allegedly related to the 2002 crash that killed a Canadian man. Virgil Lee Woods, 64, of Hampton, S.C., was released on $10,000 unsecured bond on June 9 after appearing in U.S. District Court in Charleston, S.C. Woods was indicted in January 2004 by a federal grand jury in Bangor on two counts of making false statements to the federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and two counts of violating interstate trucking regulations. An arraignment date has not been set. If convicted, he faces up to five years in prison on the first two counts and up to a year in prison on the other counts. He also faces fines of up to $250,000 on each of the four counts.New RecordingsAnjani Thomas is 25 years younger and has considerably more vocal range than her sepulchral-voiced, 71-year-old, singing-poet boyfriend, Leonard Cohen. And with Blue Alert, the Honolulu-born, half-Okinawan pianist does the melancholy Canadian bard a big favor, rescuing song fragments from the throwaway pile and turning them into 10 sultry torch songs imbued with Cohen's world-weary romanticism. The (sometimes too) stark arrangements are by Thomas, and the production by Cohen, with the former's dusky voice and jazzy piano at the forefront. "There's perfume burning in the air, bits of beauty everywhere/Shrapnel flying, soldier hit the dirt," Thomas sings at the start of the opening title cut, and the stage is set for a tender affair in which everyone winds up wounded.- Dan DeLuca Various Artists Tropicalia: A Brazilian Revolution in Sound (Soul Jazz ****) Never mind, for the moment, the impossible improvisational brilliance of the Brazilian soccer team at the World Cup in Germany.
A Disappointing Weekend At The Glen For AlexIsle Of Man racing driver Alex Lloyd completed another round of the Indy Pro series at the historic circuit of Watkins Glen in the AFS racing car on the weekend 2nd-4th June. It was an extremely successful test day on the Friday, with Alex topping the timesheets in the sessions by a substantial amount. Weather was consistent throughout, dry and reasonably warm. The day finished with Alex setting a new track record of 1min 38.2 secs, with the previous record being at 1 min 39.6 secs. This set Alex in a good position for the rest of the weekend. Testing went very well, Alex said. We were trying a brand new set up and made big improvements throughout the day. It was nice to be as fast as we were as it really shows that the hard work that every individual within the team has put in over the last few races is really paying off.SUNDAYBROADWAY LOUIE'S, Celebrity Square, Broadway at the Beach, U.S. 17 Bypass between 21st and 29th avenues North, Myrtle Beach, 445-6885, Jake's All Star Karaoke, 9:30 p.m. No cover. Variety.C.B.'S BEACH CLUB, 4700 U.S. 17 Bypass, Murrells Inlet, 651-1296, Shamrock Karaoke, 9-1:30 a.m. Variety. CHEESEBURGER IN PARADISE, 7211 N. Kings Highway, Myrtle Beach, 448-9293, John Swank, noon-4 p.m. No cover. Acoustic, variety. COCKNEY CHEDDAR , 4498 Waterfront Drive, Little River, 249-1785, Karaoke with Cheryl Z, 5-9 p.m. No cover. Variety. CRAB CATCHERS, 4474 Waterfront Ave., Little River, 280-2025, Harlequin, 7-11 p.m. No cover. Variety. COWBOYS NIGHTLIFE, 1019 U.S. 17 S., North Myrtle Beach, 272-4545, Southern Draw, 9:30 p.m.
TT 2006; SIDECARS MONDAYNick Crowe and Darren Hope kept the Manx flag flying when they had a comfortable victory in this afternoons VisitIsleofMan.com Sidecar A race in the Isle of Man TT. It was a second win for the local crew, after opening their account last year, and they also recorded their first sub 20 minutes lap of 19 minutes 55.97 seconds (113.571 miles an hour).Steve Norbury and Scott Parnell had established a slight lead in the opening miles but Crowe and Hope were not in arrears for long. They caught their rivals, moved ahead, steadily increased their advantage and at the chequered flag there was a 47 seconds gap between the two outfits. John Holden and Andrew Winkle worked their way up from seventh position at the end of lap one to take third spot. Predictions that the race would be one of the most open of the week particularly with the enforced absence of Dave Molyneux and Craig Hallam who crashed in practice - were soon confirmed when news came through that only around ten seconds covered the first eight outfits at Glen Helen on lap one. ShetlandTHE Shetland Islands are justly famous for their wildlife, especially spectacular seabird colonies, but there are many other natural delights for the visitor. Enjoy sights such as common seals hauled out like fat slugs, an otter feeding amongst glistening kelp, a field ablaze with golden marsh marigolds, a sea stack crowned rose by sea pinks, the exuberant song flight of a skylark or a summer sunset with a foreground of elegant terns.From May to July the islands enjoy long hours of sunlight, known as the simmer dim, so you can extend your wildlife watching into the evenings. Specialist wildlife tours can be arranged or just enjoy discovering the wealth of wildlife as you go. . |
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