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Indy 500 Crazy FinishOnly Indy can provide a finish like this, rookie JR Hildebrand looked like the winner of the race, until the final corner when he smacked into the wall. he kept his foot on the gas to make it across the line, but Dan Wheldon was there and took the win.

West Ham United appear to have edged into the lead in the race to win the Olympic Stadium after the games.

The Premier League side are competing against rivals Tottenham Hotspur for the right to move to the property after the closing ceremony in 2012.

A decision is expected following a meeting of the Olympic Park Legacy Company executive committee tomorrow, however, reports suggest West Ham have won the endorsement.

McLaren's Lewis Hamilton set the pace during Friday's practice sessions at the Chinese Grand Prix in Shanghai.

The 2008 world champion managed a best lap of one minute 35:217 seconds, 0.248 secs ahead of Mercedes's Nico Rosberg.

Hamilton's team-mate Jenson Button, the reigning champion, was third ahead of Rosberg's team-mate Michael Schumacher.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. shoppers may stretch tight budgets this year to reward loved ones after months of thrift, a softening of heart that store chains hope will erase the holiday season sales debacle of 2008.

Retailers from Wal-Mart Stores to Gap, RadioShack and Walgreens opened their doors on Thursday as U.S. families celebrate Thanksgiving, aiming to capture early bird shoppers a day before the official start of holiday shopping on "Black Friday."

HAGA-GUN, Japan (Reuters Life!) - Who says gasoline engines have reached their limit? A race to seek out the best mileage is out to prove that when it comes to frugal driving, a 50cc motorcycle engine can go a long way.

In the annual "Eco-Run" event, sponsored by Honda Motor in Japan, contenders design vehicles powered by a four-stroke 50cc engine, driving them seven laps around a track for a total 16.8 km (10.4 miles) using as little fuel as possible.

Friday, October 10, 2008

Starting at 12:00 at the Foot of the Baha'i Gardens

The foot of the Baha'i Gardens, the sun at high noon, a cool breeze in the air...

Two bike riders, their adrenalin at a peak, their feet already on the pedals, their eyes staring straight ahead...

Everyone's waiting for a sign, the air is tense, there is utter silence...

The starting shot is fired!

A nervous start, crazy passes, aggressive blocks, painful falls, everything to the extreme!

Come and see for yourselves - you won't believe it.