Flight Simulator geeks are flying around the world in the 2007 Round-The-World Flight Simulator Race. The race pits teams from AVSim, FlightSim and Sim-Outhouse against each other in a race around the world with special rules, conditions and bonuses. All teams were given the rules 24 hours in advance of the start of the race (10a EST on Friday). The rules include route requirements (such as two a... read full post picked by dfelteau 2 years ago

A leatherback turtle called Billie won the first Great Turtle Race from Costa Rica to the Galapagos Islands, swimming at a leisurely 5 to 6 kilometres per hour, organisers say. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The UN has entered a new race of people on our earth based on the definition of the word. The new race which is one of the largest on our planet is the new Geek race. As always with races comes racism and the UN have quickly defined racist terms for the new race which include retard, noob and nerd. picked by Richye 1 year ago

The original event, the Kinetic Grand Championship in Humboldt County, California, is also called the "Triathlon of the Art World" because art and engineering are combined with physical endurance during a three day cross country race that includes sand, mud, pavement, a bay crossing, a river crossing and major hills. (A Blog documenting the daily trials of the race, with many, many phot... read full post picked by psycmoe 3 months ago

Russia is leading the race to complete a manned mission to Mars and could land a Russian on the Red Planet by 2025, a leading scientist was quoted as saying on Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

The human race will one day split into two separate species, an attractive, intelligent ruling elite and an underclass of dim-witted, ugly goblin-like creatures, according to a top scientist. picked by eljay 10 months ago

ANCHORAGE, Alaska - A 14-year-old girl riding in a mountain bike race was attacked in the dark of night by a Grizzly bear Sunday and severely injured, but she was able to make a brief 911 call that eventually resulted in her rescue.

Detailed account here picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

Within minutes of posting a story on CNN's homepage called "Gender or race: Black women voters face tough choices in South Carolina," readers reacted quickly and angrily. Many took umbrage at the story's suggestion that black women voters face "a unique, and most unexpected dilemma" about voting their race or their gender. picked by 2manyusernames 7 months ago

The race among the world's cities to build the ultimate record-busting, flat-out tallest skyscraper on the planet is fast and furious. And the obsession to build mega-structures in nosebleed territory is particularly acute in much of economically dynamic Asia and the oil-rich Middle East. And the present reigning champ among skyscrapers globally is Taiwan's Taipei 101, a structure that climbs up 5... read full post picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The United States and Russia appear to be in a new race to the moon, and an isotope under the lunar surface may be the prize. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

This rare 1939 race car that he commissioned could go for $12 million, despite the fact that most people don't really want to be associated with Hitler. The car's value is based on its technological importance though, so people will bid anyway. picked by ybne1else 2 years ago

A wheel falls off a race car and finds a perfect home picked by manatee 2 years ago

DHL is the big winner this year in the annual package race staged by students at Georgia Tech to test the mettle of the major delivery services. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

The 16-cylinder, 1,001 HP Bugatti Veyron is fast…real fast. So fast that it will race a Eurofighter Typhoon jet for two miles this Sunday. picked by punthe 11 months ago

A homing pigeon on its last leg of a 515-mile race checked into the hospital for a well-deserved rest. The friendly pigeon flew into the Meadows Hospital courtyard earlier this week and stuck around after receiving a warm welcome. picked by bevissimo 2 months ago

An exciting race (not like Canada) brought Ferrari back with a 1,2 finish. Quite a season. Related article about Spyker driver Christian Albers taking half the fuel installation with him... picked by Ankabout 1 year ago

Including $93 million in tax breaks for race horses and $250 million of PUBLIC money to Plum Creek Timber Co, the largest and very profitable PRIVATE company. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

Top Gear had a race between a dog sled, and a Toyota Hilux, to the north pole. picked by 2manyusernames 1 year ago

Guess Rudy didn't want to play their little reindeer games anymore. picked by bevissimo 7 months ago

last years Tour de Tuck. great race through Western North Carolina Mountains. Sad part was they had a rock slide on the Parkway the night before so they shut down to motor vehicle traffic so my video guy only got the start and finish. picked by willster09 8 months ago