I'm sure everyone here heard about the Bill Caswell story and how he's became a hero of sorts. I admit I admire him to, and I signed the petition to have him compete in the X-Games, but I'd like to express my frustation.

How come it's always the big name stars competing for a medal? In the olympics you got "dream team" status athletes to the college kids living thier dream in such events.

Motorsport is big business no doubt. Sacrificing so much... more...

I am currently preparing for New England Forest Rally. The car is all apart, nothing is going as planned and my list is getting longer not shorter. Stress is through the roof, time is ticking and wonder why am I doing this anyways? I have raced 3 rallies- the pre event stress hasn't seemed to diminish but the reasons for committing all time and $ to a sport is clear- the downs make the ups that much more satisfying. Climbing a mountain from the bottom and feeling that sense of accomplishment perhaps is a perpetual strive to get better without having the low. more...