Tag: racing
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Xtreme International Ice Racing slides into The Broadmoor World Arena
Studded tires, roaring engines and zero room for error. This is racing, only with a frigid twist. That’s because of the surface. It’s not pavement, and it’s not dirt. Xtreme International Ice Racing boasts the slickest surface, and that should make for intense action. Round 5 of the fierce competition comes to Colorado Springs this…
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Lindsey Vonn talks about Beaver Creek forerunning and plans to return to World Cup ski racing
US Ski Team skier Lindsey Vonn talked to reporters at Beaver Creek on Wednesday, Dec. 11 after forerunning the Birds of Prey downhill course. Video courtesy of US Ski Team
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USA Cycling rolls out new-look access at Colorado Springs velodrome
Olympic dreamers, everyday cyclists and youth new to fast, banked turns are steadily returning to Colorado Springs’ velodrome. After months of uncertainty and controversy over access to the “bubble” dome at Memorial Park, a program is rolling out with a stated aim to significantly increase community hours that have lacked in recent years out of…
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LIFE | Georgetown Ice Racing
For the past 47 years, Our Gang 4 Wheelers club has hosted an obscure yet quintessential Colorado wintertime activity: ice racing across a frozen lake in the mountains. For seven weekends throughout January and February, the club gathers in Georgetown, Colo. to compete in different classes and obstacle courses atop the town’s lake, which this…
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Fatal Driving: Colorado Springs police warn street racing leading to fatal crashes, asking drivers to stop
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Editor’s note: This is part three of a four-part series focusing on this year’s record-breaking pace of traffic deaths in Colorado Springs and efforts underway to reverse that trend. The series is being produced in conjunction with Gazette news partner KKTV. It’s been five years…
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Fatal Driving: Colorado Springs police warn street racing leading to fatal crashes, asking drivers to stop
Editor’s note: This is part three of a four-part series focusing on this year’s record-breaking pace of traffic deaths in Colorado Springs and efforts underway to reverse that trend. The series is being produced in conjunction with Gazette news partner KKTV. It’s been five years since community fashion icon Jean Davis was killed in a…
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Colorado Springs International Dragon Boat Races 2018
Dragon Boat teams race to the finish line in a 500 meter sprint on Prospect Lake in Memorial Park. (Katie Klann/The Gazette)