The Eagle Flies Again

  The second speed race on the new Raptor course in Beaver Creek and the results are the same, Swiss phenom Lara Gut wins her third race of the year in the Women's Super G. The technical, fast, and swerving course was to the liking of the Austrians as well with the next three fastest times but runner up Elizabeth Goergl was disqualified with skis that were too wide in front of the bindings. Leaving Nicole Hosp in second and Anna Fenninger in third on a gloriously sunny afternoon.

Lara Gut gets low in Beaver Creek.

Lara Gut coming thru Kestrel.

Another eagle for Lara.

Speed blurs.

Anna Fenninger of Austria, concentrating.

Laurenne Ross of the United States making faces.

Fly Like Eagles

  The FIS Ski World Cup has returned to Beaver Creek for the 2013/2014 season with the women running a downhill on the brand new Raptor course which parallels the original Birds of Prey course. With Lynsey Vonn of the USA injuring her knee last week in a training run, the course fell under the wings of Swiss skier Lara Gutt who took the win from the eleventh starting position and held on the the inaugural win on the only American downhill on the schedule.

Christening the new course.

Andrea Fischbacher jumps Redtail.

Lara Gut dominates the Raptor.

Fabienne Suter of Switzerland takes off.

Formula 1 and Another Win

  And for the eighth time, Sebastian Vettel wins a race in 2013. From the pole to the finish there was never any question of who the most dominant car was on Sunday after noon at the United States Grand Prix at the Circuit of the Americas in Austin, Texas.

Sebastian Vettel tips his hat.

Lewis Hamilton leads Mark Webber and the rest of the field.

Sebastian Vettel, all alone.

Distractions for the masses.

Daniel Ricciardo blurs by.

Formula 1 Qualifying

  The green flag flies and the qualifying begins and ends the same way the season has gone with four time World Driving Champion Sebastian Vettel on top. Lewis Hamilton and t

The flag drops

Nico Hulkenberg heads out past my shadow.

The new and former world champion.

Lewis Hamilton is perplexed.

Fernando Alonso and the Ferrari looking for speed.

The start girls know what to do.

he rest of the field are perplexed on what to do to topple the Red Bull onslaught. On a lighter note, the start girls will be sporting cowboy hats.

Formula 1 in Texas

  The world's premiere racing series came to Austin for the Formula 1 United States Grand Prix at the Circuit Of The Americas in Austin, Texas. Sebastian Vettel has already clinched the 2013 Drivers Championship in the blazingly fast Infiniti Red Bull he has taken to the past three titles. He kept the parade going with the fastest times in Friday's practice session. Just have to see if he can do the same in the race on Sunday.

The Mercedes cars head to the track

Heikki Kovalainen driving a Mercedes

Sebastian Vettel in his conquering Red Bull

Bright Texas sun

Jean-Eric Vergne heads thru the esses

The Circus Comes to Town

  A few pictures that I like from the NASCAR AAA Texas 500 at Texas Motor Speedway this weekend. The place is huge, and the management knows how to compliment the regular circus to really accentuate the fanfare.