Man carrying toy gun flees police (The Sacramento Bee)

A toy gun and quick feet caused a stir today after a 22-year-old man believed to be carrying a gun took off running as Sacramento County Sheriff's deputies approached him at 8 a.m. near the intersection of Watt Avenue and Auburn Boulevard.

Motorbike Racing 101

The final type to be mentioned here is super cross racing. This is indoor motocross, and often more technical. Taking place in a stadium or arena it involves various difficult jumps. It is incredibly popular in the United States but less so in Eurpoe, where Motocross dominates.

Motorbike enthusiasts come from all walks of life, and own motorbikes for a whole variety of different purposes. Some for long distance off- road travel, some for travel to work of a morning and other more extreme enthusiast for racing!

Different types of racing can test a drivers riding skills and techniques, whether a beginner or long- term fan, there are many different types of racing to choose from.
Motorcycle racing is also known as moto or bike racing. The sport involves racing motorbikes, and there are two main categories; tarmac based road disciplines and off road racing.

Next, is endurance racing. The aim of this type of racing is to examine and test the durability of equipment and endurance of the riders. Set up either to cover a set distance in laps as in a time frame or to cover as much distance as possible in the fastest time. This is very demanding on the racer but high with adrenaline

Road racing can be either motorcycle races are run on specially built, closed circuit courses, or using public roads which become are temporarily closed for conducting a race. For example the Targa Florio is a popular race. The most famous of this type however is likely to be The Tourist Trophy, which takes place over the Snaefell Mountain Course,
Closed circuit race tracks require a variety of skills from a racer due to its turns and curves, even though these are purpose built they resemble road courses.

Grand prix racing also exists, this is the premier category of motorcycle road racing, these are purpose built machines which cannot be bought for general use or ridden illegitimately.

Another type is super-sport bike racing which employs modified production motorcycles, motorbikes must have a four-stroke engine of between 400 and 600cc for four-cylinder machines, and between 600 and 750 cc for twins. There are many tight regulations and provisions with this type of racing.

Parachute Safety Tips For Amateurs

If you are concerned whether or not this will happen when you are going to be out there, statistical reports estimate that approximately one in a thousand main parachutes experience some kind of opening malfunction and must be cut away; although some skydivers have on their records many thousands of jumps and never had to cut away their parachute. But, most accidents and fatalities in skydiving occur under a fully functional main parachute and are due to turbulence or inexperience. Thus, ask, listen, and essentially learn as much as you can from your skydiving trainer before taking off and ultimately jumping off the plane.

Begin by researching the facilities at your area that offer these kind of extreme sports adventures and then speak in person with the trainer who has to be an experienced and professional skydiver. You should be able to tour the facilities, ask for other peoples reviews, request their authorization and certification documents, and generally learn through observation before putting your money, your time and your life at the hands of someone not adequately trained to lead you back to safety once you jump off a moving airplane.

Parachute Safety Tips For Amateurs

Second, you have to inspect the gear you will be wearing and using. By gear here we mean the garment you should be dressed with, and most importantly, the parachute your life will depend on. In order for a parachute to be of good quality and ready-to-use, it had to be carefully folded, or "packed" to ensure that it will open reliably. In the U.S. and many developed countries, emergency and reserve parachutes are packed by "riggers" who must be trained and certified according to legal standards. Paratroops and sport skydivers are always trained to pack their own primary "main" parachutes. Thus, inspect the companys parachutes and make sure you check their materials for any problems or malfunctions. In fact, parachutes can malfunction in several ways. Malfunctions can range from minor problems that can be corrected in-flight and still land safely, to catastrophic malfunctions that will require the unlucky fellow to cut away the main parachute using a modern 3-ring release system and the reserve parachute to be deployed. Most skydivers are also equipped with small barometric computers known as an Automatic Activation Device (AAD) that will automatically deploy the reserve parachute in case of emergency. Specifically, if a skydiver does not deploy the main parachute to reduce his rate of descent by a preset altitude, the AAD device reads the malfunction and automatically releases the reserve parachute.

If you find exciting the new idea you and your friends shared late one afternoon of getting together over the following weekend to try parachuting, the hobby of jumping off a moving training airplane while wearing a parachute, you better read the following tips, as your and your friends safety literally depend on pulling the right type of cord at the right time.