Powerboat racing began about the end of last century, and became truly international in 1922 with the organization of the Union for International Motorboating (UIM).
The dragon boat racing tradition stems from the legends that local people had paddled out in similar style long boats as they tried to retrieve Qu Yuan's body after he drowned in the river.
Scientists are racing to collect data to understand how the fastest warming place on Earth is changing and what those changes could mean for the planet's future.
Yeah, so I had 'em take the stock seat out, put in a racing seat, but only for the purposes of it being extra low and wear a full harness that grabs my legs and my torso.