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...peaceful castle perched high above the Pedernales River--a castle, that is, with a turret, a crenelated roof and secret passageways--Robert Rodriguez is greeting his sons Rocket, Racer and Rebel as they emerge from their evening bath. Soon, perhaps after he whips up some beef tacos, rice and guacamole for dinner and plays with the kids a while, he will mosey down to the dungeon-dark studios he calls Los Cryptos and get to work. The sun is setting over the Hill Country outside Austin, but Dad's day is just getting started...
...work that makes his movies so appealing; he calls Spy Kids 3-D "the only home movie in theaters this summer." But it won't be the only production from the house of Rodriguez in the coming months. Elizabeth is in development on a sibling for Rocket, Rebel and Racer. No word on the name yet. May we suggest Rest...
Expedition racing isn't cheap. A weekend race costs about $500 a competitor, plus equipment, and a USARA survey last year showed that serious competitors spent an average of $5,600 annually on the sport. John Hartley of Ridgewood, N.J., a mountain biker turned expedition racer, is just one participant who thinks it's worth it. "It's almost like being a kid again," he says. "You run in the woods, ride your bike on mountain trails and play in the water--and you do it with your friends...
They include the head designer of the Jaguar S-Type and Skip Barber, a famous Formula One racer and teacher of Nascar stars like Jeff Gordon, according to Sully...
...intends to compete in Turin in 2006, and Kjus feels he still has the ability and the drive to continue. He worries, though, about the next generation of Norwegian alpine skiers, noting that only Bjarne Solbakken, 24, shows that "he has the qualities to be a big event racer." Ruefully he adds, "It may be that some new guys are coming, but until then we old guys have to stay in there and get some results...