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Goin' Coconuts Inventor: Greg Haggquist, Traptek Availability: January 2006, shirts and shorts, $150 each To Learn More: cannondale.com Cannondale's upcoming Carbon LE line of cycling wear is cut from a new kind of cloth: moisture-wicking, odor-absorbing, UV-ray-protective polyester. What makes it so? Carbon from coconuts. The husks are heated to 1,600°F; the activated carbon (also found in water and air filters) is infused into yarns that make up the material. The carbon particles, kept activated by a patented process, create a porous surface that traps nasty smells and harmful rays and causes...
...wheel racing, NASCAR, the more popular circuit, is grooming a female phenom of its own. Erin Crocker, 24, started racing when she was 7 and last year became the first woman to win a grueling World of Outlaws sprint-car race. She then signed with legendary NASCAR crew chief Ray Evernham, who guided Jeff Gordon to three Winston Cup titles. Though Crocker has risen quickly through the stock-car ranks, Evernham won't rush his prized talent. He had scheduled Crocker to drive full time in next season's Busch Series, NASCAR's top minor-league circuit, but after crashes...
...Ray Beam and Lily have a romantic moment in 'Tricked...
...Steve contemplates his Ray Beam photo collection in 'Tricked...
...core challenges for these narratives is keeping all of the stories and characters equally compelling. Although Tricked falters in some cases, it still manages to keep itself afloat over some treacherous waters. The Ray Beam and Lily storyline, for example, stretches credulity with its portrait of a decadent rocker, while Lily's character remains an enigma. Robinson does best with the two stories that are at the extremes of personal drama: one quiet and understated, the other of increasingly violent paranoia. Caprice, the cute, funny and loveable waitress with an unfortunate case of low self esteem that results in poor...