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Announcing the first BIG Super Fun Days Out Competition (In assocation with Daytona Racing and Teamworks Karting)

It has so far been an exciting year for us. We have developed the site from its humble roots as an online directory, to offer you the chance to book activities directly with a host of different providers across the U.K. We are proud to be able to add to this every week offering the chance to book activities ranging from gorge scrambling to paintball at the prices offered by the providers themselves.

In addition we now have the facilities and ability to offer bespoke activity packages, whether they are for stag groups, hen groups, corporations or simply groups of friends. This has been an exciting development for us and it has delighted us to be able to provide you with action packed packages.

You will also notice a host of changes across the site in the coming weeks, including an improved search function, better social media integration and the chance for you to become more involved and to tell us your stories. But enough about that, on to the competition!

The Competition

At the start of 2011 we will be launching our new Super Fun Days Out vouchers, redeemable on any booked activity or package on the site. The voucher will include three separate extreme sport pictures and this is where you come in. We want your photos!

Photos must be representative of a Super Fun Day Out! To get you started, below are some possible ideas:

  • A picture of you or a friend trying an extreme sport for the first time
  • An action shot – perhaps a kart at full speed or a skydiver in freefall!
  • An artistic shot of your favourite activity or even its equipment!
  • Anything fun relating to any of the 80 activities on the site

The only rule is that all photos must have been taken by the submitter and they must have the right to distribute the photo. Any entrant breaking these rules will be disqualified. We will also disqualify photos which we feel are unsuitable for publication on our site. Please do bear in mind that your photo will appear on a voucher used by people of all ages and this will influence our decision!

The best 3 entries will be used on our vouchers throughout 2011 as well as winning 2 Arrive and Drive Adult Karting Passes each, redeemable at 7 of the U.K’s top racing venues. (Kent, Manchester, Sandown, Milton Keynes, Letchworth, Birmingham and Reading)

7 Lucky runners up will win 2 tickets to the jumps on U.K’s longest zipwire in Cornwall.

All photos which will adhere to the rules will appear in our final competition gallery on both the facebook page and the site.

To submit your photos, simply email them to sfdoteam@superfundaysout.com along with your name, email address, home address and a contact telephone number. Please also indicate your preferred location for the arrive and drive passes.

The Closing Date is Friday 17th December, so get snapping!

I surf because…

I surf because…. A great series of videos with the team riders for Billabong… and a competition in which you can win great surf experiences, awesome prizes, awesome videos… what more needs to be said!

Trebuchet Competition

The Great Northern Medieval Fayre will be hosting its first annual Trebuchet Competition on Saturday, June 5th and is inviting people and groups to take part. Contestants will get to fling three pound cabbages at distances over 150 feet with the winners receiving trophies and prizes.”

Read the full story – and sorry, it’s not in the UK… but if you’re really keen, you can make a tabletop version:

50 Foot Waves in Hawaii

Eddie Aikau

“Some of the world’s best surfer’s take to the seas for a rare Hawaiian extreme sports competition as massive waves batter Waimea Bay beach.

It is the ultimate surfing competition held only when the waves are big enough.

Today many of the world’s most experienced surfers raced to compete in the “Quicksilver in Memory of Eddie Aikua Competition” in Waimea Bay, Hawaii.

“The Eddie” – named in honour of a famed surfer and lifeguard who disappeared in 1978 while trying to rescue passengers from a capsized canoe – is often held at late notice as it relies on waves of 20ft or higher. It has only been held seven times before – with the last competition in 2002.”

Read the full story on Channel 4 or visit ‘The Eddie‘ website. (including photos).

Downhill Skiing (in HD)

THE THIN LINE: Life on the Edge – HD Trailer from VOOM HD on Vimeo.

Here’s a video for the passionate downhill skier – Super. G (Super Giant Slalom) – a pure adrenaline rush in downhill skiing by master athletes (via Highball Blog).

"Free Style"

As YouTube describes it: “FREE STYLE stars HIGH SCHOOL MUSICALs Corbin Bleu in an uplifting story about a young man and his determination to win a coveted spot on the Grand National motocross racing team. With the support of his loving mother (Penelope Ann Miller, KINDERGARTEN COP), precocious little sister (Madison Pettis, THE GAME PLAN and upcoming SEVEN POUNDS) and new girlfriend (Sandra Echeverria, Telemundos MARINA), Cale proves against all odds that he has the heart, the willpower and the courage to never give up on his dream.”

Want to Watch It?
Sounds a bit of an Americano morality tale to me, but could have some good action images, although the reviews on IMDB have not been strong, and the Seattle Times says that you’ll only enjoy the motocross if you’re NOT a motocross fan, but that the story has some interesting parallels with the life of Barack Obama!

Red Bull: Illume (Photo Competition)

Red Bull Illume

Qualifying Images
Only action and adventure sports images and images that capture the culture and lifestyle surrounding these sports may be submitted.

Deadline

  • The submission phase takes place between October 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010. Photos must be submitted during this period.
  • Photos must have been taken after 01.01.2007.

Full rules on the Red Bull Illume site. Encouragement to enter from Urban Velo.