Dario Franchitti Wins Emotional Third Indy 500

Scottish racing driver Dario Franchitti won the Indianapolis 500 for the third time in his career last night in what proved to be an exciting and incredibly emotional race.  With a record 35 lead-changes during the race, it was the most closely fought race in Indianapolis history.

The Indy 500 is one of the biggest events events in motorsport dating back to 1911 and always draws massive crowds – it is said to be the biggest single-day sporting event in the world in terms of spectator attendance.  British drivers...

New Oakley Sunglasses 2012

Anyone who wears sunglasses - so everyone then - has heard of Oakley.  It goes without saying that Oakley Sunglasses are one of the biggest brands on the market, and way up there in the popularity stakes with Ray-Ban, Police Sunglasses, Maui Jim and the best of the best.

This week we completed a major update to our Oakley sunglasses selection, so if you're looking for something cool, or a bit sporty then make sure you check out our full collection of Men's or Oakley Women's sunglasses, because we have some real quality pieces to choose from.  And don't forget, you can always pop into our store and see what we have there for you to try on in person.

Lets take a look at some of the new additions.

Limited Edition Max Fear Light Oakley Scalpel

This is a great looking pair of sunglasses and suits just about any face, in fact I'm very tempted to go for these myself in the Ducati Edition, or maybe even the Casey Stoner MotoGP Edition - since he's just announced his retirement from the sport, that could make them quite the sought-after pair of collectable sunglasses, no doubt set to increase in value!

Oakley Team GB Sunglasses for the London 2012 Olympic Games

There are some pretty big events on the calendar for the year 2012, not least The Queen's Diamond Jubilee, some mega comic book movies (Avengers Assemble, The Amazing Spider-Man, Dark Knight Rises) and the end of the world in December, but for me the real highlight of 2012 has to be the Olympic Games in London.  I'm just waiting for my tickets to arrive for the 400m finals, it's going to be awesome.

If you're lucky enough to be going to the games just like me, you might want to consider picking up a Union Jack to wave from the stands and a pair of Limited Edition Team GB Oakley Sunglasses.

Team GB Radar Path

Oakley Team GB Radar Path Sunglasses - London 2012 Olympic Games Limited Edition.

These Oakley Radar Path Team GB sunglasses feature the dark blue colour of our favourite athlete's kits with red ear socks, Red Iridium lenses and the Union Jack in the Oakley Icon on the temples.  They also come with a Team GB branded soft cloth bag to store them in when not in use.  Me want!!!

Team GB Flak Jacket XLJ

Oakley Team GB Flak Jacket XLJ Sunglasses - London 2012 Olympic Games Limited Edition.

The lightweight Oakley Flak Jacket XLJ Team GB sunglasses, also have the blue of our athlete's team colours, but this time have white highlights on the temples and ear socks.  These feature grey polarized lenses, so will block out any glare from reflective surfaces such as water if watching rowing or sailing events, or just after some light rain has fallen on the race track.  Just like the Radar Path, these also feature the Union Jack Oakley Icon and the Team GB branded soft cloth bag to store them in when you're not wearing them... which for me would never.

I'll take both of these sunglasses please.

Fernando Alonso Joins Oakley

Oakley have just announced that Ferrari Formula One driver and double F1 World Champion Fernando Alonso has joined the Oakley family of pro racers.  Alonso will serve as an ambassador for Oakley in Europe and around the world.  He is seen here in a publicity shot for the top eyewear brand wearing Oakley Fuel Cell Sunglasses in a custom design (above).

Alonso says “I choose Oakley as this is a legitimate brand which has been supporting a select group of Elite athletes around...

Indianapolis 500 Sunglasses

This weekend is without a doubt the biggest weekend in Motor Racing with two of the biggest, most prestigious races in the world both happening on the same day, literally hours apart; with the Monaco GP and the Indianapolis 500 it is practically every petrol head's wet dream.

Dario Franchitti – Oakley Sunglasses

Oakley star Dario Franchitti is arguably Scotland's most successful racing driver of current or recent times with 3 IndyCar Series Championships and 2 Indy 500 race wins to his name including 2010, pictured above...

Oakley Star Casey Stoner Wins in Qatar

Oakley star Casey Stoner made a perfect start to his 2011 MotoGP campaign on Sunday by winning the first race of the season in Qatar.  The Australian pocket rocket and 2007 World Champion dominated the practice and qualifying sessions and powered through to a commanding floodlit victory for Honda, 3.44 seconds ahead of defending World Champion Jorge Lorenzo.

Stoner was seen over the weekend wearing his trademark Oakley Scalpel sunglasses, albeit a custom designed version featuring an Orange O icon to match his Honda team colours....

Deal of the Day – Oakley DISCREET

What's behind door number 2 of our SelectSpecs Advent Calendar 2010?  Go on then ladies, this one's for you.

Today's deal are these Oakley Ladies DISCREET OO2012 Sunglasses.  We've slashed the price by up to £43.75 across all the available colour options from the normal RRP of £170 down to £126.25 with 4 colour options selling for as little as £96.54.

If you select Option 7: Colour 201207 – Polished Black – Breast Cancer Awareness Edition – infused with the power of pink to help young...