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“We get to Execute Stunts People Wait Their Entire Careers to Perform”

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – October 25, 2011 – (Motor Sports Newswire) – Whether acting, competing in sports, executing complicated Hollywood stunts or simply experiencing life, Vanessa Vander Pluym’s ever-growing skillset is not by happenstance, but by design. Co-host of the new SPEED show Stuntbusters (premieres Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. ET), Vander Pluym brings several of her talents to the new prime time program, admitting to an attraction to things that scare her a little bit.

“When I was young, I was very shy,” Vander Pluym said. “I was afraid of everything … heights, conversation, dancing in front of people. In overcoming those fears, I’ve developed a rule to live by — a little afraid, do it … a lot afraid, there’s a reason, don’t do it.”

For Stuntbusters (BASE Productions), Vander Pluym works with co-host Garrett Hammond to explore and explode motoring myths, revealing the facts and figures behind the latest, fastest and hottest automotive stunt technology. Each experiment is captured at one thousand frames per second; allowing viewers to witness the physics behind the vehicular mayhem.

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