motorsportsnewswire.wordpress.com - Versatile Vander Pluym Brings Wide Range of Talents to New SPEED™ Show — Stuntbusters

“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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nbclosangeles.com - The Derby Dolls Care About You

The roller stars are hosting a free health fair.

Bandages? The occasional shiny dab of ointment? A sling here and there?

These are not uncommon sights at the Doll Factory, thanks to the fact that the Derby Dolls are famed for some rough-and-tumble, no-holds-barred skating. If you've ever seen a clutch of blockers attempting to thwart a jammer's best get-through efforts, you know the occasional elbow or knee can make hard contact.

Which is one reason the Derby Dolls care about keeping the body on the up-and-up. The other reason? They're nice. Super nice. So nice they're once again hosting their annual free health fair on Saturday, Aug. 27.

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AOL.com - You've Got....LA Derby Dolls

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OffBeatBride.com - Robin & Michael's Raucous Roller Derby Rockin' Wedding

The offbeat bride: Robin (aka Suzy Snakeyes), Administrative Assistant in the fitness industry and blocker for the Tough Cookies

Her offbeat partner: Michael (aka Mike Snakeyes), Advertising Account Manager and L.A. Derby Dolls statistician

Date and location of wedding: Doll Factory, venue for the L.A. Derby Dolls roller derby league — September 4, 2010

What made our wedding offbeat: Michael and I met through the L.A. Derby Dolls roller derby league (through a mutual friend who used to skate with the league), so our relationship was born in roller derby. He proposed to me at halftime during a roller derby game I was playing. (Click here to see a video of the proposal!) So it made perfect sense for us to get married at the same place where we got engaged — on the roller derby track! It also helped that, as a couple working on a tight budget, I was able to use my connections as a long-time skater with the league to get the venue for free!

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LarchmontChronicle.com - GIRLS GET FIT AND FIERCE AT ROLLER DERBY CAMP

JUNIOR DERBY DOLLS bring the adrenaline to summer camp. Larchmont Village resident and coach K.T. Wigman, aka Trixie Biscuit, center, at a recent practice, surrounded by Shahzam, Raina Terror, Tenacious E., SquashBob Skatepants, Brat Benetar, Rattleskate, Cleobratra and Hard Candy.

Summer camp doesn’t just mean campfires and bug juice anymore.

L.A. Junior Derby Dolls Camp brings the adrenaline and teamwork of the world’s fastest-growing women’s sport to girls ages seven to 17 at a week-long summer camp from Mon., July 18 to Fri., July 22.

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