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U.S. Army Soldiers and civilians compete against South Korea’s 2002 Olympic World Cup Soccer Team at the USAG Humphreys middle school field, July 11, 2022. The event was held to strengthen comradery and friendship between the United States military and South Korea.
Mooresville, NC - The 11th annual AutoGeek Detail Fest was a great time despite the inclement weather that rolled in Saturday afternoon.
In addition to all the activities going on at the Detail Fest car show, the film crew from Competition Ready was on hand to shoot the final episode of the new Velocity TV show Competition Ready with hosts Mike Phillips and Adrienne Janic. Part of the final episode included detailing and judging 6 professional car builder’s cars that were invited to compete for the Detailer’s Cup Trophy. Cars from Bobby Alloway, Andy Leach, Gateway Mustang, Year One, Hot Rod Transformations and our very own 1969 Charger from Detroit Speed were part of the invited builders. When the professional and celebrity judges cast their final votes, Andy Leach’s Ridler winning 1940 Ford was crowned champion of the inaugural Detailer’s Cup.
The crew at AutoGeek had many activities going on throughout the weekend. There was live car detailing demonstrations, celebrity autograph signings with Mike Phillips, Chris Jacobs, Dennis Gage, Ray Evernham from Americarna, Bruno Massel and Matt Steele from Truck U, Cristy Lee from All Girls Garage and even Barry Meguiar was on hand.
Other events included the car builders sat down and talked as a panel on the cars that were on display with Chris Jacobs. The facility at AutoGeek is a must see, thank you for opening the doors and make sure you keep them in mind when you are in need of any car detailing supplies.
Detroit Speed will have a bit of a home event coming up next April 15th - 17th. The crew will head up I-85 for the Goodguys 2nd North Carolina Nationals in Raleigh. We hope to see you out there!
AutoGeek Detail Fest Highlights:
• Andy Leach won the Detailer's Cup with his beautiful 1940 Ford
• Moe's May/Hem 1969 Charger was on hand and competed for the Detailer's Cup against 5 other top cars
• Kyle Tucker shot some video with the film crew from Competition Ready, they were shooting the final episode of the new Velocity TV show Competition Ready with hosts Mike Phillips and Adrienne Janic
• Kyle Tucker had some time to talk to the "Detail King" Mike Phillips during the weekend
Service members and government contract workers compete during Defender Day Challenge on Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, May 17, 2017. Defender Day is part of police week which focuses on remembrance of those who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Westin Warburton)
Rhodes College Cross Country Women and Men's Teams competing at the 2021 Memphis Twilight Classic Cross Country Meet at Mike Rose Soccer Complex
Soldiers and civilians compete in a triathlon June 23, 2012, at Camp Casey. Teams and individuals swam, biked and ran against each other. U.S. Army photos by Sgt. 1st Class Jeff Troth
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Alison Young (GBR) competing today, 30.07.12, in the Women's One Person Dinghy (Laser Radial) event in The London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition.
The London 2012 Olympic Sailing Competition runs from 29 July to 12 August and brings together 380 of the world's best sailors to race on Weymouth Bay.
Sailing made its Olympic debut in 1900 and has appeared at every Olympic Games since 1908.
In 2012 athletes from 63 nations are competing across ten Olympic sailing events.
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I competed in the Busselton Half Iron Man today. I did the half marathon run leg as part of a team. Came in at 1 hour 37 minutes. It was a personal best, but I know I could have done better. The last part I had some cramping in my calf, and that slowed me down.
Good chance I'll do it next year as part of a team again.
Photo by @lu_lu.
Danny Wild/USMA -- Cadets compete in the 2012 Sandhurst Competition (SANCOM), a two-day military training competition course at Camp Buckner at the United States Military Academy in West Point, N.Y. sponsored annually by the West Point Department of Military Instruction. The Sandhurst Military Skills Competition has been held since 1967 and features nine-member squads from around the world, including the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Australia, Germany, Chile, Spain, China and Afghanistan.
Squads this year included 36 from the U.S. Military Academy, two from the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst (UK) as well as American teams from the U.S. Naval Academy and U.S. Air Force Academy. Eight Army ROTC teams also joined a USMAPS squad. Teams are graded by time as they aim to compete various courses over the seven-mile Buckner area, including an obstacle course, a rope bridge, a rappel challenge, first aid and CAS-EVAC, weapon assembly, an IED scenario, a boat challenge and more.
More info on Sandhurst: www.usma.edu/dmi/sandhurst_competition.htm
Photo by Danny Wild for USMA | dannywild.com
David McPherson, professional motorcycle racing driver competes on Atlas, electric motorcycle build by the University of Michigan students at an AHRMA race in the Carolina Motorsports Park track in March 2023.
Members of SPARK, Electric Motorcycle Racing Team hired a professional motorcycle racing driver and brought their motorcycle Atlas to South Carolina to participate in the AHRMA (American Historic Racing Motorcycle Association) races at the Carolina Motorsports Park track. The electric bicycle successfully competed against both combustible engine and electric bikes on Saturday. On Sunday, the bicycle reached its fastest lap time ever but then the motorcycle driver crashed on a sharp turn during a race. Neither the driver nor bike sustained any major damage.
The University of Michigan’s SPARK Electric Racing Team has been building electric racing motorcycles since 2013. At the end of summer 2022, SPARK took home second and third place in AHRMA’s Formula Lightning race in New Jersey—in only the team’s second racing competition ever.
By 2024, SPARK aims to compete at the Isle of Man TT.
Current bike Atlas features a custom steel trellis frame, a zero-to-60 mph speed of three seconds, and a top speed of 160 mph. It produces a claimed 125 horsepower, alongside 88 pound-feet of torque. Total curb weight is 280 pounds.
Saturday, March 18, 2023.
Photo by Marcin Szczepanski/Lead Multimedia Storyteller, Michigan Engineering
Veterans compete in the championship game of the basketball tournament at the Sun Devil Fitness Complex in Tempe, Arizona.
More than 300 Veterans from the U.S. and Great Britain will compete in this year's National Veterans Wheelchair Games July 7 - 12 in Tempe, Arizona. (REYNALDO LEAL/U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs)
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Powerlifter Zoe Newson (45kg - Women) from Colchester, Essex, wins a bronze medal competing for ParalympicsGB at the Rio Paralympic Games 2016.
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Sgt. Colton Platzke, Delaware Army National Guard 1049th Transportation Company, poses for a portrait during the 2022 National Guard Bureau Region 2 Best Warrior Competition, held May 17-20, 2022, at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia. The Best Warrior Competition is a physically and mentally challenging three-day competition that tests competitors on a wide range of technical and tactical skills relevant to today’s combat operating environment. Region 2 consists of competitors from Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. Regional winners from across the nation will advance to compete at the national-level competition this summer. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Edwin L. Wriston)
Hello and welcome to my first NTM contest. I just wanted to start one to probably meet some awesome people who would compete. So here it goes.
Requirements: Must have a doll. Any doll ex. (Barbie, Bratz, MH, Begoths, Pullips, and even BJD.) No boys. If you audition with a boy I might take it but the themes will be hard for boys. Your doll must represent you. It doesn't have to be a carbon copy of you but more of a doll who represents your whole take on fashion and style. Your symbol of your user name.
Prizes: A $50,000 dollar contract with BJR Magazine
A lifetimes supply of stolen M.A.C products, brought to you by Brooke Billington
And a travel to any location with Bratz and Barbz airlines.
Auditions: Your doll must have an outfit that represents you. Black and blues, whites and golds, or even chartreuse and brown. Whatever appeals to you. Hair must be gorgeous. Frizz is not the bizz. I might take into consideration if you cannot fix your dolls hair. Afros are accepted.
Rules: Catfights are fun but don't get into the place where you threaten or tell them to kill them selves. Its not qute. No stolen pictures. I want decent quality if I can count the pixels on two hands its a no. And finally have fun. Enjoy.
Deadline July 4th
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Athletes compete in swimming during the 2017 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games at University of Illinois at Chicago July 8, 2017. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports including archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. (DoD photo by Roger L. Wollenberg)
I competed for the Renzo Gracie Team in a handful of tournaments (about 5) in the NY City area. My career in firefighting put a stop to the training and competing due to time constraints. I also don't want to blow out any of my joints off-duty. My job puts a roof over my head and keeps the bills paid. Anyhow, I've gotten injured on the job- knee and back. I think I'll train again just to stay practiced.
I competed at 139 lb and below &149 lb and below. I competed at adult beginner, intermediate, and master (30 yr. & older). I walk at 155 lb now.
Maryland Environmental Service’s Water/Wastewater Division has put together a team to compete in the 2013 Chesapeake Water Environment Association (CWEA) Operations Challenge, which will take place at the Tri-Association Conference in Ocean City on August 28 and 29. The Operations Challenge consists of five timed events – collections, safety, maintenance, lab work and process control – and is designed to put water and wastewater operators’ diverse skill sets to the test. The MES team, Motley Poo, is comprised of four team members from three different regions of the Water/Wastewater division – Todd Boulden, a Senior Operator from the North Region, Wayne Rumbaugh, a Supervisor from the Central Region, Brad Yeakle, a Supervisor from the West Region and Justin Myers, an Assistant Regional Supervisor from the North Region. The winning team at the Tri-Association Conference will represent the CWEA at the national competition held at the Water Environment Federation (WEF) Technical Exhibition and Conference in Chicago in October 5. More information about the individual events can be found at www.weftec.org/opschallenge.
« Sharing water: balancing competing needs in a context of declining resource » Side Event during the Regional Forum on Sustainable Development for the UNECE Region, Geneva. 1 March 2018. UNECE photo by Violaine Martin
Paratriathletes compete over three disciplines, in five classification groups (PT1 – PT5). Although the disciplines are the same for the Olympic athlete, the training principles aren’t directly transferrable.
The short history of the sport means that effective training principles for the paratriathlete are still being developed, and there’s very little applicable published data in the area.
The British Triathlon Federation (BTF) and their paratriathlon performance manager Jonathan Riall decided that the best way to develop effective training principles for paratriathletes would be to carry out a scientific study of the development/elite squad of athletes, while documenting existing knowledge.
The BTF – with funding from the Peter Harrison Foundation – granted a physiological support project at Loughborough University (2014-2015) for the paratriathlon performance athletes.
The team at the Peter Harrison Centre for Disability Sport consists of Katy Griggs has carefully planned a programme of testing that will support the athletes and coaches during the build up to Rio 2016.
The main purpose is to give athletes a physiological advantage over their competitors, by ensuring that they’re in the best shape for Rio with an effective training strategy.
Phil Hogg at Loughborough University
The project involves assessing the squad members over a range of test protocols at specific points in their training cycle. As noted before, paratriathlon sports training knowledge is still developing and some of the ‘empirical laws’ of training may need to be challenged.
This has therefore provided staff within the PHC a valuable opportunity to collect data of this nature. Alongside the longitudinal physiological profiles of paratriathletes, three main applied research topics have been developed:
1. Understanding the economy of running/pushing following the transition of the cycle discipline;
2. Monitoring the immune function in paratriathletes across a season;
3. Cooling and acclimatisation strategies for paratriathletes.
Many paratriathletes will display a unique physiological response during exercise depending upon their physical impairment. For example, for athletes in the PT1 class (wheelchair athletes), the considerably smaller amount of muscle mass used and varying trunk stability must be taken into account. These athletes will also have impaired thermoregulatory capacity compared with their able-bodied counterparts.
British paratriathlete at Loughborough University
This is most likely caused by impairment to the nervous system which disrupts the control of skin blood flow. Moreover, athletes with cerebral palsy will display impaired movement patterns during fatigue and may also find exercise in the heat detrimental to performance. Research is still ongoing for the second and third topics highlighted above, but further work is warranted.
It is envisaged that the applied research findings, together with the testing and monitoring of the training programmes, will enable the PHC team to educate the athletes and their coaches to understand the physiological background of training principles and preparation strategies. In turn this will help with the development of training programmes that are specific to the sport as well as to the individual concerned.
Athletes compete in swimming during the 2017 Department of Defense (DoD) Warrior Games at University of Illinois at Chicago July 8, 2017. The DoD Warrior Games are an annual event allowing wounded, ill and injured service members and veterans to compete in Paralympic-style sports including archery, cycling, field, shooting, sitting volleyball, swimming, track and wheelchair basketball. (DoD photo by Roger L. Wollenberg)
This is a photograph from the 30th annual Bohermeen AC Patrick Bell 5KM Road Race, Jog, Walk, and Fun Run which was held at Bohermeen AC, Ardbracan, Navan, Co. Meath, Ireland at 19:30 on Saturday 6th June 2015. The race was held in warm sunshine but with the presence of a very strong headwind which made running conditions difficult in places for all participants. The race commemorates Patrick Bell, the late Bohermeen clubman who died tragically in the summer of 1985 following a traffic accident, whilst returning home from Cork having competed in the National track championships. The wonderful atmosphere, the great racing and participation, the work by the club, Meath Athletics, the local community, and the long summer evening is, yet again, a fitting tribute to Patrick's memory and his contribution to Athletics in Ireland. The race also commemorates clubman Nicky Philips. Congratulations to everyone involved. Everything that is good about grassroots athletics and running in Ireland was on show in Bohermeen tonight. The race route reverted to the 2013 course as last year (2014) the course had to be changed at the last moment due to a funeral which was taking place in the area. The folks at Bohermeen AC and the local community hosted a barbeque, cook-out, and entertainment late into the night. It has earned the reputation as having one of the best after race atmospheres you are likely to find in Ireland. The race started 400m from the Bohermeen AC track and heads towards Navan. The course then makes 3 right hand turns around some beautiful rural country roads and turns back to Bohermeen AC and then back for the final kilometer which is straight to the track and the finish on about 60 meters of athletics track. Over 600 participants took part making it one of the largest 5KM races in the region
This is a set of photographs from the end of the race until about the 25 minute finish time. The full set is available at www.flickr.com/photos/peterm7/sets/72157651804660314
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ParalympicsGB Wheelchair Basketball Team Women, competing at Women Preliminary Round Group A event, Great Britain vs Canada, the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games.
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Can We Compete Marco Annunziata Maria Bartiromo, Moderator Fred Hochberg Christopher Hyzy Economy 2012
Competitors competing in the 2013 Fort Bragg Army Combatives Championship on Dec. 13, went head-to-head in a semi-final round to see who would advance to the finale held at Sports USA Dec. 14. The semi-final rounds, which were held at Rittz-Epps Physical Fitness Center, included intermediate rules to include full contact, but no elbows, closed fists to the face, no knee strikes and no kicking a down opponent. (U.S. Army photo by Spc. Paul A. Holston/XVIII Abn. Corps PAO)
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A Soldier competing in the Best Warrior’s Competition at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif., plots his points during land navigation Sept. 13, 2011 at Camp San Luis Obispo, Calif. The weeklong competition pits the best Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from across the state against each other in various events such as combatives, land navigation and weapons proficiency. (Army National Guard photo/Staff Sgt. Emily Suhr)
CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait- This week Soldiers from Afghanistan and Kuwait compete to become the 1st Sustainment Command (Theater) Best Warrior. The Best Warrior competition is a five-day event that challenges every Soldier’s mental and physical limitations with a variety of contests.
The first day the Soldiers were literally put to the test, as they answered a variety of questions ranging from Army regulation and Sexual Harassment Assault & Response Prevention to vehicle preventive maintenance checks and services (PMCS).
After exercising their brains on day one, the second day opened up with Soldier’s taking an Army Physical Fitness Test, followed by a scorching hot Kuwait afternoon filled with Army Warrior Tasks (AWT). Each Soldier was tested on five separate AWT’s, and whether it was evaluating a casualty under fire, PMCS or reacting to a chemical agent by properly decontaminating themselves, each Soldier proved up to the challenge.
On Day three the competitors were transported north to Camp Buehring, Kuwait, for a long day of weapon qualification and land navigation. The 1st TSC and 143d Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) cadre were set up and ready to go as the warriors arrived and helped expedite the competitors through their challenges. The land navigation began in the afternoon following the qualification challenge, and it was perhaps the toughest of the week as shade was non-existent on a navigational course sprawled across open desert and few landmarks to guide them.
After a long day the sweat soaked Soldiers prepared themselves for a 12-mile ruck march early on day four. Each Soldier finished in under the three-hour time limit, and spirits were never higher as competitors who finished quickly dropped their ruck and hustled back to pick up their battle buddies who were farther behind. After a few hours rest, each Soldier prepared for the mystery event later that afternoon. Each Soldier and their sponsor pondered what the event would include. Could it be combatives? Swimming? In the end it was a drill and ceremony event, as the importance of drill and ceremony becomes center stage as the Army transitions to a garrison environment.
Friday will bring their final test, a formal board filled with sergeants major, and Saturday the 1st TSC will crown their new Best Warrior, who will represent the 1st TSC next month in the U.S. Army Central Best Warrior Competition here.
Photos by Staff Sgt. Ian B. Shay, public affairs NCOIC, 143d ESC
Three Laclede Gas crews compete against 50 teams from across the nation for this year's title and bragging rights in the 2013 National Gas Rodeo on Saturday, September 21. This is a unique opportunity for our professionals to show off talent used in the field each day. Laclede Gas' team, the Gas House Gang, broke the pipe cut record with an amazing 8.31 second cut. We are so proud of everyone who crews.
The Rangerettes competed in their first contest this past weekend with the American Dance and Drill Company. The team was very successful.
Soldiers competed for the title of Region 5 Best Warrior May 7-12 at Camp Crowder, Missouri. Soldiers from Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Texas are competing to determine who will represent Region V at the 2023 National Best Warrior Competition. Participants will test their physical, mental, and psychological limits over a 5-day period. Each day warriors will face vigorous tests including the Army Combat Fitness Test, 12-mile ruck march, obstacle course, and stress shoot, among other events.
The Budapest demonstrations against Gyurcsany; protesters at the Hungarian parliament, evening of 19 September. See this blog post and subsequent ones.
Flags galore present competing concepts of identity. The Parliament building itself sports the EU stars on blue, while protestors carry the Hungarian national flag, but also the uebernationalist red-and-white striped "Arpad-flag". Arpad was the founding father of the Hungarian nation so to say, and the flag represents the yearning for Hungarian purity and greatness. It was also the flag used by the fascist Arrow Cruisers when they took power in 1944.