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STAFF CIRCUITO VALVIDUB
2ª Temporada.
Etapa 1: ROMPIENDO LIMITES.
Imágenes del Staff que realizó la 2ª Temporada del Circuito Valvidub 2018.
Sean Watkins performing with his sister Sara at Austin City Limits Music Festival 2009. Photo by Ron Baker.
La mañana del sábado el Seminario Supera tus Límites inicio con mas 1200 participantes listos para recibir los mensajes de liderazgo del Pastor Cash Luna.
Después de la bienvenida de los pastores anfitriones el Pastor Cash Luna inicio enseñando sobre ...la Excelencia:
“Es una necedad querer hacer las cosas de la misma forma y obtener resultados diferentes, si usted quiere un resultado diferente seguramente tiene que hacer cosas diferentes a lo que ha hecho toda la vida.”
Supera tus Limites Quito Ecuador 2009
Made by Rene Jennings, Grover Beach, California, for The Sky's the Limit 2007. Photo taken at International Quilt Festival, Houston, 2007. Blogged here.
Nikon D200 Micro-Nikkor 55mm 1:3.5 + PK -13 Extension Ring + TC-200 Teleconverter
1/250 sec - f/22 - ISO 200 - SB-600 speedlight on-camera with diffuser and reflector
At Skys the Limit
Reservations Required
Alt Text: Ranger in front of a crowd with a screen at night
Photo by NPS / Donovan Smith
The No Limits Bike Racing Championship made its formal Return to the World Famous Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit for a Very Special 8 Hour Endurance Race.
Each and Every Team Had a selection of High Powered Racing Machinery that would along with the Rider take on the Might of Brands Hatches' Grand Prix Circuit for a Gruelling 8 Hours Straight.
While Some Teams had as many as Four Riders to make the job a Little Bit Easier other Teams Had decided to go with just Two Riders for 4 Hours Each knowing they Had the Skills and Determination to Keep Racing Hard.
The Championship was in is Last Race of the Season here at Brands and Whoever Won this Final Event would take the No Limits Bike Racing Championship Crown.
Qualifying was up First and setting the Pace at the Top of the Timings was (Andelle Leathers / RatMally Graphic) on their Kawasaki 998/Kawasaki 1000 Racing Bikes with an Incredible Time of 1.31.846 and a Top Speed of 95.37 to take Pole at The Start of the Race.
In Second Place was (Delkevic Racing) Kawasaki 1000/BMW 1000/Kawasaki 1000 Yamaha 1000 Racing Bikes with a Lap Time of 1.31.784 and a Top Speed of 95.34mph.
In Third Place was (Earnshaw's Motorcycles) BMW 1000/BMW 1000 Racing Bikes with A Lap Time of 1.32.099 and an Top Speed of 95.11mph.
With Qualifying Over and a 11:46am Start Fast Approaching all of the Riders to head out for the First 2 Hours. Just like Old School Le Mans the Riders all Lined Up on the Opposite Side of the Pitlane with their Respective Teams Holding onto the Bikes Ready for them to Blast off into the Distance around the Circuit.
A Loud Bang from the Calcian Signalled the Start of an 8 Hour Endurance Race and each Rider Ran Towards their Bikes Fired them Up and Set off onto the Race Track.
During the First Hour All Riders Made it through the First Opening Laps without any Problems and already many of them were getting up to Speed while some other Riders Preferred to nurse their Machinery for the First Hour to Avoid anything Breaking or Failing on thease High Powered Machines.
As Hour two Approached Everyone was still going strong and The Riders were Each Getting into a Really Good Rhythm of the Grand Prix circuit while other Teams had opted to Head to the pits to swap Riders and Give themselves more of a chance to take Victory with a selection of different Talents and Bikes available.
The Start of Hour Three saw a lot of Different Battles Going on thought the field and on the Back Straight there was some Close Wheel to Wheel Action Between Every Rider traveling at Speeds close to Nearly 100mph. Some Riders were Pushing so Hard that Even their Front Wheels Rose into the Air Making for some Epic and Thrilling Moments. An Overtake by Rider Number 97 on 36 was the Highlight so Far.
Hour Four and Still Each Rider was not Giving Up on the Chance of Victory with Half of the Endurance Race Completed by Now it was Time for Another Rider Change and with Many Teams Heading for the Pits Once Again Each New Rider Ventured Out onto the Brands Hatch GP Circuit it Beautiful Sunlit Conditions Although thease Must Have Been Playing Havoc with the Visibility for the Riders. Non the Less After Just One Retirement Earlier Due to an Engine Fire and a Marshall that should Have Really Been More Prepared. the Remaining Riders Soldered on.
The Fifth Hour was now Upon them and after a Very Hectic and Fast set of Laps Earlier Many Riders were setting down into their Positions to make sure the Bike they were on would Survive to the End. Druids was a Place to witness some Incredible Overtakes During this Time with the Light Levels Lowering and The Riders Really Looking like they were Pushing Hard and Encouraging their Machines to solder onto Victory.
Hour Six and with the Light Levels Now Falling even Lower it looked like this Endurance Race would be Ending in Nearly Dark Conditions as the Rider Kept on Going. The Few Retirement's Earlier on during Hour 2 and 3 were now just a Memory in the Surviving Riders Minds who all had One Goal in Mind. Get This Bike to the End of The Race.
Hour Seven and by now the Light was Nearly all But Gone with the Last Rays of Sunshine Disappearing Entirely from the Tops of Druids and yet Despite this now disadvantage i terms of Having a lot less light The Riders Still Continued to Push Hard and Fight their was To Victory in the Closing Stages as the Race Reached its Climax.
The Final Hour was Finally here and Every Rider who Had Been Concentrating Hard all Day was Now in a Position to Push Hard for that Final Hour of Glory that would mean the Difference Between either a Race Victory or a Race Loss. As The Minuets Slowly Ticked Down and The Last Light of Day Had been Long Extinguished from the Circuit. it was the Team of (Delkevic Racing's Liam Marchant / Gary Johnson / James Edwards and Luke Scott who took a Resounding Victory after 232 Laps and a Gruelling 8 Hour's of Racing 2 For Each of The Riders. Congratulations Delkevic Racing an Incredible Achievement.
In Second Place was The Team of (Earnshaw's Motorcycles Jonathan Lodge and James Lodge) after 232 Laps and 4 Hour's Between Them a Super Effort and Very Well Deserved Second Place Battle Through some Very Tough Competitors.
In Third Place was (Josh Daley Racing/RC Express by Dafabet Josh Daley and Rob Hodson) after a Very Hard and Gruelling 231 Laps in the Seat of Their Racing Bikes. Amazing Work Josh Daley Racing Incredible Ride and a Very Well Deserved Third Place.
An Exceptional Day of Endurance Racing from the No Limits Bike Racing Championship with Delkevic Racing's Liam Marchant / Gary Johnson / James Edwards and Luke Scott Taking The Final Victory of the Season with Datasys Racing Mark Daines / Jeremy Watson / Johnny Panter and Joe Higham taking The Championship for 2021.
A Big Congratulations to all of the Riders who took Part in this Event in my Opinion you Made everyone who Races in the Bennet's British Super Bike Championship look like Amateurs. You Guys are the Real Deal and am Really Looking forward to Watching this Epic Race all over Again Next Year. Until Then Keep Racing and Never Give Up Hope of One Day Standing on the Top Step of the Podium.
Made by Christine Restall, Hamble, United Kingdom for The Sky's the Limit 2007. Photo taken at International Quilt Festival, Houston, 2007. Blogged here.
Voronezhskoye Vodokhranilische is a reservoir on the Voronezh River in the Voronezh Region of Russia. It is entirely located in the urban district of Voronezh and is one of the world's largest reservoirs located entirely within the city limits. The initial (design) parameters of the reservoir were as follows: area 70 km², volume 0.204 km³, length 35 km, average width 2 km, average depth 2.9 m, height above sea level - 93.0 m. Currently, the reservoir has changed its size: area 59.9 km², volume 0.1993 km³, average width 1.7 km, average depth 3.3 m, maximum depth 19.4 m. It was formed in 1971-1972 by a dam for the purpose of industrial water supply to the city. In colloquial speech, Voronezh residents are sometimes called the sea or the Voronezh Sea. Currently heavily contaminated. Work is underway to increase the average depth of the reservoir in order to clean it. The city of Voronezh is located on the banks of the reservoir.
Previously, on the site of the reservoir there was the Voronezh River, on the banks of which Peter I began building ships in 1695. As a result of the work, the forests on the banks were cut down, which led to a strong shallowing of the river. To save the reservoir from drying out, lock systems were built according to the project of the English engineer Peri. The water in the river rose to 15 feet. And for the safety of navigation, in 1703, at the confluence of the artery, the first wooden dam and a casement lock were erected on the Voronezh River.
The wooden dam existed until 1931, but fell into disrepair much earlier. Its territory has become a hotbed of infections and malarial mosquitoes, the floodplain of the river has turned into a swamp. In addition, in the 1930s, Voronezh became a city with a large number of industrial enterprises. The city's water needs have increased dramatically. As a result, on August 14, 1937, the Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks) and the Council of People's Commissars of the USSR adopted the Resolution "On the Improvement of the Voronezh River and Its Floodplain". Two options were considered: flooding and drainage. Preference was given to flooding: in the 1940s, it was planned to create a reservoir 10 kilometers from Voronezh and strengthen the banks with ramparts. But in 1941, the war began. Voronezh was seriously destroyed, the restoration of the city lasted about 15 years, and only in 1967 they returned to this idea. Work on the creation of the reservoir was carried out in a short time, ahead of schedule, as a result of which, instead of 15 years allotted for the creation of the reservoir, it took 3 years. But due to the hasty construction, it was not possible to properly prepare the bottom of the reservoir and deepen it (the average depth was only 2-3 meters), and the treatment facilities of the enterprises were not built. All this, according to environmentalists, became the cause of serious water pollution in the future.
On August 9, 1971, a decisive operation was carried out: the builders blocked the bed of the Voronezh River. On March 31, 1972, the filling of the Voronezh reservoir began. 4 days later, on April 3, 1972, the complex of technical structures of the Voronezh hydroelectric complex, including the dam and the navigable lock, was put into operation. By the summer of 1972, the water level was at its present level.
The project also solved the transport problem - it created a waterway from the Don through the Voronezh River to Lipetsk. In 1982, excursions transported more than 200 thousand passengers. Today, this route does not operate. Also, since the 1970s, fishing has been carried out on the reservoir - by 1990, the catch reached 10 tons.
In 1975, work was carried out to improve the embankments of the Voronezh reservoir. The parks "Scarlet Sails" and "Dolphin" were opened on the left bank. A decorative lighthouse has been erected on the beach near the Scarlet Sails Park.
In 1977, the construction of the Northern Bridge over the reservoir began. It was opened on December 5, 1985.
In the early 1990s, the sanitary services announced that the reservoir did not meet the accepted standards, so swimming in the reservoir became less widespread and fishing on its territory remained only a sports hobby. The authorities carried out a purge, but it was not deep enough to change the situation for the better. Today, the city's industry requires three times less water than in the 1970s, and irrigation consumes only 1.39 million cubic meters of water per year — 2.6% of total water consumption. For 40 years, the area of the reservoir has decreased, and the shoals are expanding every year.
Until the early 2000s, 2 aeration fountains operated near the dam of the Chernavsky Bridge, which served as oxygenation of water in the stagnant corners of the reservoir and cooled the water. In May 2010, it was planned to build a grandiose fountain with a jet height of up to 175 meters in approximately the same place, near the Scarlet Sails Park, but this project remained on paper.
From 1991 to 1996, on the left bank near the railway bridge (Artamonova-Odintsova Street), work was carried out to alluvinate the shore - a sandy beach 2 kilometers long and 300-800 meters wide was created, as well as a sand spit. Around the same time, sections of the coast in Otrozhka north of the railway bridge were washed out, and the creation of an island for VPS-4 began. In 2004, the beach near the Gorky sanatorium was washed.
On September 7, 1996, the Admiralty Square was solemnly opened on the right bank of the reservoir. In its place, the first ships of the Russian Navy were built.
In 2005, a project of mass reclamation of shores and islands appeared, which, according to its developers, should deepen the reservoir to 8-10 meters and accelerate the current, with a sharp decrease in the area of the water surface. This will purify the water and prevent an environmental disaster. Roads and residential areas will be built on the reclaimed areas, which would bring additional benefits to the city. This project was actively supported by the chief architect of the region Leonid Yanovsky and the mayor Boris Skrynnikov. However, a number of environmentalists consider such a project dubious, besides, its implementation requires a lot of money and several decades. However, in the 2008 general plan of Voronezh, it is still planned to reclaim several areas of the reservoir by 2020.
From 2007 to 2009, on the initiative of Mayor B. Skrynnikov, a piece of land was washed near the Vogresovskaya dam on the right bank (Petrovskaya Embankment), up to 300 meters wide. It was planned to create an entertainment complex, shopping centers, and a water park on it, but these projects remained unimplemented. On Artamonova Street, DSK has been building a residential complex since 2009.
In November 2008, the VOGRES bridge was recognized as emergency.
In October 2009, the 15-year reconstruction of the Chernavsky Bridge was completed.
In July 2014, the Gotō Predestination museum ship opened on the reservoir.