WyoTech Graduate Demico Rogers on ‘Ultimate Fighter’
Posted by: Teresa on: September 16, 2009
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Demico Rogers isn’t your average WyoTech graduate success story. Rogers attended the Laramie campus and, for the past seven years, has been serving as the Master Technician for Mercedes-Benz in Bellevue, Washington. That alone would make for a pretty nice story about one of our grads, and would have made us proud of Demico for taking what he’d learned and turning that knowledge and experience into a fine career. But he didn’t stop there.
Demico will be competing in this season of Spike TV’s “Ultimate Fighter,” a reality series that pits Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) hopefuls against one another in a competition to earn a contract to fight in the prestigious Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). The 6′4″, 235-pounder from Renton was a bit of a surprise entry, given his relatively small amount of fighting experience. “I really didn’t think I had a chance, not because I wasn’t good enough but just because of my experience level,” Rogers told NW Fight Scene Magazine. “I just did what I was supposed to do. I did my job and I got picked.”
Cheer on Demico as “Ultimate Fighter” premieres at 10pm EST tonight on Spike TV and follow his progress on Twitter & Facebook:
-Twitter: http://twitter.com/demicorogers
-Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Demico-Rogers/132890425096
Check out a short interview with Demico here: http://www.spike.com/video/demico-rogers/3200831
1st Annual WyoTech-Long Beach Car Show
Posted by: Teresa on: August 19, 2009
Saturday, Aug. 22, 2009 — 10am-4pm
Free Admission for Spectators; $35/$40 for Car Show Entries
WyoTech-Long Beach
2161 Technology Place
Long Beach, CA
The proceeds from this car show will benefit WyoTech’s “Students Helping Students” fund as well as the local Nathaniel Narbonne High School. Car show entries are open to everyone and we will have the following categories:
- Rat Rods
- Customs
- Street Rods
- Hot Rods
- Low Riders
- Stock
- WyoTech Students
Prizes will be awarded to 1st and 2nd place in each category. There will also be overall prizes of:
- Best in Show
- President’s Choice
- Best Paint
- Best Engine
- Best Interior
- Best Work in Progress
RSVP through Facebook: WyoTech Car Show
Read the official flyer for additional information and car show entry form: 1st Annual WyoTech-Long Beach Car Show
Who Can Build a Better Engine?
Posted by: Teresa on: August 12, 2009
Here’s a look back at a friendly inter-campus competition held in April ‘09: the 2nd Annual Scholastic Engine Builders Challenge between WyoTech-Blairsville and WyoTech-Sacramento. The task was to see which team of 2 WyoTech students + 1 WyoTech instructor could build the most powerful carbureted V8 engine, measured by horsepower & torque output averages over 3 dyno runs. The students had a 347 cid Ford short block, $5,000 worth of parts from Summit Racing, and their own skills to work with. The competition came down to the wire and had both teams biting their fingernails. Click here to see who won!
Ben Parsons and Chris Vacca represented the Blairsville campus. Skyler Brand and Ryan Smythe were the Sacramento team. Here are the individual setups each team went with:
Blairsville
Trick Flow High Port Street/Strip Heads
Trick Flow Track Max Hydraulic Roller Camshaft, .574/.595 Lift
Ford Racing Timing Set
Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap Intake Manifold
Holley 4150HP, 750cfm Carburetor
Summit Racing 2” Carburetor Spacer
MSD Billet Distributor
Ford Racing 9MM Spark Plug Wire Set
Hedman Street Hedders
Moroso 8-quart Street/Strip Oil Pan
Sacramento
AFR 185cc Street/Strip Outlaw Heads
COMP Cams Magnum Hydraulic Roller Camshaft, .598/.598 Lift
Summit Racing True Roller Timing Set
Edelbrock Performer RPM Air-Gap Intake Manifold
Holley 4150HP, 750cfm Carburetor
Summit Racing 2” Carburetor Spacer
MSD Billet Distributor
Summit Racing 8MM Ignition Wires
Hooker Full-Length Competition Headers
Moroso 8-Quart Street/Strip Oil Pan
To learn how to build engines like Ben, Chris, Skyler and Ryan, enroll in the Automotive Tech program at WyoTech. Request a free DVD & brochure and fill out this simple form to have a rep contact you with more details.
2nd Annual Wounded Warrior Car Show
Posted by: Teresa on: August 8, 2009
So Cal natives: don’t forget that the 2nd Annual Wounded Warrior Car Show is this Sunday at the Long Beach campus! Last year, the car show raised over $6,500 for the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund and we hope that this year is even more beneficial for the fund.
Come check out hundreds of pre-1974 cars, trucks, special interest vehicles, and motorcycles with your family and support the Semper Fi Fund.
What: The 2nd Annual Wounded Warrior Car Show
Who: The general public, especially car enthusiasts (Admission is free!)
Where: WyoTech-Long Beach campus – 2161 Technology Place, Long Beach, CA 90810
When: Sunday, August 9, 2009 from 9am to 3pm
Why: To benefit the Injured Marine Semper Fi Fund
For more info about the car show, visit http://news.wyotech.edu/post/2009/07/wouded-warrior-car-show or http://www.woundedwarriorcarshow.com
For info about the Semper Fi Fund, please read http://www.woundedwarriorcarshow.com/Sepmer_Fi_Fund_Info.html
How to Schedule a Tour of WyoTech
Posted by: Teresa on: February 20, 2008
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As the new semester is coming up, WyoTech is inviting prospective students to come and visit their campuses.
Each WyoTech campus is open right now for tours. So if you’re interested in attending, or just want to learn more about the short-term programs at WyoTech, now is a great time.
You can easily schedule a tour by completing our online form. Tours are available at most WyoTech campuses Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Long Beach WyoTech Now Enrolling for Winter 2008
Posted by: Teresa on: September 21, 2007
- In: Laramie| WyoTech| classes
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Our Long Beach campus, which opened in August, is currently accepting students into its core programs. Programs include:
- Automotive Technology
- Electrician
- Industrial Electrical Technology
- Massage Therapy
- Medical Assistant
- Plumbing Technology
- Residential Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning
To learn more about the programs offered at WyoTech, request our DVD. You’ll get a sneak peek at all our course offerings.
Funny Picture of the Day: Engine Cake
Posted by: Teresa on: September 21, 2007
We think this cake is pretty cool.
Have You Heard About Mini Cup Motorsports?
Posted by: Teresa on: September 20, 2007
The Times News just reported on Ed Peters’ first place win in the South East American Mini Cup Series Championship.
It’s his first championship win since he began building and racing these mini race cars 8 years ago.
“These are real race cars. They aren’t toys,” Peters said Tuesday. “Kids love them because they’re small and because they can relate to them. But I built one for a 300-pound man who stood 6 feet 1 inch tall. It’s all in the seating.”
The cars travel up to 100 mph, and can handle the same knocks, flips and rolls as the ones in NASCAR. In some situations, Peters says, mini cars are more durable because of their light weight.
The article reports: “Even his right hand man, Casey Wood, who studied chassis fabrication at WyoTech, was unfamiliar with mini cup racing before he started working with Peters.”
What’s really cool about these mini race cars is that cars start at about $8,200 and only cost about $100 in gas to race. Compare that to a typical race car that can easily burn through about 1,500 per race. Pretty cool.
If you’re interested in learning more about our Chassis Fabrication program that Casey Wood studied, simply contact us for an informational DVD about WyoTech programs.
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